Daniel Cormier has decided to accept Jake Paul’s challenge to fight, but the form of combat isn’t what the YouTuber had in mind. Recently, the conflict between MMA legend Daniel Cormier and celebrity boxing sensation Jake Paul made the news when Paul challenged Cormier to a fight. The beef started when Cormier took issue with
With three title fights at the top of the card, there’s little doubt that UFC 261 was promoted as one of the biggest events of the year but hype doesn’t always intersect with reality when the fights actually happen. Except in the case of this past Saturday night, which delivered in every way possible from
A lot of fans (and pundits) were shocked when Jorge Masvidal got knocked out by welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the UFC 261 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend in Jacksonville. Not Leon Edwards. “I been saying Jorge is shit for three years now,” Edwards wrote on social media. “Do you believe me yet? See
Chris Weidman releases statement: ‘I can’t believe what happened’ Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a gruesome leg break in his UFC 261 rematch against Uriah Hall on Saturday. He was taken from the Octagon on a stretcher and transported to a Jacksonville, Fla. hospital where he underwent successful surgery on Sunday. On Monday morning,
UFC welcomes back fans at full capacity when it returns to VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 24 with a stacked card headlined by three championship bouts. The main event will see a thrilling welterweight championship rematch when Kamaru Usman defends against No. 4 ranked contender Jorge Masvidal. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina
12:54 AM ET UFC 261 featured three title fights and a ton of memorable moments. Some of those moments, like Rose Namajunas knocking out Zhang Weili to win the strawweight title, were filled with exhilaration. Other moments, like Chris Weidman breaking his leg on a kick attempt, were somber reminders about the risks these athletes
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has responded after Conor McGregor shared multiple posts suggesting ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ was on steroids. Usman (19-1 MMA) returned to the Octagon in the headliner of last night’s UFC 261 pay-per-view event where he scored a sensational second round knockout victory over Jorge Masvidal. The emphatic win marked Kamaru’s eighteenth
Featured News UFC Apr 24, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Rose Namajunas (Blue Gloves) kicks Zhang Weili (Red Gloves) for a TKO during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Not only was Zhang Weili versus Rose Namajunas a monumental battle for the strawweight title, but it also pitted the
Conor McGregor and Kamaru Usman have just had their first proper war of words. The seeds of a potential Kamaru Usman vs. Conor McGregor bout is sprouting more and more by the hour. Earlier today, McGregor put the Nigerian American on notice that he is coming for the welterweight championship. This marked the first time
JACKSONVILLE — Middleweight Uriah Hall spoke with reporters backstage following his first-round TKO win over Chris Weidman on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 261 event. “Prime Time” reacted to Weidman snapping his leg on the former champion’s first thrown strike of the bout, how he felt about the result, wanting to give Weidman another
Chris Weidman juggles his way through his weight cut. Rose Namajunas is friendly with champion Valentina Shevchenko. The presser draws fans including the Florida governor and Jacksonville mayor; Jorge Masvidal and champ Kamaru Usman get big reactions. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital
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Rose Namajunas returned to top form at UFC 261, defeating odds on favorite Zhang Weili in the first round with a picture perfect head kick that knocked out the Chinese champ (watch the highlights here). Now Rose has the women’s strawweight title — and the distinction of being the first woman to ever win a
Chris Weidman undergoes successful surgery for broken leg Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a horrific leg injury in the first exchange in his UFC 261 rematch against Uriah Hall on Saturday. Reminiscent of former middleweight champion Anderson Silva‘s leg injury against him at UFC 168 in 2013, Weidman’s leg snapped when Hall checked a
Colby Covington talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn about the UFC 261 main event between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal, bringing Masvidal’s family business into the public, what’s next for him and more. #UFC261 #ColbyCovington #UsmanvsMasvidal For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter:
UFC welcomes back fans at full capacity when it returns to VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 24 with a stacked card headlined by three championship bouts. The main event will see a thrilling welterweight championship rematch when Kamaru Usman defends against No. 4 ranked contender Jorge Masvidal. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina
12:23 AM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman dominated Jorge Masvidal last year over five rounds, but he wasn’t satisfied with that performance — he thought he could do better. Usman put a stamp on his rivalry with Masvidal on Saturday night, dropping him with a crushing right hand and following up on the ground