Holly Holm knows father time is ticking, but “The Preacher’s Daughter” still believes she can compete at a high level. Holm shared the Octagon with Yana Santos in the co-main event of UFC San Antonio on March 25. The bantamweight clash went the distance and it was never close. Santos was outmatched in the grappling
Dana White is still trying to justify his decision to slot Colby Covington in as the next title challenger for welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Covington surprised everyone when he showed up at the UFC 286 weigh-ins to play back-up in case any issues arose with the Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman main event. His services
UFC San Antonio Post-Fight Press Conference Video The big winners fielded questions from the media following Saturday’s UFC San Antonio during the event’s post-fight press conference. In the fight card’s main event, Cory Sandhangen ended Marlon Vera’s four-fight winning streak via split decision shaking up the bantamweight rankings. [embedded content]
10:55 PM ET It’s not easy to stand out in the UFC’s absolutely stacked 135-pound bantamweight division, but Cory Sandhagen is finding a way to do just that. Sandhagen (16-4) was brilliant over the course of a five-round split decision over Marlon “Chito” Vera (22-8-1) on Saturday, in the main event of UFC Fight Night
Marlon Vera is moving on from a disappointing UFC San Antonio performance. “Chito” lost a split decision to Cory Sandhagen in Saturday’s main event, dropping two scorecards to his fellow bantamweight contender to suffer his first setback in five fights. Later that evening, Vera took to Twitter to issue a statement, making no excuses for
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VERA vs SANDHAGEN will take place Saturday, March 25 at AT&T Center. The main card will be available on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, as well as simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN+, starting at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT. The prelims will kick off streaming exclusively on ESPN+ at
Maycee Barber has extended her winning streak to four and she has expressed her desire to have a rematch with Alexa Grasso. Barber was featured on the main card of UFC San Antonio. She went toe-to-toe with Andrea Lee inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. This one went the distance and Barber was awarded
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira returns to action on April 8th at UFC 287 where he’ll fight Israel Adesanya for the second time in MMA and fourth across all combat sports. “Poatan” holds two kickboxing wins over “The Last Stylebender” and took Adesanya’s title off him via TKO at UFC 281. Now the immediate rematch
UFC announced that former WEC and UFC lightweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member of the Class of 2023. The 2023 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires®, will take place on Thursday, July 6, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will
10:56 PM ET What were the biggest moments from the first UFC event in San Antonio since 2019? Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim offer up their final thoughts after the 10-fight card at the AT&T Center. It was trendy a few years ago to call Cory Sandhagen a future UFC bantamweight champion. After back-to-back jaw-dropping
Alex Perez says a scary situation led to the cancellation of his UFC San Antonio fight. Perez released a statement Saturday on social media revealing that he suffered a “seizure” backstage at UFC San Antonio, which resulted in the last-minute cancellation of his main-card bout with Manel Kape. “First and foremost, I want to thank
A veteran of 55 fights during his 16-year professional MMA career, Cowboy compiled a record of 36-17 (2 NC), securing victories over UFC veterans Jim Miller and Edson Barboza, WEC lightweight champions Rob McCullough and Jamie Varner, former UFC lightweight champions Charles Oliveira and Eddie Alvarez, and former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson.
Gianni Vazquez has revealed the injuries he suffered due to an incompetent referee at last night’s Fury FC 76 event. Vasquez squared off with former Dana White Contender Series fighter Edgar Chairez in a flyweight bout at last night’s event in San Antonio Texas. After a competitive opening to the contest, Vasquez got caught in a
Cory Sandhagen defeated Marlon Vera last night (Sat., March 25, 2023) at UFC San Antonio live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Across five rounds, Sandhagen proved himself the better man, picking apart and outwrestling “Chito” consistently. Sadly, UFC San Antonio wasn’t the best event of the year. Three planned fights
UFC San Antonio Bonuses: Finishers banked an extra $50,000 Following Saturday’s UFC San Antonio event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses. Fight Of The Night: CJ Vergara vs Daniel Lacerda It was only the second fight of the night, but it was one
Welcome back to Capper’s Delight. We’re coming off a winning week for the last fight card. Our bets went 1-0 for a total win of 2.93 units. Year to date our bets are up 4.76 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper profile name MMAinformed.com. UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman
When Henry Cejudo returns to fight Aljamain Sterling in UFC 288’s main event, the Olympic champion wrestler will compete for the first time since retiring in 2020. That long layoff is obviously a concern, but fellow UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen still leans towards Cejudo coming back victorious and reclaiming his 135-pound title. “It is
Before Holly Holm started her UFC career, she was a three-division world boxing champion with a 33-2-3 record. In 2015, we would see “The Preacher’s Daughter” become the first person to defeat Ronda Rousey, as she won the UFC bantamweight championship. The knockout would not only earn her the belt, but Performance of the Night