Chris Weidman: ‘I plan on coming back,’ details ESPN E60 documentary Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman plans to return to the octagon later this year. Weidman suffered a horrific broken leg at UFC 261 in April 2021 in the opening moments of a bout against Uriah Hall. He underwent surgery and has been on
Check out some of the highlights from today’s UFC 276 pre-fight press conference featuring Israel Adesanya, Jared Cannonier, Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, Sean O’Malley and more! Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views
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Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodrigez revealed by Ariel Helwani, the UFC is looking finalize it soon, UFC 271 Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker medical suspension reports are in, Derrick Lewis receives 60 days, Adesanya and Whittaker are out until 28th of february, Derek Brunson and Alexander Hernandez are out until the 15th of march and
UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn ahead of his UFC Paris bout with Robert Whittaker on Sept. 3, breaks down Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 and other 185-pound fight Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our
Boxing heavyweight star Tyson Fury is reportedly in talks to return to WWE soon. According to a report from GiveMeSport, Fury is in talks with WWE about potentially returning to do something with the company this summer. Nothing has been finalized quite yet, however, the talks are ongoing. Fury has worked with WWE before, competing
7:29 AM ET Alexander Volkanovski has won 22 straight fights, the last 12 of them in the UFC. Last Saturday at UFC 276, the featherweight champion defeated former champ Max Holloway for the third time. It was a shockingly dominant performance by the Australian fighter, one worthy of a boost in the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: A recap of International Fight Week, UFC 276 and Conner Burks’ extracurricular activities. 1:15 p.m.: Ian Garry returns to the
“He’s a tough guy, a very technical fighter, but I think there are levels to this game, and he’s never fought anybody like me,” Dos Anjos said of Fiziev. “I fought many guys like him, even better. “I have to be really careful with his standup game, but I’m looking to mix it up. It’s
Image Credit: @ufc on Twitter Michael Chandler is eyeing a fight with Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight title next time out. The lightweight title was vacated when Oliveira missed weight for his UFC 274 fight against Justin Gaethje. Oliveira ended up winning the fight and Dana White said he would be one-half of a
It’s official, for better or worse. Tommy Fury will not be fighting Jake Paul atop the Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) boxing card on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. That’s because “TNT” has been barred from entering the United States for reasons not yet understood. This combat sports fiasco may (or may
Watch Rafael Fiziev knock Renato Moicano out | Video UFC lightweight Rafael Fiziev earned his first Octagon career finish and performance bonus at UFC 256 back in 2020, when he secured the victory over opponent Renato Moicano via first-round knockout. Fiziev is set to face Rafael dos Anjos next in the main event at UFC
Stephen Thompson is being patient when it comes to picking his next opponent. With the UFC welterweight division full of stars and rising stars, one popular name has been on the sidelines. Stephen Thompson last set foot in the UFC Octagon back in December and as on now has no next fight on the radar.
9:56 PM ET Chris Wade is unhappy with the PFL over what he said is about a 30% pay cut from his regular-season fights to the playoffs. Wade, the top seed in this year’s PFL featherweight playoffs and the featherweight runnerup in 2021, told ESPN on Tuesday that he is locked into a fixed purse
Brogan Walker started her journey on The Ultimate Fighter 30 with some bad news, but now she’s one win away from winning the season. The Invicta FC veteran won a unanimous decision over Laura Gallardo (4-1) on this week’s episode of TUF 30 to advance to the flyweight tournament final. Earlier this season, Walker (7-2)*
Prior to his first start of the year, it feels fair to say that Nurmagomedov had underperformed based on expectations, which admittedly were probably too high to start based on his familiar last name. After debuting with a win over Justin Scoggins in a flyweight bout in the summer of 2018, the now 30-year-old Russian
UFC legend Daniel Cormier issued an apology to Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson last night after coming clean about towelgate. As part of International Fight Week, Daniel Cormier was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame after years of success with the promotion. In addition to becoming a two-weight world champion, he also managed to defeat some
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jon Jones is on the cusp of making his heavyweight debut and the former UFC light heavyweight king is turning his full attention to Stipe Miocic. Despite a long-desired fight against current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou “Bones” believes a clash with Miocic holds more value at this time. According to