Western Australia’s capital city of Perth will host its second UFC event. The promotion announced on Monday that UFC 251 is headed to RAC Arena on June 7. A full fight card has yet to be confirmed for the pay-per-view card, but UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s first title defense has been linked to Perth
It didn’t because Allen was able to create a scramble and land on top, eventually working to mount and then Holland’s back, where he laced up the fight-ending choke before even securing his hooks. A slight underdog heading into the fight, it was an eye-opening performance for anyone who was getting their first look at
Image Credit: Victor Decolongon/Getty Images Deontay Wilder plans to exercise a rematch clause against Tyson Fury. This past Saturday night (Feb. 22), Wilder and Fury did battle in a rematch for the WBC heavyweight championship. Their first meeting back in Dec. 2018 was ruled a split draw after all 12 rounds were up. Fury left
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Whenever Conor McGregor does not have a fight booked, it becomes a serious guessing game as to who the Irishman will fight next (you can even bet on it!). We may have gained some clarity, however, as a first report from ESPN’s MMA Show indicates that McGregor is in talks to
Watch Joseph Benavidez KO Jussier Formiga, setting up flyweight title fight for UFC Norfolk [embedded content] Joseph Benavidez gets another crack at the UFC flyweight title in a matchup with Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night Norfolk on Saturday, Feb. 29. Watch his most recent knockout victory over Jussier Formiga from last June. Benavidez, a
Image: @ufc on Instagram The UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is amused by the possibility of fighting reigning bantamweight champion, Henry Cejudo. The Australian native is confident he would “squash” the American inside of the Octagon. “Triple C” has placed Jose Aldo and Alexander Volkanovski at the top of his matchup wishlist- despite the fact
9:28 AM ET Not long after Tyson Fury thumped Deontay Wilder on Saturday night, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn took to Twitter in hopes of getting the next heavyweight money fight put together. “No need for a third let’s go straight to it in the summer!” Hearn tweeted. No, he doesn’t want a Fury-Wilder trilogy. He’ll
In Garry Tonon’s mind, there’s no going back now. It’s easy to see why Tonon is optimistic about his future in MMA. Already a star in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Tonon has impressed in his first five ONE Championship bouts, winning all of them by submission or TKO. Having proven that he’s one to
Auckland, stand up! Paul Felder and Dan Hooker absolutely delivered a warriors’ performance in UFC Auckland’s main event. Both fighters refused to give the other man ground, with Hooker using the distance to pepper Felder and “The Irish Dragon” closing that distance to land huge shots. It was a back and forth battle that had
Image Credit: Mark J. Rebilas of USA TODAY Sports Chan Sung Jung aka Korean Zombie has decided to get eye surgery and will be out for a couple of months. Following Zombie’s win over Frankie Edgar, he revealed he was having vision problems. Since then, he was talking to doctors in Korea and the States
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight contender, Chan Sung Jung, was expected to go under the knife to correct the double vision that’s been plaguing him long before he beat the brakes off Frankie Edgar in Busan. Unfortunately, doctors in his native Korea took a quick look at “Korean Zombie” and were like, “Nah, you’re good.”
Israel Adesanya has never been one to hold his tongue, but this time, it seems to have come back to bite him. After ripping on Yoel Romero at their UFC 248 kick-off press conference, Adesanya was taken to task by another middleweight contender Paulo Costa. Adesanya’s trash talk with Romero involved an off-hand comment referencing
Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground was back this Sunday in Portland for SUG 11. Submission Underground 11 was originally expected to see Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones as a tag team as Sonnen put up a $25,000 challenge for any two men who could beat them. Vinny Magalhaes and Kyle Boehm quickly stepped up for the
Let’s play a quick game of Jeopardy. The answer is 2268. What are number of days that will have passed since Joseph Benavidez’s last UFC title shot is the question. That translates to 6 years & 2 1/2 months. Most UFC fighters careers don’t last that long. But for Joseph Benavidez (28-5) he’s getting a 3rd opportunity to
Watch “The Irish Dragon” Paul Felder’s top finishes from his UFC career so far. Felder faces Dan Hooker in the main event of Fight Night Auckland. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views
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10:50 PM ET Dan Hooker kissed his daughter, hugged his wife Isabella and went down the front row embracing his teammates. As he walked toward backstage, he let out two loud roars. With a badly swollen jaw late in a pivotal career fight, Hooker was able to stave off an incredibly game Paul Felder with