Zingano came out first and weighed 134.5 pounds. Rousey then came out to a loud ovation weighed in 135 pounds. The fighters shook hands, and then had an intense staredown. MORE: 37 astonishing UFC photos | Toughest fight yet for Rousey | UFC 184 odds and picks | Holm: Women’s MMA can no longer be ignored The fighters in the co-feature, Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington, weighed in at 135....
Rafael Dos Anjos has been feeling that way while preparing to wrest the lightweight title from Anthony Pettis in Saturday night’s UFC 185 main event. Pettis has defended the title once since beating Benson Henderson at UFC 164 in August 2013; he defeated Gilbert Melendez by second-round submission at UFC 181 last December. Dos Anjos fought one week later when he defeated Nate Diaz by unanimous decision at UFC on Fox 13....
A Middleweight title clash between outspoken Brit, Michael Bisping and the UFC champion, Luke Rockhold marked the second time the pair had fought, having also competed at UFC Fight Night 55, in November 2014, when Rockhold had defeated Bisping with a choke. The result this time, however, was different. Bisping, surprised many when he didn’t get frustrated by Rockhold’s solid defences and instead persevered until he found a way through less than four minutes into the fight....
The same Rockhold who came up alongside Daniel Cormier at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose and who remains close friends and training partners with the main he’ll face in the first of Saturday night’s twin title fights. It’s an odd situation, but one that has had little impact on the unflappable Swiss challenger, who looks to complete an incredible initial 12 months on the UFC roster by claiming championship gold this weekend in Boston....
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis Light Heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux vs Dominick Reyes Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs Alexander Volkov Women’s Strawweight: Michelle Waterson vs Felice Herrig UFC 229 is one of the most anticipated MMA events of 2018 with the long-awaited return to the Octagon of Irishman, Conor McGregor versus the unbeaten Lightweight Champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Underneath, there are four more exciting bouts to be decided throughout the card....
In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov marked his first successful Lightweight Championship defense after winning the title at UFC 223 by beating Al Iaquinta, against former division champion Conor McGregor, who made his return to Octagon competition for the first time in almost two and a half years. Nurmagomedov, who pretty much dominated the fight from the get-go, had control of McGregor on the ground and didn’t allow the Irishman to create any particular opening, as The Eagle eventually won via submission when McGregor tapped out in the fourth round of the fight....
“It feels good,” Jones told Sporting News at UFC 235 media day Thursday. For once, we’re not talking about cocaine, drunken driving or picograms. Instead, the focus is on Jones defending his UFC light heavyweight title against perennial underdog Anthony Smith. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year The bout will wrap up a quick turnaround for Jones, who fought on Dec. 29 at UFC 232 — yet another Jones moment that was shrouded in controversy....
With two of the greatest Brazilian fighters of all time in Jose Aldo and Anderson Silva also featured on the main card, UFC 237 was never expected to disappoint. However, there were a few shockers along the way. Here are the results and highlights of UFC 237: UFC 237 Results (Prelims) Ryan Spann def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via KO (punches) (Round 1, 2:07) Thiago Moises def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)...
Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year And the 32-year-old has every reason to feel that way. Back in August at UFC 227, Cejudo ended the historic title reign of the man who many pundits feel is the greatest fighter of all time, Demetrious Johnson. Then in January, Cejudo blasted T.J. Dillashaw with a 32-second TKO. Those accomplishments coupled with his 2008 Olympic gold medal in wrestling (the only fighter in UFC history win Olympic gold) makes Cejudo feel like he’s already on a mountain all by himself....
The main event, of course, saw the return of “The Notorious One” Conor McGregor after 15 months - which built up some incredible anticipation. Despite no title on the line, Conor McGregor proved that he’s still the biggest star in the entire sport as the sold-out arena was packed with celebrities in the front seat. Just as with every major Conor McGregor fight, this one had a larger-than-life feel to it and it delivered most unexpectedly....
Several fighters who ended up winning their bouts said they could hear Cormier in his role as analyst, since the event was held without spectators in the Jacksonville, Fla. venue. Those fighters took his analysis as coaching, tweaked their approach in the fight and ended up winning. Oops. MORE: Niko Price suffers horrifying eye injury in UFC 249 bout Among the fighters to thank Cormier for his advice were Carla Esparza and Greg Hardy....
