As a mixed martial artist, Logan Storley has overcome the pressure of expectation from within the industry. But when he competes against Neiman Gracie in the main event of Bellator 274 next week, he will feel pressure from within to stay in title contention, so he can achieve his ultimate goal of being a Bellator
Jim Miller vs. Nikolas Motta Veteran Jim Miller continues in his quest to fight literally everyone in the lightweight division this weekend as he welcomes newcomer Nikolas Motta to the Octagon for the first time. Despite having the most appearances in UFC history (38 and counting), Miller was still experiencing firsts last September, when he
Dana White finally did a shoey … kinda MMA fans were disappointed when UFC president Dana White refused to do a shoey at the UFC 271 press conference. But he redeemed himself on Saturday night when, after the fights, he finally did one. But it’s not really what you think. Instead of the traditional beer
Nate Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in UFC history, plans to hang up his gloves after fighting Dustin Poirier. Diaz (20-13 MMA) has not competed since UFC 263, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout. The Stockton native nearly finished the British fighter in round five
Arnold Allen admits that he believes USADA should come knocking more often. The English featherweight Arnold Allen is on a roll lately. He has won 10 fights in a row, including all eight he has had in the UFC. He is quickly rising up the featherweight rankings and proving that he has what it takes
Dustin Poirier is moving on. After losing to Conor McGregor in their featherweight fight back in 2014, “The Diamond” ran it back with the power-punching Irishman nearly six years later at lightweight, avenging his loss by way of second-round knockout. Their UFC 264 trilogy — also at lightweight — was supposed to settle their score
It seems all signs are pointing toward a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier following their respective victories on Saturday, but where does Robert Whittaker go after dropping to 0-2 against the current champion? This week on On To the Next One, that question is answered from a matchmaking perspective following a
8:03 AM ET UFC 271 culminated with Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight title in convincing fashion with a second victory over Robert Whittaker. Rising stars Jared Cannonier and Tai Tuivasa both earned major victories in Houston as well, and set themselves up for major fights and potential title shots late this year. Thus far, 2022
Neiman Gracie isn’t guaranteed a welterweight title opportunity with a main event win at Bellator 274. However, an impressive performance, on Feb. 19, and a little help from a fellow Brazilian could fast track him into the top contender spot. Gracie (11-2) is not at all overlooking opponent Logan Storley (12-1). He understands that before
In a fairly uneventful light heavyweight bout, Carlos Ulberg outpointed Fabio Cherant over three rounds. Scores were 30-27 across the board for Ulberg, now 6-1. Cherant falls to 7-4. There was little significant action in the opening couple minutes of the fight outside of a kick landed by Ulberg after Cherant complained of a low
Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 UFC 271 official scorecard Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defended his title on Saturday, defeating former titleholder Robert Whittaker in the UFC 271 main event. It was Adesanya’s second win over “The Reaper.” The two first fought at UFC 243 in October 2019. Adesanya stopped Whittaker that night in the
Israel Adesanya trains with his UFC 271 teammates. Robert Whittaker escapes with video games. Tai Tuivasa gets in a quick sweat session. UFC 271 is on Saturday, February 12. 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. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To
Below is the show rundown: 0:00 – Monday Morning Analyst: Luke Thomas takes a look at what made the war between Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya so good. 27:37 – Israel Adesanya stops by to discuss his epic win at UFC 236 over Kelvin Gastelum, picking up the interim middleweight title, Jon Jones’ recent comments, and
Joe Rogan and Israel Adesanya Joe Rogan has reacted after receiving support from UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya during Thursday’s presser. The longtime UFC commentator, Rogan, has been under fire in recent weeks surrounding comments made on his popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”. Rogan was first scrutinized for spreading “dangerous misinformation” about Covid-19, which
The UFC‘s new women’s bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña, is open to a future with the WWE. “The Venezuelan Vixen” told the NY Post she would give professional wrestling a shot if the opportunity ever presented itself. “Right now my focus is on fighting. Later on, if that opportunity presents itself, I don’t see why I
UFC 271 went down last night (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, featuring a Middleweight title fight that saw Israel Adesanya edge out Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision after a back-and-forth affair (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Tai Tuivasa collected his fifth straight knockout win, putting Derrick Lewis
HOUSTON — UFC flyweight Casey O’Neill reacts to her split decision win over Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 271 , talks the appreciation she has for the fight, being annoyed by the retirement storyline ahead of the bout, when she wants to return, what she said to Modafferi after the final horn, and more.
12:56 AM ET HOUSTON — Israel Adesanya was the story all week. His new, lucrative contract with the UFC. His teammates from City Kickboxing fighting on the same card. His current future stardom. It felt like no one here was talking about Robert Whittaker, the challenger and former champ who talks no trash and draws