Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya ruffled a few feathers in the “sweet science” community on Tuesday when he told the combat sport media that YouTube sensation Jake Paul was the “real deal” and could be a lot of “good champions” inside the ring. “Let me tell you one thing about Jake Paul: he’s
Khamzat Chimaev opens as a favorite over Colby Covington Khamzat Chimaev Khamzat Chimaev earned the biggest win of his career on Saturday night when he narrowly defeated Gilbert Burns at UFC 272. Now that he’s jumped to the top of the welterweight rankings fans are matchmaking and the betting odds have already been opened. According
1:09 PM ET Cain Velasquez has broken his silence for the first time since being charged with attempted murder in a shooting-related incident last month. In a statement posted to his social media, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion thanked everyone who has given him support and said his case is “complex and slowly unraveling
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Last Fight: Unanimous Decision Win vs Giga Chikadze (1/16/2022)Next fight: N/A Outlook: After taking a year off following a main event loss to Holloway, Kattar opened 2022 with a determined, dominant performance against Giga Chikadze that more or less silenced all the negative buzz that followed him into the Octagon. He cemented himself in the division’s
Israel Adesanya believes Kamaru Usman is the clear pound-for-pound best in MMA. Usman is the current welterweight champion and is undefeated in the UFC, including defending his title five times. He has beaten most opponents rather easily and has improved his striking, which has made him more dangerous. With that, Adesanya says that it is
Brian Stann has some advice for Khamzat Chimaev who has just come off a victory lap at UFC 273 by defeating Gilbert Burns in a welterweight bout. It was Burns (20-5 MMA) who was attempting to serve Chimaev (11-0 MMA) his first loss, but it was not to be, with ‘Borz’ winning via unanimous decision.
Jared Cannonier seemingly sealed his first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title shot the same night as his division’s title was contested. Going into Cannonier’s UFC 271 matchup with Derek Brunson, Brunson was riding high after five straight wins that coincided with him dying his hair to become “Blonde Brunson.” Cannonier predicted he’d change “Blonde Brunson”
UFC 273 highlights & recap: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie Watch the UFC 273 highlights video and recap from the featherweight title fight between champion Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung (aka The Korean Zombie). The bout served as the main event for the UFC 273 Pay-Per-View on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in
Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns face off early. Mackenzie Dern and champ Alexander Volkanovski stay sharp in their training rooms. Fans brave the rain to see the press conference, where Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan get heated. UFC 273 is Saturday, April 9. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live
Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan had plenty to say to one another during their final faceoff before their rematch at UFC 273. 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 Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting feed on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mma-fighting/id320642139 Check out
10:37 PM ET Alexander Volkanovski has welcomed Henry Cejudo’s return to the USADA testing pool, but the Australian says he is instead focused on a shift to lightweight and an immediate crack at becoming a two-division UFC champion. Fresh off his domination of Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273, Volkanovski is already mapping out his
On episode 31 of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Josh Emmett join the show to break down all the action that took place this past weekend at UFC 273. Emmett was keeping a very close eye on the main event as reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski took out “The Korean Zombie” Chan
“I need this win,” said Ronson. “I go back to Troy Lamson, when I had lost my two PFL fights: I said, ‘If I lose this fight, I’m retiring, and I’m not ready to retire, I’m not ready to give up, so losing is not an option.’ “Sean Shelby did me a favor. I get
Dana White is thrilled to have Conor McGregor as a part of the UFC. If you look back at the years of fighters coming and going in the UFC, how many stand out as being stars? According to UFC President Dana White, there might be only one that can be called a “megastar,” and that
Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has given his take on Aljamain Sterling’s victory over Petr Yan at UFC 273. Last weekend, ‘Funk Master’ and ‘No Mercy’ collided for the first time since their controversial March 2021 disqualification. With the victory, Sterling became the first-ever fighter to win a title via DQ at UFC 259.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its “official” rankings in the wake of the UFC 273 pay-per-view (PPV) event last Sat. night (April 9) in Jacksonville, Fla., and undefeated welterweight bruiser Khamzat Chimaev is now a legitimate contender at 170 pounds after defeating Gilbert Burns, who was previously ranked No. 2 in the division. But
UFC 273 Bonuses: Alexander Volkanovski banks an extra $50,000 for finishing ‘The Korean Zombie’ UFC president Dana White revealed the recipients of the performance-based bonuses from UFC 273 during the event’s post-fight press conference on Saturday. Fight of the Night: Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev The People’s Main Event delivered on its immense expectations as