Posts

In other action, welterweight Donald Cerrone defeated Rick Story by second-round TKO, Mike Perry defeated Hyun Gyu Lim by first-round TKO and Tim Means defeated Sabah Hamasi by second-round TKO. Here are the highs and lows of UFC 202. MORE: Relive epic McGregor-Diaz battle The Good — “Rumble” drops the hammer to net deserved title shot: While it wasn’t officially announced before UFC 202, it seemed likely the winner of the co-main event between Johnson and Teixeria would be the next foe for light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier....

ESPN reporter Ramona Shelburne talked to White before the fight, and he seemed surprised by Rousey’s prefight routine. MORE: Full UFC 207 results “I just went back there and saw her,” White told Shelburne. “It was like church back there. it was really quiet. (White said) What’s going on in here? Is anybody talking?' “Apparently, that’s how they wanted it,” Shelburne said, saying White told her that Rousey’s prefight routine is usually “a little more relaxed....

Jones looked impressive in the main event as he ended Daniel Cormier’s Light-Heavyweight title reign with a beautiful head kick and a devastating display of elbows and punches which finished off the champion. In truth, Cormier got nowhere near Jones in this fight and was second best throughout. But it is difficult to laud Jones’s performance too much, given what we know now. Despite Jones winning by Knockout on the night, the decision was later overturned to a No Contest and the title was returned to Cormier....

Amanda Nunes will defend the women’s bantamweight championship in a rematch against Valentina Shevchenko. In the co-main event, in welterweight action, former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos battles Neil Magny. It isn’t a card featuring the biggest names, but the main event featuring the two of the best female fighters in the world make it a must-see show. Here is all you need to know about UFC 215. All times eastern....

The headliner featherweight champion Max Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) for the undisputed lightweight title. Holloway has the chance to make history. Not only will he become double champion, but he will be the first double champion to have a title defence. Dana White stated in the press conference that him holding on to both titles would be depending on his ability to do so....

UFC 231 is just a few days away and Brian Ortega’s longtime Jiu-Jitsu coach, Rener Gracie, feels as if Ortega has already won his upcoming fight. Brian Ortega began learning Jiu-Jitsu from Rener Gracie and his brother, Ryron Gracie, at the tender age of 13. Ortega has managed a six-fight win streak with the UFC so far and would look to continue the momentum in his title fight against Max Holloway, this December 8th....

Sure, Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya is by far the biggest fight in the history of Australian MMA, as it pits the Aussie champ Whittaker against the New Zealand based interim champ Adesanya, but outside of that fight? Well, Dan Hooker vs. Al Iaquinta sounds cool I guess. It must be added, also, that the show was initially bolstered by the return to Australia of former Women’s Bantamweight champ Holm, who was booked to rematch former title challenger Raquel Pennington....

Ahead of the fight, Dober had mentioned wanting to steal the show with a ‘fight of the night’ performance against the rising lightweight prospect Haqparast and cometh the moment, Dober showed up and how. Dober smashed Haqparast via first-round TKO. The pair came out all guns blazing from the get go, looking to give the fans a true blue slug-fest. Both fighters landed some hard shots but it was Dober who was doing greater damage....

Kattar is coming for the featherweight title At the post-fight press conference, Kattar said that he is coming for the featherweight title and no one can do a thing about it. Stephens went on the offense from the beginning of the contest, throwing haymakers at Kattar in the opening round, missing out narrowly. Stephens also chopped away at Kattar’s legs with relentless kicks, controlling the pace of the fight during the early exchanges....

The two welterweights, the champion and No. 1 contender, respectively, lasted the full five rounds Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Usman took control early, connecting on a few heavy hits and knocking Covington down twice in the second round. Covington didn’t back down, however, as he turned up the aggressiveness in the later rounds to stave off a potential knockout and work his way toward a decision....

The game follows the first two official UFC titles which were solid attempts at emulating the UFC in a video game. Happily, this third title takes several steps forward with changes to the combat system, and a career mode that is much more fleshed out. However, EA can’t seem to pull themselves away from some fairly gross microtransactions which are sadly now a staple in EA Sports titles, and this can’t help but leave a bad taste in your mouth....

In his latest press conference, Khabib Nurmagomedov covered a range of topics, from his $1 million purchase of MMA promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship, potential face-offs with Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, and more. One of the interesting topics he reflected on was his UFC 254 fight against Justin Gaethje. While some argued that Gaethje won the first round, that didn’t matter since Khabib Nurmagomedov would put the former Interim Champion to sleep in the second round....

Further details are awaited regarding the November event, but it’s likely to feature the return of Ronda Rousey, who attended Thursday’s signing. MORE: Cyborg wants Ronda | Meisha Tate: Holly Holm crumbled “If Ronda Rousey fought here in November, that would be a hell of an event,” Cuomo said, via the New York Daily News. Rousey called Thursday “a dream come true,” saying Madison Square Garden is the “pinnacle of professional sports....

In the end, however, it was the miraculous literal last-second knockout by Yair Rodriguez that stole all the headlines, as no one saw the finish coming in the fast and matter of fact way in which it did. You can see full results of UFC Fight Night 139 here! In case you didn’t know… Chan Sung Jung’s UFC career has seen more interruptions than there are advertisements on a normal day on television....

Early on it wasn’t looking good for the former UFC lightweight champion as Thatch was able to use his size advantage and was able to crush Henderson with body shots and scoring takedowns. Thatch was also mixing things up with spinning back fists and connecting with knees to the body of Henderson. It didn’t seem like the shots really put Henderson in any type of danger. After losing the first two rounds, “Smooth” took it up a notch and took down Thatch....

Henderson competed last month in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 59 and lost a controversial decision to Donald Cerrone. “Smooth” stated after the fight he wanted a fight quickly and he got one when Stephen Thompson dropped out of tonight’s fight due to injury and the former champion stepped up to the plate. Thatch is 2-0 in the UFC with both of those wins by first round stoppage and will be competing for the first time since November of 2013....

After starting his UFC career with a decision win, Almeida has really caught the eye on MMA fans with three consecutive knockout wins. Almeida would love to keep this fight on the feet and look for another KO but that may be easier said than done against a real tough opponent like Garbrandt. Garbrandt hails from Team Alpha Male and under the guidance of Urijah Faber, so he will be ready for this important fight....

Kinektic, which debuted on the UFC FIGHT PASS network on August 16th, is a team-based, grappling promotion. Its four team coaches are major stars within the MMA world: Chael Sonnen, Craig Jones, Anthony Smith and Chris Lytle. Faber – the company’s Vice President of Business Development – will also serve as a mat-side and backstage interviewer, while UFC women’s flyweight Paige VanZant will be its lead color commentator. Just days before Kinektic’s premiere on UFC FIGHT PASS, I spoke with Urijah Faber by telephone....

The promotion will be hosting UFC Vegas 29 on June 19, 2021, at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be headlined by ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung and ‘50K’ Dan Ige in a featherweight contest. Chan Sung Jung is coming off a decision loss against Brian Ortega in their iconic October 2020 clash. ‘The Korean Zombie’ had built a two-fight win streak over Renato Carneiro and Frankie Edgar before his fight with Ortega....

Having lost his last fight in MMA and with his abilities in professional wrestling beyond any question, there’s a question now facing him. Will he return to UFC or continue to be a part of the professional wrestling world? Cain Velasquez on choosing wrestling or UFC According to his contract with UFC, Cain Velasquez is able to have at least one more match with the AAA wrestling promotion. After that, he will have to choose a path....