(James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) ONE Championship made its debut on Amazon Prime tonight. The show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium was broadcast live in North America by the streaming service with Demetrious Johnson crowned as the new flyweight champion in the main event. He was rematching Adriano Moraes who stopped him in the second […]
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (23-1) remains unbeaten in the 185-pound division, and only has one loss on his professional record. The lone blemish on his professional MMA resume came in a light heavyweight title bout. He was defeated by Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision at UFC 259 in March 2021. One might think his […]
Nearly as fast as Kamaru Usman crashed to the canvas after being hit with a head kick by Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 main event, Jorge Masvidal was trying to align himself to fight for the title. Masvidal and Edwards have history. ‘Gamebred’ hit Edwards with the famous “three piece and a soda” following […]
Jorge Masvidal is searching for a belt to add to his BMF title and he’s got his eyes fixed on Leon Edwards at welterweight. Masvidal already had his shot at then-UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman but now that he’s been de-throned it opens up the possibility for many new match-ups. It’s unlikely that the UFC […]
Watch the UFC 278 highlights video and recap from the welterweight championship rematch between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. The bout took place on the UFC 278 fight card on Saturday, August 20, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo courtesy of UFC.com) Dana White takes mystery phone call during the UFC 278 […]
The UFC 278 co-main event fighters, former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and former title challenger Paulo Costa participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in on Friday in Salt Lake City. UFC 278 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) View the original article
Following Thursday’s UFC 278 Pre-fight Press Conference in Salt Lake City, the main card participants faced off with their opponents. UFC 278 is headlined by a welterweight title fight rematch between champion Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. In the co-main event, former middleweight titleholder Luke Rockhold faces No. 6 ranked Paulo Costa. Also on the […]
Criticism of UFC fighter pay has become regular headlines in recent years with current and former UFC fighters launching complaints. It’s a go to topic for former YouTube content creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul. UFC president Dana White was asked about fighter pay during a recent interview with GQ Sports, and believes the athletes […]
Former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz was stopped in the UFC San Diego main event by a head kick by Marlon Vera followed by punches. Cruz was in control in the opening round, but was dropped by a left hook. He quickly got back to his feet and won the round on all three judges […]
UFC San Diego live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, August 13, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. Click on the fight below in the UFC San Diego live results section for live stats or jump down to the written UFC San […]