Curtis Blaydes has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, his UFC Vegas 15 main event fight with Derrick Lewis has been canceled. This unfortunate news was first reported by Ariel Helwani of ESPN, the UFC’s official broadcast partner. Helwani also added that the UFC is hoping to reschedule this heavyweight fight for later in
With just 12 pro fights under his belt, you can’t say it’s years and years of experience that have made Day like this. And at 32, he shouldn’t have the wisdom of someone much older. I tell him of that old saying, “I’ve seen fighters get knocked out and think they deserve a draw,” and
Bobby Nash (10-4) advanced in the Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) welterweight tournament at XFC 43. The promotion is trying something new along with their new home at NBC Sports Network and Nash, who is no stranger to the sport of mixed martial arts could not be happier to be fighting for the XFC. “I love
8:10 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The sport of mixed martial arts has evolved through the years to the point where nowadays most professional fighters, especially those at or near the top of the heap, are proficient at mixing together an array of combative styles. But when the sport was young and drawing its athletes from
At the UFC Vegas 15 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday morning local time. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis must weigh no more than 266 pounds, the limit for non-title heavyweight bouts. The UFC Vegas 15 official weigh-ins will be
Welcome to Midnight Mania! After months of speculation and then contract negotiation, the Conor McGregor sweepstakes are decided: he’s fighting Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 on Jan. 23, 2021. Now that all that is settled, however, further speculation immediately begins: who will McGregor fight afterward?!? At the moment, a Lightweight title fight or Manny Pacquiao
Dana White won’t UFC bring fans back to a half empty arena, not even Cowboys Stadium [embedded content] UFC president Dana White has achieved a lot of first during 2020. He was the first to get his fight promotion and in turn the sport back to a regular schedule. He was the first to find
Deiveson Figueiredo confronts Dana White and gets his UFC 255 performance bonus, Conor McGregor continues beef with Paul Felder, Justin Gaethje gets called out, UFC Vegas 16 Jack Hermansson vs. Kevin Holland poster, Brandon Moreno on his relationship with the UFC, Dana White believes Jessica Andrade could beat Valentina Shevchenko and much more! Informations about
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What Porter is happy he got for this fight is a full camp after stepping in to fight Daukaus on nine days’ notice. “I’m definitely gonna be more prepared,” he said. “I’ve never taken a fight on nine days’ notice before, let alone a UFC-caliber fight. I wasn’t just sitting around doing nothing, but I
MMA analyst Chael Sonnen believes that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, his long-time archrival, will never fight again. Sonnen and Silva were part of a memorable rivalry in the early 2010s. The two met at UFC 117 and, after Sonnen dominated the first four rounds of the fight, Silva came back to win in
Derrick Lewis believes he could be fighting for UFC gold next time out if he beats Curtis Blaydes this Saturday night at UFC Vegas 15. Lewis vs. Blaydes is a very intriguing matchup and a fight both men have wanted for years. In the lead-up, Blaydes has said Lewis is predictable which “The Black Beast”
12:56 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Valentina Shevchenko‘s dominance has reached the point where MMA fans are shocked when she loses a round. Shevchenko (20-3) defended the UFC’s 125-pound championship for the fourth time on Saturday, defeating Jennifer Maia (18-7-1) by unanimous decision. All three judges scored it a blowout win for the champ, 49-46.
Watch Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov full fight video to see Blaydes manhandle Abdurakhimov at UFC 242 on Sept. 7, 2019 in Abu Dhabi. Unless your name is Francis Ngannou, there’s been no stopping Blaydes and that held true at UFC 242. Abdurakhimov entered this encounter on a three-fight win streak, but that was stopped
Heavy-handed “Black Beast,” Derrick Lewis, will look to turn away wrestling specialist, Curtis Blaydes, this Saturday (Nov. 28, 2020) at UFC Vegas 15 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Lewis has battled two issues inside the Octagon as much as any opponent: injury and
Looking back on his November 10 victory over Shaheen Santana at Dana White’s Contender Series that earned him a UFC contract, featherweight Natan Levy feels like he couldn’t have done much better than he did. Even though he was moving up in weight to take the bout versus Santana on short notice, Levy was able
Originally scheduled to meet Shamil Gamzatov at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 15, he now finds himself facing No. 6-ranked Anthony Smith in the co-main event. The moment has suddenly gotten much bigger, and the opportunity to break into the top of the light heavyweight division he’s been laboring in since 2016 is afoot. He’s no stranger
Former Bellator and ONE welterweight champ Ben Askren has responded to a challenge from YouTube star turned boxer, Jake Paul. Paul is slated to box former NBA player Nate Robinson on the main card of this Saturday’s Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. card. Ahead of the fight, the YouTuber set his sights on future