Volkan Oezdemir is excited to make the walk to the Octagon and get the bad taste of his last fight out of his mouth. Oezdemir is set to face Paul Craig at UFC London as he enters the fight on a two-fight losing skid. He’s coming off a decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back this weekend to stage another stacked card live on ESPN+ from O2 Arena in London, England. Seeing as the Octagon was nearly set ablaze last time the promotion traveled to the United Kingdom, fight fans should only expect absolute chaos when the action begins this weekend. The main event
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz official as main event for UFC 279 Nate Diaz has been asking for a fight and now he’s got one. According to ESPN, the rumored fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Diaz is official. The fight will take place at UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas, NV and will
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UFC president Dana White discussed a variety of topics at the UFC Long Island post-fight press conference, including Nate Diaz, Yair Rodriguez vs. Brian Ortega, Israel Adesanya, Jake Paul, and more. 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
One Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer went viral after his eyes wandered during the UFC 196 weigh-in. Officer Russel Mettke was thought by some to have let his eyes drift to Miesha Tate’s backside as she put her shorts on after weighing in for her co-main event title fight.
3:20 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a welterweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz to headline UFC 279 on Sept. 10, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed, but both fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup and date according to Campbell. UFC 279 will
Nate Diaz is a heavy underdog against Khamzat Chimaev in one opening betting line for their targeted UFC 279 booking. Diaz is a +775 underdog, meaning a bet of $100 would return a profit of $775. The one-time lightweight title challenger has an implied winning probability of 11.43 percent. Meanwhile, Chimaev is a massive favorite
Trent and Hayden Hidlay are now – and likely forever – known as the two-headed monster that’s anchored down the NC State wrestling lineup for half a decade, but after a month of preparation, the two realized they had a knack for promoting. With the new NIL rules in place for collegiate athletes, the Hidlays
Sara McMann is still scratching her head at the response she received from a call out of Germaine de Randamie. Sara McMann is getting ready for her 14th appearance in the UFC Octagon on August 13. McMann was one of the original bantamweights to come into the UFC when the division was created back in
Bryce Mitchell is opening up about fighting Yair Rodriguez, as long as he can get a title shot after he wins. Mitchell, (15-0 MMA), has no losses in his pro career. The 27 year old last fought in March of this year where he defeated Edson Barboza (22-11 MMA) at UFC 272. Rodriguez, (15-3 MMA),
Paddy Pimblett sees no reason to call his shots regarding potential future opponents. “The Baddy” is back in action this weekend (Sat., July 23, 2022) at UFC London and looks to captivate his country live and in person for a second consecutive occasion. Quickly becoming one of the bigger stars in mixed martial arts (MMA),
Brian Ortega speaks out for the first time since ‘freak injury’ Brian Ortega was on the losing end of a freak injury in the UFC Long Island main event and now he’s speaking out after the loss. On Saturday Ortega’s shoulder became dislocated in his fight with Yair Rodriguez. “Sorry to keep you guys waiting
4:12 PM ET In October, the UFC lightweight championship is officially up for grabs in Abu Dhabi. The vacant 155-pound title will have former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira fighting Islam Makhachev for the strap. Oliveira, who recently earned the ESPY for MMA fighter of the year, has won 11 consecutive bouts, including the past 10
Sean Strickland isn’t sold on his most recent successor, Alex Pereira, dethroning UFC middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya. UFC 276 played host to somewhat of an unofficial middleweight tournament as the title was defended while two contenders battled over a potential crack at the main event victor. Adesanya’s unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier saw him
In the first round, Shevchenko was controlling the clinch very well, and looked for an early takedown. Santos reversed the position and was able to take Shevchenko’s back. Constantly looking for a choke, Santos forced the champion to defend the submissions rather than advancing positions. This allowed Santos to stay in control for the final
Fallon Fox has responded after a BBC radio host admitted to being unaware of previous controversial comments made by the transgender MMA fighter before interviewing her. The topic of transgender athletes in sports was a major news story recently after the International Swimming Federation (FINA) adopted a new policy that effectively banned transgender women from
In the main event of UFC Long Island, a crucial featherweight fight headlined the card as Yair Rodriguez took on Brian Ortega. Rodriguez entered the fight coming off a decision loss to Max Holloway back in November while Ortega lost a decision to Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight belt. In the end, it was Rodriguez