Sean O’Malley | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC On the fifth episode of UFC 306 Embedded, Valentina Shevchenko answers media questions, Brian Ortega uses a hyperbaric chamber to get ready, Raul Rosas Jr. gets ready, Merab Dvalishvili dons a new suit, Sean O’Malley breaks out the famous jacket, things get heated at the pre-fight press […]
Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili had a heated face-off during their final pre-fight presser ahead of their UFC 306 clash on Saturday, live from The Sphere. O’Malley will make the second defense of his UFC Bantamweight Title. He defeated Marlon Vera at UFC 299 in his last fight to avenge his only UFC loss. Merab […]
Demetrious Johnson is widely considered one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time but he recently decided to end his career after announcing his retirement at the ONE Championship event in Denver on Sept. 6. It was an emotional moment for the former UFC flyweight champion after spending the past 15 years as […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Brian Ortega has fans worried about his fight shape ahead of Noche UFC at UFC 306 this weekend (Sat., Sept. 14, 2024). Little did they realize the images they were concerned about were not from fight week. Social media jumping to conclusions? An insane thought, right? Not […]
Fans reacted to Conor McGregor’s first sparring session since his broken toe. McGregor pulled out of his June 29 clash against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 after breaking his toe. It was a big setback, as fans have not seen him in the Octagon since his 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Dana […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC 306 media day will feature 10 fighters from Saturday’s UFC event. The UFC 306 media day is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Below is the tentative schedule: 1 p.m. ET: Ode Osborne 1:30 p.m.: Esteban Ribovics 1:55 p.m.: Merab Dvalishvili 2:20 p.m.: Valentina […]
Tom Aspinall says his online trolling of Jon Jones has gotten under his skin. Aspinall has put himself in line for a heavyweight title shot after stopping Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in his last fight. The win avenged the only loss of Aspinall’s UFC career, as Dana White said the winner would face either […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images With friends like these … Aljamain Sterling got walloped by Sean O’Malley at UFC 292. If “Suga” can replicate that performance at UFC 306 inside The Sphere, where he defends his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas, then it takes some of […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Merab Dvalishvili understands how the game works. MMA is a sport that’s built on wins and losses almost as much as popularity and hype. Some fighters like UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley find fame quicker than most and those athletes get a bigger push from a promotion […]
Dana White says Conor McGregor will return in the early parts of next year. McGregor’s last UFC appearance was a 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier where he broke his leg at UFC 264. That was his third loss in four UFC fights. He was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29. […]