Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko are the official cover athletes for the upcoming EA Sports UFC 5 video game. EA Sports announced the news Tuesday. See images of the cover reveal below. Shevchenko and Volkanovski join Israel Adesanya, Jorge Masvidal, Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, Conor McGregor, and Ronda Rousey as UFC fighters to appear on
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu do not come easily. Though there are rare cases of exceptionally quick promotions and lots of more drawn out journeys, it takes the average grappler anywhere between eight and 12 years to earn a black belt. It’s not solely length of time, however. Ideally, consistency, overall
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And now, armed with three straight stoppage victories, a pair of successful title defenses, and a little bit of buzz, the Lethbridge-based titleholder is really starting to feel like he’s putting all the pieces together. “I was literally just thinking that today, about all the stuff I’ve been through, thinking, ‘Maybe all the stuff I’ve
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One-time title challenger Jared Cannonier has been tapped to back up the Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland headliner at UFC 293. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans, who requested anonymity because the news wasn’t publicly announced, confirmed an MMA Junkie report of Cannonier role for Saturday’s fight. The 39-year-old Texas native will weigh
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Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson has confirmed his comeback fight. The fan-favorite has been out of the cage for nearly four years, last fighting in Bellator. In December 2019, Rampage Jackson traveled to Japan to face Fedor Emelianenko. In the main event of Bellator 237, ‘The Last Emperor’ easily scored a first-round knockout victory.
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Ciryl Gane won big at UFC Paris last weekend inside Accor Arena, smashing heavyweight “Polar Bear” Serghei Spivac and capturing a post-fight performance bonus. Unfortunately “Bon Gamin” also lost big, thanks to band of brazen burglars who robbed the power-punching Frenchman while he was locked inside the Octagon. “It is possible that the thugs have
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Cormier explains Jones’ logic “My profile was much bigger because of [our] interactions,” Cormier said. “It really does kinda follow that same formula, where once you fight a guy that’s established, your status kind of grows. But, Jon Jones could elevate those guys, but why? See, the difference is this: when we were older fighting
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UFC Paris blew the roof off Accor Arena yesterday (Sat., Sept. 2, 2023) after hometown hero, Ciryl Gane, stopped Serghei Spivac in the second round with an array of strikes (see it again here). In the co-main event, Manon Fiorot made her case for a shot at the women’s Flyweight title after defeating former women’s
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After reclaiming the middleweight strap in April, Israel Adesanya returns to Australia to begin his second reign atop the division with a title defense against American contender Sean Strickland. Just when it seemed like things were taking a familiar turn in Adesanya’s championship rematch with Alex Pereira in April, the Nigerian-born superstar flipped the script.
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Watch UFC 293 Countdown video for a deep dive into the UFC’s return to Sydney, this Saturday, headlined by a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. This time last year, Adesanya was on top of the MMA world. With five successful title defenses to his name, “The Last Stylebender” was starting to
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Ian Machado Garry Speaks On Conor McGregor During an interview with Severe MMA, Ian Machado Garry discussed how he’s been inspired by Conor McGregor (h/t Bloody Elbow). “Look, it’s inevitable that Conor is gonna have inspiration (on) my career, look at where we grew up. Look at it. …The mayhem that that man caused in
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Australia and New Zealand have some blistering rivalries in sports, but when it comes to MMA it’s one big happy family. Alexander Volkanovski is 100% on the side of his teammate Israel Adesanya as “The Last Stylebender” prepares to defend his UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on September 9th. Not only
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