Image via Getty Images UFC women’s flyweight contender Joanne Calderwood has released a statement following her first-round submission loss to Jennifer Maia at UFC Vegas 5. Calderwood took the fight against Maia on short notice, sacrificing a title shot against UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and taking a risk to pick a win against
Is Conor McGregor threatening to go rogue once again? Despite all the money they make for each other, the UFC superstar hasn’t had an easy relationship with the promotion he fights for since winning the featherweight title in 2015, and recently retired once again from the sport saying he was ‘bored of the game.’ That
Jennifer Maia’s submission win leads UFC Vegas 5 bonuses Jennifer Maia claimed her shot at the UFC flyweight title with a bonus winning performance over Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 5 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. No. 6 ranked Maia went toe to toe with the No. 3 Calderwood on the feet before submitting
5:55 PM ET There is plenty of talk about what Edmen Shahbazyan can do in the future. At 22 years old, the surging middleweight still has one year to become the youngest champion in UFC history, surpassing Jon Jones‘ record. Many think that could be within his reach. But Shahbazyan knows it would not be
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 5 results for the Brunson vs. Shahbazyan fight card in Las Vegas, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 5 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a middleweight showdown between Derek Brunson and Edmen Shahbazyan. Also on tap for the ESPN+ event is a flyweight
The biggest redemption story in DWCS history comes to the fight world next week. At the height of the Nick Diaz era, the end of Kenny Florian’s career and before the first meeting of Junior Dos Santos vs Cain Velasquez, Dustin Jacoby made his UFC debut. Jacoby kicked off the card ahead of names such
UFC president Dana White feels Conor McGregor could be waiting for the right time before stepping back inside the Octagon. McGregor has claimed to be retired from MMA competition. Many aren’t sold as this isn’t the first time the “Notorious” one has said he was hanging up his gloves only to return to action. Whether
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 5 co-headliner features a key women’s flyweight bout between perennial division contenders Joanne Calderwood and Jennifer Maia. Calderwood was actually slated to be the next woman to challenge reigning division title holder Valentina Shevchenko. However, after the champ was forced to postpone her return due to injury, Jo-Jo opted to accept a
With “Fight Island” comfortably in its rearview mirror, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to its APEX facility this Sat. night (Aug. 1, 2020) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “UFC Vegas 5” mixed martial arts (MMA) event is topped by a middleweight headliner featuring hard-hitting veteran Derek Brunson against streaking up-and-comer Edmen Shahbazyan. Elsewhere on
UFC Vegas 5: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Live Results (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full live results for the first UFC Vegas 5: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan (aka UFC on ESPN+ 31) bout from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas is
Kevin Holland and Jonathan Martinez are just two of the fighters you need to know more about heading into UFC Vegas: Brunson vs Shahbazyan on Saturday night. 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. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC
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1:00 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between former champion Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier for its UFC 254 pay-per-view event, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Friday. UFC 254 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 24 at a location to be determined. Whittaker (21-5) is fresh off a unanimous
According to Dana White, rising star Khamzat Chimaev is on Conor McGregor’s radar. “The Notorious” issued a cryptic two-word tweet on Thursday, simply writing, “I accept!” and providing no other context for what prompted his latest social media move. White was asked about the proclamation at a media scrum in Las Vegas on Friday and
The following changes have been made to #UFCVegas5, the August 1 card scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas: Due to visa issues, Timur Valiev has been removed from his featherweight bout against Jamall Emmers. Stepping in to face Emmers will be Hawaii’s Vince Cachero. Ray Borg has withdrawn from his
UFC on ESPN+ 31 goes down tonight (Saturday, August 1, 2020) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s headlined by a meeting between Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan in a middleweight
Image: @thenotoriousmma on Instagram When Conor McGregor took to Twitter with the message “I accept”, many fight fans thought he was responding to a challenge from Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev is quickly making a name for himself in the UFC, this after earning two wins in the past month at UFC Fight Island. After making his
After outlasting Darren Till for a unanimous decision win last weekend at UFC on ESPN 14 former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has already locked down his next fight against Jared Cannonier at UFC 254 on Oct. 24, per a recent report by ESPN. UFC has yet to officially label the middleweight clash a No.