Dec 11, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Kai Kara-France lands a hit against Cody Garbrandt during UFC 269 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports A new study found out that while MMA fighters suffer more severe damage to their brains in fights, the volume of head trauma is ten times greater
“I watched his last two fights in the UFC,” Ferreira said of Gamrot. “I never thought I was going to fight him and I was thinking, “Holy — this guy is a beast!’ When he submitted Jeremy Stephens, I was like, ‘Oh damn!’ “He’s a good fighter — he throws hard overhands, uppercuts — and he goes
Colby Covington on Dustin Poirier: ‘He quits’ Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington weighed in on Dustin Poirier‘s submission loss to champion Charles Oliveira in the UFC 269 main event. The former teammates relationship these days can only be considered a rivalry, and Covington didn’t hold back when discussing Poirier’s loss during an appearance on
UFC president Dana White has reacted angrily to Israel Adesanya’s implication that his rematch with Robert Whittaker isn’t a done deal. Dana White has often been involved in verbal spats with fighters and, most of the time, the exchanges take place indirectly. This serves as yet another example of that with Israel Adesanya using a
Dominick Cruz regrets his viral comments criticizing Daniel Cormier‘s performance as a color analyst—sort of. Prior to UFC 269, one story that made headlines across the MMA media was the critical remarks made by Dominick Cruz regarding Daniel Cormier’s job preparation as a color analyst. Here is a portion of what was said during the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Last Friday night (Dec. 10, 2021), Daniel Cormier won the “Personality of the Year” award at the 2021 World MMA Awards. It may not feel like “DC” is particularly beloved at the moment, however, because he’s getting dunked on from several angles! Perhaps the biggest non-fighting story last week was Dominick
2:03 PM ET Ryan Bader is returning to the Bellator heavyweight division — where he holds the title — for the first time in more than two years. Bader will face interim champion Valentin Moldavsky in a heavyweight title unification fight in the main event of a Bellator card Jan. 29 in Phoenix, the promotion
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