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Key Stats: 1:10 average fight time, 74% striking accuracy, 71% striking defense What It Means: Tom Aspinall has been a juggernaut through two UFC fights, earning a pair of quick finishes both times out. He is a powerful man who moves well for his size, and when he lets his hands go, he’s got some of

UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and TikTok today announced a groundbreaking multi-year partnership that calls for UFC to produce live content on the world’s fastest-growing social media platform. Among the highlights, UFC and TikTok will collaborate to program new weekly shows on TikTok, featuring live looks at weigh ins and press conferences,

“I would remember that I train with Jacare and the best guys in the world; this guy is nothing for me,” Rodrigues explained. “That would help me a lot in this sport.” The decision to transition from BJJ to professional MMA was a risky one. A 1-2 fighter in the beginning, it might have begun

After Jim and Matt dissect Kamaru Usman’s win over Gilbert Burns on Saturday, Xtreme Couture MMA GM and coach Eric Nicksick joins the show. He shares his discussions with Francis Ngannou ahead of his heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on March 27th, reveals why he nearly threw his stool while working

“I’m in the UFC, it’s my dream. There is no more being careful when I fight, making sure I do everything perfect. I’m going in there to be the best version of me and I’ve already gotten my skill level to where I need it to be and I’m just adding increments to it every

As soon as Gilbert Burns rocked Kamaru Usman seconds into their UFC 258 main event, I thought to myself, “We jinxed Usman.” Why? Well, the last time we had the greatest welterweight of all-time conversation about someone not named Georges St-Pierre or Matt Hughes, it was before Tyron Woodley fought Usman in March 2019. Woodley

For the second time in three weeks, heavyweights headline inside the UFC Apex as Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis clash in a battle with championship ramifications. The 29-year-old Blaydes is undefeated against everyone not named Francis Ngannou and is winless in two starts against the heavyweight contender from Cameroon. He’s 9-2 with one no contest

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu purple belt also acknowledged Barber’s technical skill, describing her prediction for the matchup to be “fire in the cage.” “I think she’s a very well-rounded athlete, she’s young,” Grasso said of her opponent, only five years her junior. “But I’m ready for that. I think it’s going to be a very attractive

During that same five-year window between 2011 and 2014, Vieira added five more gold medals and two more silvers at the World Championships, with “Buchecha” again besting him in the absolute division. He was in a rare class of grapplers for an extended period of time, and if he reached that level by attacking his

“We talkin’ bout practice,” Usman told UFC.com. “It’s different when you step inside that cage. It’s a whole different savage, and he’s going to realize that.” The “training partners turned foes” narrative has dominated the lead-up to their welterweight title fight at UFC 258. It’s understandable. For years, the two helped each other prepare for

“I went out to do camp with Eryk Anders and Walt Harris and Chris Connelly and I love their camp, I love their gym and everything, but it was too far from home,” he said. “And my little nephew was being born.” It was time to go home to Kansas City. Luckily for him, one

UFC 258: Usman vs Burns will take place Saturday, February 13 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas and will stream live on Pay-Per-View, exclusively through ESPN+ in the U.S. at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT in both English and Spanish. HOW TO WATCH UFC 258 IN YOUR COUNTRY Preliminary fights will air nationally in English on ESPN and in Spanish on ESPN

“It was four days’ notice, and besides that, I hadn’t fought in two years and hadn’t really trained at all,” he said.  It’s true. A winner over Richard LeRoy in August 2018, Green was scheduled to fight none other than Daniel Rodriguez four weeks later until he was forced to get hand surgery followed by

The first Las Vegas UFC Pay-Per-View of 2021 will be headlined by a thrilling welterweight title bout, as champion Kamaru Usman looks to continue asserting his dominance over the division by ending the momentum of former teammate and No. 2 ranked contender Gilbert Burns. In the co-main event, top 15 women’s flyweights battle to break into the title

“I feel really healthy, I feel really good,” Gastelum said, with an air of tranquility about him. “I haven’t felt this good in a long time, actually.” While he feels like he’s in a good spot athletically, Gastelum has confessed that he feels like he’s not just fighting for redemption at UFC 258, but he

It’s an ambitious schedule for the No. 15-ranked Heinisch, but his optimism is warranted, considering that after being forced out of his November 7 bout with Brendan Allen, he soon got a call for a UFC 258 pay-per-view main card bout against former world title challenger Kelvin Gastelum.  CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A Timeline of African

“The toughest part, and you listed a lot of them, is the weight cut,” he said. “And sometimes you make it to the fight and you’re beat to s**t trying to get to the fight, just so you can go out there and you have to be on. It’s a lot, but I love it.

Ricky Simon Key Stats: 33 takedowns landed (2nd all-time among BW), 47.8% takedown accuracy (tied 3rd), 32.8% control time (6th) What It Means: Simon is an exhausting wrestler whose physical strength makes him a daunting problem for opponents to solve. He really embraces the wrestling-grind in the Octagon, and his tricks long the fence make