This past weekend, Dustin Poirier came up short in his second shot at undisputed UFC gold, submitting to Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 269 and it should come as no surprise that one man is celebrating Poirier’s loss more than other: Colby Covington. Covington and Poirier previously trained together at American Top
Dec 11, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Julianna Pena is declared the winner by submission against Amanda Nunes during UFC 269 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Charles Oliveira’s first defense of his UFC lightweight title at UFC 269 was one to remember. The native of Brazil took on one of
Dustin Jacoby fought Marcus twice, landing on the wrong side of the results both times. Since making a full-time move back to mixed martial arts, “The Hanyak” has earned a UFC contract and posted a 4-0-1 record inside the Octagon, establishing himself as an interesting figure in the light heavyweight division. Last month, Marcus’ chief
Charles Oliveira responds to Conor McGregor’s call out: ‘Let’s go baby’ Former two-division champion Conor McGregor asked what date he’s fighting lightweight champion Charles Oliveira on Monday, and Oliveira responded. “So what date am I fighting Oliveira,” McGregor posted on social media. So what date am I fighting Oliveira? — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 13,
Cody Garbrandt eats his way to flyweight. Sean O’Malley and Raulian Paiva hit the PI. Kai Kara-France brings good energy. Dana White oversees faceoffs between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier, Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena, and more at the presser. UFC 269 is on Saturday, December 11. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content:
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PhotoCred: MMA Fighting Julianna Pena hopes to topple another all-time great after defeating Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. Nunes went unbeaten for six years and 12 fights until meeting Pena this past Saturday night. For Pena, however, she’d tasted defeat as recently as October 2020 when faced with former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie. Before
Newly crowned women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña has responded to the backlash she received for comments made following her UFC 269 title win. After pulling off one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, Julianna Peña served as an inspiration for many people. Peña entered her fight against Amanda Nunes as a +670 underdog, with
Dominick Cruz picked up his second straight win last Saturday (Dec. 11, 2021) after edging out Pedro Munhoz in a wildly-entertaining bantamweight fight in the undercard of UFC 269, which went down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now that the former 135-pound champion is picking up some momentum, he isn’t about to slow
3:46 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s MMA promotion Eagle FC will host its first-ever U.S. event on Jan. 28, and there has been a change to the main event. The event, Eagle FC 44, was originally supposed to feature Tyrone Spong (2-0) against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (19-13) in a three-round heavyweight main event. Eagle FC officials
Julianna Pena disagrees with the idea that Amanda Nunes looked for and found a way out at UFC 269. Among the many explanations that circulated in the wake of Pena’s shocking upset of Nunes this past Saturday was that the former two-division champ simply quit. Three-time UFC challenger and commentator Chael Sonnen explicitly used that
Credit: Jason Burgos Combate Global’s year-end tournament tradition is back and MixedMartialArts.com will be covering it live from inside “La Jaula” with the Copa Combate results. The card is built around a one-night, eight-man tournament featuring fighters from the US, Peru, Ireland, France, Chile, Spain, Mexico, and Argentina. The tourney will be contested in the
EARLY PRELIMS Middleweight Bout: Andre Muniz () vs Eryk Anders () Women’s Flyweight Bout: Miranda Maverick () vs Erin Blanchfield () Flyweight Bout: Alex Perez () vs Matt Schnell () UFC 269 COUNTDOWN: Oliveira vs Poirier | Nunes vs Peña | Full Episode Featherweight Bout: Ryan Hall () vs Darrick Minner () Bantamweight Bout: Randy Costa () vs Tony Kelley ()
Conor McGregor calls for Ireland vs. Brazil title fight with Charles Oliveira On any given day former UFC champ-champ, Conor McGregor, is calling out someone. On Monday morning he’s chosen to hype a fight with the newly defended UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira. McGregor took to Instagram to call out the fighter, more politely than
Chael Sonnen and Conor McGregor – UFC Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen believes Conor McGregor’s title aspirations will be doomed if Dustin Poirier wins at UFC 269. Poirier (28-6 MMA) is set to challenge reigning UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (31-8 MMA) in the headliner of tomorrow night’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. ‘The
Claressa Shields is willing to take the fight to Jake Paul beyond the boxing gym and into the court of law. This Saturday, Jake Paul returns to pay-per-view when he meets Tyron Woodley in a rematch of their August clash. However, the YouTuber may have another fight on his hands if he and his representatives
UFC 269 went down last Sat. night (Dec. 11, 2021) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring an action-packed night of dominant wins, epic knockouts and bookie-busting upsets to close out the promotion’s pay-per-view (PPV) slate for the year. Plenty of fighters were left feeling the post-fight blues, including championship co-headliner Amanda Nunes. “Lioness”
8:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Julianna Peña’s face was blank, and emotionless. She was on her knees and reached over to hug Amanda Nunes. A Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) inspector came over and pointed Peña to her corner, where a ringside physician tended to Peña’s bruised left eye. Peña had just beaten the