“As a grade school kid I saw Henry Cejudo jump onto the senior level freestyle wrestling scene. A kid that didn’t look much older than me beating full grown men on the highest level. By the time I left middle school, he had won Olympic gold. As I graduated high school, he started his MMA
In the main event of UFC 288, the bantamweight title is up for grabs as Aljamain Sterling looks to defend his belt against former champion Henry Cejudo. Heading into the scrap, Sterling is -111 while ‘Triple C’ is -115 on FanDuel, making the fight to be a pick’em. Ahead of the fight at UFC 288,
Jon Jones might not give himself the chance to break the consecutive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight title defense record (three). The all-time great former Light Heavyweight kingpin turned “Baddest Man on the Planet” has one target left in mind then it might be time to sail off into the sunset. Jones originally hoped to
UFC 288 Embedded: Cejudo will be a nice notch in the belt In UFC 288 Embedded episode 3, champ Aljamain Sterling does media in NYC. Gilbert Burns packs. Henry Cejudo checks in for fight week. Belal Muhammad makes his way to the East Coast. And AlJo rounds it out with a snowball fight. Aljamain Sterling
7:44 AM ET One recent day, as Saturday’s UFC bantamweight championship defense against Henry Cejudo approached, Aljamain Sterling chose not to dwell on the pressure attached to the most important night of his career. Instead, he did what he always does when the moment is magnified. He grabbed his phone and played chess to steady
Henry Cejudo’s longtime coach is calling his shot for UFC 288. “‘Triple C’ takes him in three,” Eric Albarracin predicted Wednesday on The MMA Hour, days out from Cejudo’s return against UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. “I think it’s going to be a submission. Henry might be saying something else, but I think it’s going
UFC 289: NUNES vs PENA 3 Updates: Due to injury, Julianna Pena has been removed from her bantamweight championship main event with Amanda Nunes. Replacing Pena will be No. 5 ranked contender Irene Aldana. Aldana enters her first UFC title fight having won four of her last five fights, with three of those wins coming
BKFC President David Feldman has revealed that the company is working on a television deal. Over the weekend, the promotion held its biggest card to date. BKFC 41 went down in Colorado, with the event being broadcast on pay-per-view. In the main event, UFC veterans Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold went toe-to-toe, with Eddie Alvarez
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s been just a handful of hours since UFC 289, scheduled for June 10, 2023 inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was majorly shaken up. The headlining bout was scheduled to be Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena 3, but an injured “Venezuelan Vixen” resulted in a major opportunity for
Julianna Peña injured, Irene Aldana steps in to face Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 UFC president Dana White announced on Tuesday that Julianna Peña is out of her scheduled UFC 289 bantamweight championship trilogy bout against Amanda Nunes. Stepping in as a replacement will be No. 5 ranked Irene Aldana. According to White, Peña suffered
10:13 PM ET UFC double champion Amanda Nunes will face Mexican challenger Irene Aldana at UFC 289 on June 10, as her original opponent, Julianna Peña, suffered a rib injury. UFC president Dana White broke the news via social media on Tuesday. The new 135-pound matchup will headline the pay-per-view event, which takes place at
Amanda Nunes has a new challenger for UFC 289. UFC President Dana White announced Tuesday that Nunes’ originally scheduled opponent Julianna Peña has been forced out of their upcoming bantamweight championship trilogy bout scheduled for June 10 in Vancouver, Canada, due to injury. Stepping in to replace Peña is top contender Irene Aldana. According to
Part of what makes Sterling so proud of his accomplishments and so aware of where he fits historically, at least from a numbers perspective, is that there have been times when reaching these heights seemed unlikely and that continuing to compete was in question. The bantamweight champion has been plagued by injuries throughout his career,
Khaos Williams will finally be making the walk to the Octagon again. Williams hasn’t fought since May of last year when he suffered a split decision loss to Randy Brown. After the defeat, Williams says the plan was to take time off and just improve on his game, which is exactly what he did. [embedded
DENVER, COLORADO — Stamp Fairtex has gold on her mind as she gets set to debut in the United States along with her lone-fighting home, ONE Championship, at ONE Fight Night 10 this weekend (Fri., May 5, 2023). A 17-fight veteran in the promotion between mixed martial arts (MMA), Muay Thai, and kickboxing, Fairtex turned
Belal Muhammad is sitting at No. 4 in the UFC welterweight division. He has zero defeats in his last nine bouts. So why the heck did he agree to step in on short notice to fight No. 5 ranked Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on Saturday? How Belal Muhammad vs. Gilbert Burns came together In
3:35 PM ET Popular featherweight Bryce Mitchell has an undisclosed injury and is out of his scheduled UFC 288 fight Saturday against the undefeated Movsar Evloev, sources confirmed to ESPN. Evloev will now fight Diego Lopes, who has been newly signed by the UFC. Evloev vs. Mitchell would have been a big fight in the
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