The strawweight title clash between Weili Zhang and Rose Namajunas has finally been made official. Zhang is the reigning UFC Strawweight Champion. Namajunas once held the 115-pound gold. With Zhang’s most recent outing taking “Fight of the Year” honors and Namajunas having a fighting style that fans appreciate, this is shaping up to be one […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC Vegas poster 22 is out. A middleweight clash between Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland will headline the upcoming event at the UFC APEX on March 20 in Las Vegas, Nev. Check out the poster below. Can @DerekBrunson silence ‘Big Mouth’ @Trailblaze2Top? Your #UFCVegas22 poster is here! pic.twitter.com/ZKtOf85sqC — UFC […]
Jan Blachowicz is looking to take a break after retaining the UFC Light Heavyweight Title against Israel Adesanya. This past Saturday night, March 6, Blachowicz and Adesanya shared the Octagon in the UFC 259 headliner. The action was held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Adesanya was vying for “Champ-Champ” status as he […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, the betting underdog in his last three fights, will open as the odds-on favorite for his next 205-pound title defense, expected to take place against top contender Glover Teixeira at some point later this year. That’s according to the bookies over at BetOnline.ag, […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC veteran Antonio Carlos Junior is the latest to sign on to the PFL roster for its Season 3 tournament. Junior, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 heavyweight tournament, will step in for Jordan Johnson to fight fellow octagon vet Tom Lawlor at a PFL event scheduled for April […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images With UFC 259 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday’s event in Las Vegas, including Jan Blachowicz and Amanda Nunes retaining their titles, and Aljamain Sterling becoming the bantamweight champion via disqualification against Petr Yan.
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images It all goes down later tonight (Sat., Mar. 6, 2021) at UFC 259 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya moves up to challenge Jan Blachowicz for the undisputed 205-pound title. In addition to the […]
The time has arrived for UFC 259. Tonight, March 6, UFC 259 will take place inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will challenge Jan Blachowicz for the UFC Light Heavyweight gold. Adesanya is vying to become a UFC “Champ-Champ.” Speaking of the “Champ-Champ” status, […]
@ESPNRingside, Twitter Watch Claressa Shields vs. Marie-Eve Dicaire full fight video highlights for the Shields vs. Dicaire card Friday night, courtesy of FITE TV and ESPN Ringside. Claressa Shields (11-0) and Marie-Eve Dicaire (17-1) competed for Shields’ WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles, Dicaire’s IBF junior middleweight title, and the vacant WBA junior middleweight title […]
Elite boxing trainer Eddy Reynoso is offering a helping hand to Conor McGregor. McGregor is the biggest star in MMA. He holds records for the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view draw and largest gate. He is also the first fighter to hold UFC gold in two weight classes simultaneously, giving birth to the “Champ-Champ” label. Reynoso trains […]