While the MMA world universally praised Brandon Moreno’s flyweight title win this past weekend, it pales in comparison to the reaction inside his gym in Tijuana. The championship rematch between Moreno and now former champion Deiveson Figueiredo served as the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 263 event in Glendale, Ariz. After a Fight of the […]
Yaroslav Amosov Wins Bellator Welterweight Title over Douglas Lima; Israel Israel Adesanya Defends UFC Middleweight Belt against Marvin Vettori and Floyd Mayweather offers a $100,000 reward for information on his Las Vegas home that was burglarized. All of this in today’s Fight Sports Daily News. Source View the original article
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Even with his victory over Nate Diaz, which took place at UFC 263 last weekend in Glendale, No. 3-ranked welterweight contender Leon Edwards will be forced to wait for Kamaru Usman to defend his 170-pound title against longtime nemesis Colby Covington. So why hasn’t “The Nigerian Nightmare” signed the contract? […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Brandon Moreno has completed the journey from UFC castoff to UFC champion. With a dominant third-round submission victory over Deiveson Figueiredo in a flyweight championship bout on Saturday at UFC 263, Moreno became the first Mexican native to win a UFC title and the rare fighter to claim divisional supremacy […]
Israel Adesanya got the win via decision as his attack on Marvin Vettori’s lead leg and takedown defense helped him one up the opponent on the judges’ scorecard. As confirmed by UFC President Dana White, he will next defend his strap against Robert Whittaker for the second time. While the middleweight champion triumphed, UFC flyweight […]
Carlos Felipe looks for his third straight victory in the UFC when he faces Jake Collier in Glendale. | MMA Fighting Carlos Felipe and Greg Hardy weighed approximately the same for their most recent UFC bouts, reaching the limit of the heavyweight division, but their physiques couldn’t look more different. That’s one of the reasons […]
The MMA veteran (28-10) has opened up about hanging his gloves in near future. Speaking to MMA Junkie, Maia said: “I’m near the end, and it could be the last fight, but, you know, I’ve been performing so well in training camp, and I’ve been feeling so well that I could do one more, couple […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images It all goes down later tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, as Israel Adesanya defends his UFC middleweight title against Marvin Vettori in the main event. In addition to the middleweight rematch, […]
Bellator 260 Official Fight Night Results #1- Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) defeated c-Douglas Lima (32-9) via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) Yaroslav Amosov after winning the title: “I am happy because this is my life. It’s been a long time in training. It’s the result I wanted and I am happy. Now I must recover. But, […]
BELLATOR MMA 260: Lima vs. Amosov Main Card: Friday, June 11 – Live on SHOWTIME 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Welterweight World Title Main Event: c-Douglas Lima (32-8) vs. #1-Yaroslav Amosov (25-0) 175-pound Contract Weight Co-Main Event: #6-Paul Daley (43-17-2) vs. #3-Jason Jackson (14-4) Featherweight Bout: #6-Aaron Pico (7-3) vs. Aiden Lee (9-4) Welterweight Bout: […]