UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has his first acting role. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is set to return next month against Leon Edwards at UFC 278. It’ll be the second time that the two have faced off. Their first encounter happened in December 2015, with Usman picking up the decision victory. The pay-per-view headliner next month
Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich squared off in a Heavyweight contest earlier tonight (Sat., July 30, 2022) from inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Lewis opened with a low kick, but Pavlovich was pressuring him towards the fence. Lewis started swinging, but the Russian landed hard and hurt “The Black Beast.” Lewis backed off
Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. boxing match cancelled The Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. boxing match scheduled for Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden has been cancelled. All ticket and pay-per-view purchases will be refunded. Most Valuable Promotions released a statement on Saturday announcing the event cancellation and blamed Rahman Jr. “On July 5,
Welcome back to Capper’s Delight. We’re coming off a losing week for the last card. Our bets went 1-5 for a total loss of 3.16 units. Year to date our bets are down 29.54 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper profile name MMAinformed.com. UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall
4:45 PM ET DALLAS — Deiveson Figueiredo says he’s almost fully healthy and is targeting a return to the Octagon this winter. Figueiredo, the UFC flyweight champion, has been out since January with injuries to both hands and a bruised knee. With him out, the UFC made an interim title bout between former champ Brandon
Kayla Harrison no longer trains with Amanda Nunes on a daily basis, but she knows her former teammate well enough to recognize the performance Nunes had against Julianna Peña in their first encounter was wildly out of character. While Nunes had her moments, she began running out of steam after the first round, and Peña’s
“The fans will definitely root against me because I’m fighting an American, but that’s OK,” Alves said. “I’ve been living in America for almost eight years now and I feel at home, so it makes no difference to me. “The fans might be against me in the beginning, but they will be on my side
Russian MMA fighter Artem Abdullin made a statement in his professional debut with a wild knockout of Vyacheslav Danilov at Hardcore FC 36. Abdullin and Danilov competed at HFC 36 on Thursday on the main card. The two fighters were looking to make a name for themselves at the event in Moscow, RU. It didn’t
UFC president Dana White doesn’t believe Khamzat Chimaev should be a big favorite over Nate Diaz. The two welterweight stars are set to headline UFC 279 in September. The bout comes after months of rumors that they would faceoff. Furthermore, it comes after the Stockton-native requested to finish out his UFC contract for months. Following
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market later TONIGHT (Sat., July 30, 2022) with UFC 277: “Pena vs. Nunes 2” going down from inside American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. Headlining the event will be a women’s bantamweight title fight between Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes. Co-headlining the card is an interim
UFC 277 live results begin at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Saturday, July 30, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Click on the fight below in the UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 live results section for live stats or jump down to the written
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12:17 PM ET DALLAS — One of the most anticipated rematches in women’s MMA history is now official. Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes both successfully made weight Friday morning ahead of their UFC women’s bantamweight title fight. Peña weighed in at 134.5 pounds, and Nunes was 135. On Saturday, Peña will defend the belt against
Julianna Peña is ready to prove that her upset win over Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 wasn’t a fluke, while the former bantamweight queen hopes to exact revenge and reclaim her throne in Dallas. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, Alexander K. Lee break down the main event rematch for Saturday’s UFC 277 event and
Blood Diamond clicked with current UFC middleweight champion Adesanya and the two African-born Kiwis became fast friends. They trained together, travelled abroad to compete in kickboxing events together, roomed together and even cornered each other while fighting in China. “The world knows him as Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya, but to me he’s just the
UFC featherweight champ Amanda Nunes picks who could play her in a movie about her life. When it comes to UFC champions, Amanda Nunes is among the greats. Holding two UFC belts for years and defending both got her ranked as the best female pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. At the end of her career,