5:04 PM ET Three weeks ago, I wrote that the current featherweight division is the most interesting weight class in the UFC — and after another thrilling event in Jacksonville, Florida, I stand by that. Alexander Volkanovski (24-1) has elevated himself into must-see TV. He has always been a good fighter, as he has just
Champions Charles Oliveira and Rose Namajunas are up next. Two titles are on the line at UFC 274, with lightweight champion Oliveira defending against perennial contender Justin Gaethje in the main event, and strawweight champion Rose Namajunas facing Carla Esparza in a rematch against the woman who beat her to become the UFC’s first 115-pound
Forget wins, losses, or performances. The fact that everyone in the MMA bubble is talking about Khamzat Chimaev this morning shows just the kind of impact “Borz” is having on the UFC in just five fights in the promotion. That’s a big deal. As for his 11th pro win and his performance against Gilbert Burns,
UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera believes former two-time champion TJ Dillashaw handled his positive drug test and subsequent USADA suspension in the best way. In the UFC Vegas 32 main event last July, Dillashaw returned to the Octagon for the first time since 2019. His prior appearance, a first-round loss to Henry Cejudo in their flyweight
UFC star Conor McGregor has asked Dana White to increase the bonus payouts ahead of UFC 273 this weekend. Many years ago in April 2013, a young Conor McGregor made his UFC debut by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just over one minute. In his post-fight interview, he called on UFC president Dana White to
Nick Diaz’s return to mixed martial arts (MMA) action went less than swimmingly, but it may not have been the last we’ve seen of Stockton, California’s finest. Since reaching a certain degree of fame, the Diaz brothers have seemingly had more and more trouble — or interest — in competing frequently. Especially the self-admitted fight-tortured
Dana White on Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan split decision: ‘The judges blew that one’ The UFC 273 co-main event bantamweight title bout between champion Aljamain Sterling and former champ Petr Yan came down to one judge’s scorecard on Saturday. The fight was a rematch and a title unification bout. Sterling captured the championship by
With the home crowd behind her at UFC London on Saturday, flyweight Molly McCann made history as the first female British fighter on the main card in UFC history and sealed the deal with a massive knockout finish over Luana Carolina in the final round. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience
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2:10 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Khamzat Chimaev stole the show, as expected, at UFC 273 on Saturday night with a unanimous-decision win over Gilbert Burns in what Dana White called one of the greatest fights he’s ever seen. Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski put on a show of his own with a fourth-round stoppage of
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1:15 p.m.: Former UFC fighter and commentator Brian Stann joins the show to discuss UFC 273, his recent viral clip about Khamzat Chimaev, what’s
Looking supremely focused, Pennington’s striking game was on point throughout the first round, and while Ladd surged late and landed some hard kicks throughout, the opening five minutes belonged to “Rocky”. There was more of the same in the second, with Ladd being aggressive and landing good shots, but whenever she did, Pennington just did
Once a fan of Jon Jones, turned long-time agitator, Israel Adesanya has revealed that he now feels sorry for the former UFC lightweight champion. It’s no secret that the rivalry between Adesanya and Jones, which has played out exclusively over traditional and social media, is one of the most bitter in MMA. The duo have
Petr Yan’s manager Danny Rubenstein has said this is the first time the Russian will be fighting injury free in his career. This Saturday night at UFC 273, Petr Yan will attempt to win back the UFC bantamweight title that he lost at UFC 259. On that night last year, he lost the belt to
UFC 273 went down last Sat. night (April 9, 2022) and provided fight fans with a thrilling night of action. Plenty of fighters were left feeling the post-fight blues, including Gilbert Burns, who came up short against Khamzat Chimaev despite a valiant attempt to derail the “Borz” hype train in their “Fight of the Year”
Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya reacts to UFC 273 outcomes | Video UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya reacts to the UFC 273 pay-per-view fight results and talks about the dominant performance of Alex Volkanovski. ‘The Last Stylebender’ also discusses the welterweight war between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns. UFC 273 took place on Saturday at VyStar
2:46 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The screeching sound you may have heard late Saturday night if you were anywhere near Jacksonville, Florida, was the Khamzat Chimaev hype train slowing its roll. Gilbert Burns was the one applying the brakes. Burns had been bloodied and beaten down in a brutal opening round, but he had survived.
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