Conor McGregor turned 32 yesterday, and got interesting gifts for his birthday. An Instagram gallery, from a vacation in the French Riviera with longtime partner Dee Devlin, appears to show a birthday card with a bottle of Proper No. 12, which is likely not the most thoughtful gift imaginable. But a video in the gallery shows
Lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan impressed in his matchup with Davi Ramos, winning a clear-cut three-round unanimous decision. Scores were 30-27 twice and 29-28 for Tsarukyan, now 15-2. Ramos falls to 10-4. Though known for their grappling, Tsarukyan and Ramos drilled each other with hard strikes in the early going, Tsarukyan holding an edge thanks to
Israel Adesanya & Paulo Costa Fight fans have been waiting to hear the date for Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa and it’s finally been revealed. Combate reports that Adesanya vs. Costa is a lock for UFC 253 on Sept. 19. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani later took to his Twitter account to confirm the report. Adesanya is
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will crown a new flyweight champion in the main event of UFC Fight Island 2, headlined by the 125-pound rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez. “Daico” successfully hit the championship mark at the official weigh ins so barring another errant head butt, this bout will (finally) settle which division contender
(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 on ESPN+ 30: Figueiredo vs. Hermansson bout from the Flash Forum on Fight Island on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, is scheduled to begin on Saturday, July 18,
We technically had a winning night of betting for UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Ige. Our bets ended up going 1-1 on the night for a total profit of 0.02 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper profile name MMAInformed.com. Year to date we are +21.37 units with an overall
Image via @benaskren on Instagram Former UFC welterweight star Ben Askren named Khabib Nurmagomedov as the one dream opponent he wanted outside of his normal weight class of 170lbs. Askren retired from MMA last year after compiling a 19-2, 1 NC record from 2009 to 2019. A former champion in Bellator and ONE Championship, Askren
9:37 AM ET The Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez rematch is official — and this time the flyweight title will actually be on the line. Both Figueiredo and Benavidez made weight Friday in Abu Dhabi, coming in at 125 pounds. The two men will compete for the vacant UFC flyweight title at UFC Fight Night
MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Island 2 results for the Figueiredo vs. Benavidez event at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Fight Island 2 Twitter updates. In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will square off for the vacant flyweight title in a
UFC light heavyweight G.O.A.T. is feuding with the league over the revenue share going to fighters generally, and himself specifically. “Bones” says he’s content to not fight and wait for a release. UFC president Dana White says he believes things will work out, and Jones will fight this year. Dominick Reyes. coming off a decision
And that’s exactly what the British fighter did in 2019. He refocused on himself and bounced back with wins over Joe Duffy and Lando Vannata. It was a good feeling for Diakiese, who, at 27 years old, holds a 5-3 record in the Octagon. “I feel like I’m ready to take on the world. I
Deiveson FIgueiredo & Joseph Benavidez (Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa) For UFC president Dana White, booking Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez II was never in question. Figueiredo and Benavidez collided back in February. The bout was supposed to be for the vacant UFC flyweight title. A new champion would’ve only been crowned had Benavidez won as Figueiredo
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Weigh-ins can be a revealing time, and I don’t just mean in the accidental nudity manner of speaking. While it’s never wise to read too deep into a fighter’s physical appearance or make generalizations, weigh-ins are often when we first notice signs that a fighter had an abbreviated camp, suffered some
Following an undefeated campaign in 2019 that saw her pick up the first three wins of her career, strawweight Sam Hughes continued her momentum with a unanimous decision victory over Lisa Mauldin at LFA 81 in January. Though she wasn’t able to pick up her fourth straight finish, for Hughes, the win over Mauldin was
Joseph Benavidez has bad intentions for Deiveson Figueiredo on Yas Island. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 2, Benavidez and Figueiredo are having an immediate rematch. The two fought back at UFC Norfolk on February 29 for the vacant flyweight title. Yet, the Brazilian missed weight but went on to score a second-round
The UFC heavyweight championship is on the line on August 15 when Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier complete their trilogy in the main event of UFC 252. In 2018, light heavyweight champion Cormier shocked the world when he stopped Miocic to become a two-division titlist. But Miocic evened the score with “DC” in emphatic fashion
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7:24 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim It was looking as if Joseph Benavidez might just get the job done. Early on in his Feb. 29 fight with Deiveson Figueiredo, Benavidez looked sharp. He escaped a submission threat in the opening minutes and, after getting the fight back to standing, was landing hard, straight punches that started