Andre Petroski remained undefeated in the UFC with a decision victory over Wellington Turman at UFC 281. Andre entered the fight being 3-0 in the UFC with three stoppage wins. The hope for Petroski was to submit Turman and continue to prove he’s the best grappler in the UFC. Although that didn’t happen, Petroski earned
With his massive win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, Alex Pereira rocketed up the middleweight rankings into the top slot as 185 pound champion. He also made his debut in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings. For slaying “The Last Airbender,” Pereira appeared in the No. 8 slot, sandwiched between Charles Oliveira and Aljamain Sterling.
UFC 281 highlights & recap: Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira Watch the highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 281 main event between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. The bout headlined the UFC 281 fight card on Saturday, November 14, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [embedded content] Anthony Johnson’s cause of death
Israel Adesanya doesn’t blame Marc Goddard for the stoppage against Alex Pereira, but he does think it wasn’t necessary. Adesanya lost his middleweight title to Pereira at UFC 281 after Pereira authored an epic comeback in the fifth round to earn a standing-TKO victory. In the immediate aftermath, Adesanya protested the stoppage as early, saying
9:19 AM ET NEW YORK — A well-known MMA coach was sitting up against a locker room wall earlier this year with his fighter and other coaches as the fighter warmed up in preparation for his UFC bout later that evening. There were other fighters and teams in the room as well, a common occurrence
In the main event, Alex Pereira dethroned Israel Adesanya by fifth round TKO to capture middleweight gold in only his fourth UFC bout. In the co-main event, Zhang Weili reclaimed her strawweight title, defeating Carla Esparza by submission (rear naked choke) in the second round. Also, heavy hitting lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler battled
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya isn’t letting his ‘horror movie’ plan for Alex Pereira fall through after UFC 281. Adesanya lost to Pereira in a stunning fifth-round TKO at UFC 281 on Saturday. After appearing close to cruising to a win on the judges’ scorecards, Adesanya got caught with a barrage of punches from
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield are done fighting, but they’re still promoters at heart. ‘Iron Mike’ and ‘The Real Deal’ graced the boxing ring on two occasions in the 1990s. Both matchups are historic and well-remembered, but for very different reasons. In 1996, they met for the first time, with Holyfield pulling off a shocking
The show appears to be going on with Hasim Rahman Jr. and DAZN boxing this weekend (Sat., Nov. 19, 2022). It was revealed earlier today (Mon., Nov. 14, 2022) that Rahman’s original opponent in the Misfits 003 boxing event headliner, Vitor Belfort, was out of their match due to undisclosed reasons. No word was originally
UFC 281 highlights & recap: Dustin Poirier vs Michael Chandler Watch the highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 281 lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler. UFC 281 fight card on Saturday, November 14, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [embedded content] UFC 281 highlights & recap: Israel Adesanya vs Alex
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: Intro recapping the weekend with UFC 281 and all the news. 2 p.m.: Chris Gutierrez joins us in studio to
Nov 13, 2022 Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya by fifth-round TKO in the main event of UFC 281 to become the new middleweight champion Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Adesanya hurt Pereira at the end of Round 1 and then dominated the ground game in the third before Pereira took over in
“It’s hard to lose it twice,” he laughed. “It’s already gone. So I was content but, at the same time, I wanted to fight. I stayed in the gym, helping other guys, made a few trips down to South Florida to keep me sharp, trained with the local fighters in Louisiana, worked on other business
Good morning, MMA fans! Welcome to the MMA News Tracker! Here are some of the latest happenings across the world of MMA. Michael Chandler Loves Idea Of Eddie Alvarez’s UFC Return, White Implies Disinterest Image Credit: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com At UFC 281, Michael Chandler turned in another instant classic when he battled Dustin Poirier on the
Dustin Poirier feels Michael Chandler bent the rules during their UFC 281 scrap. Poirier and Chandler did battle inside Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12. This fight was about as good as advertised. There was a ton of action on the feet, but there were also some grappling exchanges that ultimately
Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler was an undeniable banger that more than deserved its place as Fight of the Night at UFC 281. The two lightweights left it all in the cage, with Poirier walking away the victor after submitting Chandler two minutes into the third round (watch the highlights here). But “The Diamond” was
Dana White says Jon Jones will ‘for sure’ fight next year The long awaited octagon return of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is right around the corner according to UFC president Dana White. Jones last fought in February 2020, defeating Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision at UFC 247. Six months later Jones vacated
Artur Szczepaniak didn’t need much time to pick up his ninth career victory. On Saturday, Szczepaniak faced Brian Hooi in a main card fight at KSW 76, and the Polish welterweight delivered a one of the best highlights of the weekend, finishing Hooi with a devastating head kick and punches just 43 seconds into the