Inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Israel Adesanya defends the title against the former champion in Whittaker. This is a rematch from UFC 243 in 2019. In Whittaker’s home of Australia, Adesanya tagged Whittaker several times throughout the bout. In the second round, Adesanya hit a flurry of shots, with one of them taking Whittaker down. He landed one final shot before the ref stopped the fight. MORE: Israel Adesanya vs....
Following UFC 271, the UFC’s middleweight division is in an interesting position. Who can topple Adesanya? What’s next for former champion Whittaker? There are plenty of matchups to make in a division full of talent. How the UFC decides to go about it will be something many will be keeping an eye on. Sporting News plays matchmaker and looks into bouts that may come to fruition. Which proposed fights will the UFC end up making a reality?...
Trailing on all three judges’ scorecards and with time ticking down, Rozenstruik threw a left uppercut followed by a scintillating overhand right hand that sent Overeem down and against the cage. Rozenstruik thought the fight was over, but referee Dan Miragliotta hadn’t signaled the end. Overeem, his upper lip split wide-open, quickly picked himself up from the cage but stumbled all over the place, and Miragliotta waved off the bout with four seconds remaining at Washington’s Capital One Arena....
Makhachev claims he doesn’t need to make any last-minute changes to his camp since he has a single gameplan for all his fights. According to the Dagestani, his consistent training has prepared him to take on anybody at a day’s notice, irrespective of the opponent. In a recent appearance on The DC & RC show, the 30-year-old made the following statement: Watch Makhachev’s appearance on The Anatomy of a Fighter below:...
In 2016, Lesnar made his return to Dana White’s promotion for a huge showdown against Mark Hunt at UFC 200. The Beast Incarnate went on to win the fight via a unanimous decision. But the result eventually turned into a No Contest due to Lesnar testing positive for Clomiphene. Speaking recently on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Tuivasa, who was in the corner of Hunt for his UFC 200 fight, claimed that Lesnar was the biggest human he had ever seen....
Matt Brown returns on UFC on May 16th Matt Brown was initially set for a fight against Miguel Bueza on the UFC on ESPN 8 event back in March of 2020. However, following the UFC’s temporary shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the promotion had to call off the scheduled event and cancel Brown’s homecoming, as well. In a welterweight rebooking, the UFC confirmed on Monday that ‘The Immortal’ will indeed return to the Octagon in May against undefeated prospect Miguel Baeza....
This event is going to be UFC’s first appearance in Raleigh and the fights are being booked to put up an impressive show for the crowd. MMA Junkie reported on the most recently announced bouts that would take place at UFC Raleigh. Headlining Fights for UFC Raleigh UFC Raleigh will be headlined by a Heavyweight bout between Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes in the main event. Dos Santos had recently withdrawn himself from a fight against Alexander Volkov owing to an infection in his leg and was replaced by Greg Hardy in the matchup....
Prior to 2019, Jorge Masvidal was known for being an incredibly talented fighter who hadn’t quite managed to prove himself at the highest level. Then, when 2019 hit, ‘Gamebred’ finally took things up a notch with a run that saw him defeat Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz in one of the best calendar years in UFC history. While he may have lost twice to Kamaru Usman since then, the star power of Masvidal is clear for all to see....
Conor McGregor’s retirement At the UFC 229 pay-per-view in October of 2018, Conor McGregor made his return to the Octagon for the first time in almost a year as the Irishman challenged Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Upon his return to the cage, McGregor was beaten by Nurmagomedov in a pretty one-sided bout which was dominated by The Eagle. The latter eventually went on to retain his UFC Lightweight Championship after making McGregor tap out to a neck-crank submission in the fourth round of their bout....
In the podcast Pardon My Take, Dana White was asked to reveal a payout of any fighter fighting at a pay-per-view event. Keeping the fighter’s identity discreet, he replied: Dana White has been heavily criticized by the combat sports community for not paying UFC fighters their deserved worth. Popular figures like Jake Paul have publicly come up and bashed White in regards to fighter pay in the past. The pay in UFC is often compared to that in boxing....
