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Image via @jonnybones on Instagram (photographer not listed) Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones credited former opponent Thiago Santos while once again taking a shot at rival Anthony Smith. Jones previously fought both Santos and Smith during his reign as the UFC light heavyweight champion. Jones squeaked by to win a split decision over
“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung is renowned for being one of the toughest fighters to put away in the UFC, and he proved it again on Saturday night against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Island 6. In the second round, Jung was starting to surge only to get caught with a wicked spinning back
Dana White drops UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje cold open video The UFC is headed into the final event of the five-show stint of its second run on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The promotion has gone all-in with a lightweight championship unification bout between undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. Fans
Chookagian is referring to her February title shot against the other Shevchenko sister. Chookagian suffered her first loss that didn’t come by split decision when dominant flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko stopped her in the third round. But Chookagian bounced back instantly. She took a fight on short notice against Antonina and got back in the
The UFC on ESPN+ 38 bonuses have been released. The event took place inside Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi aka Fight Island. Headlining the card was a clash between Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung. This fight saw Ortega outclass Jung. Ortega was coming into this fight on a long layoff and he
10:37 PM ET Ortega looked like a different fighter On paper, Brian Ortega had three things going against him heading into Saturday night: 1. He was coming off the worst loss of his career, a fourth-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage) to Max Holloway. 2. He had not fought in 22 months. 3. He changed the majority
Watch Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez full fight video highlights from boxing’s main event above, courtesy of ESPN. The Lomachenko vs. Lopez event took place Oct. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2) defended his WBA (Super), WBO and The Ring lightweight titles. Teofimo Lopez (16-0) put his
UFC veteran James Krause (28-8 MMA) claims Joaquin Buckley is “a clown” and says that the viral KO star “can get it, too.” Krause, who has recently made a living off of short-notice fights, did so once again this evening when he squared off with Claudio Silva in a welterweight contest. The move proved to
Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will face Jared Cannonier in the co-main event of UFC 254 on Saturday, October 24. SPECIAL START TIME of 2pm ET / 11at PT! Order UFC 254 now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
Boxing’s pound-for-pound king and an immeasurably talented prospect will duke it out for undisputed Lightweight supremacy on ESPN+ this evening (Sat., Oct. 17, 2020) as two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasiliy Lomachenko takes on 23-year-old dynamo Teofimo Lopez at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the Lomachenko vs.
Brian Ortega on Korean Zombie win, shot at Alexander Volkanovski | UFC Fight Island 6 [embedded content] Brian Ortega scored one of the biggest victories of his career at UFC Fight Island 6. Not only did Ortega defeat a fellow top contender in Chan Sung Jung (aka The Korean Zombie), he also showed that he
“I think one of the best things about my game is I’m well-rounded,” he said. “I can grapple with him. It’s very similar to the Sergio Moraes fight. I showed I can grapple with him; he’s a four-time world champion. They’ve got a little bit different grappling styles, but I don’t feel like I’m gonna
The UFC on ESPN+ 38 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung will collide in a featherweight clash. UFC on ESPN+ 38’s co-main event will see a clash between Jessica Andrade and Katlyn Chookagian. action will also be featured on the main card
7:29 AM ET Brian Ortega earned his way to a UFC featherweight title fight in December 2018. That’s a fact. No one handed him that opportunity. He proved himself championship-worthy by winning six consecutive fights in the UFC. And at the same time, Ortega’s loss to then-champion Max Holloway at UFC 231 two years ago
James Krause is certainly no stranger to jumping on a short notice opportunity and will do so once again this weekend. Krause steps in on two week’s notice to face Claudio Silva at Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 6 event in Abu Dhabi. In his most recent appearance, the 34-year-old went up a weight class to
UFC president Dana White outlined the potential options for Israel Adesanya, noting the UFC middleweight champion has “got a lot of options.” Adesanya is undefeated with a 20-0 record and coming off of a brilliant TKO performance over Paulo Costa at UFC 253, his star power has never been higher. With the UFC having a
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight finishers Chan Sung Jung and Brian Ortega will clash TONIGHT (Sat., Oct. 17, 2020) inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This bout is being advertised as a title eliminator, so the stakes here are clear. For Jung, that’s a step that makes sense, as