Kamaru Usman is currently the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion of the world, but it was something that nearly didn’t happen since “The Nigerian Nightmare” was close to retiring from the fight game just a few years ago. According to Usman, he was so frustrated with the fact that he couldn’t lock down an
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12:46 AM ET In a bout that was billed as mixed martial arts versus professional wrestling, MMA came out on top in dominant fashion. Tito Ortiz, the UFC Hall of Famer, defeated Alberto Rodriguez, better known as former WWE champ Alberto Del Rio, in the main event of Combate Americas 51 on Saturday night in
This Saturday, Colby Covington will get his long-awaited chance to fight for UFC gold when he takes on reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 245. Covington has risen to prominence over the past few years on the back of dominant wins inside the cage and the adoption of a brash
Jairzinho Rozenstruik def Alistair Overeem by knockout, Round 5, 4:56. Few expected the UFC Fight Night on ESPN main event between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Alistair Overeem to go nearly five rounds, but the end result was one many predicted, as Suriname’s Rozenstruik continued his rise to the top of the heavyweight division with a late
Image Credit: Esther Lin of MMAFighting.com Another fight has been added to UFC Auckland, with Karolina Kowalkiewicz taking on Yan Xiaonan inside the Spark Arena on February 23, 2020. Karolina Kowalkiewicz was once challenging for the world title in a jam-packed Madison Square Garden arena, but after now losing three consecutive fights, she is clinging
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington claims the UFC was planning on releasing him before he cut his famous ‘filthy animals’ promo in Brazil. In October 2017, Covington fought Demian Maia in Sao Paulo, Brazil in what was the biggest fight of his career at the time. Covington defeated Maia via decision that night and then
Event: Bellator 237: “Fedor vs. Rampage”Date: Sun., Dec. 29, 2019 on Paramount NetworkLocation: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan Bellator 237 Main Event: 265 lbs.: Fedor Emelianenko (38-6, 1 NC) vs. Quinton Jackson (38-13) Bellator 237 Main Card (10 p.m. ET): 160 lbs.: Michael Chandler (19-5) vs. Sidney Outlaw (14-3)170 lbs.: Lorenz Larkin (21-7) vs.
WARNING: NSFW images of Alistair Overeem’s shredded lip It may have taken him all but the last four ticks of the clock, but that didn’t make the damage Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s knockout did to Alistair Overeem’s face any less brutal. Losing the fight on all of the scorecards heading into the final frame, Rozenstruik landed the
Eddie Bravo and Rener Gracie break down the Korean Zombie getting the first ever submission via Twister in the UFC, a move invented by Eddie Bravo himself. The Korean Zombie makes his return to the UFC against Dennis Bermudez in the main event of Fight Night Houston this Saturday on FS1.
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1:24 AM ET Less than one year into his UFC career, Jairzinho Rozenstruik has positioned himself for a massive run in 2020. And he needed just about every second of his final bout in 2019 to do it. Rozenstruik (10-0) is looking at a big matchup for his next UFC appearance, after going 4-0 with
MMA Fighting’s own Esther Lin was cageside for UFC on ESPN 7 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., and here are some of the best images of Saturday’s action. Grid View Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Esther Lin, MMA
An undefeated middleweight prospect, Soriano was the first fighter from the Contender Series to secure a contract this season, earning the call to the Octagon following his unanimous decision victory over returning competitor Jamie Pickett in the main event of Week 1. The victory pushed the 27-year-old Hawaiian’s record to 6-0 and now he’s set
Photo credit: UFC UFC is gearing up for their next PPV event as the UFC 245 show is just less than a week from taking place and the hype is on. Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington in a welterweight title bout will headline the show while Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title
TJ Dillashaw appears to have put on some serious muscle massas showcased in a recent Instagram snap. The former two-time bantamweight champion hasn’t fought since January 2019, when he was defeated at the hands of Henry Cejudo in a flyweight bout. The current champion finished him with a shocking 32 second TKO in the first