Coming off a loss in his final bout of 2019, bantamweight Journey Newson was looking to rebound in his first fight of 2020 when he faced Domingo Pilarte at UFC 247 on Feb. 8. Just under 40 seconds into his bout with Pilarte, Newson was able to land an overhand right on his opponent, ending
Image via @ufceurope on Instagram Henry Cejudo is looking to become “Quadruple C” as he says he is coming after Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight title. Cejudo deemed himself “Triple C” after he beat Marlon Moraes for the bantamweight title back in June. He was the flyweight, bantamweight champion, and Olympic gold medalist. But, he is looking
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Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi breaks down his new student Kevin Lee’s fight with Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244, states his case for a trilogy fight between Bellator champ Douglas Lima and Rory MacDonald, and declares it’s “inarguable” that Georges St-Pierre is the best of all time – unless Khabib Nurmagomedov keeps winning. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH
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7:48 AM ET It was all set up so well for UFC light heavyweight contenders Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz. There they were, scheduled to fight each other in a UFC main event, just seven days after Jon Jones was set to defend his title against Dominick Reyes. More than likely, Jones would win (as
Diego Sanchez will not enter the Octagon on Saturday night if Michel Pereira comes in over the welterweight limit, but the Brazilian guarantees he shouldn’t worry about it. In fact, Pereira believes that’s the veteran brawler is coming up with excuses to deal with fear. Pereira missed weight by a pound for his last fight
Almost perfectly? Most would say a Performance of the Night submission that took two minutes and 12 seconds is about as perfect as you can get. “It’s one of those bittersweet things,” Miller laughs, then explains. “The fight went really fast and I don’t think they had the opportunity to really drink it in. We
Image Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski of USA TODAY Sports UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman wouldn’t mind sharing the Octagon with Conor McGregor for a big payday. It’s no secret that McGregor is MMA’s most popular fighter. McGregor’s reach goes beyond the sport and he has become a mainstream figure over the years. That’s why it isn’t
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Here we go again. The Bantamweight division has an argument for the deepest in the sport. Every other weekend, some new 23-year-old Bantamweight debuts and showcases a deep skill set and excellent conditioning. At the top of the division, there are four men who have reasonably strong cases for title shots
Kamaru Usman thinks Jorge Masvidal is fake [embedded content] Jorge Masvidal rocketed to stardom over the past year. Is it because he’s that good at fighting or because he finally found a niche, a persona, that garnered attention? UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes that the Jorge Masvidal that we’re seeing now is a fake.
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko was in top form at UFC 247 last Saturday, defending her belt with a lopsided beatdown of top contender Katlyn Chookagian. Shevchenko ultimately finished the fight on the ground in the third round. Prior to that, however, she was extremely dominant on the feet, uncorking many of her signature
7:33 AM ET When Bruce Buffer announces the winner of Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night main event in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, will he be naming the next challenger for light heavyweight champion Jon Jones? That is the most compelling storyline surrounding the Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz rematch. Jones is coming off a controversial
Jan Blachowicz knows how much is riding on his main event fight against Corey Anderson this weekend in New Mexico. The winner could be in a prime position to compete for the UFC light heavyweight title against Jon Jones, but there’s even more on the line for Blachowicz. First off, the 36-year-old Polish veteran needs
“It’s just my style; it’s what I feel in my heart and in my head, and it’s the way that I like to fight,” Pereira, who takes on Diego Sanchez in the co-main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night event at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, said when asked
Image Credit: Steven Ryan/Getty Images Nate Diaz confirms he was not in Miami. On Wednesday, the Miami Herald published a story saying Diaz was part of an alleged domestic violence and was hospitalized after he attacked the cops at a police station. It made the rounds everywhere, but Diaz’s camp denied it was him. Shortly
Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight contender Jessica Eye, who still maintains her No. 1 ranking in the 125-pound division, recently went under the knife to repair “overdue” elbow issues commensurate with more than a decade of action in mixed martial arts (MMA). “Heys guys, update, surgery went great,” Eye, 33, told her followers on
Jon Jones would rematch Dominick Reyes: ‘It’s my job to embrace the toughest challenges’ [embedded content] Though Jon Jones walked away the victor at UFC 247, his light heavyweight championship intact, he couldn’t escape how close his fight with the previously undefeated Dominick Reyes was. After five rounds, Jones walked out of the Octagon with