Through the early stages of his appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series last fall, it looked like Carpenter was going to get bounced from the ranks of the unbeaten by Mexican veteran Edgar Chairez. But the self-assured Carpenter steadied himself and rallied, taking control of the contest as Chairez faded, earning a unanimous decision win…
Jalin Turner is getting a higher-ranked opponent than initially expected at UFC 285. Following the injury withdrawal of Turner’s original opponent Dan Hooker, the lightweight standout is now slated to meet Mateusz Gamrot at the March 4 event. MMA Fighting confirmed the news Tuesday following an initial report by Fansided’s Amy Kaplan. Turner (13-5) is…
Former UFC middleweight champions Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya shared a cordial moment recently despite their heated past. Whittaker and Adesanya were front and center to watch UFC 284 last weekend in Perth, Australia. The two middleweights headlined an Australia-based card at UFC 243 when Adesanya knocked out Whittaker to earn the belt. Whittaker and…
Mateusz Gamrot is back. FanSided confirmed today (Tues., Feb. 14, 2023) that the No. 7-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight contender, Gamrot, is stepping in to replace the recently injured Dan Hooker against Jalin Turner at UFC 285 on March 5, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The short-notice bout will be Gamrot’s first appearance since…
Alexander Volkanovski remains ranked No. 1 pound-for-pound The reason why Islam Makhachev called out Alexander Volkanovski in the first place was to get a shot a being ranked top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Heading into their UFC 284 showdown on Feb. 11, Volkanovski was ranked No. 1 on the P4P list while Makhachev was…
UFC strawweight Michelle Waterson speaks about why she chose to become a fighter. Waterson takes on Felice Herrig on the main card of UFC 229, October 6 on Pay Per View. Pre-order now: http://ppv.ufc.tv/ppv/229 Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of…
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It’s been a long and winding road to a championship belt for Yair Rodriguez, but the Mexican star stood the course, weathered the storms, and any other cliches you can think of, and when he got his shot for the interim featherweight title against Josh Emmett, he delivered his best performance to date. Next up,…
Matt Brown will seek to tie the record for the most knockouts in UFC history when he clashes with fellow welterweight veteran Court McGee at a UFC event scheduled on May 13. Brown officially announced the matchup on the new episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer. “Coming back, I’m going to smash some faces,”…
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has once again claimed that he could submit featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski on the mats. This past weekend, Volkanovski took reigning lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev all the way in their champion vs. champion superfight at UFC 284, ultimately losing via unanimous decision on the scorecards. While the Dagestani’s renowned sambo…
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It wouldn’t be a super fight without a bit of controversy. UFC 284’s main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev really exceeded expectations (watch highlights here). Volkanovski was able to push Makhachev more than any prior opponent despite the size disadvantage, resulting in a highly skilled and closely contested fight…
Dan Hooker claims Islam Makhachev is a ‘cheating dog’ for alleged IV use Dan Hooker is making some big accusations about UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. According to Hooker, Makhachev used an IV leading up to his fight with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. A fight that would go to the judges in favor of…
Lins dropped his first two UFC appearances at heavyweight, but finally broke into the win column with a move to the 205-pound ranks last spring when he outworked Prachnio to win on the cards. The 37-year-old Brazilian looked far better down a division, though it remains to be seen if that was a one-off or…
Feb 11, 2023 Jens Pulver will be inducted into the pioneer wing of the UFC Hall of Fame later this year, the promotion announced Saturday. Pulver, 48, became the UFC’s first lightweight champion in February 2001, when he defeated Caol Uno at UFC 30 in Atlantic City. Nicknamed “Lil Evil,” he went on to defend…
Jon Jones is just weeks away from stepping back into the octagon. On Monday, the UFC released an official promo video for Jones’ return, which takes place at UFC 285 on March 4. In the main event, Jones makes his heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane with a vacant title on the line. Watch the video…
UFC featherweight contender Arnold Allen feels Max Holloway’s history of wars in the Octagon might show in their fight. Allen will face Holloway in the UFC Kansas City main event on April 15th. He’s looking to keep his 12-fight win streak intact, after recent wins over Dan Hooker and Calvin Kattar. Allen has risen the…
