At UFC 293, Sean Strickland pulled off one of the biggest title fight upsets we’ve ever seen. For 25 minutes, Strickland made Israel Adesanya uncomfortable, and prevented one of the best strikers to ever step into the Octagon from finding his rhythm. In the first round, Strickland dropped Adesanya with a perfect punch to the
BKFC champion Britain Hart faces plenty of challenges in her bare-knuckle fighting career, but her next obstacle might be the toughest. On Friday, Hart returns to her hometown of Salem, Va., where she defends her strawweight title against Melanie Shah in the main event. Just over one month later, she already has scheduled her next
Montserrat Rendon is reacting to judge Chris Leben’s scorecard in her win at UFC Vegas 79. It was just this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 79 where Montserrat Rendon (6-0 MMA) defeated Tamires Vidal (7-2 MMA) by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Rendon discussed her win: “Well, I knew
Johnny Eblen improved his perfect (14-0) professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record — including going 10-0 inside the Bellator cage — this past weekend (Sat., Sept. 23, 2023), defending his Middleweight title against Fabian Edwards via knockout at Bellator Dublin (watch highlights). And according to “The Human Cheat Code,” it could have very well been
“A rematch with Aljamain would get some attention, but I just finished him in two rounds and non-controversially,” O’Malley started. “I know fans want to see me fight Cory Sandhagen, but he’s injured. Merab Dvalishvili is probably the most deserving guy but it’s not just about that in this sport. He’s boring. And then there’s
Former UFC fighter John Howard is living a nightmare all parents hope to avoid. On Sept. 17, Howard’s daughter Juliana, 15, and son Johan, 11, were struck by gunfire at Franklin Field housing community in Dorchester, a Boston suburb. Johan was shot in the leg and has been released from Boston Children’s Hospital, while Juliana
UFC CEO Dana White has fired back at Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza. After reports came out that Showtime Boxing would be ending after 2024, White admitted he was quite glad to see it go off the air. The UFC boss and Showtime’s Espinoza haven’t seen eye-to-eye in recent years, so White was thrilled to hear the
Defense attorneys for Cain Velasquez were back in court earlier this week and once again delayed the case from moving forward; however, it appears the former UFC heavyweight champion will be going to trial in January, depending on how things shake out during his follow-up hearing in December. “I am willing to give this another
“I go in the back after the fight to tell the kid [Angel] it was an awesome fight and that he was going to get his win money and his ear is hanging off and he’s crying. He could give a f*** about the win money,” White said. “Angel says to me that ‘I want
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 07:04 PM ET The storyline going into Bellator 299 centered upon Fabian Edwards and his attempt to join his brother Leon as a world champion. The storyline in the wake of Saturday’s fight card in Dublin is that his opponent, Johnny Eblen, remains undefeated and is still Bellator middleweight champ.
Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira will fight for the lightweight title in the main event of the UFC’s annual trip to Abu Dhabi for the second year in a row. Makhachev, the champion this time around, is set to defend against Oliviera to headline UFC 294, which takes place Oct. 21 at Etihad Arena. Both
Ngannou looks at Jones vs Miocic “I put 50-50 on that fight,” Ngannou said. “I fought Stipe twice, and I know Stipe is pretty good. I know he doesn’t look like it, but I know how tough he is, I know how good he is. I know very well.” “I don’t feel like I need,
Paddy Pimblett has the biggest fight of his career ahead of him. Liverpool, England’s “Baddy” hasn’t fought in 2023, last defeating Jared Gordon via a controversial unanimous decision in the UFC 282 co-main event in December 2022. Pimblett, 28, entered the bout with a foot injury that worsened during the fight, leading him to surgery
Before Sterling defended his belt for a second time, “Sugar” Sean O’Malley finally joined the ranks of the bantamweight elite against Sterling’s old foe: Petr Yan. The fight was considered a huge step up in competition for the Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus, but O’Malley quickly proved he belonged with the best in the weight
Daniel Cormier will add another Hall of Fame to his resume. This time around the former two-division UFC champion will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class of 2024 alongside NFL legend and Super Bowl champion Drew Brees as well as Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler — and former UFC fighter — Kevin
Sep 27, 2023, 09:00 AM ET There have been eight UFC title changes this year, if you include championships being vacated due to retirement or injury. Undoubtedly, 2023 has been marked by fluidity and perhaps a passing of the torch to the next generation. With all the fluctuations, it’s an excellent time to look at
Aljamain Sterling is weighing in on the rumored Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera rematch. The former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is having a hard time understanding why the UFC would skip over other contenders and give Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA) a rematch with Chito Vera (23-8 MMA). ‘Suga’ became the new UFC bantamweight champion
The official UFC rankings (see them here) could be getting a facelift. UFC CEO Dana White and his matchmaking team are considering an expansion for each division that would increase rankings categories from 15 fighters to 20, citing challenges in the welterweight class as a catalyst for potential change. “The welterweight division would be a
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