Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2023, 01:47 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC title challenger Jared Cannonier turned in one of the top performances in middleweight history on Saturday, as he set a new divisional record for strikes landed in a
Jared Cannonier’s outstanding showing in his main event battle with Marvin Vettori wrapped up a very busy weekend in the world of MMA, with the UFC, Bellator, and PFL all hosting events. Which promotion won the weekend overall? Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 75 event, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and José Youngs discuss that
We had close battles and a couple upsets, statement efforts and a Knockout of the Year contender, culminating in an excellent middleweight main event. It was another thrilling night of action inside the Octagon. Here’s how the judges scored each and every round. | Results, Highlights & More UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier Scorecards
The Octagon returned to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 75 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier. The highly anticipated middleweight main event proved to be a coming out party for the 39-year-old Cannonier. After being rocked early in the opening round, ‘The Killa Gorilla’ went to put on the
Jared Cannonier completed dominated Marvin Vettori last night (Sat., June 17, 2023) at UFC Vegas 75 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, to win a crucial middleweight main event. The co-main event saw lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan score a brutal TKO stoppage over veteran Joaquim Silva. In addition, UFC Vegas
UFC Vegas 75 Post-Fight Press Conference Video The big winners of the night fielded questions from the media during the UFC Vegas 75 Post-Fight Press Conference at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Jared Cannonier battered Marvin Vettori in the fight card’s main event, setting the UFC record for most significant strikes in middleweight history.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:21 AM ET The story going into the fight was all about Patricio Freire. “Pitbull” is the best fighter in Bellator history, the only athlete on the roster to have four different championship reigns across two weight classes. On Friday night, Freire was trying to make history by
Roosevelt Roberts kicked off season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter with a highlight-reel nine-second finish. But before getting the call for a second chance with the UFC, Roberts contemplated calling it a career. Roberts, a member of Michael Chandler’s team as they battle it out against a squad coached by Conor McGregor throughout TUF 31,
It’s the kind of joy that comes on the heels of victory, and when Motta rebounded from a stoppage loss to Jim Miller in February of last year to halt Cameron VanCamp in a single round seven months later, he could finally breathe. He had his first UFC victory out of the way, and it
Tonight, the light heavyweight main event featured champion Vadim Nemkov taking on Yoel Romero at Bellator 297 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill. After a delay to begin the Bellator 297 preliminary portion, the card cruised through with five fights in a little over an hour, plus the highly-anticipated three-main card fights to lead into
Professional kickboxer Ulric Bokeme lost more than just a match Saturday afternoon (June 17, 2023) at GLORY Collision 5 from inside Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as the 32-year old middleweight had his front teeth knocked out in a TKO loss to Michael Boahpeah. After a few minutes of back-and-forth action the two middleweights had
Nobody in boxing wants to fight heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, but mixed martial artists from Jon Jones to Francis Ngannou keep beating down his door. Fury says that he has been in talks with both, including fielding a recent offer from the UFC. How the Tyson Fury, Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou fiasco started Talk about
Jun 17, 2023, 12:45 AM ET There’s plenty of action across MMA over the weekend with PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights and Women’s Featherweights and Bellator 297 in Chicago on Friday night and UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday. In Friday’s action, defending champions Ante Delija and Larissa Pacheco got wins, but only one
Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou finally came face-to-face at the PFL 5 card in Atlanta on Friday night. While an actual fight between them seems highly unlikely to ever happen — at least any time in the near future — the heavyweights still stared each other down while sharing a few words. At one point,
That’s why Silva didn’t blink when his manager informed him that he had the opportunity to step into a high-profile bout with ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan. Saturday’s Full Fight Card Preview | Main Event Preview “I check my phone and I see my message from my manager, and I look at the message and go ‘Oh
Current UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former title holder Francis Ngannou exchanged words during tonight’s PFL event in Atlanta. It was only a month ago today when news broke that ‘The Predator’ had found a new home under the PFL (Professional Fighters League) banner. Francis Ngannou had of course parted ways with the UFC
Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou finally came face-to-face Friday night (June 16, 2023) during a cageside encounter at PFL 5 from inside Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Jones and Ngannou share a history that goes back years. While they never actually squared off inside of the Octagon, the two heavyweights were always on a
Video Emerges of Conor McGregor leading woman into bathroom Less than 24 hours after the news broke that a woman had accused former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor ‘violently raped’ her, a video has emerged of the two entering the bathroom at Kaseya Center. The unnamed woman alleges that the Heat and NBA security separated
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