Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera has his eyes set on three top-15 opponents for his next fight inside the Octagon. Vera is coming off of the biggest win of his career, a first-round TKO win over the previously-unbeaten prospect Sean O’Malley. Overall, the Ecuador native has won
“Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, hosts two of the Bantamweight division’s fiercest strikers this Saturday (Oct. 10, 2020) when Marlon Moraes takes on Cory Sandhagen for a potential spot in the championship queue. UFC Fight Island 5 also features a Heavyweight tussle between the resurgent Ben Rothwell and Marcin Tybura, Edson Barboza’s
It has been three years since Georges St-Pierre last fought for the UFC. He defeated Michael Bisping in 2017 and then retired a short time after. But is now the time for him to make a return to the Octagon and fight Khabib Nurmagomedov? That’s the scenario that everyone is looking at if Khabib defeats
Makwan Amirkhani Key Stats: 1.62 submissions per 15 minutes (5th), 35.2% takedown accuracy (7th), 3.45 takedowns per 15 minutes What It Means: “Mr. Finland” has a swarming grappling approach, but he isn’t afraid to stand and swing big because of the confidence he has in his ground game. He likes locking up different choke variations,
Valentina Shevchenko expects Rose Namajunas to reclaim her strawweight belt when she fights Weili Zhang. Namajunas returned to the win column with a split decision win over Jessica Andrade at UFC 251. Following the fight, it was expected “Thug” would get a title shot against Weili Zhang. If that turns out to be the case,
7:09 AM ET Scott Coker was sitting in the stands at the Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, California. It was May 10, 2014. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was promoting an amateur MMA card that night, and Coker went with a friend to see Jackson. At the time, Coker, the longtime combat sports promoter, was
Hard hitting heavyweight Ben Sosoli was cut from the UFC, promotion officials told MMA Fighting. Sosoli, who fought twice under inside the octagon after competing at Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019, was recently sentenced to 22 months in jail in Melbourne after punching a man in the face outside a bar, the Australian Associated
The full betting odds have been released for the 13 fights scheduled to take place at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 37: Moraes vs. Sandhagen event. The main event of UFC on ESPN+ 37 sees No. 1 bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes return to the Octagon when he takes on No. 4 ranked Cory Sandhagen. Moraes last
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently tied a ribbon around its UFC Fight Island 4 combat sports event on ESPN+, which took place last Sat. night (Oct. 3, 2020) inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. That’s where former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm returned to form at the expense of Mexican bruiser Irene
Watch Cory Sandhagen escape submission to finish Yuri Alcantara ahead of UFC Fight Island 5 [embedded content] Cory Sandhagen’s return to bantamweight started off with a bang in 2018 as Sandhagen scored a finish over Iuri Alcantara in Lincoln, Nebraska. Sandhagen faces Marlon Moraes in the main event of UFC Fight Island 5 on Saturday,
“To be honest, probably not,” he said. “I’d probably be doing some kickboxing, maybe Glory, but that would be pushing it.” That doesn’t mean he’s let go of his roots or that his nation is ignoring his success. It’s quite the opposite, as he’s been getting regular reports from his mom about the reaction at
Relive the wild moment when Brock Lesnar shared the Octagon with Daniel Cormier following Cormier’s KO win over Stipe Miocic to become heavyweight champ at UFC 226. 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. To start your 7-day free
Dusko Todorovic spoke to the media ahead of his middleweight bout with Dequan Townsend at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 16 event on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie
When the COVID-19 global pandemic first hit hard, professional combat sports shut down to an extent not seen, ever, in the 20th and 21st centuries. The drop was more severe than WW I, the Great Depression, or WW II. However, professional boxing and mixed martial arts are returning. In the latest step, for the first time
A battle between two top-10 featherweights will take place on November 7 when Jeremy Stephens faces rising prospect Arnold Allen. Initially reported by MMA Junkie, Jeremy Stephens and Arnold Allen will both be making their second appearances of 2020 when they face off at UFC on ESPN+40. The event is expected to take place inside
1:16 PM ET Another UFC veteran is headed to Bellator. This time it’s Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns, who has agreed to a multifight deal with the promotion, sources told ESPN. Johns, 28, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Montel Jackson, recently fought out his UFC contract. After testing free agency, he decided
Veteran featherweights Jeremy Stephens and Arnold Allen are expected to clash at the upcoming UFC event on Nov. 7 with the card likely taking place in Las Vegas. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from MMA Junkie. The fight comes at a pivotal time for Stephens after
UFC welterweight fan-favorite Alex Oliveira will return to the Octagon at UFC 254 when he takes on promotional newcomer Shavkat Rakhmonov. The Brazilain “Cowboy” is one of the most fan-friendly fighters in the UFC welterweight division and his addition to the UFC 254 Fight Island pay-per-view card headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje is