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
The UFC has released a statement after suspicious betting activity resulted in a investigation of Saturday’s Minner vs Nuerdanbieke bout. UFC Fight Night 214 occurred last Saturday night, November 5th, and saw Darrick Minner (26-14 MMA) and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (39-10 MMA) in a featherweight bout. The outcome was a first-round TKO victory at the 1:07 mark
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s been 33 months since Jon Jones made the walk to UFC’s Octagon. In one of the most difficult and controversial fights on his lengthy championship career, Jones managed to defend his Light Heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes. After his 11th title defense, Jones relinquished his title and took to the
Top ranked bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley pitched the idea for an interim title bout between he and Marlon “Chito” Vera during the TimboSugarShow on his YouTube channel. O’Malley (16-1, 1 NC) jumped to the top of the 135-pound rankings after his split decision win over former champion Petr Yan at UFC 280 on October 22.
Cain Velasquez appeared in court on Monday for his first pre-trial hearing on multiple charges, including attempted murder after he allegedly chased and tried to gun down a man accused of molesting his son. The former UFC heavyweight champion has been in jail for the past eight months after he was first arrested and later
9:05 AM ET The UFC will visit Madison Square Garden for the sixth time in the promotion’s history on Saturday (main card on ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET, prelims on ESPNews/ESPN+ at 8 p.m.) with a middleweight championship bout between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. New York City has grown accustomed to the UFC
Headlining the 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 can’t-miss bout
Bellator Lightweight Champion Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire feels he would match up favorably against Islam Makhachev. Freire is set to return against Makhachev’s teammate, Usman Nurmagomedov, in the Bellator 288 co-main event on November 18th. He returns following injury and illness which postponed his 2022 debut. After defeating Peter Queally for the then-vacant lightweight title at
Newly found fan favourite Paulo Costa has taken the social media world by storm as of late with his humorous trolling of fellow fighters on the roster. Nobody is safe from Paulo Costa on social media. This time, Colby Covington was the latest fighter caught in the firing line after UFC strawweight Polyana Viana revealed
When it comes to the best fighters currently competing outside Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Christian Lee is commonly mentioned. Officially 20 fights deep into his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career, Lee (16-4) has fought exclusively for ONE Championship and has been one of its staples since debuting in late 2015. Lee is already a
UFC fight under investigation for betting incident The UFC and a U.S.-based betting integrity firm are investigating “suspicious betting activity” surrounding Shayilan Nuerdanbieke’s first-round victory over Darrick Minner at UFC Vegas 64. According to MMA Junkie, the win wasn’t the only surprise but “it was the betting lines, which drastically changed just hours before the featherweight bout
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