Watch Gilbert Burns dominate Tyron Woodley en route to UFC 258 title shot [embedded content] Gilbert Burns earned his shot at the UFC welterweight title with a dominating performance over former champion Tyron Woodley in May. Burns challenges UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday, February 13. Take
Tom Brady UFC President Dana White and numerous pro fighters weighed in after Tom Brady earned his seventh career Super Bowl tonight. Brady left his longtime home of New England last offseason and signed with the NFC’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 43-year-old quarterback led the franchise to its first playoff appearance since 2003 this postseason.
Key Stats: 7:40:51 total fight time (1st all-time), 70 takedowns landed (4th all-time), 2,339 strikes landed (3rd all-time) What It Means: At 39 years old, Edgar showed he has plenty left in the tank in a hard-fought bantamweight debut against Pedro Munhoz. Perhaps the most encouraging thing was that fight looked like a classic fight
2:28 PM ET A fighter hoping to make his UFC debut this weekend will have to wait. Askar Askar was not medically cleared to compete Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, the promotion announced. His scheduled bout with Cody Stamann has been canceled. Askar took the fight earlier this week on short
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Alistair Overeem has issued a statement following his TKO loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 18 on Saturday night. Alistair Overeem made his plans for the future crystal clear: keep fighting until winning the UFC heavyweight championship and then retire from the sport. At UFC Vegas 18 last night, he suffered another setback when
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to action last night (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) to stage UFC Vegas 18 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Alexander Volkov knockout Alistair Overeen in the headlining act (highlights). In the co-main event of the evening, Cory Sandhagen knocked out former Lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, in the
While the first half of 2020 was a wash for light-heavyweight Fabio Cherant, he was able to rebound and have a productive second half of the year, picking up back-to-back wins. For Cherant, who was coming off a loss in only bout of 2019, to salvage 2020 with two straight wins made the struggles he
Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov faced off after weighing in on Friday morning ahead of UFC Vegas 18. The main card kicks off at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on Saturday night. 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.
Mixed martial arts veteran Chris Leben says he would consider returning to fighting for a bout with YouTube sensation Jake Paul. Leben (22-12 MMA, 3-1 BK) returned to action at Friday’s BKFC KnuckleMania event for a highly anticipated showdown with Quentin Henry. Prior to the contest, ‘The Crippler’ had announced that his bout with ‘The
His Performance of the Night-winning showing under slightly brighter lights with Pettis propelled Ferreira into the top ten early last year, where he’s remained after an uncharacteristically inactive 2020. “The pandemic was kind of really difficult for me. But this fight, I think I’m feeling hungrier than ever,” Ferreira said. “I took a year off
11:22 PM ET Alexander Volkov has been on the cusp of ascending into the heavyweight elite for several years. He has been missing only that one big, signature finish. He got it Saturday night. Volkov took out legend Alistair Overeem via TKO at 2 minutes, 6 seconds of the second round in the main event
Alistair Overeem had nothing but good things to say about his opponent following his latest loss. The 67-fight veteran fell to Alexander Volkov in the second round of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 18 main event, succumbing to series of strikes that left him in a daze on his knees with referee Jason Herzog alertly jumping in
Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov brought a slugfest in their fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 18 event on Saturday night (February 6, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, the cage got very small quickly. With these big dudes, they
On Saturday night in Las Vegas, Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov re-established himself as a force to be reckoned with by TKOing Alistair Overeem in the second round of their UFC Fight Night 184 main event (watch the finish here). There’s definitely something to be said for Overeem seemingly freezing in the fight, unable to mix
UFC 258 Countdown: Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns [embedded content] Friends become foes as Champion Kamaru Usman battles former teammate Gilbert Burns in a showdown for welterweight supremacy. Behold their friendship, their fallout, and their lives in this episode of UFC 258 Countdown. Usman puts his welterweight belt on the line opposite Burns in the
John Wayne Parr 10x World Muay Thai Champion John Wayne Parr revealed that a recent family birthday celebration ended in tragic fashion. According the 44-year-old Australian legend, Parr, his family was celebrating his daughter Jasmine 18th birthday on Friday night. The festivities included Jasmine’s boyfriend and current ONE Championship fighter Rocky Ogden. The group gathered
How did he follow that performance up? With a walk-off spinning backfist knockout against Scott Holtzman, that’s how. On Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov, Dariush (19-4-1) will have the opportunity to add to his five-fight win streak when he faces fellow contender Diego Ferreira. The lightweight showdown is actually a rematch from