‘The Future’ said he was “blown away” by McGregor’s kind words. In another tweet, Garry expressed interest in fighting on the same card as ‘Mystic Mac’. McGregor uploaded a couple of audio clips to his Twitter handle, where he praised the 23-year-old for winning his UFC debut against Jordan Williams via first-round knockout. You can listen to Conor McGregor’s tweets below: Conor McGregor headlined the first UFC event in Madison Square Garden In 2016, Conor McGregor headlined UFC 205, the first event to ever take place at the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York....
The main event will be Israel Adesanya defending the UFC middleweight title against Jared Cannonier. Since joining the UFC in 2018, Adesanya is 11-1 with the promotion. He beat Kelvin Gastelum in 2019 for the interim UFC middleweight title. That same year, he beat Robert Whittaker via KO to win the actual title. Adesanya has defended the title four times, beating the likes of Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa, Marvin Vettori, and Whittaker....
With tears in his eyes, Jamahal Hill reached the top of the mountain at UFC 283. Hill beat former champion Glover Teixeira via unanimous decision to become the first Dana White’s Contender Series alum to win UFC gold. UFC 283 took place inside Jeunesse Arena in Teixeira’s home of Brazil. The scores read 50-44 across the board for Hill. “From where I came from, to get to this, this is unreal,” Hill stated....
UFC 4 has received mixed to favourable reviews across the board, with many praising its more arcade-ish and creative Multiplayer modes. However, many still aren’t incredibly satisfied with the overhauled Ground and Pound mechanics and the Striking animations, which remains the same for all fighters. However, EA has just released perhaps the biggest update to UFC 4, adding the Featherweight up-and-comer Calvin Kattar and Bantamweight banger Pedro Munhoz. The update also sees Jon Jones and Alexander Gustaffson move up to Heavyweight....
MacDonald was within minutes of being welterweight champion last July only to be KO’ed by Robbie Lawler in the closing moments of a fight he was winning on the cards. MacDonald also lost a split decision to Lawler back in 2013 a loss that sparked an amazing run to the championship for Lawler. His only other loss is to always top contender Carlos Condit back in 2010. MacDonald has a real good all around MMA game and should use his movement to his advantage in this fight against Thompson, who may prefer to mix it up on the inside....
The UFC APEX arena will be hosting UFC Vegas 29 this Saturday, June 19, 2021, set to be headlined by Chan Sung Jung and Dan Ige in a featherweight battle. In the co-main event, UFC veteran Aleksei Oleinik will face Sergey Spivac in a heavyweight contest. Last week, the UFC delivered an action-packed pay-per-view, featuring a successful middleweight title defense by Israel Adesanya over Marvin Vettori, a historic flyweight title win by Brandon Moreno, and a stellar five-round showdown between Nate Diaz and Leon Edwards....
Dan Severn has over 100 professional mixed martial arts fights on his resume. He is also the winner of the UFC 5 tournament, beating the likes of Oleg Taktarov and Dave Beneteau. He recently spoke with Lucha Libre Online in an exclusive interview. When asked about his preparation heading into the UFC’s Octagon, Severn had a surprising response. He elaborated further when asked about the UFC 5 tournament. It is interesting to note that while Severn had an impressive amateur wrestling background, Al Snow has a decent martial arts background too having trained in karate and boxing....
During a recent episode of The TimboSugar Show, O’Malley said: O’Malley further went on to share what kind of therapy he has been recommended. He added: Watch O’Malley discuss his knee injury below: Sean O’Malley is no stranger to leg injuries. He took on Marlon Vera in August 2020 at UFC 252. Vera landed a leg kick in the first round that hit the peroneal nerve in O’Malley’s calf. This caused the ‘drop-foot’ phenomenon – something we’ve seen only a handful of times in the octagon....
While it’s not the confirmed headliner, it’s the presumed one as Max Holloway has generally been a good draw on PPV. He already has three incredible title defenses to his name, first beating the man he dethroned in a rematch - Jose Aldo, before dominating Featherweight prospect Brian Ortega emphatically in 2018. 2019 has been a very active year for Holloway as he first attempted to become Interim UFC Lightweight Champion, only to fall short to a very game Dustin Poirier....
