Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana Saturday night’s event is headlined by a clash that could very well determine the next title challenger in the bantamweight division as former champion Holly Holm looks for a second consecutive victory as she takes on surging contender Irene Aldana. After coming up short in her bid to reclaim the
Things got a little heated between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa as the fighters faced off to get one final look at their opponent after weighing in for their UFC 253 bouts. Order 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
2:52 PM ET Israel Adesanya put on a spectacular performance at UFC 253. The middleweight champion’s second-round TKO of previously unbeaten Paulo Costa on Sept. 26 was as dominant a title fight victory as we’ve seen in a while. It was the kind of performance that can send a fighter skyrocketing in the rankings. Problem
A featherweight bout is heading to Las Vegas in November with Darren Elkins facing off against Eduardo Garagorri. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the matchup will take place Nov. 7 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas following an initial report from Combate. Elkins is looking to
How big of a favorite is Jon Jones over Israel Adesanya? Well, that depends on whom you ask. Talks of a potential Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya bout began to quiet down somewhat leading up to UFC 253, with Jones announcing a move up to heavyweight and all eyes and minds being focused on the
Image Credit: Paulo Costa’s Instagram (@borrachinhamma) MMA manager Wallid Ismail says that UFC middleweight Paulo Costa made a “tactical error” in his fight against Israel Adesanya at UFC 253. Adesanya spent the majority of the first round working from the outside and landing hard low kicks that compromised Costa’s ability to move. Most figured that
The UFC is once again going back to the well with The Ultimate Fighter, despite the show’s ratings circling the drain for over a decade now. But that hasn’t stopped UFC president Dana White from consistently trying to draw some of his biggest fighters into a process that locks them into a long and tedious
[embedded content] (Video courtesy of PFL MMA) During an amateur career that saw her spend more time waiting than actually fighting, for lightweight Laura Sanchez, to finally make her pro debut this past January against Miranda Barber at Chosen Few FC 18 was almost as exhilarating as picking up the win itself was. Perhaps releasing
3 – Brandon Royval The UFC Rookie of the Year race just got a little bit more interesting thanks to the emergence of Brandon Royval. Coming out of nowhere to win his first two Octagon bouts by finishing flyweight contenders Tim Elliott and Kai Kara-France, Royval has not just become a player at 125 pounds,
9:10 PM ET UFC middleweight Paulo Costa referred to his recent opponent and UFC champion Israel Adesanya as “human trash” on Monday, for Adesanya’s postfight actions at UFC 253 on Saturday. Costa (13-1) lost to Adesanya (20-0) via second-round TKO on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Adesanya finished the fight with punches
Ciryl Gane is trading one veteran opponent for another. The UFC announced Tuesday that Gane (6-0) will fight Croatia’s Ante Delija (17-3) at a UFC event on Oct. 17 in Abu Dhabi. Delija steps in for Shamil Abdurakhimov, who withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons. Russian reporter Igor Lazarin was first to report Abdurakhimov’s
Colby Covington has nothing but praise for UFC president, Dana White for not silencing fighters. Covington had some controversial post-fight comments following his win over Tyron Woodley. After the press conference, many fans had called him a racist and for the UFC to do something about it. Yet, White said he would not be silencing
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has some advice for his latest opponent, Paulo Costa. Adesanya took on Costa in the main event of UFC 253 last Saturday, on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of the fight, Costa was widely heralded as the champion’s toughest foe
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The two may be separated by a pair of weight classes, but the feud continues to escalate between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where the relationship between the two champions soured, but neither man misses an opportunity to take a potshot at the other. After Israel
UFC Fight Island Behind the Scenes: Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana [embedded content] Go behind the scenes with former UFC contender and current UFC commentator Dan Hardy on UFC Fight Island. This week, Hardy takes us behind the scenes of this weekend’s UFC on ESPN 16 fight card, which features Holly Holm squaring off with
It’s difficult for some people to comprehend what a menacing figure Brock Lesnar was during his time in the Octagon because they cannot separate the professional wrestler from the UFC heavyweight, but make no mistake about it: Lesnar was (and still is) a physical specimen with freakish athleticism who took to the sport with astonishing
13 fights into his professional MMA career, UFC middleweight Paulo Costa only has had one bout not end in a finish. 11 of those 12 finishes have been via knockout. Order 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 service
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