UFC Norfolk: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo weigh-in video [embedded content] Tune in for the UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo ceremonial weigh-in live at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT from Norfolk, Virginia, on MMAWeekly.com. The UFC Norfolk weigh-in video will be available for on-demand viewing immediately following the live stream. For those that
Go behind the scenes for some of the most emotional highs and lows of the unforgettable UFC 206 fight card featuring Cub Swanson, Dooho Choi, Donald Cerrone, Matt Brown, Anthony Pettis, and Max Holloway now on UFC Fight Pass.
The MMA community was left disappointed on Friday morning when Deiveson Figueiredo missed weight for his vacant flyweight title against Joseph Benavidez. Benavidez meets Figueiredo on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Norfolk, but the vacant UFC flyweight title will only be on the line for Benavidez in the bout. That’s because Figueiredo
Feb 25, 2020 For many years, UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez kept an old 4-inch-by-6-inch photograph of a UFC championship belt on his mantel. Keeping the spot warm until the real belt could take its place. But a few years ago, Benavidez and his wife moved to a new home in Las Vegas, and the photograph
After asking for the public’s help to fight a second anti-doping violation, UFC strawweight Jessica Penne has accepted a 20-month suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. In a press release, the UFC’s anti-doping partner said it declined to pursue an enhanced penalty for Penne’s second violation because it found she “was not intending to cheat”
USADA announced today that Jessica Penne, of Chula Vista, Calif., accepted a 20-month sanction for her second anti-doping policy violation. Penne, 36, tested positive at trace levels for two metabolites of stanozolol, 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol, as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample she provided on April 8, 2019. Stanozolol is a non-Specified Substance in
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC strawweight Jessica Penne’s fighting career doesn’t have to end now as initially feared. Penne hasn’t competed since April 2017. Injuries have plagued Penne but she was also dealing with a potential career-ending situation. The 115-pounder was facing a four-year suspension from USADA following her second
Will Joseph Benavidez become the new flyweight champion? Or will the too-heavy Deiveson Figueiredo prevail and keep the 125-pound title vacant? We’ll find out in the UFC Fight Night 169 main event, airing exclusively on ESPN+ this Sat. night (Feb. 29, 2020) from inside Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The UFC Fight Night 169 co-headliner
(James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) ONE: King of the Jungle took place behind closed doors because of concerns over the coronavirus in Singapore. So UFC veteran Yoshihiro Akiyama found himself performing in front of an empty stadium. The 44-year-old scored his first win since 2014 by stopping Sherif Mohamed. The Egyptian sensed the
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira expects to end his legendary career at UFC 250 when he has his trilogy fight against Shogun Rua. Nogueira hasn’t fought since he was knocked out by Ryan Spann back at UFC 237. The 43-year-old Brazilian legend is just 4-6 in his last 10, so he says this fight against Rua will
9:25 PM ET Tito Ortiz‘s next fight appears to be against the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The UFC Hall of Famer’s Dec. 7 win over former WWE champion Alberto “Del Rio” Rodriguez at Combate Americas 51 was overturned by the TDLR last month to a no contest (or no decision), and sources
The Roseland Theater sits blocks away from the Burnside Bridge in downtown Portland, Ore., a place where high-rises and city landmarks butt up against homeless encampments and a bunch of MMA fighters and submission grapplers look very out of place. Music is the Roseland’s main bag. On this Saturday, one half of the marquee outside
USADA announced today that Isabela de Padua, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance. De Padua, 28, tested positive for 19-norandrosterone (19-NA), the main urinary metabolite of nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) and other 19-norsteroids following an in-competition test on November 16,
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Joseph Benavidez sees the good in not having to deal with Henry Cejudo’s antics. This Saturday night (Feb. 29), Benavidez will share the Octagon with Deiveson Figueiredo. The bout will be contested for the vacant UFC flyweight title. Benavidez vs. Figueiredo will headline UFC Norfolk inside
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Fresh off his main event war with Paul Felder (see it), Dan Hooker is looking to get himself into another bloody scrap. With Justin Gaethje potentially occupied by Conor McGregor, Hooker has readjusted his aim towards a different Lightweight contender: “The Diamond” Dustin Poirier. Poirier was last seen inside the Octagon
USADA announced on Thursday that Isabela de Padua, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance. De Padua, 28, tested positive for 19-norandrosterone (19-NA), the main urinary metabolite of nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) and other 19-norsteroids following an in-competition test on November
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Image via @umar_nurmagomedov on Instagram Another member of the Nurmagomedov family is joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship ranks, and it’s Umar Nurmagomedov, cousin of current and undisputed promotion’s lightweight belt-holder, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Just like his cousin, Umar is still undefeated in his professional mixed martial arts career, holding a record of 12 victories and no