Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sean Strickland is a lot of things, but it doesn’t appear that sentimental is an apt descriptor for the newly crowned UFC Middleweight champion. Less than two full days after shocking Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia to win the belt (watch highlights), Strickland has already managed to damage
Earlier this year, Alexa Grasso shocked the world by submitting Valentina Shevchenko to claim the flyweight title. Now, the two meet again, with Grasso looking to defend her belt and Shevchenko aiming to reclaim her lost title. The win in March moved Grasso to 5-0 since transitioning to the 125-pound weight class, and showed how
The UFC has cancelled Khusein Askhabov’s UFC Vegas 80 fight with Daniel Pineda following a report of his arrest in Thailand on kidnap, torture, and extortion charges after allegedly kidnapping an Italian man in Phuket. The promotion released a statement on Monday, hours after the release of a report by The Phuket News that said
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC has canceled a featherweight bout between Khusein Askhabov and Daniel Pineda next month, following the arrest of Askhabov related to an alleged kidnapping and robbery in Thailand. The
Sean Strickland has already broken his UFC belt. Strickland became the UFC’s new middleweight champion on Saturday night – Sunday afternoon in Australia – as he cruised to a decision win over Israel Adesanya. It was one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, and Strickland even nearly finished the fight as he dropped Adesanya
Newly-crowned middleweight champion Sean Strickland shocked the world by dethroning former 185-pound titleholder Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend in Sydney, an upset that is being ranked among the most epic of all time. But not everyone was caught off guard. That’s because coaches and sparring parters who’ve previously
One aspect of fighting that Ulberg has focused on improving these last few years is his mental clarity. By training diligently for 13 long weeks, Ulberg removes any doubts from his mind that he didn’t do everything he could to perform his best. “Just let it flow and it’ll happen,” Ulberg said. “That’s my new
Dricus Du Plessis isn’t worried about Israel Adesanya for now. With Sean Strickland defeating Adesanya this past Saturday at UFC 293 to claim the middleweight title, the looming Du Plessis-Adesanya grudge matchappears to be on hold as the South African contender declared on social media that his immediate goal is to challenge the new champion.
Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Sep 11, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Sean Strickland is a UFC champion. Do not adjust your screen. That is not a typo. On Saturday, Strickland dethroned heavy favorite Israel Adesanya to
Logan Paul Roasts Dillon Danis Over Sparring Footage Danis recently posted footage of himself sparring ahead of the boxing match against Paul. In response, Paul posted a video of himself reacting to the sparring footage. This can’t be real 🤣 pic.twitter.com/sBYJaWbyER — Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) September 9, 2023 “I wanna talk about this punch, I’ve
Tai Tuivasa is down but not out after a tough loss to Alexander Volkov on his home turf of Sydney, Australia. “Bam Bam” came to brawl in the battle of the heavyweights at UFC 293, and did pretty well considering the serious reach advantage his Russian opponent had. But it was game over for the
UFC Vice President Australia and New Zealand, Peter Kloczko said: “UFC 284 was an enormous success across the board. “The electric atmosphere inside a sold-out RAC Arena on the day and the quality of the contests inside the Octagon provided a fitting finale for an exciting week of events that engaged the local community and
Charles Oliveira’s chance at revenge is next up on UFC’s pay-per-view schedule. Oliveira faces off against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch on Oct. 21 in the main event of UFC 294, which takes place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The UFC announced the event’s official main card — albeit with
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 10, 2023, 12:32 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The greatest upset in UFC middleweight title fight history belongs to Sean Strickland. Strickland (28-5) stunned the mixed martial arts world on Saturday, as he claimed the 185-pound championship in
Daniel Cormier doesn’t believe Israel Adesanya should receive an immediate rematch against Sean Strickland following their title fight at UFC 293. Adesanya (24-3 MMA) and Strickland (28-5 MMA) collided for the promotion’s undisputed middleweight championship in the headliner of last night’s pay-per-view event in Sydney, Australia. The highly anticipated matchup resulted in a massive upset,
Aljamain Sterling went fishing for an immediate rematch against Sean O’Malley on Saturday night, but “Suga” ain’t biting. Sterling and O’Malley fought at UFC 292 in Boston last month, with O’Malley taking the bantamweight belt off the long-time champ with an impressive first round knockout. The loss snapped a nine-fight win streak for “Funkmaster,” but
Headlined by a middleweight title clash between two-time champ Israel Adesanya and brash contender Sean Strickland, and featuring 10 athletes from the ANZAC region, Saturday’s fight card was loaded with exciting matchups that had the crowd at Qudos Bank Arena amped up from the outset. After six finishes and a Fight of the Year contender
Sean Strickland was in the middle of one of his rants during UFC 293 fight week when Teddy Atlas voiced a thought. “You know what I said? I said maybe, just maybe, crazy like a fox,” Atlas said on the post-show for Sunday’s pay-per-view event. Strickland upended the UFC middleweight division with a unanimous decision
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