1:34 AM ET A UFC welterweight division that’s packed with title contenders appeared to get a new one on Saturday night. Gilbert Burns soundly defeated former champion Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision in the UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas. Burns has now won six in a row, including back-to-back wins over Demian
Don’t expect Mackenzie Dern to make those widespread alterations to her game. “After my loss in Tampa I felt like I did the best I could. I did the best I could in my preparation, I prepared really hard for the fight, especially since I came from a pregnancy and missing weight in my last
Image Credit: Getty Images UFC president Dana White claims that Jon Jones demanded a set number for a move to heavyweight. Jones and White have had a rocky relationship for years. Things soured greatly due to the whole UFC 151 debacle. Jones was expected to face Dan Henderson in the main event but “Hendo” pulled
After over a year away from the cage following the loss of his title to Kamaru Usman in a one sided beatdown, Tyron Woodley hoped to return and prove to the haters and doubters that he was still the best welterweight in the UFC. Unfortunately for him, things didn’t quite play out like that. He
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to its Las Vegas backyard on Saturday for UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns at the UFC Apex facility. The fight promotion was the first major sports organization to return to holding events, without spectators, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Saturday was the fourth UFC event this month. In their previous
Image: @ufc on Instagram Tyron Woodley made his highly anticipated return to the Octagon this evening in Las Vegas for a welterweight bout with surging contender Gilbert Burns. Woodley (19-4-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since surrendering his welterweight title to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. Prior to that setback, ‘The
MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee break down all the top storylines from UFC on ESPN 9, including Gilbert Burns’ dominant unanimous decision win against former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in the main event, the post-fight bonuses, the Dana White vs. Jon Jones continuation following the post-fight press conference, and more. Watch the
10:48 PM ET Billy Quarantillo and Spike Carlyle weren’t the biggest names on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas — but they sure ended up stealing the show. Quarantillo (14-2) and Carlyle (9-2) engaged in a wild, three-round affair on Saturday, inside the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. It was the UFC’s
“For this fight I had a long training camp because I was preparing for the event on April 25,” Shevchenko. “But with all the gyms closed we had to find places outdoors. First, we traveled to Phoenix. Then the gym closed. So we found places near lakes and mountains so I know many places in
Photo credit: UFC Twitter Blagoy Ivanov vs. Augusto Sakai delivered the heavyweight slugfest that was promised at UFC on ESPN 9. The two fighters met in a heavyweight bout on Saturday night (May 30, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN 9 from Las Vegas, Nevada at the Apex. This was a typical heavyweight fight that
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in “Sin City” for the UFC on ESPN 9 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sat. night (May 30, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a welterweight headliner between former 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley and streaking division contender Gilbert Burns. Also featured in
UFC on ESPN+ 35 fight card UFC on ESPN+ 35Date: June 20, 2020Venue: UFC APEXLocation: Las Vegas, NV Gate: No ticket salesAttendance: No audience in attendance Fighter Awards & Bonuses ($50,000 each)– Fight of the Night: TBD– Performance of the Night: TBD– Performance of the Night: TBD * The event was originally to be held at
Image via @ColbyCovMMA on Instagram Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has shared his prediction for tonight’s UFC main event between Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. The former UFC welterweight kingpin, Woodley (19-4-1 MMA), will be looking to get back to his winning ways tonight in Las Vegas. ‘The Chosen One’ is coming off a
Taking on an undefeated opponent on just three weeks’ notice doesn’t seem to bother Klidson Abreu, who’s as confident as ever for his UFC on ESPN 9 clash with Jamahal Hill on May 30 in Las Vegas. Abreu, a former BRAVE CF light heavyweight champion, was originally slated to face Gadzhimurad Antigulov in Kazakhstan in
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5:37 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dereck Chisora is considering a mixed martial arts fight in July while he waits for a date for his heavyweight fight with Oleksandr Usyk.