Sean O’Malley poked Pedro Munhoz in the eye during their UFC 276 fight in July 2022 and caused a “very deep” cut in the cornea that left Munhoz unable to continue. Munhoz said it took three months for him to get medically cleared to train again, and now, just over nine months later, he finally
Gilbert Burns is explaining why he would prefer to fight Colby Covington for the UFC welterweight title over Leon Edwards. It was earlier this month at UFC 287 where Gilbert Burns (22-5 MMA) defeated Jorge Masvidal (35-17 MMA) via unanimous decision in the welterweight co-main event. Following the victory, Burns offered up an ultimatum for
Kevin Holland is known to be a fighter willing to scrap with anyone Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) puts in his way, but “Trailblazer” has issued a warning to welterweight upstart, Ian Garry, to stay far, far away. Holland, who floats between 170 and 185 pounds, returned to the UFC win column after a knockout win
UFC Kansas City Ceremonial Weigh-In Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen fight card participated in the ceremonial weigh-in for the fans in Kansas City on Friday. The event, which takes place at T-Mobile Center, is headlined by a featherweight bout between former champion Max Holloway and Arnold Allen. Holloway (23-7) enters the
Welcome back to Capper’s Delight. We’re coming off a losing week for the last fight card. Our bets went 0-1 for a total loss of 2 units. Year to date our bets are up 1.26 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper profile name MMAinformed.com UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya
11:52 PM ET Carlos Contreras Legaspi The lightweight co-main event between former champion Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush, scheduled for UFC 288 on May 10, has been postponed after Oliveira suffered an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. According to a source, Oliveira has been forced to limit his training for the past few weeks due
2022 PFL lightweight champ Olivier Aubin-Mercier shut out high-profile acquisition Shane Burgos, earning unanimous 30-37 scorecards with striking and grappling dominance in their Season 5 opener. Fighting up from his usual featherweight class, Burgos was outworked on the feet in early rounds and then gave up position when Aubin-Mercier got to his back and hung
Steve Garcia doesn’t understand why he’s always the underdog and overlooked in his fights. At UFC 287, Garcia was once again the underdog as he took on Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. Early on, Nuerdanbieke had success as he got takedowns and even dropped Garcia in the first round. “He definitely rattled me for sure. He put a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Alex Pereira fought well at UFC 287 last weekend (Sat. April 8, 2023). The Brazilian striker was doing real damage to Israel Adesanya’s lead leg, hampering the lanky kickboxer’s movement and seemingly hurting him midway through the second. When Pereira attempted to follow up with a flurry — very similarly to
UFC Kansas City Face-Offs Video Each fighter competing at Saturday’s UFC Kansas City got one final look at their opponent at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday. The event, which takes place at T-Mobile Center, is headlined by a featherweight bout between former champion Max Holloway and Arnold Allen. Holloway (23-7) enters the match coming off a loss to
7:40 AM ET Max Holloway still believes he’s a better mixed martial artist than Alexander Volkanovski. That’s a pretty simple, straightforward statement, but it answers the potentially difficult question facing Holloway. He is only 31 years old and undoubtedly one of the top featherweights in the world. But he’s also 0-3 in UFC title fights
Israel Adesanya’s knockout of Alex Pereira capped off an action-packed UFC 287, but fortunately for most of the card’s fighters, it’s unlikely that they’ll have to miss much time after. Though Pereira was knocked out cold in the main event of this past Saturday’s pay-per-view in Miami, he received a minimal medical suspension from the
Loopy Godinez is disappointed by how close her fight with Cynthia Calvillo was. Godinez entered the fight coming off a loss to Angela Hill last August, in what she admits was a disappointing fight for her. She was then booked to face Calvillo at UFC 287 in a fight Godinez thought she would dominate in.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will continue its nationwide tour this weekend with the UFC Kansas City: “Holloway vs. Allen” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (April 15, 2022) inside T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. UFC Kansas City, which airs on both ESPN and ESPN+, will be headlined by the featherweight
When UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards looks at the 170-pound division, he does not see a clear contender for his next title defense. UFC president Dana White has asserted that Colby Covington will get the next title shot, but Edwards doesn’t think ‘Chaos’ deserves it. “At the moment, in the division, there’s no clear number
11:07 AM ET Former UFC middleweight champion and multidivision kickboxing champion Alex Pereira is moving up in weight after his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya last weekend. Pereira, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, formally announced the news Thursday on his YouTube channel. Pereira won the UFC’s 185-pound championship by knocking out Adesanya in the fifth round
Watch ceremonial weigh-in video for PFL 3: Aubin-Mercier vs. Burgos, which takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Friday night. Olivier Aubin-Mercier begins his defense of his 2022 lightweight championship campaign by taking on Shane Burgos in what will be Burgos’ league debut. The former UFC featherweight contender recently parted
Jan Blachowicz wants to challenge Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title in a rematch. The former light heavyweight champ has competed in the same division his entire career but is willing to endure what would be a tough weight cut for a chance to take middleweight gold from ‘The Last Stylebender.’ Congratulations on a