Sean O’Malley is calling on his fellow UFC fighters to get better at utilizing social media. O’Malley has raised his stock a great deal on social media. It’s helped him garner success with his own podcast and merchandise. Overall, the Sean O’Malley brand is booming and whether you like him or not, the “Sugar” show
Curtis Blaydes is done fighting downward. Like UFC Long Island the weekend prior (July 16, 2022), UFC London this past Saturday (July 23, 2022) also ended rather anti-climactically. Tom Aspinall’s knee only needed 15 seconds inside the Octagon after an early leg kick before it said, “Nope, let’s go home.” Never an ideal way to
UFC 277 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘There’s an unclosed chapter in this book’ Brandon Moreno helps a teammate prepare for Dana White’s Contender Series and makes breakfast. Champ Julianna Peña sets her sights on a belt defense and receives a special gift. Amanda Nunes arrives in Dallas with her family. UFC 277 is on Saturday, July
9:22 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Dana White’s Contender Series swaggered onto the scene five years ago dangling in front of fight fans a tantalizing promise. It was right there in the show’s name. This on-ramp for developing UFC talent wasn’t simply assuring MMA followers of an influx of new names for the prelims. No, the
Paddy Pimblett improved to 3-0 inside the octagon with a second-round submission win over Jordan Leavitt this past Saturday, but how big of a jump up should he get following the best performance of his career? On a brand new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee
The extra time to prepare for an athlete like Silva is essential for Dalby to find success in the Octagon. Facing a high-level grappler in “Hannibal,” who has earned nine submissions in his 14 wins as a pro, Silva isn’t a fighter that Dalby wants to actively engage with on the ground, but he’s prepared
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. Last week’s list was one of the more submission-heavy ones to date, but this week gets back to the usual
(via Zuffa LLC) Aleksandar Rakic has a doozy of a story coming out of UFC London. The event went down inside the O2 Arena in London, England on July 23. The main event ended in just 15 seconds. Curtis Blaydes picked up the TKO victory over Tom Aspinall, who suffered a knee injury. The action
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is gearing up for its upcoming UFC 277 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which is set to go down this Saturday night (July 30, 2022) in Dallas, Texas. Headlining the event will be a rematch between current women’s bantamweight champion, Julianna Pena, defending her belt against the women she took it from last
Curtis Blaydes won’t risk rank to run back Tom Aspinall fight after freak injury The UFC London main event between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall did not live up to expectation. Blaydes was awarded the victory 15 seconds after the opening bell. Aspinall appeared to have tweaked his knee and fell to the canvas in
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Rafael Fiziev dealt with quite the adventure in the 24 hours before his latest UFC Vegas 58 win over Rafael dos Anjos. Tasked with the first UFC main event of his career, Fiziev ultimately delivered one of the finest performances of his octagon run, knocking out the former UFC champion with a fifth-round salvo that
Craig tried to drag Oezdemir to the mat in the early going, nearly locking up a leg as he got his foe down. Oezdemir was now forced to defend, and he did so effectively, finding his way upright in the second minute. Craig didn’t let him stay on his feet for long, and he worked
UFC flyweight Molly McCann says her good friend and teammate Paddy Pimblett was battling more than Jordan Leavitt at UFC London this weekend. Pimblett won his third straight UFC fight by submitting Leavitt in Round 2 at The O2 Arena on Saturday. After a strong end to the opening round, Pimblett got Leavitt’s neck and
Image: @ufc on Instagram Jack Hermansson has offered an apology to Chris Curtis following their UFC London showdown. The bout went the distance and in the end, it was Hermansson who won the fight via unanimous decision. There was a lot of jaw-jacking throughout the bout, mostly on Curtis’ end. There was a moment where
Michael Chandler has been doing everything in his power to lock down a fight with Conor McGregor, but the lightweight contender is confident that a matchup with Dustin Poirier could be next in line. This is according to Chandler himself who was in attendance at UFC London this Saturday and caught up with reporters after
Watch Julianna Peña upset two-division UFC champ Amanda Nunes (Fight Video) At UFC 269, Julianna Peña did the unthinkable, she upset Amanda Nunes, one of the most dominant champions in UFC history. She didn’t just win, she took Nunes out. The two are slated to rematch following their coaching stints opposite each other on The
6:24 PM ET LONDON — The UFC has hit a bad streak of luck as of late, with a second consecutive main event ruined on Saturday by freak injury. A highly anticipated heavyweight matchup between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall ended just 15 seconds into the first round, when Aspinall suffered a right knee injury.