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Blood Diamond clicked with current UFC middleweight champion Adesanya and the two African-born Kiwis became fast friends. They trained together, travelled abroad to compete in kickboxing events together, roomed together and even cornered each other while fighting in China. “The world knows him as Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya, but to me he’s just the

MAIN CARD Main Event – Women’s Bantamweight Title Bout: Julianna Peña () vs Amanda Nunes (135) Co-Main Event – Interim Flyweight Title Bout: Brandon Moreno (124.5) vs Kai Kara-France (124.5) Heavyweight Bout: Derrick Lewis (264.5) vs Sergei Pavlovich (254) How To Watch UFC 277 In Your Country Flyweight Bout: Alexandre Pantoja (125.5) vs Alex Perez (125.5) Light

“Isaack Watkins is on the main card; in his pro debut he fought Victor Silverio, who’s a BJJ world champ, and he pretty much shut the guy down and looked super impressive,” Boulton said. “He’s got a good fight this weekend, the guy he’s fighting is a local and will have a big crowd there

Key Stats: 7 finishes (tied 6th), 50.2% significant strike accuracy (10th), 0.7 submissions per 15 minutes (9th) What It Means: “Lionheart” is a fighter’s fighter. Since moving up to light heavyweight in 2018, Smith has been a terror. All six of his wins at 205 pounds have come via finish, and he’s done so in

It took Michael Bisping almost ten years to become champion, but when he did, it was something out of a movie. “The Count” worked his way through the UFC middleweight rankings for years, finding himself just on the outside of title contention on multiple occasions. In 2016, he finally got his chance to compete for

The opening round was largely uneventful, with each man taking time to settle in, find their range, and shake out the nerves of competing in front of the UFC brass. Midway through the second, Costa began to let go with his hands more, stinging Luna with sharp blows. After the Ecuadorian flyweight pantomimed being hurt,

The 30-year-old from Dagestan enters his UFC 277 bout with Anthony Smith riding an eight-fight win streak and now has the perfect opportunity to announce himself as a true title contender. If not for a last second Hail Mary submission loss to Paul Craig in his UFC debut, Ankalaev would be undefeated with an outstanding

Any of them could be right. What we do know is that Nunes certainly didn’t look like the unstoppable juggernaut that has ruled the bantamweight and featherweight divisions simultaneously, piling up nine consecutive championship fight victories across two weight classes prior to stepping in against Pena at the end of last year. Main Event Preview

Before the interim title goes up for grabs, Alexandre Pantoja and Alex Perez will face off in a bout to help determine the hierarchy of contenders in the flyweight ranks. Pantoja was in line to challenge for championship gold last year after defeating Brandon Royval, having politely asked Moreno for the opportunity. The two had

The extra time to prepare for an athlete like Silva is essential for Dalby to find success in the Octagon. Facing a high-level grappler in “Hannibal,” who has earned nine submissions in his 14 wins as a pro, Silva isn’t a fighter that Dalby wants to actively engage with on the ground, but he’s prepared

Craig tried to drag Oezdemir to the mat in the early going, nearly locking up a leg as he got his foe down. Oezdemir was now forced to defend, and he did so effectively, finding his way upright in the second minute. Craig didn’t let him stay on his feet for long, and he worked

UFC returns to London on July 23 for the second UK event of the year. The O2 hosts once again as No. 4 ranked heavyweight Curtis Blaydes takes on British No. 6 ranked Tom Aspinall. Also on the card, No. 7 ranked Jack Hermansson will face off against Chris Curtis in a middleweight matchup. UFC FIGHT

ATHLETE PROFILES: Khamzat Chimaev | Nate Diaz Perfect in 11 pro fights, a record that includes five UFC victories, Chimaev already has post-fight performance bonuses in each trip to the Octagon, but it was in his Fight of the Night win over Burns in April that he proved ready for the elite at 170 pounds.

“Aljo and Merab kind of tailored their summer to my camp to be there for me,” Dennis said. “They planned to stay in New York with me in June for camp, and then I come out to Vegas for the last two weeks or so to finish everything there with them. These guys are the

“These guys, like [Rafael Fiziev], have over 200 something Thai fights,” Diakiese said of his UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 opponent. “I never had that. I started training when I was 18. Before that, I didn’t train or anything. I feel like you have to pay your price in this game. I said

Get Your Tickets Here It didn’t take long for O’Malley to get back to work after an eye poke led to an unfortunate ending to his UFC 276 bout with Pedro Munhoz. O’Malley wanted to quickly put that result in the rearview mirror and was able to do that by lining up a bout with one of

Despite Pimblett’s assertions about the lack of expectations around him, it’s hard to talk the way he talks and not create excitement. The fans and the haters come out of the woodwork in a sort of call-and-response and, so far, all Pimblett has done is back up his bullish chatter. In his first 10 months

He shot himself in both feet, losing a pair of decisions to Magomedkerimov. After the second one, he retired. Then one of the most bizarre stories you’ve ever heard in this – or any other sport – was written. “I retire, I leave my gloves there, I go in the back, and there was probably