The UFC may be heading back to Mexico soon after all. Fans were left rolling their eyes after the UFC revealed there were no immediate plans to head back to Mexico, despite the promotion currently having three Mexican champions. The flyweight belt is held by Brandon Moreno, the women’s flyweight belt is held by Alexa
Alex Pereira releases statement after UFC 287 loss to Israel Adesanya Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira released a statement on Sunday following his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya in the UFC 287 main event. Heading into the championship rematch, Pereira had beaten Adesanya three times, twice in kickboxing and once in the UFC. On Saturday
1:43 AM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Mike Coppinger react to the biggest moments at UFC 287 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in Miami. Raimondi: Masvidal’s ultimate rags-to-riches story is bigger than that MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal put his fists on top of his head as
Israel Adesanya finally did it. “The Last Stylebender” reclaimed his UFC middleweight title in ferocious fashion with a second-round knockout at UFC 287, which took place Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. Adesanya’s long-in-the-making revenge headlined a busy night that also saw Gilbert Burns send Jorge Masvidal into retirement, plus a whole lot
Newly minted UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has put Dricus Du Plessis on notice. Adesanya captured the 185-pound gold for the second time in his pro MMA career after knocking Alex Pereira out cold in the main event of UFC 287. Pereira was 3-0 against Adesanya in combat sports, and 1-0 under the MMA banner
Jorge Masvidal’s career has been an entertaining and strange watch. For years and years, Masvidal was the ultra skilled technician who just couldn’t break into the title mix. He’d beat really tough opponents and showcase an elite skill set, but his ability to turn it up at the right time was never consistent. Occasionally, he’d
Jorge Masvidal gives UFC 287 retirement speech Jorge Masvidal stepped into the Octagon at UFC 287 looking to upset Gilbert Burns and get back into the UFC championship picture. That didn’t happen. He instead found himself on the other end of things, giving a retirement speech in front of his hometown Miami crowd. Watch as
2:15 PM ET MIAMI — Alex Pereira defends his middleweight championship against Israel Adesanya in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 287, a rematch of their November fight in which Pereira took away the belt via knockout. The main card will be on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN, ESPN
This is the UFC 287 live blog for Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio, the welterweight main card fight on Saturday in Miami. One of the most outspoken and busiest fighters in the UFC, Kevin Holland famously joined the promotion in 2018 after getting passed on during the Contender Series but then stepping in on short
Former PFL women’s lightweight tournament winner Kayla Harrison is unsure of her future. The Judoka has been out of action since her trilogy bout with Larissa Pacheco last November. While the pair headlined PFL’s maiden voyage on pay-per-view, few expected the matchup to be competitive. In their previous two matchups, Harrison dominated and won every
UFC 287 live stream results and play-by-play updates: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya middleweight rematch tops the championship pay-per-view (PPV) main card TONIGHT (Sat., April 8, 2023) at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla., a five-round showdown contested for the Brazilian’s 185-pound strap. Shortly before that headlining affair, welterweight contenders Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal will
UFC fighters react to Jorge Masvidal announcing retirement after loss Jorge Masvidal’s MMA career has spanned more than 20 years but on Saturday he hung up his gloves for the last time. Following his fight with Gilbert Burns in the co-main event at UFC 287, Masvidal apologized to his son for losing the fight. “I
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 1.50 units. Year to date our bets are up 3.26 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper profile name MMAinformed.com UFC Fight Night: Vera vs
MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for Saturday’s UFC 287 event, which takes place at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla. The main event will feature a rematch for the middleweight title as Alex Pereira defends his championship for the first time against the man he dethroned at UFC 281 this past November, Israel
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns is ready to get revenge for Daniel Cormier. ‘Durinho’ is slated to return this weekend at UFC 287 against Jorge Masvidal. The bout will be the Brazilian’s first since January when he submitted Neil Magny. Meanwhile, ‘Gamebred’ enters the contest riding a three-fight losing streak with losses to Kamaru Usman
Fight fans weren’t sure what to make of two separate altercations between Kevin Holland and Jorge Masvidal this week leading up to UFC 287 later tonight (Sat., April 8, 2023) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla., but “Trailblazer” was kind enough to detail their feud in an interview Friday night.
UFC president Dana White discussed the recent purchase of the WWE by UFC parent company Endeavor and being merged into a newly formed entity containing both pay-per-view powerhouses. The UFC and WWE will operate under the umbrella of a newly formed publicly traded company that has yet to be named. The new company is expected
4:27 PM ET The UFC is heading back to Canada for the first time in nearly four years. Vancouver will be the host to the UFC 289 pay-per-view event on June 10, the promotion announced Friday afternoon. No main event has been officially announced yet. The UFC has not visited Canada since before the COVID-19