Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos finally has an official timeline for his return. Dos Santos, 36, received a nine-month suspension in a unanimous vote from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Wednesday stemming from a positive out-of-competition drug test for ostarine, which was administered April 16 in relation to his scheduled fight against Mounir Lazzez at
8:00 AM ET The UFC’s last fight card will feature two of the best lightweights in MMA in Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov (Saturday, 7 p.m. E.T. on ESPN+), who carry a combined record of 42-4 in their careers thus far. Neither is relatively close to contending for a title in 2023. That’s how deep
UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, today announced the launch of the third annual Dana White’s 12 Days of Giveaways, a holiday campaign in which UFC President Dana White gives away a series of premium prize packages to UFC fans around the world. The giveaways start today, Wednesday, December 14, and continue during
Former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren has praised Paddy Pimblett for his Octagon interview at UFC 282. One of the most notable matchups on offer at this past weekend’s pay-per-view saw rising star Pimblett look to continue his surge to prominence at the expense of Jared Gordon, whom he collided with in the
It’s safe to say Anthony Joshua will not be making a move into mixed martial arts anytime soon. In recent years, combat sports fans have witnessed some blockbuster crossover fights. Most notably, Conor McGregor when swapping the cage for the ropes to face Floyd Mayweather in 2017. The most recent high-profile boxer to try their
Jared Gordon smells an opportunity. The UFC lightweight veteran insists he was “robbed” by the cageside judges after losing to Paddy Pimblett at the UFC 282 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in Las Vegas, and is now petitioning “The Baddy” — along with head sponsor Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports — to commit to a
Jared Gordon calls for Paddy Pimblett rematch in London Jared Gordon lost a controversial decision to Paddy Pimblett in the UFC 282 co-main event on December 10 and wants to run it back with “The Baddy.” Fighters, commentators, media members and fans have all weighed in on the decision since last weekend’s event. Some have
Chris Curtis was a little disappointed at UFC 282. This past Saturday, Curtis delivered another exceptional performance in the octagon, knocking out Joaquin Buckley in the second round, and earning a “Performance of the Night” bonus. Securing a big win and an extra $50,000 would normally constitute a good night at the office for anyone,
In his latest bout, Dober faced an explosive Rafael Alves, who brings the same speed as McKinney, but with a few more tools. Opening the fight with a capoeira-style kick, Alves showed Dober techniques that he’d never seen before inside the Octagon. But this didn’t bother him one bit. Despite an initial onslaught of speed
Valentina Shevchenko was impressed by Zhang Weili‘s victory at UFC 281 but feels Weili’s improvements wouldn’t be enough to beat her. Shevchenko hasn’t fought since a split decision win over Taila Santos at UFC 275 to retain her flyweight belt. Since winning the vacant title at UFC 231, she’s defended it seven times, despite her
Dana White has reacted after Darren Till suffered his third straight loss at last weekend’s UFC 282 event. It was Darren Till (18-5 MMA) vs Dricus Du Plessis (18-2 MMA) last Saturday night, December 10th in a middleweight bout in Las Vegas. The middleweight battle saw Du Plessis finishing Till with a rear-naked choke in
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Raul Rosas Jr. is already developing some notoriety. Back in September, the top prospect secured his spot on the UFC roster, winning a unanimous decision on “Contenders Series” just a few weeks shy of his 18th birthday. Rosas Jr. is still in high school, but that didn’t stop him from making
Henry Cejudo thinks Paddy Pimblett’s UFC 282 win was ‘one of the worst decisions ever’ Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo felt like he wasted his time watching UFC 282 on Saturday and felt like the judges should be under fire. “I think the judges stole the show on this card. Some of the judging,
Dillon Danis’ next fight won’t be in the Bellator cage and his boss is fine with that. Scott Coker spoke to the media following Saturday’s Bellator 289 event in Uncasville, Conn., and he was asked about the brash fighter’s upcoming boxing match against YouTuber KSI, which takes place on Jan. 14. “Dillon wants to go
Dec 10, 2022 Jeff Wagenheim Raufeon Stots fought and then he sang. After the split decision was read on Friday night and Stots was declared the winner of a Bellator 289 main event that had a fiery leadup littered with trash talk, Danny Sabatello stormed out of the cage, whereupon Stots grabbed his interviewer’s microphone
“He won; it is what it is,” he added. “But if I have to rectify something about that fight, it’s to be much more careful about (my weight cut) because I was very depleted before that fight. I think the weight cut was the major factor from that fight, but taking things away from it
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña had some choice words for the fighters who’ve called her out recently. “The Venezuelan Vixen” shocked the world at UFC 269 last year when she defeated long-reigning champion Amanda Nunes. The “Lioness” had not lost a fight in over seven years when Peña made her submit to a
Chael Sonnen believes Paddy Pimblett has all the weapons to ‘be a future champion’. It was Paddy Pimblett (20-3 MMA) vs Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA) this past weekend in the co-main lightweight fight at UFC 282 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In a very controversial decision, Pimblett was awarded the unanimous decision win. At the post