When former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker watched Israel Adesanya knockout Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 main event, Whittaker was happy for Adesanya. He also had a moment of clarity and a spark of motivation. “Honestly, my reaction to Izzy winning was happiness. I was happy for him to win. I think it was a […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chris Curtis believes he got a raw deal at UFC 287, and he’s pleading his case the regulators of his fight against Kelvin Gastelum. Curtis lost a unanimous decision to Gastelum via scores of 29-28 twice and 30-27. But he believes an alleged headbutt cost him a […]
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Nico Ali Walsh and Biaggio Ali Walsh, the grandsons of Muhammad Ali, have reacted after Jake Paul expressed his desire to hurt them. Nico has made a name for himself, securing the WBC’s 2022 ‘Prospect of the Year’, whereas Biaggio is a budding amateur in MMA. And after having had some time to digest his […]
Middleweight contender Sean Strickland knows what it’s like to fight Alex Pereira. He was knocked out by ‘Poatan’ at UFC 276 last July. Strickland watched Israel Adesanya finish Pereira in the UFC 287 main event and wasn’t left heaping praises on ‘The Last Stylebeander.’ “Alex is very f***ing hittable. No one ever said Alex isn’t […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja0v5kjbt0A Paul Felder and Michael Chiesa react to Saturday's UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 fight card. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) To order UFC […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cynthia Calvillo has been released from the UFC. The veteran strawweight and flyweight fighter was released from her contract following a split decision loss to Loopy Godinez this past weekend at UFC 287. A person with knowledge of Calvillo’s release confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on […]
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Alex Pereira has shared his plans for the future following UFC 287 in the aftermath of his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya. Adesanya had previously lost to Pereira in two kickboxing matches and one MMA fight, but in the main event of UFC 287, he defeated his rival with a brutal knockout in the second […]
Watch the UFC 287 highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 287 main event between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya. The bout was an immediate rematch of their UFC 281 showdown from last November, where Pereira took the title from Adesanya and handed him his first loss at middleweight. UFC 287 took place on Saturday, […]