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The UFC’s first event following UFC 285 takes place in their home city, but not at the APEX, as UFC Las Vegas features a pivotal main event matchup in the bantamweight division between former champion Petr Yan and surging contender Merab Dvalishvili. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, and Alexander K. Lee preview the 135-pound
“(Nam) needs to be cautious about everything: kicks, right hand, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, everything,” Silva said. Before Silva secured his win over Buys, he had lost two in a row to Tagir Ulankbekov and David Dvorak, in addition to a no contest against Khalid Taha. Taking inspiration from former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, Silva sees a
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes Jon Jones should keep the same energy. ‘Bones’ returned to the octagon over the weekend in the main event of UFC 285. The return ended a three-year layoff for the former champion, as he hadn’t competed since a controversial decision win over Dominick Reyes in 2020. Upon his return
Bellator 292 is set to pop off later tonight (Fri., March 10, 2022) inside SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., featuring a Lightweight title fight as division king, Usman Nurmagomedov, takes on Benson Henderson. In the co-headlining act, Tofiq Musayev will take on Alexander Shabliy. Both contests will be a part of the Lightweight Grand
Petr Yan shoves Merab Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night Face-Offs | Video Things got heated between Saturdays’s UFC main event fighters, Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili, during the face-offs following the official weigh-in. Yan (16-4) is the former bantamweight champion looking to rebound after back-to-back split decision losses. Dvalishvili (15-4 ) is ranked No. 3 in
Jon Jones is no stranger to history-making moments. Already a surefire UFC Hall of Famer, “Bones” is widely considered the greatest light heavyweight of all time. Since becoming the youngest UFC champion in history at the age of 23, Jones has racked up big win after big win, all while becoming the first fighter to
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According to Chael Sonnen himself, ‘The Bad Guy’ made a lot of money fighting Anderson Silva. The two middleweights clashed in the main event of UFC 117 in August 2010. Despite ‘The Spider’ being a massive favorite to defend his middleweight title, Sonnen came out firing and kept up the pressure. The wrestler dominated the
It doesn’t sound like Francis Ngannou will be fighting for Bellator MMA in the future. Indeed, in a new interview with promotion President, Scott Coker, it appears that “The Predator” might be pricing himself out of the mixed martial arts (MMA) league. Just a few weeks back, Coker laid out the elevator pitch on how
Cris Cyborg: ‘Jon Jones made it look easy’ Jon Jones returned after a three-year layoff at UFC 285 and submitted Ciryl Gane in the first round to win the heavyweight championship. Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg watched the match live and weighed in on Jones’ performance. “It was a great fight. I was excited
And what a year it was for the Arizonan, who reeled off victories over Jay Perrin, Brian Kelleher and Lopez, putting him perilously close to the Top 15 at 135 pounds. And while he was a bit surprised to get Cannetti again, the veteran from Argentina has won two in a row, both ending in
Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. Kyoji HoriguchiRIZIN FF A pivotal Bellator bantamweight matchup is headed to Hawaii. Kyoji Horiguchi (31-5) is set to take
Davey Grant thought he would’ve been fighting a lot sooner. After Grant scored a third-round KO win over Louis Smolka last May, he thought he would get at least another two fights in 2022. Yet, for whatever reason, Grant did not get another fight offer until he was called to step in on short notice
Jon Jones feels there might still be some bitterness between himself and Daniel Cormier after all. Ahead of Jones’ highly anticipated return against Ciryl Gane for Heavyweight gold at UFC 285 this past weekend (March 4, 2023), the now-champion noted how there was nothing but love for his old rival, Cormier. “Bones” defeated his French
Henry Cejudo believes Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou could still happen For two years UFC matchmakers tried to book a Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou heavyweight title bout but couldn’t seal the deal with Ngannou. Ngannou left the fight promotion leaving most people, including himself, believing that he’ll never fight for the UFC again. Former
Bisping acquitted himself well against the middleweight G.O.A.T. until Silva crushed him with a flying knee while Bisping signaled to his fallen mouthpiece. “Spider” thought the fight was over at the end of the third round, but referee Herb Dean remained steadfast that he had not called the fight. With two rounds to go, Bisping
Jake Paul and Floyd Mayweather were involved in an altercation outside the Miami-Dade Arena following the Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game on Wednesday. The incident was captured on video by someone in Mayweather’s entourage and later handed over to TMZ, who posted the clip showing the confrontation. Based on the video, Mayweather and his