Rafael dos Anjos says rebooking of Conor McGregor fight ‘makes a lot of sense’ The MMA world almost got to see then-champion Rafael dos Anjos vs. Conor McGregor six years ago at UFC 196. A foot injury would force dos Anjos from the bout and his replacement, Nate Diaz, would become the first UFC fighter
Colby Covington connects with UFC champ Amanda Nunes; Jorge Masvidal chills at the UFC PI. Renato Moicano jumps at an opportunity. Bryce Mitchell enjoys the fight week experience. UFC 272 is on Saturday, March 5. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
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PhotoCred: East Side Boxing / talkSport Tyson Fury recently noted that he’s going to retire from boxing after his fight with Dillian Whyte. ‘The Gyspy King’ is now deciding to clarify that stance a little bit. He’s still looking for a crossover bout with Francis Ngannou. The WBC heavyweight champion is set to face ‘The
The UFC 272 headliners have both reacted to Drake’s whopping loss of $275,000 by betting on Jorge Masvidal to defeat Colby Covington. After The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship, it appeared “The Drake Curse” had been lifted. Drake was now free to publicly back athletes without them having to fend off the dreaded
Renato Moicano showed a lot of guts stepping up on four days notice to fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272. And then he showed even more guts by surviving five hard rounds with “RDA,” who beat Moicano up so badly the ringside physician was called in twice to check on him. Dos Anjos would
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1:36 AM ET Colby Covington utilized a clear strategy to wear down Jorge Masvidal over five rounds and earned a unanimous decision victory at UFC 272. Covington’s wrestling was simply too much for Masvidal, resulting in most of the fight being contested on the mat. Masvidal did have his moments, but they were few and
“First, I was stuck in Ukraine and it was hard to train, but when I made it back to America and I was training at American Top Team, I started to up my level, technically and everything.” Withstanding the uncertain circumstances regarding her training, and injuries which delayed her return to the Octagon even further,
Colby Covington dominates Jorge Masvidal in UFC 272 main event The UFC 272 main event between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal was hyped as one of the greatest grudge matches in UFC history. It turned out to be a one-sided fight. Masvidal opened the fight with a flying kick that missed its mark. He connected
In the main event of UFC 272, a grudge match between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal goes down. Covington is a sizeable -320 favorite while “Gamebred” is a +250 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros are going with Covington as they
UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will make his next title defense against former interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. The UFC confirmed the booking during the UFC 272 broadcast. Oliveira is coming off of his first successful title defense against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. After withstanding an early barrage from Poirier, Oliveira was
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to intensify, it was impossible to ignore the conflagration at UFC 272. Two moments during the event that stuck out followed the wins of Russian Umar Nurmagomedov and Ukrainian Maryna Moroz, who addressed the conflict directly during her post fight speech. Nurmagomedov, who hails from the Russian republic
Over the past year, Jake Paul has made waves in the combat sports community with his success in a series of boxing matches against former MMA champions. Knocking out both Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley in 2021, Paul is now 5-0 as a professional boxer and has far surpassed what many thought the Disney Channel
3:23 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal did not touch gloves at the start of their UFC 272 main event on Saturday night, the customary show of sportsmanship and respect between athletes as their prizefights are getting underway. But for these two fighters, former teammates and roommates whose relationship soured in the
Moicano tentou uma queda no minuto de abertura da luta, mas Rafael defendeu bem e logo em seguida levou a luta para o chão. Os dois se levantaram e o carioca mais uma vez botou o duelo para baixo, mantendo o rival lá até o fim do round. Rafael se mostrava ainda mais dominante no
UFC 272 Bonuses: Ukraine’s Maryna Moroz banks an extra $50,000 UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses stemming from UFC 272 during the event’s post-fight press conference. Fight of the Night: Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal Fight of the Night honors went to the main event bout between welterweights Colby Covington
Darren Till defeated top welterweight contender Stephen Thompson in the main event of UFC Fight Night Liverpool. Watch Till’s emotional Octagon interview where he discusses the performance and calls out his doubters. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC.