Due to injury, please note the following changes: Alan Patrick has been removed from his lightweight bout with Mason Jones. Replacing Patrick will be undefeated UFC newcomer David Onama, who has finished all but one of his wins, including five first-round stoppages. Aaron Phillips has been removed from his bantamweight bout with Jonathan Martinez. Replacing
Michelle Waterson talks about her loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the main event of UFC Tampa, whether she noticed the ex-champ’s foot injury during the fight, Holly Holm’s words of encouragement, and her desire to continue pushing for the title. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF
8:12 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC is working on finalizing a catchweight for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori, the promotion said Wednesday. The UFC didn’t reveal what weight it is pursuing for the fight. The announcement was made after Costa admitted he did not intend to
UFC middleweights Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori on Wednesday verbally agreed to a catchweight fight at 195 pounds in UFC Vegas 41’s headliner after Costa said he was 211 pounds and couldn’t make weight. Via Zoom chat, Costa and Vettori appeared together for an interview on ESPN.com and hammered out the basic term of the
Jul 6, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Jorge Masvidal (red gloves) stands with his hands behind his back before his fight against Ben Askren (blue gloves) at T-Mobile Arena. Jorge Masvidal set a new record for the fastest knockout in UFC history with five seconds. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Jorge Masvidal has
Aspen Ladd’s coach, Jim West, got quite the trashing online for his cornering approach in Ladd’s fight vs. Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 40, but he’s far from the first coach to get amped up. West’s aggressive style of coaching between rounds upset some viewers and fighters. The incident sparked a debate online about the
Paulo Costa can’t make weight, negotiating new weight class for Marvin Vettori fight Middleweight Marvin Vettori was the first to mention that Paulo Costa wouldn’t be able to make weight for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 headliner during the event’s media day on Wednesday. “There’s some sh*t going on – he had some problems with weight,” Vettori
Via: Aljamain Sterling’s Instagram Aljamain Sterling has revealed that training with Merab Dvalishvili helped him realise that he wasn’t healthy enough to compete at UFC 267. Next weekend, Petr Yan will meet Cory Sandhagen with the winner walking home as the UFC interim bantamweight champion. The match-up was initially supposed to see Sterling defending the
[UPDATE] According to The Sun, there is now a date set for Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury, with the two reportedly agreeing to fight on December 18 in Miami, Florida. When more information becomes available about the event, such as viewing information and pricing, we’ll bring you the additional updates right here on MMANews.com. [ORIGINAL
This stacked card, airing under special broadcast circumstances for viewers in the United States, features a six-fight main card with two title fights and an additional nine bouts on the preliminary card. How To Watch UFC 267 — ESPN+ Special Presentation From Abu Dhabi On top of the fully-loaded fight card, four athletes will be
8:03 AM ET The 2021 PFL season will come to its conclusion on Oct. 27, with a full lineup of tournament championships in six different weight classes (4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+). Emerging women’s MMA superstar Kayla Harrison (11-0) will headline the event, in her lightweight final against Taylor Guardado (3-1). Arguably the most intriguing finals
“Fight Island” could once again become a key player for the UFC. This week, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell sent a memo to all the UFC fighters, coaches, and managers notifying them of a change United States government travel policy, requiring all foreign travelers who wish to enter the U.S. to provide proof of
Credit: Bellator On Oct. 23, Bellator returns to Showtime with Bellator 269. An event from Moscow, Russia that will air in the US on Saturday afternoon. The card is headlined by MMA legend and Russian sports icon Fedor Emelianenko — in his first bout in nearly two years — facing second-ranked heavyweight Tim Johnson. Before
We’re in the final quarter of 2021, so Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is already starting to fill out some of it’s early cards for 2022. For it’s first Fight Night event of the new year, UFC has already confirmed two intriguing match ups. According to MMA Fighting, Joaquin Buckley will face Abdul Razak Alhassan in
Dana White reacts to new U.S. vaccine travel mandate: ‘Fight Island will be hopping again’ The UFC notified international fighters in a memo this week that all travelers coming into the United States starting on Nov. 8 must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with proof of vaccination. The fight promotion will not require any fighter
PhotoCred: Instagram – @joannajedrzejczyk Joanna Jedrzejczyk is letting it be known that her place in the official UFC rankings is none of her concern. The former undefeated 115-pound strawweight queen last fought in 2020’s Fight of the Year when suffering a split decision loss to Zhang Weili at UFC 248 in March. At present, the
Israel Adesanya is certainly not one to ghost someone after they go on a date. Adesanya faced Paulo Costa at UFC 253 just over a year ago, where he TKOd the Brazilian before channeling his inner Ron Jeremy in the middle of the Octagon. Since then, the two have had words on a few occasions,
The show kicks off with Jim having technical difficulties and our resident technology genius Matt offering some inspirational technical advice to solve the issues. After the tech talk our pal, comedian Adam Hunter joins the show. Adam shares a crazy story about Stephan Bonnar reacting to a fan’s critique of his stand-up set (yes, Stephan