The UFC was prepared in the event of changes to the UFC on ESPN+ 31 card and those changes came in droves. Tomorrow night (July 31), UFC on ESPN+ 31 will take place inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, middleweights Edmen Shahbazyan and Derek Brunson will collide. The co-main…
7:45 AM ET Edmen Shahbazyan already has his own identity, with his own career and his own athletic accolades — but admittedly, the Ronda Rousey connection is, for now, hard to ignore. Shahbazyan (11-0, 4-0 in the UFC) is the middleweight phenom who will face the toughest test of his career on Saturday when he…
For the second time this year, Ray Borg has been removed from a scheduled fight. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that Borg will no longer be competing in a bantamweight bout at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 5 event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas against Nathan Maness. After withdrawing for undisclosed reasons, Borg has been replaced…
The following changes have been made to #UFCVegas5, the August 1 card scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas: Due to visa issues, Timur Valiev has been removed from his featherweight bout against Jamall Emmers. Stepping in to face Emmers will be Hawaii’s Vince Cachero. Ray Borg has withdrawn from his…
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from “UFC Vegas 5” inside the APEX facility this Sat. night (Aug. 1, 2020) in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a middleweight headliner between hard-hitting veteran Derek Brunson and streaking up-and-comer Edmen Shahbazyan. Elsewhere on the card, which airs exclusively on ESPN+, flyweight contenders Joanne Calderwood…
UFC Vegas 5: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan fight preview [embedded content] Longtime Top 10 ranked middleweight Derek Brunson looks to continue his rebound and climb the ranks on Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 31 (UFC Vegas 5). To do so, he’ll have to defeat fast-rising 22-year-old Edward Shahbazyan. Brunson (20-7) has long been fighting his way…
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz believes his fighter has at least two more bouts left in him. Nurmagomedov, who is the UFC lightweight champion, is set to take on interim title holder Justin Gaethje on Oct. 24 in a title unification bout. The bout will headline UFC 254. A location has not been revealed at…
Jul 27, 2020 Edmen Shahbazyan, 22 years old and undefeated, will get his first big test on Saturday when he faces veteran middleweight Derek Brunson in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. The fight was moved to the top of the bill from the co-main event…
A heavier opponent didn’t stop Montserrat Ruiz from overcoming at Invicta FC 41. Ruiz’s aggression paid big dividends as she secured a first-round tapout of Morandin, who missed weight for the non-title strawweight headliner on Thursday at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. Ruiz set the finish in motion by windmilling forward with punches, setting…
We’ve got a fun episode of UFC Unfiltered ahead of this weekend’s stacked card, UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan! Kevin Holland joins Jim and Matt first to share how training in kung fu kept him from going down a dangerous path in life, why he’d love to get his hands on Mike Perry, and…
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The most “Notorious” retired fighter in the world may be coming back yet again. Conor McGregor may have announced his retirement less than two months ago, but there’s several reasons to believe McGregor’s latest vacation from competition will not last. After all, it is the third time McGregor has opted to…
[embedded content] Bellator dual-division champion Ryan Bader will make the first defense of his light heavyweight title in nearly three years when he squares off with Vadim Nemkov. The bout will headline Bellator 244 on Aug. 21 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Having last defended his light heavyweight title against Linton Vassell on Nov….
After losing to Daniel Cormier at UFC 210, Anthony Johnson surprised the crowd and announced his retirement.
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Derek Brunson understands the significance of his middleweight scrap with Edmen Shahbazyan. On Aug. 1, Brunson and Shahbazyan will share the Octagon in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 31. For Brunson, it’s a chance to derail the hype train. As for Shahbazyan, this will be an opportunity to put away his toughest test…
6:51 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com Ronda Rousey believes undefeated middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan will win UFC gold one day, and when that day comes, the man who coached both fighters will unload a burden he has been carrying since Rousey’s last loss. “Once he wins the title, I’m going to tell everybody to shut up and…
The price of the highly anticipated exhibition boxing match between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. is set. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting that the Sept. 12 pay-per-view card will cost $49.99, following an initial report from The Athletic. The event, which takes place at Dignity Health Sports Park…
