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Unfortunately, sometimes progress requires change, and to get to the point where she could represent her nation on the world stage, she had to leave home. By 2016, she was in Las Vegas, and now her base of operations is in California, where she trains with Kirian Fitzgibbons and the CSA crew in Dublin, along

A part of UFC’s 10th annual International Fight Week, the ceremony was held at T-Mobile arena, with ticket proceeds benefitting The Knockout Cancer Foundation, established by UFC featherweight Giga Chikadze. Chikadze was honored with the Forrest Griffin Community Award, for the meaningful impact he and his foundation, Knockout Cancer, has on the community. The award

LAS VEGAS – UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading streaming service for combat sports, today announced the launch of UFC Fight Pass Podcast Central, the home for UFC and MMA-centric podcasts hosted by some of the most knowledgeable insiders in the sport. UFC Fight Pass Podcast Central will be the one-stop destination for hardcore UFC

One look at the Instagram page of “The Tarantula,” and you’ll see a young man taking advantage of everything life has to offer. And he’s not about to start changing that philosophy now. “You only live once, you gotta make it fun,” said Turner, who has a different type of fun scheduled for this weekend

Jim and guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale speak with Robbie Lawler, Sean Strickland, and Nicholas “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff, and preview UFC 276, on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Robbie Lawler calls in ahead of his bout against Bryan Barberena at UFC 276. He opens up about his fight being moved from the prelims to the main

His incredible run has cemented him as one of the best UFC middleweights of all-time and he’s only registered 12 total fights under the UFC banner. What’s just as impressive is the timeline that Adesanya has been operating on. His 11 wins come almost exactly in the time span of four calendar years, making him

Key Stats: 12 knockdowns landed (tied 2nd all-time among MW), 64.5% significant strike defense (6th all-time among MW), 0.97 knockdowns per 15 minutes (5th) Order UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier What It Means: Adesanya is a masterful striker. Almost every strike contains layers rich with feints, setups and traps, but to start the fight, “The

“I’m a big sports guy, so I am fully in tune with what getting into a hall of fame means,” said Cormier. “It’s one of the biggest honors I could ever hope for. Fighting has not only provided a life for me, provided a life for my family, but to be recognized as one of

He’s shared the cage with a handful of fighters currently stationed in the Top 15 and a few more that reside on the outskirts, giving each and every one of them a tough night at the office. Now that he’s a little older, a little wiser, and feeling better than ever, he has no doubts

Now more enthralled by jiu jitsu and looking back at her career, Modafferi wonders if spending so much time in the gym focusing on her weakness was the correct approach. “Part of me wonders if I should have just been doing more jiu jitsu, and just become a monster on the ground instead of spending

Greatness is more than just a numbers game, however, and “The Last Stylebender” has an elegance and sophistication of striking not seen before in MMA. And the 32-year-old assures us his unique skills will be on full display in his bout against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276. “I want to do something spectacular,” states the

Tsarukyan’s kicks continued to pay dividends in the second frame as the pair kept it standing, and in the third, the Armenian battler mixed up his attacks well as he extended his lead. Gamrot did get a brief takedown with under three minutes to go and while Tsarukyan got up quickly, the Poland native remained

UFC returned to UFC APEX with a thrilling lightweight contenders’ bout featuring No. 11 ranked Arman Tsarukyan taking on No. 12 Mateusz Gamrot. The co-main event saw No. 15 Shakvat Rakhmonov upend No. 10 ranked welterweight Neil Magny with a second round submission.  UFC FIGHT NIGHT: TSARUKYAN vs. GAMROT will took place Saturday, June 25 at UFC APEX in

“No,” said Demopoulos. “And I say that because once I was in the LFA, I had the hardest fights in the LFA. I don’t know if there’s any other female who had a tougher road to getting to the UFC. After I lost on the Contender Series (to Cory McKenna in August 2020), that was

“If you’ve been watching us through the pandemic and since the pandemic, Singapore (UFC 275) was insane, (last weekend’s event in Austin, Texas) was insane, the fights are just — I don’t know what’s going on right now, but it’s been insane, and we’re going to bring that energy here too to Salt Lake (City).

Two wins into the UFC feel-good story of recent years, and Chris Curtis is still coming to grips with his new role as an inspiration not only to his fellow fighters, but to anyone still grinding against the odds. Order UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier “It’s still weird,” said Curtis. “I never really started this

Rodolfo Vieira found himself in that position when he lined up against Dustin Stoltzfus last summer at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises. The multi-time jiu jitsu world champion was five months removed from a stunning loss to Anthony Hernandez at UFC 258. After more or less dominating the first few minutes of their fight,

“I really want to try and get into eating these superfoods, but my tastebuds aren’t allowing it too much,” he said, determined to have a rematch. “It has a very pungent smell and taste, but little by little, I’m gonna try it with some onions and beef and try to mix it all together and