Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) The official UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 29, and Marlon Vera moved up the ranks while Aleksei Oleinik fell out. Vera beat up Davey Grant to pick up a unanimous decision win and bounce back into the win column after losing a decision to
UFC welterweight contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson ranks his personal top 5 highlight-reel head kick knockouts. Thompson will face Gilbert Burns in the UFC 264 co-main event on Saturday, July 10. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/
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Gilbert Burns has a sent a stern warning to Leon Edwards after his performance against Nate Diaz. At UFC 263, although Edwards dominated the majority of the fight and won a comfortable unanimous decision win, many fans and media were more engrossed by the fact that Diaz rocked Edwards in the last round. Diaz hit
10:09 AM ET Undefeated heavyweight Ciryl Gane will meet Alexander Volkov in the main event of a matinee version of UFC Fight Night on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex will be on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 4 p.m. ET and prelims at 1 p.m. Gane (8-0), who
UFC Vegas 31’s new headliner is Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises after the postponement of a featherweight headliner between ex-champ Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez. The bout will be contested over five rounds. The news was confirmed to MMA Fighting by multiple people with knowledge of the shift after an initial report from MMA Junkie.
July 14, 2018; Boise, ID, USA; Rick Glenn (blue gloves) fights Dennis Bermudez (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at CenturyLink Arena. Glenn defeated Bermudez (28-29, 30-27, 29-28). Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports UFC Vegas 29 opened up in a big way with two back-to-back finishes. In the opener, Casey O’Neill put Lara Procopio to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Inside the Octagon, one man’s loss is almost always another’s gain. In this case, Max Holloway’s withdrawal from his main event slot vs. Yair Rodriguez has left a vacancy to be filled, and rather than keep “Pantera” on the card opposite a new foe, the matchup will likely be kept together
Jake Paul praises Anderson Silva: ‘He showed that MMA strikers are also great boxers’ Jake Paul has trashed many mixed martial artists, but Anderson Silva isn’t one of them. Silva picked up a split decision win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on main card of Tribute to the Kings in Guadalajara, Mexico last Saturday. Paul
Image Credit: UFC Islam Makhachev will get the chance to headline his first UFC card. According to John Morgan of MMAJunkie, Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises has been promoted to the main event of UFC Vegas 31 on July 17. The original main event saw Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez, yet Holloway was forced out of
Magomed Ankalaev appears to be set to throw down with a former UFC title contender in Volkan Oezdemir. Red Fury MMA is reporting that Ankalaev vs. Oezdemir is on tap for a UFC event in August. “According to numerous sources, Magomed Ankalaev vs. Volkan Oezdemir is planned to be held in August.” Ankalaev is currently
2:35 PM ET UFC fighter Luis Pena is being accused of punching his girlfriend and breaking her cell phone. Pena was arrested last Friday in Coral Springs, Florida on charges of robbery by sudden snatching, battery and criminal mischief, per a spokesperson for the Coral Springs Police Department. The fighter remains in Broward County Detention
Ovince Saint Preux is back to heavyweight when he faces Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 30. It will not be a regular thing, however. The veteran UFC light heavyweight knows his limitations – or rather he was introduced to them by current heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou. “Seeing him in person, I’m like, that’s a big
Dec 14, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Matt Brown (left) reacts after defeating Ben Saunders (right) during UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports For the first round and a half of the UFC Vegas 29 bout between Matt Brown and Dhiego Lima, the season 19 and 25 alum of The
This weekend (Sat., June 26, 2021), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will remain inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 30. While I will never claim to understand why UFC makes some of the choices it does, I can definitely pick up on certain patterns. In this case, UFC Vegas 30 is yet
Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad get into it on Twitter: “Aren’t you the guy that got 3 piece and soda’d?” After their fight ended in a no contest as a result of an eye poke from Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC Vegas 21, it appears Edwards and his former opponent Belal Muhammad
Image Credit: Bellator Tim Johnson could’ve waited for a title shot against Ryan Bader. After Johnson earned a split decision win over Cheick Kongo last October he cemented himself as the number one contender at heavyweight. The plan was for the UFC veteran to face Ryan Bader in the first quarter of 2021 for the
The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, has been known for a decade now as a fighter that will always put on an entertaining performance when he steps inside of the Octagon. Watch Jung meet Dan Ige in the main event of UFC Vegas 29 on Saturday, June 19. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC