8:00 AM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Dustin Poirier was at a crossroads early in his career. It was May 2012, and he had just lost his first UFC main event to Chan Sung Jung. It was Poirier’s third UFC fight, and he was only 23 years old. But he felt like he needed a
Amanda Nunes was a 2-to-1 betting underdog when she strolled into UFC 232 with a chance to do the impossible and upset Cris Cyborg in a co-headlining bout. She left that night not only as the promotion’s first female two-division champion and the first woman to defeat Cyborg since 2005, but also as the greatest
[embedded content] The UFC 269 ceremonial weigh-ins will take place today at 7 pm ET from inside the same venue as tomorrow’s event, the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. UFC 269 is headlined by a highly anticipated battle between not only the two best lightweights in the promotion but a couple of talents on many UFC pound-for-pound lists. Tomorrow night, champion
His requests fell on deaf ears and he was no longer “quirky” – he was “problematic.” Nine years after being a first-round draft pick, White never logged a single rebound, point or assist in the NBA. Did White become the biggest bust in NBA history, deeming his cause a waste of time? White explains that
Watch the UFC 269 Ceremonial Weigh-ins Live The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 269 fight card will weigh-in during the ceremonial weigh-ins Friday afternoon. UFC 269 takes place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The stacked fight card is headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event, lightweight champion Charles Oliveira puts his
Sean Strickland UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley has said that he wouldn’t feel good about fighting on the same UFC card as Sean Strickland. Over the course of the last twelve months we’ve seen Sean Strickland emerge as a real contender of note in the middleweight division. With five straight wins and victories over Brendan Allen,
Dana White explains why he feels the odds make sense. We are one day away from the final UFC PPV of 2021. The main event features Charles Oliveira and challenger, Dustin Poirier, throwing down in a highly-anticipated scrap for the lightweight title. Currently, oddsmakers slightly favor Poirier to win the main event at -160. This
While Cody Garbrandt and Sean O’Malley were separated before things got out of hand during the UFC 269-pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada (see it here), the security team at the BKFC event in Tampa, Fla., wasn’t as quick to the draw. Mike Perry was a guest commentator in the broadcast booth calling the
At the UFC 269 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas 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 lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and challenger Dustin Poirier can weigh no more than 155
Jul 6, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Jon Jones (red gloves) before his fight against Thiago Santos (not pictured) at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has his eyes set on two possible return dates, and will have former two-division king Henry Cejudo helping to
Oliveira is the king of UFC finishes, holding the record for most finishes in UFC history with 17. Oliveira has gone to decision just three times in 28 total UFC fights and has finished roughly 90% of his UFC wins. Most of Oliveira’s finishes are submissions, and he is also the UFC submission king, holding
Julianna Pena: ‘I’m ready to step into the light of being champion’ | UFC 269 Video Julianna Pena won The Ultimate Fighter 18 women’s bantamweight tournament in 2013 and put together a four-fight winning streak with the fight promotion before running into current women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Since the loss to Shevchenko, Pena hasn’t
Champ Amanda Nunes arrives with her wife and daughter. Champ Charles Oliveira sticks with his team. Julianna Pena packs for fight week and trains late at night. Dustin Poirier is fired up after a video message from his daughter. UFC 269 is on Saturday, December 11. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR
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Image Credit: UFC.com Dan Ige knows his UFC 269 fight against Josh Emmett has all the makings to be the Fight of the Night and one of the best fights of the year. After Ige dropped a decision to Korean Zombie back in June, he wasn’t sure what would be next for him. He thought
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier is “90% sure” he’ll fight at welterweight in the UFC before he retires or leaves the promotion. Having arrived on MMA’s biggest stage as a featherweight and fought there until 2015, Poirier has found immense success since his move up to 155 pounds. In the near-seven years since, “The Diamond”
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage the final pre-fight press conference this evening (Thurs., Dec. 9, 2021) ahead of the UFC 269 ESPN+-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) event — the final one of the year — this weekend (Sat., Dec. 11), which is slated to begin at 8 p.m. ET in the video player above. LIVE! Watch
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