In the eyes of many, McGregor is a tough stylistic fight for Cerrone. Moreover, considering the fact that Cerrone is on a 2-fight skid, the UFC veteran has been overlooked by the majority of the fans. Dana White doesn’t belong to that majority though, and being a big fan of Cerrone himself, he told ESPN that he was appalled at the level of disrespect that ‘Cowboy’ has been shown during the build to this fight (H/T Express....
With this in mind, it would be safe to assume that he had everything that he wanted. Well, Cormier had other dreams outside the UFC as well. And today, the UFC Champion got to fulfill one such dream. In case you didn’t know… UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Cormier is on a roll. With only one defeat in his entire career, he is now set to face the ‘Black Beast’ Derrick Lewis at UFC 230....
However, it now looks like Cruz’s UFC return has been further delayed due to an unfortunate injury. In case you didn’t know… Former Bantamweight Champion, Dominick Cruz last competed in the Octagon almost two years ago when he defended and eventually lost his UFC Bantamweight Championship at UFC 207 to Cody Garbrandt via split decision in what was his first defeat in almost 10 years. Following his defeat, Cruz stated on The Joe Rogan Experience that he was plagued by plantar fascia tendinitis throughout training camp that made it difficult for him to walk at times....
Ngannou is certainly one of them and he wasted no time to give his response to Fury. MMA Junkie reported on what he had to say to Fury’s challenge. Ngannou ready to take on both the fights Ngannou readily agreed for a bout with Fury on his home turf which is the Octagon and said that he would happily “return the favor” by fighting him in the boxing ring as well....
The Huskies’ coach was assessed a technical foul — his second on the single play — after waving his arms to try and fire up the XL Center fans in No. 21 UConn’s game against No. 8 Villanova on Tuesday. After the game, Hurley told reporters that ejections have happened to him before, but that he was still interested to hear from the Big East why he was ejected....
UEFA Champions League hosts the best of teams within Europe. While they battle it out for the most coveted trophy at club level, the spectators get treated to high-quality matches that provide a lot of intensity, novelty and excitement. The initial stages of this continental competition see smaller teams (mostly from outside Europe’s top-five leagues) pitted against some of the heavyweights. As the competition progresses, we are only left with giants who lock horns with each other....
All the 55 member nations of UEFA have been divided into a number of groups for the competition, based on their current results, and will be promoted or relegated accordingly. Currently, the teams have been drafted into four divisions or leagues: League A with 12 teams, League B with 12 teams, League C with 15 teams and League D with 16 teams. The Nations League also provides an opportunity for a team to qualify to the UEFA European Championship scheduled for 2020....
Premier League clubs are set to vote on the proposal after the situations of a number of high-profile players, including Alexis Sanchez, Diego Costa and Philippe Coutinho, overshadowed their teams’ opening fixtures. But a change to the transfer window would likely need to be rolled out across Europe to be effective and Ceferin’s backing could be decisive. “I am aware there are serious discussions around Europe regarding the shortening of the summer transfer window and we are following them closely,” the UEFA president told The Times....
Here’s the UEFA Champions League of the group stage. Goalkeeper: Kevin Trapp – Paris Saint-Germain The 25-year-old German kept five clean sheets in six matches in the group stage. He only let in one goal which came against group leaders Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, scored by Nacho. Defender: Andrea Barzagli – Juventus The Juventus centre-back was at his brilliant best in the group stages and the 34-year-old did well as the Bianconeri conceded only three goals....
With Alisson Becker out due to injury, Adrian started as the goalkeeper for Jurgen Klopp’s team. The two other changes from the side that faced Norwich were Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Joel Matip and James Milner in for Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Georginio Wijnaldum respectively. Chelsea also made a lot of changes as Christian Pulisic started along with Olivier Giroud and N’Golo Kante. Coming to the match, it was a very closely fought affair....
