Tanner Boser is moving down from heavyweight to light heavyweight for his next fight. “The Bulldozer” amassed a 4-4 record in the UFC as a heavyweight, but a split-decision loss to Rodrigo Nascimento in September 2022 may have finally pushed him to shed a few pounds and squeeze into the 205 pound division. Boser weighed
UFC Vegas 69: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Weigh-in Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 69 fight card officially weighed in on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight card is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between former strawweight champion and No. 3 ranked flyweight Jessica Andrade and No. 10 ranked
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury headline an event that also features championship gold on the line. The official lineup for the Paul vs. Fury event, which takes place Feb. 26 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, was revealed Thursday, with five bouts expected to take place on the main card portion. In the co-main event, WBC cruiserweight
Yes, Evan Elder might be too good for all of us in this crazy world, but hey, a little light never hurt anyone. And as far as the positive impact goes, he’s doing it. Maybe it’s only one person at a time, but if you chat with the St. Louis native for any length of
Fans have not been reacting too kindly to William Knight after his recent setback at UFC Vegas 69. Knight squared off against Marcin Prachino in bout that left many fans dissatisfied, and people took to the internet to complain. While Prachino was victorious, setting the record for most leg kicks landed in a three-round UFC
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 69 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Jessica Andrade vs. Erin Blanchfield. Blanchfield (10-1 MMA) was originally slated to meet Taila Santos (19-2 MMA) in tonight’s headliner. However, Santos was forced to withdraw from the contest last week, and thankfully Jessica Andrade (24-9 MMA) agreed
Not many people give Francis Ngannou much of a chance against Tyson Fury in a boxing ring … but what about Deontay Wilder? Wilder has fought Fury three times over the past five years, going 0-2-1 against “The Gypsy King.” He returned to his winning ways in October 2022, scoring a quick first round knockout
UFC Vegas 69 main event fighters weigh-in: Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield The UFC Vegas 69 main event fighters, former strawweight champion and current No. 3 ranked flyweight Jessica Andrade and No. 10 ranked Erin Blanchfield, officially weighed in on Friday. UFC Vegas 69 takes places at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday.
10:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Erin Blanchfield might just be one of the best young title prospects the UFC has seen in years. Blanchfield, 23, picked up the biggest win of her career on Saturday, submitting former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade via rear-naked choke at the 1-minute, 37-second mark of the second round. The
Erin Blanchfield picked up the biggest win of her career in the UFC Vegas 69 and she’ll also go home with her first post-fight bonus afterwards. Following a stunning second-round rear-naked choke submission to finish Jessica Andrade in the main event, Blanchfield was awarded the $50,000 bonus for Performance of the Night. It was a
From the outset, Prachnio looked to land kicks from range, staying outside to avoid Knight’s power. The approach seemed to annoy Knight, but it didn’t prompt much output from the former Dana White’s Contender Series competitor. Prachnio happily chopped away at Knight’s lead leg, occasionally going high with a kick before backing out, resetting, and
UFC Fight Night 219 experienced a few significant changes leading up to the event, and most fans seemed to agree that on paper the card looked to be one of the UFC’s weaker offerings. Even if the event lacked a bit of name value, a number of bouts provided action worthy of Fight of the
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 69 event is headlined by a light heavyweight contest featuring Zac Pauga taking on Jordan Wright. Wright (12-4 MMA) will enter the contest looking to snap a three-fight losing skid. ‘The Beverly Hills Ninja’ most recently competed back in October of 2022, where he suffered a TKO loss to Duško Todorović. Meanwhile,
Erin Blanchfield may have locked down her first ever UFC title shot last night (Sat., Feb. 18, 2023) at UFC Vegas 69 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the women’s flyweight contender submitted former UFC champion Jessica Andrade in the main event. In addition to the women’s flyweight headliner,
Erin Blanchfield taps out Jessica Andrade in UFC Vegas 69 main event Women’s flyweights headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 69 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with Jessica Andrade taking on Erin Blanchfield. Andrade, a former UFC strawweight champion entered the bout ranked No. 3 in the 125-pound division while Blanchfield was ranked
Philipe Lins was in top form on Saturday. The Brazilian light heavyweight needed just 49 seconds to knock out veteran Ovince Saint Preux with a flurry of strikes on the preliminary portion of UFC Vegas 69. Watch the fast finish above. Right out of the gate, Lins came storming towards “OSP.” He clipped Saint Preux
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Gilbert Burns is not happy with the antics of Conor McGregor before The Ultimate Fighter even started filming. Burns has never made his dislike of McGregor a secret, semi-regularly making an effort to throw his name in the hat whenever the Irishman discusses fighting at welterweight. Most recently, the Brazilian went so far as to