On this day one year ago, we covered renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani celebrating some good news. In most recent news, Helwani has been vocal about the fallout of Dana White‘s physical altercation with his wife. But one year ago, Helwani made headlines for a much more positive and self-related reason. The following article is
Sean Strickland isn’t sold on Nassourdine Imavov’s skills. Strickland stepped up on short notice this week to headline UFC Vegas 67 against Imavov after Kelvin Gastelum was forced out of the bout. Although Strickland only had a few days to prepare, he says wasn’t too familiar with Imavov. Instead, Strickland says the main takeaway for
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., Jan. 14, 2023) with its first event of the year, featuring a 205-pound showdown between two Top 15 contenders — Sean Strickland (No. 7) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (No. 12) — both of whom are eager to cement their position in
UFC Vegas 67 Main Event Weigh-in Video The UFC Vegas 67 main event fighters, Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland, officially weighed on on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Kelvin Gastelum was slated to face Imavov, but was forced out of the bout due to injury. Strickland stepped up on short notice and
22 years old, Submission of the Year and 17 fights under his belt. No idea where Makoto Takahashi finds the time or energy, but sure enough, he does. He fights a lot, he wins a lot and despite how much of his playbook is out there, he’s still next to impossible to figure out. Takahashi
1:09 PM ET Sara CoelloESPN Close Sara Coello is a writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Before joining, they wrote about legal issues and crime for The Charlotte Observer, The Post and Courier and The Dallas Morning News. Coello studied sociology, journalism and Spanish at The University of Dallas. The public is unlikely to
Garry Tonon is back on the winning track. The multi-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion steamrolled through Johnny Nunez on Friday, tapping out the TUF and Bellator veteran with a nasty kimura submission early in their featherweight bout at ONE on Prime Video 6, which took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Nunez came out
Nassourdine Imavov expects that fans will see his older brother join him on the UFC roster at some point in the near future. Imavov is set to compete in his first UFC main event at UFC Vegas 67, but he’ll be taking on an entirely different opponent from the one he spent his training camp
Jeff Molina is another UFC fighter suspended for the betting scandal and more information on him has been revealed. On November 5, Darrick Minner took on Shayilan Nuerdanbieke and in the hours before the fight, the betting odds changed drastically. A ton of money came in on Nuerdanbieke to win and win by first-round knockout
Sean Strickland wasn’t too keen on accepting a short-notice fight against Nassourdine Imavov tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 14, 2023) at UFC Vegas 67 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the middleweight contender couldn’t say no to a larger payday. Imavov was originally expected to headline UFC’s 2023 opening card
UFC Vegas 67 Weigh-in Results: One fight canceled The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 67 fight card at the UFC Apex officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. The first UFC fight card of 2023 is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between ranked middleweights Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland. Kelvin Gastelum was
With the fight less than a week away, Maynard asked if Strickland would step in. “I knew when I saw it was Mick that Mick is going to ask me to do something I don’t want to do,” Strickland laughed. “That’s when he said UFC would pay a decent amount of money and I said
8:52 AM ET The 2023 MMA calendar gets underway this weekend, and it intensifies next week when UFC 283 is headlined by a pair of championship fights. But a truly game-changing moment for the sport arrives next month in a collision of ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters. When UFC men’s featherweight champion
Dana White surprised the media with an appearance at UFC Vegas 67 media day this week to address the altercation with his wife from New Year’s Eve. White was caught on video dancing with his wife Anne White in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico before being struck with a slap and retaliating with multiple of his
It’s safe to say that UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland isn’t a fan of England or its royal family. Strickland will step up on short notice to face Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Vegas 67 main event this Saturday. Kelvin Gastelum withdrew from the fight due to a mouth injury, and Strickland will face Imavov
Isaac Dulgarian earned a UFC contract last February and was offered to be the Full Send fighter. Back at FAC 12, which served as a Dana White Lookin’ For A Fight episode, the UFC was teaming up with the Nelk Boys so they could sponsor a fighter and get them into the UFC. The Las
Dana White took to the stage during UFC Vegas 67 media day to address the recent scandal where he was caught on camera slapping his wife during a New Year’s Eve club night in Cabo, Mexico. The big question on many peoples’ minds is whether he will face any serious repercussions for the incident. According
BELLATOR MMA announced the re-signing of No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound competitor, No. 8-ranked lightweight contender, and former BELLATOR Featherweight Champion, AJ “Mercenary” McKee (20-1) to an exclusive, multi-year, multi-fight, contract. “Our top priority has always been to cultivate talent from the ground up, and with AJ [McKee] I can proudly say we have witnessed this young man blossom