What Shahbazyan has in a perfect start, Brunson has in experience. Brunson has been delivering thrilling fights since his UFC debut in 2012 and has come out on top in nearly all those fights. His only blemishes are against the uber-elite (Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker, Yoel Romero, Jacare Souza, Anderson Silva). After facing that level
Paulo Costa thinks the UFC may be best served booking a title eliminator between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier. Costa is expected to challenge UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 on Sept. 12. UFC president Dana White insists the title bout isn’t official yet despite a report from Combate. While the UFC boss
Conor McGregor’s retirement may be soon be coming to an end. After UFC 250, the Irishman announced his retirement from MMA once again. For many, they didn’t think the retirement would last. But, UFC president, Dana White had been adamant that McGregor is retired and he would not be talking to him about fights. Now,
Surging prospect Khamzat Chimaev may only be two fights deep into his promising UFC career, but that hasn’t stopped the welterweight newcomer from trying to score one of Conor McGregor’s infamous Red Panty Nights. Chimaev, who set a UFC record by winning two bouts in the span of 10 days during his stay on “Fight
ONE: No Surrender was the promotion’s first major event since lockdown. It took place in Bangkok on Friday night (local time) and saw two undefeated Thai atomweights face off in MMA action. Stamp Fairtex is better known for her exploits in the Muay Thai world. But she has put together a 4-0 record in MMA
Khamzat Chimaev, Marina Rodriguez and Mike Grundy are just three fighters we think you need to get more familiar with ahead of Saturday’s Fight Island event headlined by Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till. 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
Image via Brave CF UFC welterweight prospect Khamzat Chimaev is promising a first-round stoppage win if he gets the chance to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Chimaev has quickly made a name for himself as he became the star of the UFC Fight Island series. After making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Island 1
7:45 AM ET Edmen Shahbazyan already has his own identity, with his own career and his own athletic accolades — but admittedly, the Ronda Rousey connection is, for now, hard to ignore. Shahbazyan (11-0, 4-0 in the UFC) is the middleweight phenom who will face the toughest test of his career on Saturday when he
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. The NBA is back. The MLB is back (well, maybe not so much). It seems like
“Eight minutes is a long time. If you sit there and try to count to eight minutes, that’s a long time to be counting, and imagine if somebody is on your neck while that’s happening. Same thing with the masks and stuff like that. Right or wrong, if I step into a store and they
The Invicta FC 41 results are coming at you live tonight (July 30). Invicta FC will hold its second and final event of the month. The event will be held inside an empty Memorial Hall in Kansas City. In the main event, Janaisa Morandin will take on Montserrat Ruiz. Also set for the Invicta FC 41 card will
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in action this weekend with the UFC Vegas 5 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for Sat., Aug. 1, 2020 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, and headlined by the middleweight showdown between Derek Brunson and Edmen Shahbazyan. Elsewhere on the card, which airs exclusively on ESPN+, flyweight
UFC Vegas 5: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan fight preview [embedded content] Longtime Top 10 ranked middleweight Derek Brunson looks to continue his rebound and climb the ranks on Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 31 (UFC Vegas 5). To do so, he’ll have to defeat fast-rising 22-year-old Edward Shahbazyan. Brunson (20-7) has long been fighting his way
Randy Brown is happy he still gets the chance to fight Vicente Luque. The two were supposed to fight in April but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After that, Luque ended up earning a TKO win over Niko Price. So, for Brown, he thought his chances of fighting the ranked welterweight
Jul 27, 2020 Edmen Shahbazyan, 22 years old and undefeated, will get his first big test on Saturday when he faces veteran middleweight Derek Brunson in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. The fight was moved to the top of the bill from the co-main event
Joanne Calderwood understands nothing in the UFC is guaranteed. Just a few short months ago, the Scottish flyweight was preparing for a title shot against reigning 125-pound champion Valentina Shevchenko, but an injury forced the champ to undergo knee surgery, delaying their showdown. When it was clear that Shevchenko wasn’t going to be ready to
We’ve got a fun episode of UFC Unfiltered ahead of this weekend’s stacked card, UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan! Kevin Holland joins Jim and Matt first to share how training in kung fu kept him from going down a dangerous path in life, why he’d love to get his hands on Mike Perry, and
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz believes his fighter has at least two more bouts left in him. Nurmagomedov, who is the UFC lightweight champion, is set to take on interim title holder Justin Gaethje on Oct. 24 in a title unification bout. The bout will headline UFC 254. A location has not been revealed at