Conor McGregor isn’t allowed to compete in the UFC just yet. President Dana White and the United States Anti-Doping recently confirmed that McGregor will need to undergo six months of testing in order to compete again. The confirmation came after reports that said the former two-division hadn’t been tested at all in 2022, meaning that […]
Alex Gould/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Wednesday said he “misspoke” during an interview about his boxing match Saturday with Jake Paul – which was shot one month ago – and was “NEVER” knocked out by a sparring partner. “After seeing the reports and concern for me, I’d […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC In addition, Belal Muhammad moves into the No. 4 spot at welterweight while Manon Fiorot climbs to No. 1 at women’s flyweight. Sean O’Malley is the No. 1 bantamweight in UFC. That’s according to the “official” UFC rankings update, which has “Sugar” booting former champion Petr Yan from the top […]
Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos will get another chance to take center stage. The strawweight contenders’ fight between Rodriguez (16-1-2) and Lemos (12-2-1) has been promoted to the main event place of the UFC’s November 5 show, the organization announced during Saturday’s UFC 280 broadcast. Movsar Evloev and Bryce Mitchell’s featherweight fight, which was supposed […]
Islam Makhachev stood up when it mattered the most as the Dagestani native took the lightweight strap. Following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement, there were questions asked about whether there would be anyone capable of achieving the same feat as the former champ did. It was answered by Nurmagomedov’s teammate, Makhachev, who dominated Charles Oliveira to win […]
Marlon Vera | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Marlon Vera doesn’t believe Sean O’Malley beat Petr Yan, but still thinks “Sugar” should be next in line for the title regardless. O’Malley faced Yan in the featured bantamweight fight at UFC 280, winning a split decision after three hard-fought rounds. The win immediately drew criticism as […]
Alexander Volkanovski, the reigning pound-for-pound and UFC featherweight champion, has been candid about a potential weight cut to 155 pounds. He even made weight and was the official backup for the main event of this past weekend’s UFC 280 main event between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. He anticipates getting the next opportunity at the […]
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: A recap of the weekend and all the action at UFC 280. 1:15 p.m.: UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling joins […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC 280 went down yesterday (Sat., Oct. 22, 2022) inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi UAE, featuring a thrilling main event which saw Islam Makhachev submit Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant lightweight title (highlights). In the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling stopped T.J. Dillashaw via strikes to retain his bantamweight […]
Watch the UFC 280 highlights video and recap from Petr Yan vs Sean O’Malley. The bout on the main UFC 280 fight card on Saturday, October 22, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. UFC 280 Highlights Video: Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTub View the original article