“I remember very, very clearly being afraid to go to the gym on sparring days because you knew when they were going to call you out,” Usman said of the collection that included Anthony Johnson, Michael Johnson, JZ Cavalcante, and Jorge Santiago, who remains one of his coaches to this day. “I’m just starting out
UFC flyweight Tyson Nam has responded to the California State Athletic Commission banning him from competing in the state following a violation. Nam earned a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus for earning a wild knockout of Ode Osbourne at UFC San Diego last Saturday. He countered a flying knee attempt from Osbourne with a massive
Dana White says the UFC made a big mistake in letting Shane Burgos hit free agency and eventually sign with the PFL. Before Burgos’ UFC Long Island fight against Charles Jourdain, he made it known that it was the final fight of his deal. After the event, White even said the plan was for the
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion Kamaru Usman plans to defeat longtime rival Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 pay-per-view (PPV) main event this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, then pack on some extra muscle (a lot of that going around these days) and fly straight to the light heavyweight division. He might
UFC 278 results begin live at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Saturday, August 20, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Click on the fight below in the UFC 278 results section for live stats or jump down to the UFC 278 written results. In-fight
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Marlon Vera discusses if his main event clash with Dominick Cruz is the biggest fight of his career, his issues with Petr Yan, why he has asked Cruz to fight backstage, Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley and other top bantamweight fights coming up, if he will get a title shot next with a win, his
Dana White tells in interview that the UFC is already working on UFC heavyweight interim title bout, to set up bout with Francis Ngannou next, Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic are currently the frontrunners, UFC 281 announcement for Abu Dhabi event in oct. and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for
Check out the highlights from the scale for Dana White’s Contender Series 49, where nine of 10 fighters made weight for Tuesday’s card in Las Vegas. Full weigh-in results: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/08/ufc-news-dana-white-contender-series-49-official-weigh-in-results-live-stream 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 latest MMA
12:51 PM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2019. Leon Edwards fights Kamaru Usman on August 20 at UFC 278. Why? What if? Those are the questions I ask myself every day. What if my dad didn’t bring me to the United Kingdom? What if my gym never opened in the Erdington
Esteban Ribovics closed the show and kept his 100 percent finish rate in tact in emphatic fashion In the lightweight headliner of DWCS Season 6, Week 4, Ribovics just needed 90 seconds to dispatch of Thomas Paull to move to 11-0 in his professional career, and more importantly, earn a UFC contract in the process.
This week, five more sets of hopefuls hit the cage hoping to add their names to the collection of athletes matriculating to the biggest stage in the sport. After another night of explosive action, it was another “Everybody Gets a Contract” evening, as UFC President Dana White invited all five victors to compete in the
UFC President Dana White has provided insight as to why the promotion didn’t match the PFL‘s offer to sign featherweight Shane Burgos to a new contract. Burgos signed a deal to join the PFL this week in a shocking move in free agency. Burgos had fought out his UFC contract and the promotion opted to
Martial arts and cannabis entrepreneur ‘Mighty Matt’ Staudt recently announced the completion of the private sale of half his ownership in the legendary brand High Rollerz Jiu Jitsu. Based on a social media post made by Matt dated July 14th, with this sale he has officially passed the reigns of running the business and shows
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Luke Rockhold may be a fairly significant underdog opposite Paulo Costa this weekend at UFC 278, but Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is backing him. The pivotal Middleweight co-main event between Rockhold and Costa could go a long way in determining a future title challenger, so it makes sense that Adesanya is
UFC 278 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘It just takes the right guy to break that b**ch’ On the second episode of UFC 278 Embedded, Leon Edwards takes a swing with his team. Champ Kamaru Usman gets energy from his brother, a fellow Ultimate Fighter. Alexandr Romanov gets gritty in training. Jose Aldo and Paulo Costa travel
Aug 15, 2022 Shane Burgos is leaving the UFC and signing with PFL, the popular featherweight fighter announced Monday on “The MMA Hour.” Burgos fought out his UFC contract with his win over Charles Jourdain on July 16, becoming a free agent. He said he will likely compete in PFL before the end of the
Demetrious Johnson says The Ultimate Fighter played a role in his eventual departure from the UFC. Johnson is one of the most accomplished fighters in UFC history, holding the record for most title defenses in history at 11. But despite his many accolades with the promotion, Johnson finished his UFC career somewhat at odds with