Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes, who sits at No. 3 in the 265-pound rankings, understands that most mixed martial arts (MMA) fans were underwhelmed by his unanimous decision victory over Alexander Volkov. Now it’s time for fans to understand that he doesn’t care. Especially because “Razor” previously told the combat sports community
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10:09 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission said it will look into a controversial sequence of events that occurred during Saturday’s UFC fight between Max Rohskopf and Austin Hubbard. Rohskopf, a previously undefeated prospect who accepted a short-notice fight against Hubbard five days ago, repeatedly told his chief cornerman, Robert Drysdale, to end the
Now that Bobby Green and Clay Guida were finally able to go three rounds in the octagon, it appears they’ve squashed their beef. But tensions were high just one day before fight night. Prior to their lightweight meeting at UFC on ESPN 11, Green and Guida had a tense faceoff following Friday’s weigh-ins. The bad
“It’s been short, but it’s been really good,” said Torres. “We’ve been doing a separate camp, but at the same time a together camp. I’ll train with one coach and she’ll train with another coach and then we switch off and then spar together and it’s been working really well for this fight. I’m just
Austin Hubbard & Max Rohskopf (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) UFC president Dana White isn’t about to criticize Max Rohskopf for quitting. On Saturday night (June 20), Rohskopf took on Austin Hubbard in the first bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Rohskopf’s corner, particularly Robert Drysdale, came under fire after the fighter was pushed to
Image via @borrachinhamma on Instagram (photographer not listed) Jon Jones took aim at top middleweight contender Paulo Costa shortly following the conclusion of last night’s UFC on ESPN 11 event. ‘Bones’, who recently vacated his UFC light heavyweight title due to contract issues and a bitter feud with Dana White, went on Twitter where he
We haven’t seen a new EA UFC game since UFC 3 came out in 2018, but along with the big reveal for the upcoming Playstation 5 console came news that the franchise will be returning with a new game for current and next gen consoles. The UFC plans on revealing more news on exactly when
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11:31 PM ET Curtis Blaydes‘ nickname is “Razor.” But there was nothing close about his fight with Alexander Volkov, especially early on. Blaydes used takedown after takedown to ground the much taller Volkov in a unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-46) victory Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The
Nine. That’s how many times the broadcast caught Max Rohskopf telling his corner to “call it” and pull him out in-between the second and third rounds of his fight with Austin Hubbard at UFC on ESPN 11 on Saturday. That’s not counting all the other different ways that Rohskopf, 25, expressed his desire to be
The co-main event between featherweight contenders Josh Emmett and Shane Burgos was expected to deliver fireworks, and it was like the Fourth of July at the Apex, with Emmett using two third-round knockdowns to break open a close fight and win a three-round unanimous decision. Scores were 29-28 twice and 29-27 for the No. 8-ranked
The UFC on ESPN 11 promotional guidelines compliance payouts have been revealed. This past Saturday night (June 20), UFC on ESPN 11 took place inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes went one-on-one with Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight battle. Blaydes set a record for most takedowns in
UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes said that he knows fans didn’t enjoy his main event fight against Alexander Volkov but he’s content with it. Blaydes won a unanimous decision with scores of 49-46, 48-47, and 48-46 over a tough Volkov in the main event of UFC on ESPN 11. Blaydes was able to set the
While Curtis Blaydes may have earned a W in the cage on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 11, he certainly didn’t impress his boss Dana White with the way he fought. Blaydes dominated Alexander Volkov on the ground early in the fight before cardio issues set in halfway through the third. He still managed
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12:43 AM ET Curtis Blaydes kept rolling Saturday, defeating Alexander Volkov in the UFC Fight Night main event by unanimous decision in Las Vegas, but Dana White wasn’t happy with the performance. White said Blaydes looked “stupid” for not being able to back up his talk. Regardless of style points, Blaydes won his fourth straight