Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The UFC has cancelled Khusein Askhabov’s UFC Vegas 80 fight with Daniel Pineda following a report of his arrest in Thailand on kidnap, torture, and extortion charges after allegedly kidnapping an Italian man in Phuket. The promotion released a statement on Monday, hours after the release of […]
On October 21st, live from Abu Dhabi, Charles Oliveira (34-9) will get a shot a redemption as he squares off with Islam Makhachev (24-1) in a repeat of their electrifying matchup last fall at UFC 280. This past Saturday, during the broadcast for UFC 293, the UFC announced the full main card that will precede […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Charles Oliveira’s chance at revenge is next up on UFC’s pay-per-view schedule. Oliveira faces off against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch on Oct. 21 in the main event of UFC 294, which takes place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The UFC announced the event’s official […]
EA Sports – X / Twitter Superstitious fans are pointing to a double hex from EA Sports and hip hop star Drake for Israel Adesanya’s fall from grace in Sydney, Australia. Few people thought Sean Strickland had much of a chance to beat Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia. They weren’t considering the […]
Culminating an exciting evening at UFC 293 in Australia, Sean Strickland has achieved the unthinkable, defeating Israel Adesanya in a 5-round stand-up war to achieve the UFC middleweight title. Despite an “obvious” mismatch in the eyes of many, including the betting experts who had “The Last Stylebender” as an enormous -600 favorite, Strickland managed to […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Israel Adesanya made a brief appearance at the UFC 293 post-fight press conference to address his loss to Sean Strickland before handing the microphone over to his head coach Eugene Bareman. It was a tough night for Adesanya, who lost a unanimous decision to Sean Strickland in […]
YouTube, UFC On the sixth and final episode of UFC 293 Embedded, Sean Strickland cuts weight before all eyes turn to official weigh-ins. Then, Israel Adesanya and Strickland face off at ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their UFC middleweight championship bout.
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Volume puncher, Sean Strickland, will challenge Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya, this Saturday (Sept. 9, 2023) at UFC 293 inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Is Strickland the most deserving title contender at 185 pounds? No, certainly not. Is he at least a […]
This Saturday at UFC 293, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-2) will put his title on the line versus the brash challenger, and always entertaining, Sean Strickland (27-5). Following hitting the mark on the scales yesterday, Adesanya and Strickland were left with one last opportunity to size each other up earlier today ahead of their main […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC At the UFC 293 official weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning. MMA Fighting will have a live stream of the official weigh-in above. In the main event, middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland will clash for the middleweight title. […]