He believes that UFC President Dana White and the rest of the UFC see that Du Plessis has plenty to offer, and that if he continues to fight the way that he knows he can, he’ll be featured in main events and fighting for the middleweight title in no time. “I think it speaks a
UFC President Dana White has clarified his recent comments about a reported “likely” Conor McGregor/Michael Chandler fight. It was reported earlier this week in a to-be-released interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that White said that Chandler is McGregor’s “likely” return opponent. This excited fans and pundits around the sport as McGregor nears an Octagon return.
Danny Sabatello is not happy with the result of his Bellator Bantamweight Championship fight against Raufeon Stots. Sabatello’s title fight with Stots also served as a semifinal bout in the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix. The bout went all five rounds and in the end, Stots was awarded the split decision victory. It was clear
Dana White is a master at spitting out powerful sound bytes and making viral news announcements. The guy is a one man headline factory, which may explain why he gets so angry when he sees MMA news sites twisting his perfectly crafted narratives into basic clickbait. The latest fake news story White is trying to
UFC 282 highlights & recap: Paddy Pimblett vs Jared Gordon Watch the highlight video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 282 co-main event between Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon. Pimblett defeated Gordon by unanimous decision. UFC 282 took place on Saturday, December 10, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. [embedded content] Paddy Pimblett: ‘I think
Bellator President Scott Coker doubts James Krause will be spotted in the corner of his promotion cage anytime soon. Krause was recently banned from appearing at UFC events amid an ongoing government investigation tied to allegations of insider information influencing wagers on fights. The investigation was sparked by Darrick Minner — a Krause-coached fighter since
1:31 AM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC lost its light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka to injury in November. UFC 282 was supposed to crown his successor. Unfortunately, it did not. Former champion Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1) and Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1) fought to a five-round split draw in the main event Saturday inside T-Mobile Arena. Judge Mike
As he was heading into training last Sunday night, Ponzinibbio got a call that his opponent, Robbie Lawler, was going to be out of the fight due to an injury. When asked if he wanted to stay on the card, there was no hesitation; he immediately said yes and waited patiently to see who his
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiří Procházka feels his stock remains cemented following the UFC 282 main event draw. Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw in the UFC 282 vacant light heavyweight title fight on Saturday night. The fight came together after Procházka suffered a shoulder injury and opted to vacate
Jonathan Pearce knew it would be hard to finish Darren Elkins, but is happy with his performance. Pearce was looking to improve to 5-0 at featherweight at UFC Orlando and was taking on Elkins. He had a ton of confidence heading into the scrap and he believes he showcased all his skills and showed how
Paddy Pimblett walked away from his UFC 282 fight against Jared Gordon with a gift decision, moving his record in 2022 to 3-0. And while this wasn’t the most exciting Paddy “The Baddy” fight we’ve ever seem, Pimblett was more than happy to talk the bout up at the post-fight press conference. “Everybody’s got an
Paddy Pimblett was victorious in the UFC 282 co-main event on Saturday defeating Jared Gordon by unanimous decision, but many, including UFC fighters, scored the fight for Gordon. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Pimblett. The scorecard revealed that two judges scored Pimblett winning the first two rounds and Judge Chris Lee scored
UFC President Dana White was in the holiday spirit, so he handed out some extra cash at UFC 282. White announced after Saturday’s pay-per-view event that almost every finisher on Saturday’s card – nine in total – would be awarded a “Performance of the Night” bonus worth $50,000. The remaining finish, a scrap between main
2:00 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Chuck Liddell. Randy Couture. Tito Ortiz. “Rampage” Jackson. Daniel Cormier. Jon Jones. The UFC light heavyweight division has been home to some of the biggest stars and best fighters in
Brown clocked Silva with a clean right hand to start the fight, but from there, the featherweights largely engaged in a grappling battle. While Silva had his moments, Brown was far more strategic and sharp, grinding out long stretches in controlling positions, searching for submissions, landing sporadic attacks, and simply keeping the 35-year-old debutant from
Santiago Ponzinibbio staged an impressive come-from-behind TKO win over Alex Morono at UFC 282 tonight. The 35-year-old was up against it early in round one after he was sent to the canvas by a huge right from Morono. And in round two, Ponzinibbio was dropped yet again but responded with some effective striking. It was
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC 282 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Jan Błachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev. Tonight’s event was originally slated to be headlined by a light heavyweight title fight rematch between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira. However, the Czech fighter suffered a severe shoulder injury and was forced to
Manny Pacquiao was back in action on Saturday night in a boxing exhibition match against South Korean YouTuber and martial artist DK Yoo. Pointless exhibition matches like this are starting to become pretty common amongst the top names in boxing, and Pacquiao stepped into the ring to fight for the first time since his loss