Tonight, under the bright lights of New York City’s Madison Square Garden Arena, Alex Pereira was able to persevere in a tough battle versus Israel Adesanya, and emerge victorious to achieve the UFC middleweight title. Other than a few moments of clinching, and a couple of brief trips to the ground, this bout was an […]
Kicking off UFC 281 fight day at Madison Square Garden in New York City, will be five early preliminary matches airing live exclusively on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. Following, on ESPN+, the four-bout preliminary card will get started at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Finally, the […]
Just as the dust has begun to settle from the monumental lightweight main event last month in Abu Dhabi, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s main feature this Saturday will showcase a middleweight championship bout at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira. Since his UFC debut in 2018, Israel Adesanya (23-1) has displayed a level of strategic striking […]
Israel Adesanya doesn’t want to be the favorite for UFC 281. The UFC middleweight champion said at Wednesday’s press conference that he needs some more pressure added onto him ahead of his title defense against former foe Alex Pereira. “I like (the pressure) on me,” Adesanya told reporters at a UFC 281. “I like it […]
Amanda Lemos pulled off an upset. Lemos finished Marina Rodriguez by technical knockout within 54 seconds of the third round of Saturday’s main event. This was most likely a title eliminator fight, where Lemos did a better job and earned third round standing KO victory over Rodriguez. However, it is hard to predict anything in […]
Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos are looking for the same thing come Saturday night at the UFC APEX facility. Both of them want to jump into the title shot conversation. Rodriguez is on a four-fight winning streak, racking up victories against Yan Xiaonan, Mackenzie Dern, Michelle Waterson and Amanda Ribas. Lemos recently got back into […]
Julianna Pena is taking on a new role. The former UFC bantamweight champion is returning to UFC, but this time she’ll be an analyst at UFC Vegas 64 on Saturday. The 33-year-old will be working alongside UFC desk analysts Din Thomas and Alan Jouban and anchor Karyn Bryant. Pena previously worked as an analyst for […]
Georges St-Pierre has just confirmed that he is no longer under a UFC contract, having last made his appearance inside the octagon in November 2017 where he beat Michael Bisping on his comeback and became the middleweight champion. “I don’t know the exact date, but I’m glad I’m free,” he told MMA Junkie. “I can […]
After becoming the younger fighter to sign with the UFC, Raul Rosas Jr will also become the youngest fighter to compete in the octagon. Rosas will meet his first UFC opponent Jay Perrin in a bantamweight bout at UFC 282 on December 10. The matchup was announced by Iridium Sports Agency, who manages both Rosas […]
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 […]