Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk has claimed that upcoming opponent Zhang Weili turned down their rematch just one month ago. At UFC 275, set for Singapore on June 11, Jędrzejczyk will return to action for the first time since March 2020. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc across the globe. But
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Ranking the fights on a big UFC card can seem like an obvious exercise. The sport curates its fight nights to build and build throughout the evening, culminating in the main event that has been hyped on promo posters to draw fans into the arena or to watch on television.
Demian Maia finished his opponents in 50 percent of his MMA victories using his jiu-jitsu skills, and was dominant in his return to the mats Saturday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Facing fellow UFC veteran Alex Oliveira in a 10-minute match at BJJ Stars 8, Maia used the same technique applied in UFC wins over
UFC has experienced a meteoric rise since its first event was held in 1993 and is now one of the most popular sports globally with a fan base of more than 688 million. Currently, there are eight Korean athletes on the UFC roster, including two-time title challenger and fan favorite “The Korean Zombie”, Chan Sung
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 53 event is co-headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring former champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Jake Collier. Arlovski (33-20 MMA) enters the contest on a three-fight winning streak, his latest being a split decision win over Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271. Meanwhile, Jake Collier (13-6 MMA) most recently competed back in January,
Justin Gaethje believes the only way lightweight champion Charles Oliveira can defeat him in the UFC 274 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, which takes place this Sat. night (May 7, 2022) inside Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz., is if “Do Bronx” musters up the resolve to “walk through hell” like former 155-pound titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov. Gaethje
Alexandr Romanov calls out Jon Jones following quick win over Chase Sherman Alexandr Romanov was one of the biggest betting favorites in UFC history when he stepped into the Octagon to face Chase Sherman and he showed exactly why when he finished him in just over two minutes on Saturday night. Now he’s set his
Pound-For-Pound king Kamaru Usman wants MMA fans to know that he’s “not that guy” when it comes to trash-talking opponents. In light of all the callouts and trash talk from multiple fighters, Usman wants to make it clear to those who dislike him for not being more verbally aggressive that it just isn’t like him
5:39 PM ET One of the most promising women’s MMA fighters in the world is going to be on the shelf for some time. Casey O’Neill, a top prospect in the UFC’s women’s flyweight division, has suffered a torn ACL, will need surgery and is out for an undetermined period of time, she announced Thursday
Glover Teixeira and Valentina Shevchenko close out championship season. The light heavyweight and flyweight champions wrap up a stretch of six UFC title fights in three months at UFC 275 and an official poster for the event was released Sunday. See below: Your #UFC275 poster has arrived [ Sun. Jun 12 | Tickets on sale
He took some time away from the Octagon and was able to fully prepare for this fight with Figueiredo. And even though he’s taken time to improve, Figueiredo is determined to force da Silva into making the same mistakes he did against Molina. “He has an offensive game, he gets too exposed and leaves some
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Tonight’s UFC Vegas 53 event is headlined by a key men’s bantamweight matchup between Rob Font and Marlon Vera. Font missed weight for tonight’s main event and was forced to forfeit 20% of his purse to Vera. Rob Font (19-5 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to
What do you buy when you’re one of the highest paid combat sports athletes in the world? A 63-foot Lamborghini Technomar super-yacht worth over $3 million dollars, apparently. Conor McGregor has had a pretty good weekend. He spent his Saturday night watching his friend Katie Taylor win a thrilling boxing match against Amanda Cerrano, and
When it comes to his 2021, lightweight Grant Dawson feels that it wasn’t his best year, but an important year for him nonetheless. Mainly Dawson was able to see the holes in his game that needed work and was able to make the adjustments needed to get those fixed before his 2022 campaign. “Basically in
Eddie Hearn discusses how he determines success, finding that balance between family and promotion, if he’s the best promoter in combat sports, what he liked about UFC London, the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight and what it means, Tyson Fury’s recent fight, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The
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UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski believes he doesn’t need seven title defenses to surpass José Aldo as the division’s greatest of all time. Discussion has arisen recently regarding who is the GOAT of the 145lbs weight class following Volkanovski’s latest title defence at UFC 273. The UFC featherweight champion made easy work that night as
10:39 AM ET For the first time in two years, Darren Till has booked a fight in his native UK. Till (18-4-1) will face Jack Hermansson (22-7) at UFC Fight Night on July 23. The three-round middleweight bout will take place at the O2 in London, where Till last fought in March 2019. Sources confirmed