This is the UFC 253 live blog for Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov, a main card 150-pound catchweight fight on Saturday’s fight card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Tukhugov, who missed weight for the bout, has to make up his stumble on the scale – which forced him to give Dawodu a portion of
UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion, Amanda Nunes, and strawweight Nina Ansaroff are now the proud parents of a baby girl. The couple announced yesterday that Ansaroff had given birth to Raegan Ann Nunes recently. Nunes posted the following on Instagram to announce the news: Nina Ansaroff posted the following: Amanda Nunes & Nina Ansaroff UFC
The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 winner and former lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez squared off with Jake Matthews at tonight’s UFC 253 event. Sanchez (30-12 MMA) entered tonight’s welterweight battle with Matthews following a disqualification win over Michel Pereira this past February. ‘The Nightmare’ had gone 3-2 over his first five fights since returning to
Heavyweight prospect Juan Espino returned to the Octagon in glorious fashion earlier tonight (Sat., Sept. 26, 2020) at UFC 253 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., when he finished Jeff Hughes via first-round submission (scarf hold neck crank). Espino wasted little time closing the gap on
Coach: Paulo Costa will ‘social distance Adesanya’s nose from his face’ at UFC 253 [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) “Captain” Eric, Paulo Costa’s coach, checks in from UFC 253 on Fight Island to announce his fighter is the future of the UFC. He believes Costa will beat Israel Adesanya with his wrestling and grappling
Unfortunately we had another losing week for the last fight card. Our bets ended up going 1-3 on the night for a total loss of 3.89 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper profile name MMAInformed.com. Year to date we are +6.65 units with an overall ROI of 3%. Our
“When I was training here in Brazil before I was part of the UFC, in my eighth fight, I realized I had all the skills that a champion needed to have,” he said. “This was four years ago. And I realized also I was young and I was very, very strong, so all this stuff
Fighting in the street is something that should be avoided at all costs, PERIOD! Even among elite-level MMA fighters, the vast majority will avoid an unsanctioned street fight at all costs because they know the risk is never worth it. There are just so many things that can go wrong when you willfully enter into
The UFC 253 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa will collide in a middleweight clash. UFC’s 253 co-main event will see a clash between Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes. Flyweight action will also be featured on the main card as Kai Kara-France shares
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has fired back at the “woke mob” following their recent criticism of his recent comments. Prior to his grudge match with bitter rival Tyron Woodley this past weekend, ‘Chaos’ made headlines when he suggested that ‘T-Wood’ was a “domestic terrorist sympathizer” for his support of Black Lives Matter. Despite dominating
8:44 PM ET You have to give it to the UFC. The promotion has pulled off this 2020 concept of “Fight Island” remarkably well, and I’m not just referring to stringent COVID-19 measures. The UFC’s pay-per-views this year on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, have offered a lot. From the “BMF” champion
The UFC 253 start time, TV schedule for the Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa event at the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his division title against undefeated 185-pound bruiser Paulo Costa in the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) main event TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 26, 2020) inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” (Yas Island) in Abu Dhabi. Adesanya (19-0), who captured the division crown by planishing Robert Whittaker
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At the same time, “Don’t Blink” knows that his own rise up the rankings doesn’t leave any room for mistakes. “I want to eventually have a run at the world title,” he states. “I’ve just got to keep taking people out. I’m currently number seven and Royval is number 10. He wants my spot, and
Kai Kara France and champ Israel Adesanya train, bolstered by their COVID-era camp. Challenger Paulo Costa does interviews and signs posters. Jan Blachowicz hits the game room; Adesanya takes the game to his room for a UFC4 rematch. Order now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live
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