Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continued to speak out against UFC President Dana White’s remarks toward him at the post-fight press conference for UFC 260, tweeting late into the night Saturday and Sunday morning as he called White’s tactics “a huge slap in the face.” Upon hearing that Jones tweeted “show me the money”…
Miocic isn’t all too concerned with that, naturally. When you earn the tags Baddest Man on the Planet and Greatest Heavyweight Ever, what oddsmakers have to say slides off as easily as Miocic slipped most of Ngannou’s vicious punches at UFC 220. Although he is once again supremely confident in himself, he’s not exactly sure…
If things go Dana White’s way, UFC 260 will be the last UFC pay-per-view to be held inside the UFC APEX. UFC 261 is set for Jacksonville Florida, and UFC 262 for Houston Texas. Both will feature full arenas full of fans. As for the much anticipated rubber match between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier?…
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Things continued to get interesting in the UFC’s heavyweight division shortly after a new champion was crowned. For the time being, the Miocic era is over in the heavyweight division, and the Ngannou era began with the thunderous quake that would be expected from its arrival. After Ngannou disposed of Miocic in the second round…
2:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Francis Ngannou had just dropped UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic with a jab and had him trapped against the cage. The big man swarmed, a finish seemingly within his grasp. But Miocic escaped with urgency and moved toward the center of the Octagon, where the champion made his stand. Miocic…
If Tyron Woodley never makes that walk to the octagon again, he can take comfort in knowing that his last exit came on the heels of a memorable performance. Woodley fought on Saturday. That may sound like the minimum requirement that is asked of a professional fighter, but anyone who saw Woodley’s previous three outings…
“I have changed a lot because the time between my first fight and my second fight is almost the time that I had been doing the sport before my first fight,” said Ngannou, who had been a professional for a little over four years when he first fought Miocic four years ago in Boston. “If…
People on the East Coast of North America like to complain about how UFC events go way too late and it’s oh so hard to stay up until past midnight to see the main event. Meanwhile, there are kids in Africa staying up til 5:30 in the morning to get their UFC fix. Especially when…
Francis Ngannou wowed the mixed martial arts community with an incredible performance at UFC 260, knocking out Stipe Miocic to capture the UFC heavyweight championship. But as Ngannou shined in the main event Saturday night, a superfight with Jon Jones looms. “Bones” relinquished the light heavyweight championship in 2020 with intentions to move up to…
The final UFC 260 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion. The pay-per-view event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, March 27, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. The headliner will feature a slugfest with Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou…
12:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — From most feared to undisputed best, the Francis Ngannou era has begun. Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title Saturday night at the UFC Apex. The finish came at 52 seconds of the second round. Ngannou dropped Miocic with a left hand, and, after Miocic…
And new. Francis Ngannou was undeniable in his rematch with Stipe Miocic, decisively stopping the all-time great champion in the second round in the fashion he has with most other opponents: with fists, and brutally. Miocic thought he’d hurt Ngannou in the second, and quickly found out he was wrong when he ran headlong into…
It’s a statement that O’Malley, who has three fight night bonuses in his four pay-per-view showings, is intending to deliver against the Brazilian, who will be making the walk for his 27th professional fight. “Thomas is tough. I’m gonna beat his body down, I’m gonna hurt him and then I’m gonna knock his lights out;…
Francis Ngannou finally broke through to claim the UFC heavyweight championship last night (Sat., Mar. 27, 2021) at UFC 260 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev., when “Predator” stopped heavyweight legend Stipe Miocic via second-round knockout (punches). It was all Ngannou in the early going as the challenger landed…
