In typical “Hangman” fashion, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has called out fellow contender Tony Ferguson on social media. Hooker is at somewhat of a crossroads in his career. After falling to three of the best at 155 pounds in Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, and Islam Makhachev, the New Zealander acknowledged that there was no place
Dana White did an exclusive interview with Barstool Sports and Robbie Fox, the site’s main MMA blogger, ahead of UFC 277. The pair discussed a variety of topics, including the fights themselves, the retirement of WWE’s Vince McMahon, and White’s biggest pet peeves when it comes to accepting major fights that could influence the rankings
Top-ranked UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington is making good use of his time off, recently entering the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open inside Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. “Chaos” was one of 7,703 entries — with a hefty $400 buy-in — for a Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament contested from
Anthony Smith to require surgery after breaking ankle at UFC 277 Former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith suffered a broken ankle in his UFC 277 loss to Magomed Ankalaev and will require surgery. Smith broke the news to Ariel Helwani on Monday. Anthony Smith suffered a broken left ankle Saturday night in his fight
Anthony Smith celebrates his birthday. Amanda Nunes sets her body clock; champ Julianna Peña takes training personally. Kai Kara-France and Brandon Moreno eye the flyweight belt. Derrick Lewis finds the fun in fighting. UFC 277 is on Saturday, July 30. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT
Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France kept it friendly in their staredown following the UFC 277 pre-fight press conference in Dallas. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA
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Jul 31, 2022 DALLAS — Brandon Moreno is once again a UFC champion. And once again, he appears to be on a collision course with Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno (20-6-2) claimed the interim 125-pound title in thrilling fashion Saturday, as he finished Kai Kara-France in the third round with a nasty left body kick followed by
Iago Torres is 1-0 as a pro now, and one-for-one when it comes to ending his fights with highlight-reel knockouts. The Brazilian flyweight made a successful debut Sunday at an Action Fight Championship event in Ceara, Brazil, recording one of the year’s most incredible knockouts with a spinning heel kick finish of Renan Fiuza. Watch
Less than 30 seconds into round two, Pena got dropped hard by a right hand, and while Nunes didn’t follow her to the mat, she called the Spokane native back to her feet, and another right hand put Pena on the deck. Again, Pena got to her feet and landed a combination to get back
Sean O’Malley believes that his upcoming fight against Petr Yan will not their last. Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan was one of the latest additions to UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, set to be headlined by Charles Oliveira and Islam Makachev for the vacant lightweight title. The two bantamweights are set to fight over the
Anthony Smith broke his ankle in his UFC 277 fight against Magomed Ankalaev. In the lead-up to UFC 277, Smith was vocal that he didn’t understand the hype with Ankalaev and was going to prove that. However, in the first round it appeared Smith hurt his ankle, and to begin the second round, he could
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight division faces a possible changing of the guard this Saturday (Aug. 6, 2022) when rising knockout artist, Jamahal Hill, takes on former title challenger, Thiago Santos, inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 59 will also feature a potentially explosive Welterweight clash between Vicente Luque and
UFC 277 highlights & recap: Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes Watch the UFC 277 highlights video and recap from the bantamweight championship rematch between Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes. The bout took place on the UFC 277 fight card on Saturday, July 30, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Fox News edited photo of
8:00 AM ET After two title fights stole the show in Dallas last weekend at UFC 277 to end the month of July, the promotion will turn the page, starting with a stacked schedule in August, which will feature two UFC Fight Nights before UFC 278 on Aug. 20. With a busy month ahead, our
Dana White feels bad about raining on Brandon Moreno’s parade. Following Moreno’s interim flyweight championship win over Kai Kara-France in Saturday’s UFC 277 co-main event, his longtime rival Deiveson Figueiredo was invited into the octagon for an impromptu faceoff. Figueiredo is likely to attempt to unify his undisputed title with Moreno’s interim title in a
Today, Hill is 10-1-1 and just days away from a main event bout against Thiago Santos. His rise through the UFC light heavyweight rankings has been fast and furious, with statement knockout wins over Ovince Saint Preux, Jimmy Crute, and Johnny Walker proving that Grand Rapids’ finest is right where he belongs. “The fact that
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC leads the charge this week with a few great finishes from UFC 277, as well as a contract-winning