So what did I take away from Li Jingliang’s stoppage of Muslim Salikhov? One thing. That “The Leech” is a perennial contender that will always be a threat to anyone in the welterweight division. That’s not an easy place to reach in a sport where hot streaks often turn into losing streaks and a trip
UFC President Dana White and UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski have weighed in on a potential interim title bout. UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodríguez earned a quick, albeit controversial, win over Brian Ortega at UFC Long Island last Saturday. He was expected to potentially get the next shot at Volkanovski if he earned a win
UFC President Dana White has weighed in on Donald Cerrone’s decision to retire from MMA. It was earlier this month that the 39 year old announced his retirement. Cerrone (36-17 MMA) suffered yet another defeat in a series of losses, this time to Jim Miller (35-16 MMA) at UFC 276. It was to be ‘Cowboy’s’
Hasim Rahman Jr.’s path to a boxing match with Jake Paul came rather irregularly. The 31-year-old makes for Paul’s fifth opponent in what will be the YouTube star’s sixth professional boxing appearance. For Rahman Jr. (12-1 as a pro, 9-12 as an amateur, according to BoxingRec), he’s no stranger to Paul as the two have
Dana White guarantees Israel Adesanya’s next fight will be ‘batsh*t nuts’ UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya received some criticism for his UFC 276 performance even though he soundly defeated Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. His critics believe Adesanya fought a safe fight and that he could have been more aggressive. Part of the criticism directed
8:19 AM ET Frankie Edgar, one of the best mixed martial artists of the last decade, says he intends to retire after making one final appearance in the UFC this year. Edgar told ESPN he has asked the UFC to book him one more bantamweight fight in November, on an event expected to take place
Michael Bisping is intrigued by a possible rematch between Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz down at 185 pounds. Last week, after hearing that light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka wanted to run it back with Glover Teixeira for his first title defense, Blachowicz teased a possible drop to middleweight to face Adesanya instead. Blachowicz is a
Max Holloway is one of the UFC’s most popular athletes because the Hawaiian superstar is notorious for putting on a show, and he delivered yet again against Calvin Kattar. Fight By Fight Preview | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez Before the fight, Kattar had said that he was the best boxer in the UFC
It’s no secret that Conor McGregor tends to avoid wearing a shirt when he’s out doing any number of public activities, but it appears that’s not the only article of clothing he has an issue with. The former two-division UFC champion turned 34 on July 14, and this year the Irishman celebrated his birthday in
(via Zuffa LLC) Today’s UFC Long Island event features a key women’s flyweight contest between former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and Lauren Murphy. Tate (19-8 MMA) decided to make the drop to flyweight following her unanimous decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in November of 2021. That loss was preceded by a TKO victory over fellow
UFC Long Island entertained fans with an exciting evening of fights this past weekend (Sat., July 16, 2022) that included one exciting finish after another. That also meant a lot of fighters were sent home feeling the post-fight blues, including Miesha Tate, who suffered a bloody loss at the hands of Lauren Murphy (see it
Nate Diaz: ‘UFC wants me to fight Conor McGregor, I’m not fighting Conor McGregor’ UFC welterweight fan favorite and winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5, Nate Diaz, has become what can be best described as a disgruntled employee. Diaz has called out several fighters and pleaded with the fight promotion to release him over the
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2:57 PM ET The UFC has booked a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev to headline UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The UFC 280 pay-per-view event takes place on Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena. Officials announced the lightweight contest Saturday. Officially, the fight will be for the UFC’s vacant
Herbert Burns vows to return strong after suffering an ugly loss at UFC Long Island. The Brazilian featherweight looked to be headed to a win early against Bill Algeo at Saturday’s show in Elmont, N.Y., but his performance level notably dropped off after he failed to submit Algeo with a triangle choke in Round 1.
“I want to be a champion, I don’t want to choose opponents; the matchmakers choose my opponents,” Burns said. “I will definitely make suggestions in all of my interviews, but I’m ready to fight whoever they put in front of me and blaze through them.” The Brazilian is happy to fight opponents like Algeo that