Valentina Shevchenko shares post-UFC 275 bikini photo UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko narrowly retained her title in the UFC 275 co-main event defeating Taila Santos by split decision. On Tuesday, “Bullet” posted a photo of herself in a bikini to social media showing a badly bruised leg. Santos pushed Shevchenko further than any other
Aljamain Sterling will have another opportunity to settle a debate about who is the best bantamweight in the world. As initially reported by MMA Junkie on Wednesday night, Sterling will be defending his UFC bantamweight championship against former champion TJ Dillashaw at UFC 279 this September. This comes after Sterling defeated Petr Yan at UFC
12:02 AM ET TJ Dillashaw will look to become a three-time UFC champion later this year. A bantamweight title fight between champion Aljamain Sterling and Dillashaw, the former champ, is being targeted for UFC 279 on Sept. 10 at a location to be determined, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday night. Dillashaw’s manager, Tiki Ghosn,
Aljamain Sterling has his next assignment as the bantamweight champion is expected to face T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 279, which is expected to take place on Sept. 10 at a location still to be determined. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the fight was in the works when speaking to MMA Fighting
Cole throws the occasional kick, but Heiderman is the aggressor and more effective of the two, even if he’s not landing too much. A couple right hands find a home and Pena just keeps shouting, “Again!” at her charge, who is having success whenever he closes the distance, crowds Cole, and lets go of his
Don’t expect UFC light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith to fight like Glover Teixeira or Jiri Prochazka next time out. Last Saturday night in Singapore, fans were witness to one of the greatest fights in UFC history. UFC 275’s main event saw champion Glover Teixeira look to defend against Jiri Prochazka. The bout was the first title
Welcome to Midnight Mania! So long Askar Mozharov, we hardly knew ye. Per UFC Roster Watch, “The Ukrainian McGregor” will not be given a second UFC fight after his debut loss to Alonzo Menifield. ❌ Fighter removed: Askar Mozharov — UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) June 15, 2022 It’s not often a fighter is released after
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey left mixed martial arts in 2016 after losing to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. While “Rowdy” has no intentions of returning to the UFC, there is one fight that would lure her back to the octagon. During a recent appearance on The Kurt Angle Show, Rousey was asked
UFC International Fight Week returns to Las Vegas and will be capped by a stacked card at UFC 276 on Saturday, July 2, headlined by a blockbuster championship double header. In the main event, reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defends his crown against No. 2 ranked contender Jared Cannonier. In the co-main event, featherweight champion
Devin Haney discusses his performance against George Kambosos Jr., if he was stressed not having his Dad by his side before the fight, who he wants next, Ryan Garcia, Damian Lillard attending the fight, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA
UFC welterweight prospect Shavkat Rakhmonov believes that more than just fighting may have been considered in the Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns verdict. At UFC 273 in April, rising star Chimaev received a true litmus test of his championship credentials against two-time title challenger Burns. The pair went to war for three rounds, certainly securing
7:58 AM ET Anitta, one of the hottest female pop stars in the world, posted a video on her Instagram story the morning of April 3. In the clip, Anitta was in a bed, still wearing the same outfit she wore the night before at her exclusive birthday party in Las Vegas. Talking into her
Dominick Reyes tries not to think about the controversial decision that went against him over two years ago in what was seemingly the final fight of Jon Jones’ light heavyweight career. Reyes, the fighter who most recently faced Jones inside the octagon, gave the now-former chaamp a big scare in the main event of UFC
“I knew I made the right decision,” he said, thinking back to that moment. “From that moment on, I told myself that I was going to become the professional athlete that my sons can look up to, but also, it is what it is. “When it’s time to get serious, I need to get serious,
UFC women’s flyweight contender Miesha Tate is looking forward to fighting Valentina Shevchenko. Last Saturday night, ‘The Bullet’ faced off against Taila Santos at UFC 275. Despite entering the bout as a massive underdog, the Brazilian put up an admirable effort. Fighting through a broken orbital, Santos secured multiple takedowns and controlled the bout on
Gilbert Burns believes he can strike with Jorge Masvidal — and he’s willing to prove it. That’s why the former welterweight title challenger has agreed to sign a takedown-free contract to secure a five-round showdown with fellow 170-pound veteran Jorge Masvidal if “Gamebred” is willing to risk his Rock-approved “BMF” belt. Assuming he can get
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
A recent study has determined that boxing receives the most negative press amongst major sports around the world. The study was conducted by Livefootballtickets.com, who based their study on a collection of 45,000 Sky Sports articles between 2013 and 2022. Boxing came in dead last with 54.67% of the coverage being perceived as positive, with