“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
UFC lightweight loudmouth Paddy Pimblett escaped the UFC 282 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in Las Vegas by squeaking past fellow 155-pound scrapper Jared Gordon in the “Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev” co-main event. Just don’t expect a controversial outcome to dampen “The Baddy’s” spirits, who celebrated his big night by partying at XS Las Vegas with
Controversial judge under investigation by commission following scorecard issues Doug Crosby might finally need to answer for two back-to-back questionable scorecards. According to MMA Fighting, Mohegan Athletic Department Director of Athletics Mike Mazzulli says he will review the three judges involved in judging the Bellator 289 main event between Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello. “In
Bryce Mitchell said he was far from his best at UFC 282 and wishes he hadn’t gambled on fighting anyway. In a video posted to Twitter after his UFC 282 loss, the first of his pro MMA career, in a bout against Ilia Topuria, Mitchell said a bout with the flu left him a shell
Dec 10, 2022 Jeff Wagenheim Raul Rosas Jr., who turned 18 years old just two months ago, became the youngest fighter ever to compete in the UFC on Saturday night, and his performance was dominant in a first-round submission of veteran bantamweight Jay Perrin during the prelims of UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las
After claiming victory in the middleweight competition on Season 29 of The Ultimate Fighter and dispatching the man he was original scheduled to face in the finale in his sophomore appearance in the Octagon, Battle dropped to welterweight last time out and debuted with a bang, collecting a 44-second knockout win over Takashi Sato. Now
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC‘s final Pay-Per-View of the year ended up being an action-packed affair that didn’t see a fight go the
Glover Teixeira has thanked the universe after being awarded the next shot at the vacant light heavyweight title in Brazil at UFC 283 next month. Teixeira was in attendance this past weekend at UFC 282, which saw Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev go toe-to-toe in the main event for his former light heavyweight championship. Having
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Stephen Thompson has a new source of inspiration towards becoming UFC champion. A couple weeks back, Thompson picked apart Kevin Holland to return to the win column in stellar fashion (HIGHLIGHTS). It was a drastically different outcome compared to his previous two fights against Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns, dreadfully boring
Israel Adesanya reacts to UFC 282 outcomes | Video Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya watched Saturday’s UFC 282 pay-per-view event and reacted to the outcomes. See “The Last Stylebender” react to Darren Till’s loss, Paddy Pimblett‘s decision win, and the main event ending in a split draw. [embedded content] (Video courtesy of FREESTYLEBENDER) Darren Till
Nate Diaz and Eddie Alvarez are two of the biggest names in free agency across all of combat sports and BKFC is making a concerted effort to potentially sign both of them. The bare-knuckle promotion has gone after high-profile free agents previously and now BKFC President Dave Feldman believes his organization could ultimately offer somebody
9:36 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 is long retired. Same for Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz. Jon Jones was last UFC light heavyweight champion over two years ago. Once the UFC’s glamour division filled
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs Ankalaev will see former champion and No. 2 ranked Jan Blachowicz take on surging No. 3 ranked Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant, undisputed UFC light heavyweight championship. Rising lightweights Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon will met in co-main event. How To Watch UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev UFC 282 takes place
UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has defended himself after coming under fire for his recent trip to Chechnya, which reportedly came at the invitation of the republic’s dictator Ramzan Kaydrov. Last month, images and footage emerged of a trio of former UFC champions — former interim lightweight titleholder Gaethje, former welterweight king Kamaru Usman, and former
Magomed Ankalaev has cleared the air following his split draw against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282. Ankalaev and Blachowicz stepped up on short notice to save the UFC 282 card. They fought for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The title was vacated by Jiří Procházka, who suffered a shoulder injury while preparing for a
Cristiane Justino picked up her second straight boxing victory to close out 2022. “Cyborg” popped, dropped, and cruised to a decision win over the unheralded Gabrielle Holloway as part of the Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan boxing pay-per-view (PPV) at CHI Health Center last weekend in Omaha, Nebraska. The Bellator MMA featherweight champ took the