When UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards looks at the 170-pound division, he does not see a clear contender for his next title defense. UFC president Dana White has asserted that Colby Covington will get the next title shot, but Edwards doesn’t think ‘Chaos’ deserves it. “At the moment, in the division, there’s no clear number
11:07 AM ET Former UFC middleweight champion and multidivision kickboxing champion Alex Pereira is moving up in weight after his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya last weekend. Pereira, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, formally announced the news Thursday on his YouTube channel. Pereira won the UFC’s 185-pound championship by knocking out Adesanya in the fifth round
Watch ceremonial weigh-in video for PFL 3: Aubin-Mercier vs. Burgos, which takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Friday night. Olivier Aubin-Mercier begins his defense of his 2022 lightweight championship campaign by taking on Shane Burgos in what will be Burgos’ league debut. The former UFC featherweight contender recently parted
Jan Blachowicz wants to challenge Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title in a rematch. The former light heavyweight champ has competed in the same division his entire career but is willing to endure what would be a tough weight cut for a chance to take middleweight gold from ‘The Last Stylebender.’ Congratulations on a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The imploding hype train of Raul Rosas Jr. was one of the bigger stories to come from UFC 287 last weekend (Sat. April 8, 2023). The 18-year-old wunderkind started his fight opposite Christian Rodriguez strong, but he pushed far too intense a pace to force his grappling assault. As fatigue began
Jamahal Hill welcomes Alex Pereira to light heavyweight division, Pereira responds Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira announced on Thursday that his next fight will be in the light heavyweight division. 205-pound champion Jamahal Hill posted a video welcoming ‘Poatan’ to the new weight class, and Pereira responded in the comments. “Welcome can’t wait to see
7:57 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN “This is going to be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” That’s a sentiment one might expect from a fighter who has worked his way up from lower-tier MMA promotions and is about to debut among the sport’s elite in the UFC. But the career journey of Shane Burgos is
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said he’s “very close” to signing with either ONE Championship or the PFL for his post-boxing run, and ONE heavyweight king Arjan Bhullar would be more than happy to welcome him to Asia. “Singh”, who finally faces interim titleholder Anatoly Malykhin in a title unification bout on July 14,
Henry Cejudo believes champion status awaits Kelvin Gastelum at welterweight. UFC 287 saw Kelvin Gastelum (18-8 MMA) vs Chris Curtis (30-10 MMA) in a middleweight bout. The result was a unanimous decision win for the 31-year-old Gastelum. The Saturday night fight also awarded Gastelum and Curtis ‘Fight of the Night’ honors. Prior to the victory,
Shane Burgos took pride in being a UFC fighter. Unfortunately pride doesn’t pay the bills and “Hurricane” is providing for three daughters. That’s why the 32 year-old lightweight is embracing his new role as “prizefighter” ahead of his highly-anticipated PFL debut on April 14 in Las Vegas. Burgos is scheduled to face fellow UFC veteran
Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira officially announced that his next fight will take place in the 205-pound light heavyweight division. Pereira (7-2) made his octagon debut at UFC 268 in November 2021 and earned a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus for his flying knee finish of Andreas Michailidis. After defeating Bruno Silva in his second
12:45 PM ET Two of the biggest personalities in combat sports will clash this summer. YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul and ex-UFC bad boy Nate Diaz will compete in a boxing match Aug. 5 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. The bout will be contested at 185 pounds and is contracted for
Chris Curtis believes he got a raw deal at UFC 287, and he’s pleading his case the regulators of his fight against Kelvin Gastelum. Curtis lost a unanimous decision to Gastelum via scores of 29-28 twice and 30-27. But he believes an alleged headbutt cost him a crucial round in the second when he was
Kevin Holland apparently told a fan to ‘f**k off’ after he allegedly grabbed his ass during a photo request. It was ‘Trailblazer’ who was awarded a KO victory, at 3:16 of round 3, over the ‘Argentine Dagger’ this past weekend. UFC 287 which took place on Saturday, April 8th, saw a welterweight battle between Kevin
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov has always been a fighter concerned with legacy. Prior to his unexpected retirement that was directly tied to the sudden death of his father, Nurmagomedov’s eyes were set on the pristine record of 30-0. He ultimately settled for 29-0, but even then, Nurmagomedov publicly requested the No. 1 pound-for-pound
It’s official. Jake Paul will fight Nate Diaz in a boxing fight this year. And MMA Twitter does not know how to handle it. Jake Paul going back to his breadwinner. Washed MMA fighters. This guy is a joke. — Turry 🪜 (@commenturry) April 12, 2023 Cuzzo fighting jake Paul. It’s up — Billiam (@TheStruggle_)
7:51 AM ET MIAMI – Israel Adesanya tweeted a pro wrestling promo from 2001 on April 1, one week before his UFC middleweight title main event against Alex Pereira. The promo, one of the most famous in WWE (then WWF) history, featured The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin ahead of their WrestleMania 17 match
With Israel Adesanya finally holding a win over Alex Pereira, what’s next for the UFC middleweight division? Old pals Mike Heck and Jed Meshew join co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee following another wild weekend at UFC 287 to debate where Pereira falls in the new-look middleweight pecking order (around 4:30) and rank the