Islam Makhachev’s next title defense is set. The reigning UFC lightweight champion is slated to face ex-champ Charles Oliveira in a rematch on Oct. 21 in the main event of UFC 294. The bout was one of three matchups UFC president Dana White announced for UFC 294 on Wednesday night, joining a pair of middleweight
White revealed that lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will look to defend his belt in a rematch against Charles “Do-Bronx” Oliveira in UFC 294’s main event. Makhachev submitted Oliveira last year at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi to claim the title. After UFC 280 Makhachev defended his title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284, beating the
‘Strickland, you’re in’ “I don’t even know how to start this, but Dricus Du Pu**y you f*****g b***t. Oh, all he had to do is put (on) some gloves, I was ready to go again. No, you weren’t, you’re a b***h. That’s why you’re not taking this fight. Your foot’s sore. N****, my knee was
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Julianna Peña wants all the smoke. With Amanda Nunes fully retired, the Bantamweight title remains vacant. Naturally, the absence of a champion produces a vacuum, and former roost ruler Peña is one of the front runners for a title shot. To help solidify her position, Peña hopped on The MMA Hour
Andres Waters Jul 18, 2023, 05:12 PM ET It took until the final week of the quarterfinals, but, in the last fight of the first round, coach Conor McGregor got his first win on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31. Team McGregor’s Rico DiSciullo ended Team Chandler’s seven-fight win streak with a knockout win over Hunter
Mayra Bueno Silva wants a shot at the vacant UFC bantamweight championship after scoring the biggest win of her MMA career this past Saturday in Las Vegas. “Sheetara” tapped former champion Holly Holm with a ninja choke in the main event of UFC Vegas 77 to improve to 4-0 at bantamweight and put her name
Rapidly approaching his 30th birthday, “The Prospect” remains an emerging talent on the UFC roster heading into his London return against Andre Fili on Saturday. The longtime bantamweight returned from an extended absence last July, defeating Charles Rosa in his featherweight debut before making a relatively quick turnaround to register a second straight unanimous decision
Michael Chandler has discussed the high stakes that are involved in his upcoming fight with rival Conor McGregor. For months now, fans have been waiting for an announcement regarding Michael Chandler vs Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, with Conor still not ready to compete, we’ve heard nothing. A few teases have been made here and there, but
Amber O’Donnell grabbing Whitney Johns and forcing her to kiss during the Kingpyn Boxing face offs didn’t seem to ruffle any feathers, but having Daniella Hemsley bare her breasts while celebrating her Dublin victory over Aleksandra Daniel was apparently way over the line. Poor Eddie Hearn is probably still in therapy. Following the (cough) “controversy,”
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:40 PM ET ONE Championship has one of its most original cards yet coming this fall, headlined by four women’s fights in four different disciplines. Stamp Fairtex will face UFC veteran Seo Hee Ham for the interim ONE women’s 115-pound title in the main event Sept. 29 in
Conor McGregor was able to avoid a historic sweep, thanks to Rico DiSciullo’s devastating finish of Hunter Azure. DiSciullo (11-2, 1 NC) became the only member of Team McGregor to reach the semi-final round on The Ultimate Fighter 31 with a vicious second-round come-from-behind knockout of Azure (10-3) in a bantamweight matchup that served as
“I just love a fight — I love the fight business and everything related to it,” she added with a huge smile when talking about hustling into the short-notice pairing with Chandler, who has since competed at featherweight and seems poised to remain in the 145-pound weight class. “MMA is not an easy sport, you need
The UFC’s 30-year anniversary and the near-conclusion of Dana White’s 23rd year as president is less than four months away, culminating with UFC 295, headlined by the highly-anticipated heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. Although the promotion will have several events before then, the end-of-year schedule is gearing up to be one
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Middleweight division is currently in a state of chaos and uncertainty, centered around a pair of major players. The wildness begins with Paulo Costa, the Brazilian banger who was scheduled to face Ikram Aliskerov next weekend at UFC 291. Well, sort of. Costa himself said the match up was announced
Michael “Venom” Page surprised a lot of people on Monday when he announced he was a free agent on The MMA Hour after his previous deal with Bellator had run out. While Bellator has the option to match outside offers, the options for Page are likely aplenty. Will “MVP” return to Bellator, head to the
Jake Shields and Nick Diaz (+2000) “These guys are former GSP opponents with big names. Both have fought GSP, and both of them also have that grappling background. Both are given a price of 20/1, big longshots. We just saw Nick Diaz compete in MMA, and it doesn’t look like combat sports are his priority.
The 131st episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC London this Saturday. We’re first joined by UFC lightweight Jai Herbert (2:09). Next, UFC bantamweight Davey Grant (15:23) stops by. Closing out the program is UFC lightweight Chris Duncan (25:41). [embedded content] Jai Herbert opens up the
Nate Diaz was considered a Top 5 pay-per-view (PPV) draw in UFC, according to this longtime employee, and will now have a chance to prove his value outside the promotion when he collides with celebrity boxer Jake Paul on Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. Paul claims his Tommy Fury fight was “off the charts” in
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