Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou | @francisngannou, Instagram Francis Ngannou has a UFC champion riding with him as he chases gold of his own. When Ngannou meets Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 260 on March 27 , he’ll have welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in his corner. He revealed the news on the […]
Handout Photo-USA TODAY Sports Reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman opened at -350 against +285 for fellow UFC 261 headliner Jorge Masvidal, in part because “The Nigerian Nightmare” captured a fairly one-sided victory over “Gamebred” when they first went to war in the UFC 251 main event last July. What’s changed between then and now? Masvidal […]
Aljamain Sterling and Matt Serra | @funkmasterMMA, Twitter Aljamain Sterling has one less beef to worry about. Following a week in which he became the first UFC champion to win a title by disqualification, Sterling found himself publicly fending off all manner of critics in the aftermath of his fight with Petr Yan at UFC […]
UFC 261 will not be held behind closed doors. Since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, the UFC has mostly been holding events inside the UFC APEX with no fans in attendance. The exceptions have been the Howler Head contest winners and trips to Abu Dhabi where fans were allowed at a reduced capacity. The […]
Jan Blachowicz has addressed the commentary for his UFC 259 main event against Israel Adesanya. On March 6, Blachowicz put the UFC Lightweight Championship on the line against middleweight ruler Adesanya. The bout went the distance and Jan’s ability to avoid danger in the stand-up, as well as his grappling, were the deciding factors. Blachowicz […]
Belal Muhammad has given an update on the condition of his eye following UFC Vegas 21. On March 13, UFC Vegas 21 took place inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Muhammad shared the Octagon with Leon Edwards. This was widely considered to be the biggest fight in Muhammad’s career. […]
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images It appears as if boxing fans are getting the heavyweight title unification they desire, and it will reportedly take place over multiple fights. According to a report from ESPN, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua signed a two-fight deal to unify the four world titles. The dates and venues have not […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Eye pokes have been a problem in MMA since the beginning, but did you know a design flaw in the UFC’s gloves increases the likelihood of them happening? It hardly seems to be a UFC event without a few dick kicks and eye pokes, but on Saturday […]
@UFCFightPass, Twitter There’s successful title defenses and then there’s what Steve Walker did at Lion Fight 64. The Muay Thai promotion’s reigning super cruiserweight champion scored a spectacular first-round knockout in Friday’s main event, unleashing a tornado kick that left Brian Collette completely dazed. NO WAAAAY!#LionFight64 pic.twitter.com/hIkCEzmZtC — UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 13, 2021 […]
Rani Yahya aims to return to the winning column two and a half years since his latest UFC submission | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Rani Yahya is one of the best pure grapplers to ever enter the octagon and expects to excel in his UFC Vegas 21 bantamweight clash with Ray Rodriguez, scheduled for Saturday […]