Ray Borg believes it’s only a matter of time until he fights in the UFC again. Borg fought in the UFC from 2014 to 2020 and went 7-5 including fighting Demetrious Johnson for the flyweight belt. However, Borg struggled to make it to the scale due to his son needing brain surgery which impacted his
Jan Blachowicz hopes medicine and weeks of rehab will be enough to avoid surgery for cervical disc complications. The Polish fighter was on a three-fight win streak before becoming the light heavyweight champion in 2020. He then successfully defended the title for the first time against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. He was then scheduled to
Derrick Lewis will make another hometown appearance tomorrow night (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) at UFC 271 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., when “Black Beast” meets surging heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa in the co-main event. LIVE! Watch UFC 271 PPV On ESPN+ Here! CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to
The UFC’s pay structure for the majority of fighters consists of show and win purses, meaning athletes double their paycheck with a victory or come home with only half of their expected earnings after a defeat. For Renato Moicano, cashing two checks is the top priority now. Moicano is scheduled to face Texas’ own Alexander
3:59 PM ET A scheduled upcoming UFC Fight Night main event will be repurposed on the promotion’s next pay-per-view card. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will now take on Rafael Fiziev in the lightweight co-main event of UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Friday with ESPN. Dos Anjos vs.
Dec 11, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Sean O’Malley reacts following his TKO victory against Raulian Paiva during UFC 269 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Despite the attention a card featuring Conor McGregor brings, young gun UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley has no interest in sharing a card and its spotlight
Stanford wrestlers, Stanford graduates, wrestlers across the country and mixed martial artists all echoed the same message and “SAVE STANFORD WRESTLING” were the three most common words in the back half of the 2021 wrestling season. Stanford University sent seven wrestlers to the NCAA Championship. Seven wrestlers set out to prove that one of the
UFC 271 Ceremonial Weigh-in Face-off Video: Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa Following Friday’s UFC 271 Ceremonial Weigh-in, the fighters competing on Saturday’s fight card faced off with their opponents. UFC 271 takes place at the Toyota Center and is headlined by a middleweight championship rematch between champion Israel Adesanya and former titleholder Robert Whittaker. In the co-main event, Houston’s
Speaking on YouTube Matt Schnell spoke with ‘MMA Island’ about fighter pay in the UFC. Matt Schnell was supposed to be fighting against Alex Perez this Saturday, February 12th at UFC 271. ‘Danger’ (15-5 MMA) and Perez (24-6 MMA) were slated to meet in the flyweight division at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Unfortunately
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley has revealed why he’s not keen on sharing cards with MMA’s biggest superstar Conor McGregor. In 2021, O’Malley rebounded from his first defeat in professional MMA with three wins, three finishes, and three bonuses in as many appearances, all of which helped “Sugar” rise into the 135-pound rankings. As far
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage its early (and official) weigh ins from the promotion’s host hotel on Friday morning to put the finishing touches on the upcoming UFC 271 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The first fighter is expected to tip the
At the UFC 271 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Houston are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and former champ Robert Whittaker can weigh no more than 185
Champ Israel Adesanya and opponent Robert Whittaker acclimate to Texas. Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa lands after a long flight. 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 order UFC Pay-Per-Views on
Bruce Buffer gets heat by Anthony Johnson following Francis Ngannou/UFC comment, Former UFC double champ Henry Cejudo reveals his struggles at Eagle FC 44 event and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest news from
7:50 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Anderson Silva stands alone among middleweights in the history of mixed martial arts. You can carve that into granite. If one were to mimic the sculptural design of Mount Rushmore,
Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Israel Adesanya reacts against Marvin Vettori during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has no interest in fighting his friend and fellow Nigerian Kamaru Usman, and he thinks the welterweight champion’s manager needs to knock off any
Alexander Hernandez is also a thinking man’s fighter, always analyzing and breaking things down. So has he started having that 30-year-old conversation with himself? “I’m not because we’ve got the whole year until we get there,” he said. “That’s why I’m not prepared for that. A lot of that conversation’s gonna depend on February and,
Joanna Jędrzejczyk is happy to be back in sunny Florida | Photos Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk is the first Polish-born champion in UFC history. She recently spent an extended amount of time in her homeland. A month ago, Jędrzejczyk was bundled up in warm clothing to fend off winter’s cold, but that