UFC 275 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘I’m more than ready’ Champ Valentina Shevchenko gets settled and sight-sees in Singapore. Joanna Jedrzejczyk weathers travel woes. Champ Glover Teixeira and challenger Jiri Prochazka adjust to the time and date difference. UFC 275 is on Saturday, June 11. UFC 275 is headlined by two world title bouts. In the
Welcome to the first edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the Week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The return of the UFC after a two-week break provided a number of impressive finishes, several of which made this
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Nicksick: We’ve seen Glover take some pretty big shots and weather the storm, find a way to get a takedown or get to his top-side position, so I think if you went in there and kind of banged on him a little bit, made him think, ‘We’re here to strike,’ that may be your opportunity,
Conor McGregor and Michael Bisping Michael Bisping has shared his thoughts on the advice offered up from Mike Tyson to UFC star Conor McGregor. Earlier this week the boxing legend, Tyson, suggested that McGregor (22-6 MMA) should get at least three wins under his belt before facing any elite competition. “After a defeat, you should
Charles Oliveira has been a seemingly impossible puzzle to solve during his current run. At UFC 274 this past month (May 7, 2022), Oliveira extended his win streak to a lengthy 11 straight adding his 10th finish to that lineup (watch highlights). As the fighter with the most submissions in UFC history, “Do Bronx” has
Ilia Topuria blasts Movsar Evloev after UFC Vegas 56 win ‘you fight shamefully’ Ilia Topuria clearly watched Movsar Evloev’s performance at UFC Vegas 56 on Saturday and wants to get in on the action. In a tweet he tagged directly to Evloev he wrote “@MovsarUFC You fight shamefully! Another decision without any attempt to finish
Sean Strickland has responded to Mike Perry calling him a “racist mother f*cker.” Perry recently took to social media and hit out at Strickland, who he labelled a racist, taunting him about a potential clash in his native Florida. “Sean you racist mother f**ker. You coming to Florida to put hands on me? Its Sunday
9:04 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN We often hear fighters say that it’s the punch you don’t see coming that knocks you out. It makes sense. Fighters train for months ahead of a bout to tune up their skills and prepare for their opponent’s tendencies. So when something unexpected comes flying in, it can be a
With a victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Vegas 56, Alexander Volkov is in a very interesting spot. Does he get the chance to fight up in the heavyweight rankings, or will he now have to face a surging contender? That question is discussed by MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander
It was originally slated to be UFC veteran Alex Caceres taking on Guida in the card’s co-main event, but Caceres was forced to pull out of the match the morning of, leaving matchmakers scrambling to find an alternative. After exhausting the few possible replacement options available, CFFC brass ultimately turned to one of their own
Julianna Pena has explained why she opted against trash talking Amanda Nunes on Season 30 of The Ultimate Fighter. Pena (11-4 MMA) captured the promotions women’s bantamweight title with a second round submission victory over Nunes (21-5 MMA) at UFC 269 (see that here). It was a stunning upset in terms of betting odds, but
Paulo Costa is speaking out regarding allegations that he elbowed a nurse that tried to stop him from taking a proof of vaccination card at a mall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. According to the nurse, Costa attempted to steal a card stating that he was vaccinated, despite not getting vaccinated. When she chased after him
Alexander Volkov stops Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the first at UFC Vegas 56 A heavyweight bout between No. 7 ranked Alexander Volkov and No. 8 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik headlined Saturdays UFC Vegas 56 fights card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Both fighters entered the octagon coming off of losses hoping to rebound instead of
A fight between top bantamweights Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera is currently targeted to headline a UFC Fight Night card on August 13. A report from ESPN Deportes indicates that the matchup and date have been verbally agreed upon by both fighters. Marlon “Chito” Vera is currently on a three-fight win streak following a unanimous
Mariusz Pudzianowski is just getting started with his MMA career. Earlier this month at KSW 70, Pudzianowski scored arguably the biggest win of his MMA career when he knocked out Michal Materla with an uppercut 1:47 into the first round. It was his fifth win in a row, and afterward, he even got a bit
White took Jackson seriously and appreciated the offer, but told him that the plan was to reschedule Cerrone-Lauzon for a later date. But then White added that he was going to let matchmakers Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard know that Jackson is to be kept as active as he wants to be. So here he
Dan Ige has issued a statement after suffering a tough loss to Movsar Evloev in tonight’s UFC Vegas 56 co-main event. Ige (15-6 MMA) had entered the bout with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. The Hawaiian standout was coming off back-to-back decision defeats to Josh Emmett and Chan Sung Jung respectively. Standing in