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.
Fresh from a blistering second-round finish of Darren Till six months earlier, Woodley was closing in on three years as the UFC welterweight champion, and as he prepared to face Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in Las Vegas, there was plenty of talk about “The Chosen One” joining the conversation as the best 170-pound fighter
UFC on ESPN 9 goes down tonight (Saturday, May 30, 2020) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the Apex and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s headlined by a meeting between Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns in a welterweight bout.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has tried so hard to bring MMA back to Las Vegas that it’s a shame he won’t be watching UFC on ESPN 9 later this evening (Sat., May 30, 2020) from his usual cageside seat. As UFC returns home the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has asked for
Dana White exposes Jon Jones lying allegation (FULL UFC on ESPN 9 scrum video) [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) The UFC is preparing to make its re-emergence on its home turf in Las Vegas. UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns will take place on Saturday, marking the first time the promotion has been
Despite only competing once in the past twelve months Conor McGregor was able to crack the Top 20 on Forbes ‘World’s Highest-Paid Athletes’ list for 2020. The former two-division UFC champion’s lone Octagon appearance during that 12-month stretch came at January’s UFC 246 event where he needed just 40-seconds to dismantle Donald Cerrone. McGregor’s quick
MMA Fighting has UFC on ESPN 9 results for the Woodley vs. Burns fight card in Las Vegas, live blog of the main event, and live UFC on ESPN 9 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a welterweight showdown between ex-champ Tyron Woodley and rising contender Gilbert Burns. Also on tap for the event
12:57 PM ET The UFC’s first main event back in its hometown is now official. Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns made weight Friday morning at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Woodley and Burns each weighed in at 170.5 pounds. The UFC Fight Night card will take place Saturday night at the
These are good days for San Bernardino’s Roberts, especially since that aforementioned fight in Moscow last November saw him shake off the lone loss of his pro career against Vinc Pichel by beating veteran Alexander Yakovlev. It wasn’t up there with spectacular wins he turned in against Garrett Gross and Darrell Horcher, but some prospects
Image Credit: Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Jon Jones didn’t hold back when responding to UFC president Dana White. Jones and White have gone back-and-forth over what really happened during negotiations for a move up to the heavyweight division. Jones was intrigued by a showdown with knockout artist Francis Ngannou. The