11:14 PM ET MIAMI — In a battle of prospects, Christian Rodriguez showed age does indeed matter. Rodriguez came back from losing the first round to win a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over the previously undefeated Raul Rosas Jr. to open the UFC 287 main card Saturday at Kaseya Center. Rosas has been one
Israel Adesanya had a lot to prove in his rematch against Alex Pereira at UFC 287. Despite beating every other middleweight he’d ever faced in his career, Adesanya just couldn’t vanquish his boogeyman in Pereira after losing two him twice in kickboxing and then suffering the same fate this past November in their first encounter
Khamzat Chimaev added insult to injury after Alex Pereira and Jorge Masvidal fell short in their bouts at UFC 287. Pereira headlined the card, putting the UFC Middleweight Championship at stake against Israel Adesanya. Ultimately, it was Adesanya who weathered the leg kicks and shut Pereira’s lights off thanks to two big right hands in
It’s been a rough couple of days for Chris Curtis. The middleweight “Action Man” wound up on the wrong end of a unanimous decision in his “Fight of the Night” war against longtime veteran Kelvin Gastelum as part of the UFC 287 card last weekend in Miami. “I thought I won, the numbers back it,”
UFC 287 highlights video: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya Watch the UFC 287 highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 287 main event between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya. The bout was an immediate rematch of their UFC 281 showdown from last November, where Pereira took the title from Adesanya and handed him his first
12:47 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jorge Masvidal started his fighting career in Miami. On Saturday night, he decided it was time to end it in the same place. Masvidal (35-17) retired from mixed martial arts Saturday, immediately following a unanimous-decision loss to 36-year-old Gilbert Burns (22-5) at UFC 287. Just last year, Masvidal, 38, had
Arjan Bhullar and Anatoly Malykhin will battle in a ONE heavyweight title unification bout at an event on July 15. ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong confirmed the news when speaking to MMA Fighting on Monday. “It’s going to happen officially now July 15,” Sityodtong said. “That’s the word that I got just literally a few hours
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira has spoken out after being stopped by Israel Adesanya in their MMA rematch at UFC 287. Pereira and Adesanya are no strangers to one another in combat sports. Pereira scored two kickboxing victories and an MMA win over “The Last Stylebender.” Many were wondering if Adesanya would ever get
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Belal Muhammad is not happy with how the Welterweight title picture is being handled. “Bully” is unbeaten in his last nine fights, and he’s defeated several Top 10 opponents and former title contenders in the process. Furthermore, he’s got unfinished history with the current champion, Leon Edwards. However, he’s far from
Israel Adesanya became a two-time middleweight champion when he defeated Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 main event to win back the title. Heading into the bout, Adesanya had lost three times to Pereira in combat sports. Pereira defeated Adesanya by decision and knockout in Kickboxing. He finished ‘The Last Stylebender’ in the final round
6:18 PM ET While this weekend gave UFC fans plenty to talk about and look forward to, the UFC 287 main event left us with one important question: Where does Israel Adesanya‘s middleweight championship win over Alex Pereira place him among the top pound-for-pound fighters? Beyond last weekend’s card, two upcoming fight announcements also sparked
Logan Paul is staying in the squared circle. On Monday, the 28-year-old social influencer turned boxer and then professional wrestler inked a new multi-year deal to remain with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Paul initially announced the signing on Instagram. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Paul re-upped with WWE for multiple years after
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz turned some heads with his recent callout of newly minted UFC middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya. Blachowicz was paying attention to UFC 287 this past Saturday night. In the event’s headliner, Adesanya challenged Alex Pereira for the UFC Middleweight Championship. For Adesanya, it was a chance to prove that
UFC bantamweight newcomer Raul Rosas Jr. was already bragging about breaking the promotion’s record for youngest champion in history, en route to capturing three titles in three different weight classes after finishing current 135-pound kingpin Aljamain Sterling. Perhaps “El Nino Problema” is the one who should “take notes.” Rosas Jr. opened the UFC 287 pay-per-view
Colby Covington goes off: ‘I retired Jorge Masvidal in 2022’ Colby Covington really doesn’t like his former friend and teammate Jorge Masvidal. ‘Chaos’ went off on ‘Gamebred’ during an interview with Submission Radio. Masvidal announced his retirement and left his gloves inside the octagon after his UFC 287 loss to Gilbert Burns on Saturday. Covington
12:54 AM ET MIAMI — Israel Adesanya didn’t just exorcise his demons. He put them to sleep. Alex Pereira beat Adesanya three times, twice in kickboxing and twice by knockout. On Saturday night, Adesanya returned the favor and got the albatross off from around his neck for good. Adesanya knocked out Pereira with several brutal
The main card for the UFC’s next pay-per-view offering is set with the bantamweight championship taking center stage. The promotion revealed the pay-per-view slate for UFC 288, which takes place May 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In the main event, Aljamain Sterling is set to defend his 135-pound title against former two-division
Israel Adesanya believes he is done with the Alex Pereira saga. Adesanya and Pereira mixed it up a second time in MMA, and the fourth time in combat sports at UFC 287. Israel Adesanya was looking to reclaim the UFC Middleweight Championship, which Alex Pereira took from him back in late 2022 thanks to a