ANDRE FILI VS. CHARLES JOURDAIN Featherweights hovering just outside the Top 15 collide here as Team Alpha Male stalwart Andre Fili takes on up-and-coming Canadian Charles Jourdain in what should be a high-octane affair in the 145-pound weight class. Fili had his modest two-fight winning streak snapped last time out against Sodiq Yusuff, but didn’t
(Photo: MMAFighting) Gilbert Burns wasn’t interested in being silent following Nate Diaz’s remarks. Burns is set to meet UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on July 11. The bout will headline UFC 251 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. This will be the first UFC title opportunity for Burns, who is riding a six-fight winning streak.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There were many questions leading up to Weili Zhang’s first title defense opposite Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Was the Chinese athlete the real deal? Her initial ascent to the crown was so quick she could be argued as unproven. Jedrzejcyzk faced the opposite issue: did the former champion still have what it takes
UFC president Dana White revealed on Tuesday that “Fight Island” is located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The first fight card to take place at the location will be UFC 251 on July 11, featuring a welterweight title bout between champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Gilbert Burns. Following the announcement, Nate Diaz
Image Credit: @ufc on Twitter (photographer not listed) Gilbert Burns has issued a response to Nate Diaz after the fan-favorite trashed the welterweight title fight set to take place at UFC 251. Diaz took to social media where he was not happy that Gilbert Burns was getting the title shot against Kamaru Usman. “This is
An exciting lightweight scrap is headed to Las Vegas later this month. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Luis Pena will face Khama Worthy at the UFC’s event on June 27. The fight card takes place at UFC APEX and is expected to air on ESPN+. MMA Junkie
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12:22 PM ET UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday that the trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set for Aug. 15. Cormier, 41, has said this will be his last fight before retiring. Miocic beat Cormier by fourth-round TKO on Aug. 17, 2019, to regain his belt after Cormier knocked
What Brown didn’t hear in the late nights and gossip sessions that inevitably occurred was how intimidating he was. While fighters aren’t a crew that’s easily impressed by the physical capabilities of another man, Brown’s presence was silently felt. When fellow fighter Jeremy May got bored and put lime juice in Brown’s chewing tobacco, the
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The trilogy bout between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is finally official. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto brought word that Miocic vs. Cormier III is now set for Aug. 15. Both men haven’t competed since their rematch back in Aug. 2019. Miocic was recovering from an eye procedure. He
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will ask reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman to defend his 170-pound strap against red-hot division contender Gilbert Burns in the upcoming UFC 251 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, set for Sat., July 11, 2020 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The promotion was hoping to book Usman against bitter rival Jorge Masvidal,
Flashback Fight: Michael Bisping narrowly defeats Anderson Silva [embedded content] Michael Bisping, winner of TUF season three, won a razor-close contest with Anderson Silva at the O2 arena in London back in 2016. Bisping and Silva headlined the event in front of 16,734 spectators. The win would put Bisping in a position to step in
UFC Star Jon Jones has delivered an important message in wake of what has been a terrible beginning to the 2020 year. The longtime UFC light heavyweight kingpin, who recently requested his release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, took to Twitter with the following important message for families and everyone in society to consider. pic.twitter.com/2rvBibo4rW
Middleweight Ian Heinisch isn’t wasting any time after UFC 250. Hot on the heels of a first-round TKO over Gerald Meerschaert at this past Saturday’s pay-per-view card, Heinisch has signed to face Brendan Allen at the UFC’s June 27 card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Combate first reported the pairing after Allen tweeted that
10:21 PM ET With UFC 250 in the books, the promotion is turning its attention to its next pay-per-view event. The UFC is targeting Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2 for the featherweight title on July 11, sources told ESPN. The fight, however, isn’t signed yet. Volkanovski defeated Holloway to win the title in December.
And it’s with that clear mind and firm belief that he belongs amongst the best featherweight fighters in the world that he approaches this weekend’s rematch with Minner. Despite having already shared the cage with the experienced Nebraska native and emerging with a finish, Griffin is viewing Saturday night’s preliminary card pairing as an entirely
Image Credit: Masashi Hara/Getty Images The highly anticipated UFC debut of Jiri Prochazka is set. ESPN was the first to report that Prochazka’s first UFC bout will be taking place on July 11. He’ll share the Octagon with Volkan Oezdemir. While the location hasn’t been revealed, the UFC event could take place on “Fight Island.”