Following Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 22 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the fight promotion revealed the recipients of the performance-based bonuses stemming from the night of fights. Charles Oliveira, James Krause, Ricardo Ramos and Randy Brown banked an extra $50,000 for their finishes. Oliveira delivered a stunning first-round knockout in front of his Brazilian countrymen […]
(Courtesy of UFC) After three rounds of fighting, the judges couldn’t agree upon a winner in the UFC on ESPN+ 22 co-main event on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Paul Craig fought to a split draw. One judge scored it 29-28 for Shogun, another 29-28 for Craig, […]
(Courtesy of UFC) Middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza made the move to the light heavyweight division on Saturday in the UFC on ESPN+ main event against Jan Błachowicz. He came up short in his new weight class debut, losing via split decision. TRENDING > Germaine de Randamie explains why she wouldn’t fight Amanda Nunes at featherweight […]
Former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua faced Paul Craig in the UFC on ESPN+ 22 co-main event on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The fight went the distance with the judges scoring the bout a split draw. Rua was left frustrated and dismayed about the scoring and let it be known during the event’s […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the promotion’s most modern dominating champions, holding an unbeaten record and overwhelming nearly every opponent he’s faced in the Octagon. But Nurmagomedov says there’s only one opponent he’s ever gotten joy out of mauling, and that’s arch-nemesis Conor McGregor. “In the last couple of years, I’. Source
One fighter looks to lock his place among the upper echelon of the UFC’s light heavyweight contenders and potentially score a future title shot, while another looks to make a statement in his 205-pound debut at UFC Sao Paulo. In the headline bout of the event at the Ginasio de Ibirapuera, Jan Blacohwicz welcomes Brazil’s […]
After weeks of teasing an upcoming announcement for his next title defense, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes are reportedly in verbal agreement to meet in a title match early next year. BJPenn’s Chris Taylor was the first to report the pairing. Per sources, verbal agreements are in place for Jon Jones […]
The UFC’s middleweight division has undergone a shake-up as of late with fighters leaving and entering the division, as well as a new champion. And through all the craziness, Jared Cannonier seems to have emerged as a legitimate contender to the UFC middleweight championship. After not finding much success at light heavyweight, Cannonier moved down […]
With the hope of maybe scoring a future light heavyweight title shot, Jan Blachowicz came out victorious in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo, defeating Brazil’s own Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, who was making his 205-pound debut, by split decision. The fight was not the most action-packed, as it featured several unsuccessful takedown attempts by […]
Rich Franklin had an MMA career many could only dream of having, but there are still a couple of fighters he wished he could have squared off against. Franklin, the vice president of ONE Championship, has faced many of the sport’s biggest names, including Ken Shamrock, Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort and […]