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Image via @marvinvettori on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori believes there is one lightweight fighter who could give Islam Makhachev “a lot of problems.” Vettori trains at Kings MMA alongside Beneil Dariush, who is one of the top-ranked lightweights in the sport. Speaking to Mike Swick recently on his podcast, Vettori
Frankie Edgar has released his first statement following his UFC 268 KO loss to Marlon Vera. At UFC 268, former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar took on Marlon “Chito” Vera prior to the co-main event. It was a very competitive fight up until Vera ensured in the third round that the judges would have no say
9:30 AM ET Going into his UFC 268 main event against Colby Covington, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman already was No. 1 in the ESPN men’s pound-for-pound rankings. There was no room for upward movement. However, Usman’s strong performance at Madison Square Garden did earn him the backing of the last holdout on our voting panel.
Ian Garry drew plenty of plaudits for his successful UFC debut, but few were as impactful as the words he received on Saturday from his countryman, Ireland’s Conor McGregor. The former two-division UFC champion was elated following Garry’s first-round knockout of Jordan Williams at UFC 268 and sent Garry several messages of support on Twitter.
Oct 9, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Tyson Fury celebrates with his brother Shane Fury after knocking out Deontay Wilder (not pictured) during their WBC/Lineal heavyweight championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Tyson Fury had surgery on both elbows to remove bone spurs after his latest win against Deontay
It was fitting that Kamaru Usman fought five hard rounds with his greatest rival thus far, Colby Covington, in the place where Muhammad Ali fought his greatest rival, Joe Frazier, twice. And I’ve got a feeling we will see these two battle it out once more before their careers are done, but in the meantime,
Anderson Silva’s combat sports career hasn’t even ended yet, but his sons are already carrying the torch for the next generation. Both Gabriel and Kalyl Silva are amateur kickboxers with solid records and highlight wins of their own, and both were in action this past weekend at a FightersRep 11 event in Los Angeles. But
Israel Adesanya reacts to UFC 268 and Canelo vs. Plant | Video UFC Middleweight Champion Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya reacts to the stacked UFC 268 PPV including Alex Pereira’s UFC debut victory & Canelo Alvarez’s knockout of Caleb Plant. UFC 268 highlights & recap: Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington [embedded content] (Video Courtesy of
Jorge Masvidal clearly tuned in to watch his former friend turned bitter enemy Colby Covington rematch Kamaru Usman at UFC 268. Usman (20-1 MMA) and Covington (16-3 MMA) originally collided back at UFC 245 in December of 2019, with the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ emerging victorious by way of a thrilling fifth round TKO. Since then, Kamaru
Dana White was caught in 4k watching Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant in the middle of UFC 268, but now we know why. White has had a ton of respect for Canelo, and the skills that he possesses. So much so in fact, that when UFC welterweight champ said that he wanted to box Canelo
1:54 AM ET NEW YORK — Kamaru Usman has said repeatedly that he dislikes Colby Covington more than any other opponent he has ever faced. But after their 10th round in the cage together, Usman and Covington could do nothing except embrace. Usman beat Covington via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event
An injury has forced Maycee Barber out of her upcoming fight at UFC 269 and now her original opponent Erin Blanchfield has accepted a matchup against Miranda Maverick on the Dec. 11 card. Multiple sources confirmed the new matchup when speaking to MMA Fighting on Monday. MMA Junkie initially reported the bout. Maverick accepts the
Credit: SlapFIGHT Championship Just days before their Nov. 12 return to pay-per-view on FITE, SlapFIGHT Championship has some high hopes for the continued growth of the promotion, and the sport as a whole, in 2022 And two key pillars in that progression could very well be through brand expansion with the help of Triller, and
Mexico’s Rodriguez will be a good test, as he’s shown flashes of brilliance over the years, but not the amount of activity befitting a rising star in a tough division. On Saturday, the No.3-ranked contender makes his first appearance since a October 2019 win over Jeremy Stephens, and Holloway is ready to test his standup,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 268 provided a ton of highlights and incredible action (FULL RECAP HERE!) to that point that some great action was overshadowed. Perhaps one such example is Alex Pereira, the famed Brazilian kickboxer who scored a tremendous flying knee stoppage in his UFC debut opposite Andreas Michailidis in the preliminary headliner.