Glover Teixeira and No. 1 contender Jiri Prochazka will have to wait a little longer to face off. MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin confirmed with sources with knowledge of the change that Teixeira’s light heavyweight title defense against Jiri Prochazka, which was originally set to take place at UFC 274 on May 7, will now instead…
Islam Makhachev: ‘I’ll smash Conor McGregor easy’ | Video No. 4 ranked lightweight Islam Makhachev made quick work of late replacement Bobby Green in the UFC Vegas 49 main event on Saturday. During the event’s post-fight press conference at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Makhachev was asked about a potential fight against former two-division…
Islam Makhachev continued his winning streak with a dominant first-round victory over Dan Hooker at UFC 267 in October. Makhachev looks to extend his streak to 10 consecutive wins when he faces Bobby Green in the main event of UFC Vegas 49 on Saturday, February 26. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR…
UFC continues its run of shows at UFC APEX with an intriguing matchup in a 160-pound catchweight bout, as No. 4 ranked lightweight contender Islam Makhachev aims to halt the momentum of fan favorite Bobby Green, who fills in on short-notice to replace the injured Beneil Dariush. In the middleweight co-main event, renowned finisher Misha Cirkunov looks to secure his…
Islam Makhachev may have secured his first UFC lightweight title shot after taking out Bobby Green with a first-round TKO in their main event showdown last night (Sat., Feb. 26, 2022) at UFC Vegas 49 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to the lightweight headliner, UFC Vegas 49…
Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green was a one-sided beat down. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (February 26, 2022) at the UFC Vegas 49 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. It didn’t last long as Islam took him down then went through various positions – side mount,…
Arman Tsarukyan is looking for top 10 opponents after extending his winning streak with a dominant TKO win over Joel Alvarez at UFC Vegas 49. The 25-year-old lightweight bludgeoned Alvarez with an elbow strike in the opening round that caused a nasty cut that had blood just streaming across his face. It only got worse…
UFC Vegas 49 live results: Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green UFC Vegas 49 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, February 26, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 49 live results section….
In lieu of finishing out school and continuing on to university, Young joined the Nigerian police force as a means of a career. Although she wasn’t born wanting to be on the police force, it introduced her to kickboxing and a dream that led her across the world to the United States. “I came to…
One of the biggest middleweight rematches of all-time is officially in the books as Israel Adesanya outlasted Robert Whittaker to a unanimous decision at UFC 271 on Feb. 12, 2022 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. You can now take an in-depth look at UFC 271 courtesy of UFC’s most…
The following article is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Seven Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 26, 2015, 12:54 PM] UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste is not taking kindly to Ronda Rousey’s recent statement that fighters should make more than UFC’s Octagon girls. The…
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 49 results for the Makhachev vs. Green event, a live blog for the main event and live UFC Vegas 49 Twitter updates. In the main event, lightweight Islam Makhachev faces off with Bobby Green, who replaced an injured Beneil Dariush on short notice after an impressive showing at UFC 271….
Bellator 275 Results: Gegard Mousasi makes quick work of Austin Vanderford The Bellator MMA cage was in Dublin, Ireland on Friday for Bellator 275 at 3Arena, and it didn’t take middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi long to dispatch of Austin Vanderford in the fight card’s main event. Vanderford entered the championship main event as an undefeated…
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington talks about being next for a rematch with champion Kamaru Usman, why he’s moving on from a grudge match with Jorge Masvidal, if he would consider any other matchups besides a title shot, plus he takes shots at Nick Diaz, Jake Paul, and Conor McGregor, all that and more on…
Chad Mendes talks to MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura post-fight at “BKFC: KnuckleMania 2” after his fourth-round TKO of “Famez” in Florida. Full recap: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/02/bkfc-knucklemania-2-results-chad-mendes-scores-tko-stoppage-of-joshua-alvarez-in-bkfc-debut Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and videos. Connect with MMA…
“I always got a little, I don’t want to say offended, but I always got rubbed the wrong way when I would fight for promotions and the very first thing they would say about me was, ‘We’ve got former player, Austen Lane,’” Lane explained. “I don’t want to be ‘former’ anything; I just want to…
The legendary Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will return to action against light heavyweight veteran Ovince Saint Preux at the upcoming UFC 274 card on May 7 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from a city and venue yet to be named. This is according to a report by AG Fight early Friday. Rua, 40, was rumored to…
Islam Makhachev believes his wrestling skills outmatch the lightweight champion’s, which makes it a good, yet easy fight for him. The #4 lightweight contender faces off against Bobby Green in a catchweight bout this Saturday, February 26. Green is Beniel Dariush’s replacement, as Dariush suffered an injury a week before the match. Makhachev and Green…
