In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Valerie Letearneau by unanimous decision to retain the strawweight title. MORE: UFC 193 results | Stunning photos from historic UFC event | Holm’s KO breaks the Internet In other action, Mark Hunt knocked out Antonio Silva in the first round and Robert Whittaker defeated Uriah Hall in a highly entertaining fight. Here are the highs and lows of UFC 193. The Good — How do you not start with Holly Holm?...
The MMA loving city were deafeningly loud, for an incredible night of action but no one expected the outcome of the main event clash between defending Bantamweight Champion, Ronda Rousey and her challenger, Holly Holm. Few gave former Boxer, Holm a chance against the former Olympic medallist and submission expert. Holm was the superior striker naturally but Rousey appeared to have so many more weapons at her disposal. However, Rousey did not look right from the get go....
In a highly anticipated middleweight fight that is expected to determine the next No. 1 contender, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (22-3) takes on former Cuban Olympic wrestler Yoel Romero (10-1). MORE: UFC 194 predictions | UFC 194 keys to victory | UFC 194 odds, lines Romero came away with a split decision win (29-27, 29-28, 28-29). The victory marked an end to Jacare’s eight-fight win streak and all-but guarantees Romero a shot at the winner of Chris Weidman-Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight championship....
Nobody can deny that Smith’s earned his shot at the gold – he’s won three straight fights at 205lbs, taken out two former champions and also beat a former title challenger in Volkan Oezdemir. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he actually has a chance at dethroning Jones. No offense to Smith – he’s a great fighter in his own right – but I just find it hard to think that he can beat one of the greatest fighters of all time....
The Last Stylebender interacted with the press before the highly-anticipated event and he was asked about whether he had his doubts about the fight going through, especially considering Whittaker’s history of pulling out of fights due to injuries. Adesanya claimed that he wasn’t thinking about the fight possibly getting scrapped yet again. Adesanya was asked about #2 ranked Paulo Costa, who has not shied away from taking shots at the Interim Middleweight Champion....
“You know, I still consider Jon Jones. It’s time to start talking about Kamaru Usman, you know?" White said at the UFC 277 post-fight press conference. “He’s one fight away from tying Anderson Silva. He already beat Jon Jones and GSP. And in his next fight if he beats Leon Edwards, he ties Anderson Silva. So, yeah he’s in the discussion.” Usman has already faced Edwards before. Back in 2015, Usman won via unanimous decision....
After nearly being stopped in the first round, Shogun bounced back in the second, dominating on the ground. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Pedro was limping on an injured right leg going into the third and deciding round. With his movement compromised, Pedro was dropped and Rua pounced with brutal ground and pound. Referee Steve Percival was forced to step in and stop the action after 43 seconds of the last round....
Fans had dreams of Anderson Silva facing Georges St-Pierre, Silva against Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar battling Fedor Emelianenko. None of those have come to fruition. MORE: Olympic hopeful signs with Bellator | Gnarly injury almost derailed Ronda Rousey’s debut In February, Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber was announced as the headliner for this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 66 with the fight taking place at 145 pounds. Right when the fight was announced, the first word people thought of was superfight....
Proper No. Twelve, the whiskey brand founded and owned by Conor McGregor, was a sponsor for the event. The brand had purchased real estate on the PBC boxing ring, and the name of Proper No. Twelve was visible on the ropes, on the canvas, and in the corners. Conor McGregor reacts to Tanks’ KO win Gervonta Davis sealed the match in the sixth round with vicious left uppercut that knocked his opponent Leo Santa Cruz out cold....
In case you didn’t know… McGregor took to his Instagram on Thursday to make a rather surprising claim that he offered to fight Frankie Edgar at the UFC 222 pay-per-view when the current featherweight champion Max Holloway pulled out of the fight. The Irishman mentioned in the post that he “was excited about bouncing in last minute and taking out the final featherweight”, referring to Edgar, and demanded the respect and credit that he apparently deserved....
Several pundits and veteran fighters around the globe have weighed their opinions on his mega fight, including former UFC Middleweight Champion, the great Anderson Silva himself as well. In case you didn’t know… Earlier this year, at UFC 223, Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov finally tasted championship victory for the first time in his Professional MMA career when he dominated Al Iaquinta in their championship bout. Nurmagomedov controlled Iaquinta from start to finish and would eventually win the UFC Lightweight Championship via five-round unanimous decision....
When asked about Jones’ next potential challenger, White firmly stressed on the fact that Anderson is indeed not the next one in line for a shot at the 205 division title. In case you didn’t know… TUF 19 winner Corey Anderson is currently on a three-fight winning streak in the UFC having beaten Patrick Cummins, Glover Teixeira, and Ilir Lafiti in his last three Octagon outings. Anderson’s latest win in the UFC was in December of 2018 at UFC 232 when he defeated Lafiti via unanimous decision....
Jones recently took to social media to announce that he had picked Reyes as his next opponent instead of Anderson, and also explained that ‘The Devastator’ is the better fighter among the two. In an interview with MMA Fighting, Anderson claimed that he knew Jones would pick Reyes even before the actual announcement was made. Anderson further said that all the guys Jones has fought till date are one-dimensional and ‘Bones’ intentionally avoided him because he has the perfect mix of cardio, striking and grappling which is required to take the champion out....
Ngannou has established himself as one of the most fearsome competitors on the UFC roster and is known for his incredible strength and devastating knock out power and feels he has done enough to be named the number one contender in the heavyweight division. The first encounter Ngannou and Miocic crossed paths all the way back at UFC 220 in early 2018. On that occasion, Ngannou struggled with the relentless cardio and pressure of Miocic, who proved to be completely dominant on his way to claiming a unanimous decision victory....
Frank Gore is the NFL’s third-leading rusher in history. He shocked the sporting community when he decided to take his chances inside the squared circle. He reportedly turned down several major NFL offers. While speaking to NFL.com, he explained his newly gained affection for the sweet science. He said: The Twitter community reacted to Gore’s controversial decision to take up a new sport and pause his football career. National Insider for NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport responded to Gore’s decision, commenting:...
Now the question arises whether the UEFA has done enough to stop racism other than handing out fines and bans. It seems UEFA is taking things a bit too lightly, something which we don’t expect from the association. Are you kidding me, UEFA? Croatia is fined just 25000 euros while Nicholas Bentner is heavily fined with a mega sum of 100000 euros just for unveiling his underpants brand “paddy power”....
Having been humiliated 7-0 in the reverse fixture at the Camp Nou, the home team tried their best to hold out Barca; they played a physical game for most of the match. However, despite their best efforts, they could not disrupt their opposition’s passing in the final third and were taken apart by some sharp interplay between Messi and Neymar for the first goal. A useless foul on Luis Suarez in the second half, meanwhile, led to the second goal....
Among these matches, the winners were not very hard to predict on the basis of form and history, but there were major upsets, in different part of Europe. Young Boys surprised the world, winning against the Italian champs 2 goals to 1. Valencia, a team placed in the lower half of the LaLiga table, defeated Manchester United with the same scoreline. As for Manchester City, they recovered from a 0-1 deficit to pip Hoffenheim 2-1....
Spurs – who started the game slowly – took a surprising lead through a Harry Kane penalty and then swiftly doubled it after a beautifully taken goal from Lucas Moura. But a well-taken goal from Daniel Podence on the stroke of half-time reduced the lead for Mauricio Pochettino’s side, and just minutes into the second half, a penalty from Mathieu Valbuena levelled the tie. Tottenham continued to push forward and had chances to win the game, with both Erik Lamela and Dele Alli missing close chances, but Olympiacos held strong to collect what could be an important point....
