In the main event, Makhachev showed how dominant of a wrestler he really is, securing takedowns against the promotion’s greatest submission artist of all time, and eventually locking in an arm triangle choke forcing Oliveira to tap halfway through the second round. In the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling dominated TJ Dillashaw, who suffered a shoulder
As controversial as it may have been, Aljamain Sterling was impressed with Sean O’Malley’s win over Peter Yan. While Sterling was defending his bantamweight belt in the UFC 280 co-main event, just before that O’Malley faced the man he took the belt from in Yan. The bout would ultimately turn out to be one of
UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera isn’t happy with Cory Sandhagen. ‘Chito’ has been out of action since his headlining role against Dominick Cruz in August. In that outing, Vera scored a stellar fourth-round knockout to move his winning streak to four. He’d previously scored victories over Rob Font, Frankie Edgar, and Davey Grant. – Advertisement
Bellator MMA has announced that it has once again linked up with RIZIN to bring combat sports fans an action-packed night of fights on New Year’s Eve featuring several of each organization’s top stars battling one another. Per a press release, the event — which is being dubbed “Bellator MMA vs Rizin” — is slated
Bellator MMA and RIZIN announce promotion vs. promotion NYE event BELLATOR MMA and RIZIN Fighting Federation announced a historic, first-iteration of a star-studded BELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN event set to take place on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. BELLATOR MMA athletes will step outside of the cage and compete inside
Islam Makhachev gets a visit from Hasbulla Magomedov. Charles Oliveira celebrates his birthday. Champ Aljamain Sterling pushes himself. Sean O’Malley steps outside his comfort zone. The headliners cross paths in the hotel lobby. UFC 280 is on Saturday, October 22. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT
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UFC 280 fighter Sean Brady spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day prior to his featured prelim bout with Belal Muhammad on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-280 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the
Jake Paul and Anderson Silva fight week is upon us. To commemorate the latest collision of worlds between boxing, MMA, and social media, Showtime has released an “All Access” episode dedicated to the Paul-Silva fight, which takes place Oct. 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Watch the video above. Paul’s pro boxing career
Oct 22, 2022 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts two years ago as an undefeated champion, Islam Makhachev‘s reclaiming that lightweight title felt like a preordained moment. That moment came Saturday. Makhachev (23-1) seized the UFC’s 155-pound championship by submitting Charles Oliveira (33-9) at UFC 280
“Just do the work.” That’s the text or email I’ll get from Tom whenever I’m ranting about something that has gone awry or not worked out as seamlessly as I would have hoped. He’s got a couple of tattoos already, but “Just Do The Work” should probably be the next line he considers getting permanently
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor offered some advice for featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski during a relatively respectful exchange on social media. Following this past weekend’s UFC 280 pay-per-view event, McGregor was his usual self online, taking potshots at headline victor Islam Makhachev. As well as suggesting that he has the tools to defeat the
UFC President Dana White has given his reaction to Khamzat Chimaev’s physical encounter with Abubakar Nurmagomedov. Chimaev was in attendance for UFC 280 inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship match between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. Makhachev ended up winning the bout via
UFC 280 went down yesterday (Sat., Oct. 22, 2022) inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi UAE, featuring a thrilling main event which saw Islam Makhachev submit Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant lightweight title (highlights). In the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling stopped T.J. Dillashaw via strikes to retain his bantamweight strap (see it again here).
UFC 280 highlights & recap: Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw Watch the UFC 280 highlights video and recap from the co-main event pitting Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. The bout headlined the UFC 280 fight card on Saturday, October 22, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nate Diaz trashes Khamzat Chimaev in
Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos each have another headlining opportunity. The UFC announced during Saturday’s UFC 280 broadcast that the strawweight contenders’ bout between Rodriguez (16-1-2) and Lemos (12-2-1) has been moved to the main event spot of its upcoming Nov. 5 card. UFC Vegas 64, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas,
Oct 22, 2022 “Father’s plan” worked. Islam Makhachev is the new lightweight champion after defeating Charles Oliveria by second-round submission (arm triangle) to win the vacant belt at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday. Makhachev entered the fight on a 10-fight winning streak and was set to finalize the plan of
A decorated wrestler, Nakamura sent Nose tumbling backwards with the first clean left hand he landed to start the bout and never really allowed his foe back into the fight. He continued to march forward, throwing and landing bombs that clearly had significant impact. While Nose tried to fire back, Nakamura swarmed him along the