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“Khabib is one of the greatest athletes to ever compete in professional sports,” UFC President Dana White said. “No one dominated their opponents that way Khabib did, and to retire undefeated, as lightweight champion and the #1 pound-for-pound athlete in the world is an incredible accomplishment. It will be an honor to induct him into

If there’s one thing Barboza wants the next the generation of fighters to know, it’s that a loss isn’t the end of the world. Learn from it, then move on. But most importantly, in a sport that can be so unforgiving, yet so rewarding, make sure to love every moment of the journey. Not only

Those are the types of fights that we’ve historically seen from Holland and Oliveira, who have a combined eight performance and fight of the night bonuses. But when the two finally get locked into the Octagon, Holland might take the fight a different direction. Order UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal “I’m going to do a

“Nicolae is a tough guy,” Nzechukwu said. “I don’t think he’s well-rounded, but he’s tough and he throws bombs. My path to victory is just an overwhelming pace and trying to gas him out and take him out. He presents threats, throwing hard punches and marching forward. His will to win is there.” His ability

That’s right, “Thug Nasty” dropped his rap album in 2021, and while his bar-spitting skills may have taken some people by surprise, music is just another example of Mitchell’s quest to be great. Mitchell’s drive to Barata MMA takes about an hour each way. Instead of wasting those two hours a day, Mitchell plays instrumental

Key Stats: 2.14 takedowns per 15 minutes, 80% takedown defense, 64% significant strike defense What It Means: Since coming to lightweight, Moicano has looked the part physically, and he seems to still be able to take advantage of his technical abilities, particularly on the ground. Although Moicano is comfortable striking and shows some good countering

Jorge Masvidal wasted no time in stating his intentions when he called in to The Jim Rome Show Wednesday to promote his main event bout with former friend and teammate Colby Covington. For over twenty minutes, “Gamebred” gave an interview that defined the difference between mere pre-fight hype and true, unabashed animosity. Order UFC 272:

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim and Matt recap Saturday’s Fight Night, and are joined by two fighters on the UFC 272 undercard, Kennedy Nzechukwu and Jalin Turner!  First, Kennedy Nzechukwu calls in to discuss growing up in Nigeria with a large family, adjusting to life and culture in the United States, and his

The 31-year-old Jones has had finishes at 155, 170 and 185 in his career. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, his coach has said that he’d have the most success at 135 pounds. Jones’ fluctuation in weight his whole career stems from a rare mix of lifelong weight issues mixed with a love for cardio.

Bobby Green may have been the perfect style matchup for Islam Makhachev to implement his ground attack, but since that was the case, Makhachev did exactly what a top contender is supposed to do. In the process, he made it ten wins and four finishes in a row, and there’s nowhere else to go for

* * * There have been questions about whether the animosity between the two is real or not, but there is nothing fake about the heat between the UFC 272 headliners. “I think their rift got so deeply personal for two reasons,” said Dan Lambert, owner of American Top Team, where the two men trained

To many, Makhachev has looked unbeatable, and he has been aside from his only loss in 2015. The same can be said, however, about Tsarukyan. Largely competing in Russia from 2015-2018, Tsarukyan would amass a 13-1 record before signing with the UFC in 2019 and getting offered a fight with Makhachev in Saint Petersburg on

UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena for the first time in 2022 with a highly anticipated welterweight matchup that will see No. 1 ranked contender Colby Covington clash with former teammate and friend No. 6 Jorge Masvidal. Order UFC 272 Today! UFC 272: COVINGTON vs MASVIDAL will take place Saturday, March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in

Short notice replacement Ramona Pascual gave a game and competitive effort in her featherweight bout against Josiane Nunes, but it was Brazil’s Nunes who used her speed and power to pound out a three-round unanimous decision win. Scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26 for Nunes, now 9-1. Pascual, who replaced Jennifer Gonzalez, falls to 6-3.

UFC continues its run of shows at UFC APEX with an intriguing matchup in a 160-pound catchweight bout, as No. 4 ranked lightweight contender Islam Makhachev aims to halt the momentum of fan favorite Bobby Green, who fills in on short-notice to replace the injured Beneil Dariush. In the middleweight co-main event, renowned finisher Misha Cirkunov looks to secure his

In lieu of finishing out school and continuing on to university, Young joined the Nigerian police force as a means of a career. Although she wasn’t born wanting to be on the police force, it introduced her to kickboxing and a dream that led her across the world to the United States. “I came to

“I always got a little, I don’t want to say offended, but I always got rubbed the wrong way when I would fight for promotions and the very first thing they would say about me was, ‘We’ve got former player, Austen Lane,’” Lane explained. “I don’t want to be ‘former’ anything; I just want to

MAIN CARD Main Event – Catchweight Bout (160-lbs): Islam Makhachev ()    Bobby Green () Co-Main Event – Middleweight Bout: Misha Cirkunov () vs Wellington Turman () Women’s Flyweight Bout: Ji Yeon Kim () vs Priscila Cachoeira () Order UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal Lightweight Bout: Arman Tsarukyan () vs Joel Alvarez () Middleweight Bout: Armen Petrosyan ()