Khamzat Chimaev | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Khamzat Chimaev appeared to announce his retirement from MMA three weeks after lingering COVID-19 symptoms forced him to withdraw from UFC Vegas 21. But UFC President Dana White said the rising UFC welterweight star is actually readying for a June comeback. Chimaev wrote on Instagram (translated from […]
Petr Yan captured the bantamweight title when he defeated Jose Aldo UFC 251 last year on Fight Island. Yan makes his first title defense against top contender Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. UFC 259 features three world title bouts. Headlining the fight card is […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNgL4SYAYFg Watch the full episode: https://bit.ly/3ah6tCh Nigerian native Kamaru Usman reflects on his childhood in Texas, hiding his wrestling pastime from his parents. In 2015, The Ultimate Fighter bridged the gap between father and son, and Usman waged an even bigger fight – for his dad’s freedom. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: […]
UFC 259 Embedded features the fighters from Saturday’s championship tripleheader pay-per-view event at The Apex in Las Vegas. Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya challenges light heavyweight titleholder Jan Blachowicz in the main event. The UFC 259 co-main event sees Amanda Nunes put her featherweight title on the line against Megan Anderson. And bantamweight beltholder Petr Yan […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnIIQGzB6Y8 Presented by Hyperice, champ Jan Blachowicz celebrates his birthday and goes mountain biking. Amanda Nunes takes her daughter to work. Aljamain Sterling unwinds in his second home. Champ Israel Adesanya arrives in Las Vegas. Visit https://hyperice.com/ Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Former strawweight champion Carla Esparza is expected to face Yan Xioanan in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout at the upcoming UFC event on May 22. Multiple sources confirmed to MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are in place for the matchup following an initial report from MMA DNA. A winner of […]
Hear everything Ciryl Gane had to say after defeating Jairzinho Rozenstruik at the UFC Vegas 20 post-fight press conference. Gane was told that UFC president Dana White seemed rather unimpressed by his performance, though Gane dominated Rozenstruik at UFC Vegas 20. In his scrum with reporters, Gane responded to White’s comment. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrAYo_osoZ8 A championship tripleheader will have the entire sports world tuned in for UFC 259 on March 6. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will attempt to make history when he challenges Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title. With a win, “The Last Stylebender” will become just the fifth fighter in UFC […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz8rhLEG1hY UFC featherweight Megan Anderson earned a title shot against Amanda Nunes at UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6, with this performance against Norma Dumont at UFC Norfolk last year. 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/ […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMWSSVkPeog UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane improved to 8-0 overall, 5-0 in the UFC, with a 50-45 unanimous decision victory across the board over Jairzinho Rozentruik in the main event of UFC Vegas 20. 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 […]