Ricky Simon Key Stats: 33 takedowns landed (2nd all-time among BW), 47.8% takedown accuracy (tied 3rd), 32.8% control time (6th) What It Means: Simon is an exhausting wrestler whose physical strength makes him a daunting problem for opponents to solve. He really embraces the wrestling-grind in the Octagon, and his tricks long the fence make
Feb 8, 2021 Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight championship against former training partner Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The title fight, which takes place at the UFC’s Apex facility, will be on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The five-fight PPV main card begins at
The octagon debut of Charlie Ontiveros has added another unfortunate chapter. On Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Ontiveros six months and fined him $2,245.36 after failing a drug test. The positive test stems from his Oct. 31 first-round TKO loss to Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 12 on Oct. 31. Ontiveros replaced Makhmud Muradov
Gilbert Burns believes there are significant differences between himself and UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. We are three days away from Gilbert Burns’ attempt to unseat Kamaru Usman as the 170-lb kingpin in the UFC, and he could not be more ready. Burns has been a buzzsaw since moving up to welterweight, meeting close to
Former UFC title contenders will go to war at 205 pounds when Yoel Romero makes the transition to light heavyweight to collide with fellow hulking power puncher Anthony Johnson as part of the Bellator MMA Grand Prix on April 16 inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The number crunchers over at BetOnline.ag have dropped
Watch Gilbert Burns take out Demian Maia ahead of his UFC 258 title shot [embedded content] Gilbert Burns secured his fifth win in a row on his current six-fight win streak with this first-round knockout of Demian Maia in March last year. Burns faces welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 258 on Saturday, February 13.
PhotoCred: MMA Fighting This past Friday night at BKFC: KnuckleMania, Paige VanZant had her bare-knuckle boxing debut spoiled by the promotional veteran, Britain Hart. What immediately followed was one of the more talked about post-fight interviews in recent memory. Taking to the mic, Hart described herself as not a person but “a f*cking feeling.” Then
Robertson is currently tied with Roxanne Modafferi and Katlyn Chookagian for the most fights (nine) in the UFC women’s flyweight division. In those nine fights, Robertson has secured the most submissions (four) by a woman in UFC history. She also currently has the most stoppage wins in UFC women’s flyweight history (five) and she has
3:00 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov is still the UFC’s undefeated lightweight champion, although even he believes the belt should belong to Dustin Poirier. Speaking to Match TV, Nurmagomedov (29-0) said he believes Poirier “deserves” to be the UFC’s 155-pound champion, following his knockout victory over Conor McGregor last month. Before the fight, UFC president Dana
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Bellator has a new home on SHOWTIME. By now fans have heard about the new tournament news. But in the grand scope of Bellator’s future and how fans can see their presentation of mixed martial arts, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker returns to familiar territory with SHOWTIME Sports and is bringing the Bellator MMA roster
Welcome to Midnight Mania! As he so often does following important Lightweight/Welterweight fights, Nate Diaz recently emerged from his self-inflicted coma to talk himself back into some fights! The Stockton bad boy set his sights on Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira, specifically targeting those fights at 170 lbs. It may not make any sense, but
UFC 258 Embedded: Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje watch Cory Sandhagen’s savage knee knockout [embedded content] Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman watches fights at Justin Gaethje’s home. Title challenger Gilbert Burns takes in his kids’ wrestling class. Ian Heinisch stays healthy with PT; his opponent Kelvin Gastelum gets a supportive sendoff from his home gym. UFC
Beneil Dariush speaks to the media post-fight after his unanimous decision win over Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 184 in Las Vegas. #UFCVegas18 #UFCFightNight184 #BeneilDariush 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: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA news
Image Credit: UFC.com Ian Heinisch wasn’t too surprised he was the one facing Kelvin Gastelum. After Heinisch was supposed to face Brendan Allen in November before getting COVID-19, he knew a big opportunity would be coming to him. He saw how the UFC was pushing new talent up the middleweight ranks in Marvin Vettori and
“If Faber wanted to come back, I would,” he began, stopping himself before dismissing a second fight with “The California Kid,” whom he beat at UFC 203. “Well, the two big hits I got from Faber in that fight were an eye-poke and a groin shot, so I would like that one back to f***
7:56 AM ET Nate Diaz wants to stay active in 2021, and he has two opponents at the top of his wish list. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview published Tuesday that he wants to fight top lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier or Charles
Sporting a pair of shiners, breakout bare-knuckle boxing star Britain Hart has just started answering her phone after the biggest win of her career in a BKFC headliner against Paige VanZant. There have been so many well-wishers over the weekend, she’s felt like she has just come up for air. After an iconic post-fight interview