Not only is Holm defeating these top ranked contenders, but she also continues to evolve, despite competing professionally in combat sports since 2002, when she made her kickboxing debut. “I do feel like I keep getting better and better,” Holm said. “We’re taking small steps all the time, nothing happens overnight. I feel like I’m
O’Malley praises Adesanya “I loved it,” O’Malley said. “I thought it was sweet. I wish I could say that… But I thought it was f***ing – I thought it was awesome…Call him the n-word. I was hoping [Du Plessis] said, ‘What!?’” Quotes via MMA News Adesanya is going to do what he wants to do,
For the second time in less than a year, the UFC light heavyweight title has been vacated due to injury. Jamahal Hill is headed for surgery after reportedly tearing his Achilles tendon while participating in a basketball game between UFC fighters during International Fight Week. In his absence, which will undoubtedly keep “Sweet Dreams” on
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Social media influencers have been all the rage in boxing over the past several years. Now, one is going into MMA. Jawy Mendez, a Mexican reality show star and recording artist, has signed with Combate Global to compete as a pro mixed martial arts fighter,
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Evans-Smith has been on the sidelines for nearly three years while she recovered from a spine surgery to fix pinching and nerve pain in her neck and back. At this weekend’s UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva she makes her comeback, fully healthy and full of gratitude for everything that she went through to
Austin Lingo believes his pace is the key to beating Melquizael Costa at UFC Vegas 77.. Lingo is coming off a submission loss to Nate Landwehr in a fight he took on less than two weeks’ notice after his fight against Ricardo Ramos was off. Although he lost the fight, he says he already knew
After delivering fireworks with UFC 290 last weekend — the best event to date in 2023 — UFC returns to its unpopular Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend (Sat., July 15, 2023) for a decidedly more low-key card headlined by Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva. ESPN/ESPN+ viewers will also see Jun Yong
Jul 13, 2023, 09:23 AM ET The UFC has put on 23 events featuring 11 title fights this year, plus one in which an interim belt was at stake. We’ve seen five new champions crowned. There have been a couple of high-profile retirements: Amanda Nunes, the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA, vacated
When Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje fight for the vacant “BMF” title, they will do so with the most recent champion’s blessing. Later this month, Poirier and Gaethje face off for the BMF belt in the main event of UFC 291. While the belt is more ceremonial than anything, it was nonetheless vacated by Jorge
The first bout against Preston Parsons in April of 2022 saw him take the fight on short notice up a weight class. He lost a decision. Then, in February, he was up 20-18 on all three judges’ scorecards against Nazim Sadykhov before a cut ended the fight less than a minute into the third round.
Coach Javier Mendez has predicted that Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev will produce an epic rematch in the future. Earlier this year, Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev went to war. They battled it out over the UFC lightweight championship and, in the end, the decision went in favor of Makhachev. He was able to retain
Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen, who battled for gold in two separate weight classes, pleaded “no contest” earlier this week to a misdemeanor charge of breaching the peace, according to Las Vegas Review-Journal. Sonnen, who was not present during the ruling, was ordered to pay a $750 fine. The 46 year-old “American Gangster” was
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 07:40 PM ET Former UFC star Chael Sonnen took a plea deal Wednesday in a criminal case stemming from an incident that happened in December 2021 at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, according to his attorney Dayvid Figler. Sonnen pleaded no contest to a charge of misdemeanor
Chael Sonnen is in the clear on the criminal case stemming from an alleged hotel attack in 2021. Sonnen, 46, pleaded no contest to a single misdemeanor charge of breaching the peace and was fined $750 in Clark County (Nev.) Justice Court, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review Journal. Sonnen’s criminal attorney,
In a sport where athletes are searching for every edge they can find, a narrower window between weighing in and stepping into the Octagon is one that is wholly out of the control of the competitors, but it also hasn’t really impacted Park much lately. He’s been in “fine fettle,” as UFC broadcaster John Gooden
Holly Holm is open to the idea of rematching Ronda Rousey. Recently, it was revealed Rousey has informed the WWE of her hard out as rumors began to swirl of her return to MMA and the UFC. As of right now, Rousey nor Dana White have confirmed or denied the rumors, but Holly Holm doubts
Kelvin Gastelum landed a big fight for his return to the Welterweight division. It’s been seven years since Gastelum last fought at 170 pounds. That changes at UFC Las Vegas on Sept. 16, 2023, however, as The Ultimate Fighter 17 (TUF) winner drops back down to collide with No. 6-ranked contender, Shavkat Rakhmonov. The undefeated
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