A heavyweight showdown between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris has been rescheduled for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on May 16. Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting with the fight moving to a new date after being postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Overeem vs. Harris was originally slated to headline
9:00 AM ET “We literally met with every network, every sports network — from the big broadcasters, NBC, ABC, CBS, the obvious, ESPN — multiple times,” said Lorenzo Fertitta, the CEO of the UFC in 2004. “Met with anybody that would take a meeting. We couldn’t get anybody to bite because everybody was very concerned
Fedor Emelianenko I – March 16, 2003 – PRIDE 25Result – Emelianenko W3https://ufcfightpass.com/video/33512 From 2000 to 2003, a span of 14 fights, Nogueira was unbeaten and considered to be one of the best heavyweights in the game. But no one stays on top forever, and after an exhaustive 2002 that saw him fight five times, he
Image Credit: MMAFighting Josh Thomson isn’t a fan of Dana White pushing through with UFC cards in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. UFC 249 is on target for April 18. White says the event will be held inside a venue that the UFC has under wraps for two months. While White hasn’t disclosed the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title contender Francis Ngannou is on a mission to capture the 265-pound crown, but won’t consider his combat sports career to be complete until he also crosses over to the “sweet science.” And before all the naysayers accuse him of jumping on the boxing bandwagon, thanks to the resurgence of
With coronavirus precautions forcing the cancellation of many MMA events, among the hardest hit was the LFA. Originally scheduled to hold events on March 20, April 3, and April 17, no fewer than 30 bouts composed of 60 fighters were wiped off the books and currently sit in limbo, waiting to see when or if
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Justin Gaethje will be stepping up on short notice to battle Tony Ferguson for the UFC interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 249 on April 18. Ferguson was originally slated to challenge undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at the event. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ‘The Eagle’ was grounded in Russia
Watch Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Johnson full fight video to see Gaethje add to his highlight reel and pick up his first UFC victory against Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on July 7, 2017, in Las Vegas. Gaethje—appropriately nicknamed “The Highlight”—entered the UFC with the reputation as one of the most exciting lightweights
9:24 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi The UFC is pressing forward with its UFC 249 pay-per-view event on April 18, just as the promotion’s president Dana White had promised. Of course, there have been significant changes
Takanori Gomi vs Tatsuya Kawajiri – PRIDE Bushido 9: With almost a Robbie Lawler-esque fighting style, no fight featuring Takanori Gomi is a fight to be missed, one of the most entertaining was when “The Fireball Kid” took on Tatsuya Kawajiri.Full fight here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/33047 Charles Bennett vs Yoshiro Maeda – PRIDE Bushido 7: When “Felony”
Image Credit: Bellator Bellator bantamweight Isaiah Chapman is dead after being shot outside his home. Reporter David McKinney first brought word that Chapman was shot and killed on the evening of April 7. The 135-pounder was killed in Akron, Ohio. While police did not release an identity, they did confirm they responded to a call
Another day, another change in main events. Jose Aldo has been forced out of his scheduled Bantamweight title fight against division king, Henry Cejudo, which was set to go down at UFC 250 on May 9, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. That’s according to a report from Combate, which states that Aldo’s visa has expired
Rose Namajunas withdraws from UFC 249 fight card Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has withdrawn from UFC 249 for undisclosed reasons. The 27-year old was scheduled to face fellow former champion Jessica Andrade in the fight card’s co-main event on April 18. The news was first reported by Combate and later confirmed by ESPN.
Image: @ufc on Instagram Firstly a fighter, secondly a rapper, and now an actor, Tyron Woodley debuted his impersonating skills by giving his best Kamaru Usman impression. In a clip shared by ESPN, “The Chosen One” mocked the softly spoken welterweight champion. Watch the full clip below: “We takin’ shirts off like Usman…”@twooodley does his
The Ibirapuera gymnasium was expected to hold UFC 250 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 9. But now, it will be used as a field hospital for patients infected with the new coronavirus. As the number of confirmed cases of the disease climb to 13,717 with 667 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon, and with most