Jeff Wagenheim Jun 22, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Shane Burgos does not want to be the next Rory MacDonald or Anthony Pettis. He doesn’t want to be like Thiago Santos or Krysztof Jotko. Like Burgos, all of those fighters arrived in the PFL with notable résumés built on stints in the UFC. It didn’t go
We’re in the middle of the summer run, and so you know what that means: UFC action coming at you every single weekend until the last week of September. This week that action is UFC Jacksonville, headlined by a pivotal featherweight clash between top-10 fighters Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria. But before that matchup, we’ve
Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the weekend of events embodies the vibrancy of the country and showcases it as an exemplary destination for international sporting events. Singapore sits alongside other major international locations to regularly hold UFC events, including Abu Dhabi, London, Las Vegas, and New York City. “We can’t wait to put
Women’s flyweight contender Maycee Barber didn’t like Julianna Pena’s actions during Amanda Nunes’s retirement. ‘The Lioness’ returned to the cage at UFC 289 earlier this month, facing Irene Aldana. However, the women’s bantamweight champion was originally expected to face Julianna Pena in a trilogy bout. Nonetheless, ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ pulled out due to injury, and
Mizuki Inoue is one of the few fighters who carry Japan’s flag in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). At age 16, Inoue began her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career at Flyweight and quickly became a prospect to watch. An eventual drop to Strawweight was in the cards for the Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture native, and after
Let’s chalk this up to the “Wait! What?” file. UFC president Dana White recently spoke with TMZ Sports, saying that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg jabbering back and forth on Twitter about fighting each other is legit, and he want to promote it. This whole situation came out of left field. Musk and Zuckerberg made
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 11:46 PM ET A pair of elite bantamweights will scrap in Beantown. Rob Font and Song Yadong have verbally agreed to a 135-pound contender fight at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Bout agreements have not yet been sent out, sources
Bantamweights Rob Font and Song Yadong go to battle in the latest addition to UFC 292, which is scheduled for Aug. 19 at the TD Garden in Boston. UFC officials announced the pairing on Wednesday. After suffering back-to-back losses, Font returned to the win column with an impressive showing against Adrian Yanez in April, earning
He’s been pushed at times, and was dropped by a head kick in the first round of his fight with Herbert last year in London, but each time he’s stepped into the Octagon, Topuria has walked out with a victory in hand. And since going the distance with Youssef Zalal in his short-notice debut, he’s
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given his thoughts on the sexual assault allegations being made against Conor McGregor. It’s safe to say that Conor McGregor’s future is uncertain. He was supposed to be fighting Michael Chandler later this year, but it doesn’t appear as if that’s going to happen in 2023. In addition, he’s also
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s really turning out to be a unbelievable week for billionaire foolishness. As a handful of ultra wealthy amateur submarine enthusiasts are either slowly asphyxiating or very quickly being crumpled by immense amounts of pressure deep beneath the sea, two of the most powerful men on the planet still remaining above
Four UFC fighters receive ESPY nominations On Wednesday, ESPN announced their nominations for their annual ESPY awards show and four UFC fighters received nominations. Champions Jon Jones, Leon Edwards, Islam Makhachev, and the recently retired Amanda Nunes each received nominations. Jones and Edwards were nominated in two categories. Including being nominated for Best MMA Fighter,
Megan Anderson Jun 21, 2023, 08:35 AM ET The UFC will take center stage in front of a national audience this weekend as the promotion hosts UFC Fight Night on Saturday (3 p.m. on ABC/ESPN+, with prelims at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN/ESPN+). The fight card will be headlined by former interim featherweight title challenger Josh
Rickson Gracie revealed in an interview with Kyra Gracie he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease “two years ago.” Gracie, 64, who was undefeated as a vale tudo fighter between 1980 and 2000, said the condition, a chronic degenerative disorder, has affected his motor system, causing tremors with his hands and diminishing his ability to move.
In conjunction with the athlete visit, Canuck Place served as one of the three core beneficiaries of the UFC 289 – 50/50 raffle in partnership with the Canucks For Kids Fund. The event raised more than $190,000 CAD with a percentage being granted to the organization. UFC’s corporate social responsibility program, #UFCInTheCommunity, strategically collaborates with
Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn doesn’t believe Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz will be competitive. In August, the Stockton slugger will make his long-awaited professional boxing debut. The bout will be Nate Diaz’s first since his exit from the UFC last September, submitting Tony Ferguson. Ahead of his boxing debut, the former MMA fighter has been
Australian Bantamweight, Trent Girdham, was forced to wait until the world re-opened to make his return to the RIZIN Fighting Federation ring in late 2022, and things couldn’t have gone any worse. Paired with kickboxing star, Genji Umeno, Girdham made his kickboxing debut in the promotion (his third appearance overall). “Nino Loco” took a break
Add Michael Chandler to the ever-growing list of skeptics wondering whether or not Conor McGregor is ever going to return to the Octagon. Day by day, McGregor seems to put himself further away from the idea that he really wants to continue his UFC career. What happened to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler? Chandler and
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