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9:05 AM ET The UFC is amid a busy summer schedule, coming off International Fight Week two weeks ago. Next up is UFC on ABC this weekend (Saturday, main card on ABC/ESPN+ at 2 p.m. ET, prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ at 11 a.m.), with a big-time main event between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez. From there,
Daniel Cormier doesn’t have anything left to prove in MMA, but that doesn’t mean the UFC Hall of Famer is totally ruling out one last fight before he hang up his gloves for good. “I said this when I retired, I said I’m only going to fight for championship belts,” Cormier said Friday in a
Prior to her meeting with Andrade, Lemos finished three of her five UFC wins. With knockout wins against Montserrat Conejo and Livinha Souza, and a first-round submission against Miranda Granger, the Brazilian poses threats wherever the fight goes. “[Lemos] does come to fight,” Waterson-Gomez said. “She bites down on her mouthpiece, she throws hard, with
UFC bantamweight contender Jack Shore remains baffled by the placement of his fight with Ricky Simón on this weekend’s UFC Long Island card. Shore is preparing to enter the cage for the second time this year in New York, having extended his undefeated professional record to 16-0 at UFC London earlier this year. In front
Charles Oliveira (via @ufc) Charles Oliveira has issued a warning to Alex Volkanovski following talks of his possible move to the UFC lightweight division. It’s true that Volkanovski (25-1 MMA) is just coming off a victory against Max Holloway (23-7 MMA) at UFC 276 on July 2nd. It was the third time the two featherweights
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is coming to a European country near you. The fast-growing mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion announced Friday the launch of PFL Europe, a new international league debuting in 2023. PFL Europe events will all be staged in European countries, broadcast and streamed primetime in Europe, and feature the top emerging European
UFC Long Island Main Event Face-off Video UFC Long Island main event fighters, featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez came face to face following Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in. Ortega enters Saturday’s fight ranked No. 2 in the 145-pound division while Rodriguez is ranked No. 3. The winner will strengthen their case for getting the next
Jun 28, 2022 ESPN staff The 2022 ESPYS presented by Capital One are finally here. It’s time to decide which of your favorite athletes will win the show’s biggest awards. Here are the nominees for Best MMA Fighter: Alexander Volkanovski Charles Oliveira Kamaru Usman Kayla Harrison Cast your vote now and tune in to the
At the UFC Long Island weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Elmont, N.Y., are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, UFC featherweights Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez can weigh no more than 146 pounds,
These were the first two losses of Soriano’s career. And although a 2-2 start isn’t exactly what he hoped for once joining the UFC, these two fights served as the perfect experience to test himself against high-level opposition and make Soriano feel like he belonged in the promotion. “I just feel like my mindset is
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman is welcoming the future challenge of Khamzat Chimaev, hinting that it could be a legacy-defining matchup. Since ascending the 170-pound mountain in 2019, Usman has developed a reign worthy of leaving him in divisional GOAT contention in the eyes of many. Having already faced and defeated both Colby Covington and
Nate Diaz @ UFC 263 Nate Diaz has made it clear he wants out of the UFC. It has been well-documented that Diaz has one fight left on his contract and he has been vocal about wanting to fight it out and go to free agency. However, he has not got a fight booked as
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just “one more sleep” from the upcoming UFC Long Island mixed martial arts (MMA) event, locked and loaded for tomorrow (Sat., July 16, 2022) from inside UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Headlining the ABC fight card is two-time 145-pound title challenger Brian Ortega, who risks his
After kicking of his 2022 in the boxing ring, flyweight Lloyd McKinney returned to MMA this past April with a win over Nate Williams at 3 River Throwdown 18. Having not gone the distance in a fight since 2017, nearly getting to the fifth round against Williams, McKinney feels like being able to keep the
Yoel Romero and Tim Kennedy exchange words backstage after their controversial fight at UFC 178. Head over to UFC.tv to watch the UFC 178 replay!
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