News Dec 14, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kamaru Usman (red gloves) reacts after defeating Colby Covington (not pictured) during UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports At UFC 261, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his title in a rematch against ‘BMF’ champion, Jorge Masvidal. It has been well
Jessica Andrade believes she is fighting the pound-for-pound best female on Saturday night in Valentina Shevchenko. In the first of thee title fights at UFC 261, Andrade is set to face Shevchenko in an interesting matchup. Since the flyweight division opened, Shevchenko has dominated everyone. However, she lost to Amanda Nunes at bantamweight, but according
Between the Links returns 48 hours away from the UFC’s championship triple header this Saturday night in Jacksonville. Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew as he looks to avenge his loss from last week’s show to fellow MMA journalist Drake Riggs. This week, the panel will discuss the fallout of Jake
Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya was at the Triller commentary table for the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren-led “Fight Club” pay-per-view (PPV) card last Sat. night (April 17) inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Instead of lending his valuable insight to the promotion’s live stream, the aging “Golden Boy” instead chose to shout
UFC 261 Pre-fight Press Conference Live Stream Watch the UFC 261 Pre-fight Press Conference live stream on MMAWeekly.com. The press conference takes place on Thursday, April 22 at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. It features Dana White, Kamaru Usman, Jorge Masvidal, Zhang Weili, Rose Namajunas, Valentina Shevchenko, and Jessica Andrade. UFC 261 welcomes
UFC president Dana White says that UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is now the greatest fighter ever to compete at 170lbs. Up until now, most people would have same that Georges St-Pierre was the greatest welterweight ever. But in his last fight, Usman broke GSP’s record of most consecutive wins at 170lbs with his knockout
Find out Jim and Matt’s takes on Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum and Ben Askren vs Jake Paul on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, manager and Renzo Gracie blackbelt Ali Abdelaziz calls in ahead of Kamaru Usman’s main event fight to defend his welterweight belt against Jorge Masvidal this Saturday at UFC 261. He
8:06 AM ET When Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight title in Saturday’s UFC 261 main event, he’ll be competing against more than just Jorge Masvidal. Usman will be competing against the legacies of the greatest welterweights in MMA history. Usman has put himself in that conversation by winning his first 13 UFC fights, something no
News Looking to continue to build off his recent four-fight winning streak, Lorenz Larkin is making his return to the Bellator cage in their next upcoming event. ESPN was first to report that Larkin will return in a middleweight fight against Costello van Steenis on May 8. Larkin did not compete at all in 2020,
Jorge Masvidal has every intention of showing Kamaru just how different his levels are come Saturday night. If one fighter refers to another fighter as a “journeyman,” that typically is regarded as an insult under specific contexts or, at best, a neutral assessment of the evaluated fighter’s career and/or skill set. Whenever Kamaru Usman refers
John Lineker’s reign of terror continues in his new home at ONE Championship. In his third promotional appearance, Lineker used effective body work throughout the opening round, which led to a big knockdown and a fight ending right hand to a grounded Troy Worthen, putting him out cold at the 4:35 mark of the first
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The most violent man in mixed martial arts (MMA) returns to the airwaves tonight (Weds., April 21, 2021) when former UFC Bantamweight contender, John Lineker, takes on Troy Worthen in the latest ONE Championship card on TNT. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on TNT.
UFC 261 Embedded: ‘Don’t blink’ Champion Valentina Shevchenko trains with her sister, then leads her coach on an outdoor run. Champion Zhang Weili does interviews. Jessica Andrade, Jorge Masvidal, Chris Weidman and Alex Oliveira arrive. Champ Kamaru Usman racks up fight week wins. UFC 261 takes place on Saturday and features three world title bouts.
Chuck Liddell on Good morning Texas Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell recently opened up on his infamous “Good morning Texas” appearance from 2007. At the time of the interview, Liddell (21-9 MMA), was still ruling the UFC’s 205-pound division. ‘The Iceman’ was 3 months removed from his second career knockout victory over rival
“Aoriqileng is one of my favorite fighters…he’s a go-getter. He’s someone that isn’t scared of anything, and that’s great to see. I don’t know where that comes from, but wherever it is, it’s working for him.” How To Watch UFC 261 In Your Country Those are the words of Gavin Pratt from the UFC Peformance
10:00 AM ET Khamzat Chimaev says he is finally on the mend from a very difficult bout with COVID-19 that threatened to end his promising career earlier this year. Chimaev (9-0) was scheduled to face Leon Edwards in a high-profile UFC bout in January and again in March, but he was forced to withdraw both
Featured News After four years as one of the faces of ONE Championship’s lightweight division, two-time champion Eduard Folayang is in the midst of a turbulent time, having lost four of his last five. He is fully aware things need to change, and specifically in his grappling. His weaknesses there were root causes for recent