“I don’t expect Weili to come out the way that Rose did in my last fight,” Esparza said. “You never know, but I feel like it definitely takes two to dance and I’m definitely going into this fight going to get a finish and looking to win and put on an exciting fight. On my
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira is now days away, and MMA News is here to continue getting you prepared for the event with our expert staff predictions! Two title fights will headline the UFC 281 pay-per-view, with Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight championship against Alex Pereira in the main event. The co-main event will see two-time
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is back in the news after sharing a bizarre video using an ape-face filter. Mcgregor, 34, (22-6 MMA) is no stranger to social media, but his latest proclamation (?) is definitely of the over-the-top weird variety. – Advertisement – Taking to ‘Twitter‘ and ‘Instagram’, Conor McGregor posted an extremely strange
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight sluggers Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler will go to war this weekend (Sat., Nov. 12, 2022) at UFC 281 from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Though he did capture interim gold, Poirier’s quest for the undisputed crown has grown more challenging. The 33-year-old veteran’s second
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping weighed in on the UFC 281 main event between current champion Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. Adesanya and Pereira have a backstory. Pereira holds two wins over Adesanya in kickboxing, including by knockout in their second match, but Bisping doesn’t think that be a factor on Saturday. “Everybody knows
Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw still believes he can be champion again, especially if Aljamain Sterling is holding the belt. Despite a first-round loss to Sterling at UFC 280, Dillashaw isn’t ready to concede “Funkmaster” is the best bantamweight in the world. Were it not for the severe shoulder injury that hobbled him early
7:15 AM ET Frankie Edgar (Editor’s note: This story was written with the assistance of ESPN’s Jeff Wagenheim) I remember the first time I ever saw a prizefight. It was sometime in the 1980s, and I was a young kid. I went to my next-door neighbor’s house with my old man to watch Mike Tyson.
Fighting in “The World’s Most Famous Arena” for the first time since a Performance of the Night knockout of Derek Brunson in 2018, Adesanya will now put his undisputed 185-pound title on the line for the sixth time against Pereira, who is unbeaten in three UFC bouts, including a July finish of Sean Strickland, and
Cain Velasquez is heading home for the first time in nearly a year after a judge granted him bail on Tuesday during his pre-trial hearing. MMA Junkie, who was on site for the second day of Velasquez’s pre-trial hearing, was among the first to report the news. Judge Arthur Bocanegra granted Velasquez $1 million bail
Bo Nickal is explaining why there’s ‘not much to be said’ about Khamzat Chimaev’s wrestling abilities. Bo Nickal captured two first-round victories on Dana White’s ‘Contender Series’ earlier this year. The promotion promptly signed the 26 year old and scheduled him to make his Octagon debut at UFC 282 on Saturday, December 10th at the
Cain Velasquez has finally received some good news. MMA Junkie reported today (Tues., Nov. 8, 2022) that the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion was granted bail from a Santa Clara County judge. The decision of a $1 million bail came after a 13-hour pre-trial hearing that was completed in two days. “This incident
UFC releases statement addressing ‘suspicious betting activity’ surrounding UFC Vegas 64 bout On Monday, it was revealed that UFC and a U.S.-based betting integrity firm are investigating “suspicious betting activity” surrounding a fight that took place at UFC Vegas 64. The ‘suspicious betting activity’ surrounded Shayilan Nuerdanbieke’s first-round victory over Darrick Minner on the main card. Betting
Headlining the UFC 281 card is middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who’s looking to defend his title for the sixth time against former kickboxing foe Alex Pereira. In the co-main event, Carla Esparza puts her strawweight title on the line against former champion Zhang Weili. And Top-5 lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler clash in a
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It’s hard to deny that the UFC’s promotional strategy with Alex Pereira to get him to Saturday’s main event was brilliant. Pereira will challenge Israel Adesnaya for the middleweight title in the UFC 281 headliner. As has been well documented, Pereira holds two kickboxing wins over Adesanya — including a brutal knockout victory in their
To hear Ulberg tell it, that’s been a good thing for his preparation. “It’s always good training with a big crew, especially when we’re all on the same card, (we have) the same vibe and are feeding off each other, I’m here (in New York) with a big crew now, the vibes are high and
A ranked UFC contender has named a possible reason for the promotion’s ban on athletes carrying the flag of their countries to the Octagon. Previously, members of the UFC roster have made the walk with flags wrapped around them. That scene was often replicated post-fight, with the victor celebrating their result along with their nation’s