Looking back on his 2019, featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez is pleased with how his year turned out, as he picked up back to back wins coming off a loss to close out his 2018. First against Georgi Karakhanyan in March, then against Ty-wan Claxton in July, Sanchez had two strong performances, and moved himself forward in…
Mar 11, 2020 Kevin Lee is coming off an exhilarating victory over a previously undefeated opponent. Charles Oliveira has won six fights in a row — all finishes. These two dangerous lightweights meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Brasilia, Brazil. The fights are on both ESPN and ESPN+, with…
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Don’t expect Jared Cannonier to bash the Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero title fight. At UFC 248, Adesanya put his UFC middleweight championship on the line against Romero. The title bout was held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a largely uneventful bout that went to…
It took a bit, but Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has officially addressed its plans for events moving forward following the coronavirus outbreak. Company president Dana White stopped by ESPN’s SportsCenter to confirm that this weekend’s (Sat., March 14) UFC Fight Night 170 event in Brasilia, Brazil will indeed go on with no fans in attendance….
Following a split-decision loss to Miles Johns to close out his 2018, bantamweight Adrian Yanez was looking to make a statement in 2019. In three fights in 2019, Yanez was able to make that statement with three wins, including two finishes in his three victories. “(Against Warren Stewart) I was able to show my patience…
8:13 AM ET IT WAS LATE November, a few weeks after Johnny Walker‘s first UFC loss. Tara Campbell, a teacher with a law degree who is also Walker’s girlfriend, couldn’t reconcile his lack of sponsors with his substantial fan following. It was time for a change. With Walker’s blessing, Campbell began researching representation firms in…
Image Credit: Gregory Fisher of USA TODAY Sports UFC Brasilia will still happen on Saturday but will do so with no fans in attendance due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Brazilian outlet, Combate, was first to report the event will go on but the venue will be closed to the fans. The venue’s management company, Arena…
Will the real “Gorilla” please stand up? I know this is going to sound silly, even for MMA, but top-ranked middleweight contenders, Jared Cannonier and Darren Till, are locked in a dispute over their respective nicknames. The former is the “Killa Gorilla” while the latter is simply “The Gorilla.” Folks, if the rap industry can…
Paulo Costa crashed Dana White’s presser after being kicked out of UFC 248 [embedded content] Paulo Costa crashed Dana White’s press conference after UFC 248. White had been alternately dissing and praising Paulo Costa and talking about Costa and his manager – former UFC and Pride fighter Wallid Ismail – going nuts in the arena….
8:42 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Standing in the corner between the fourth and fifth rounds of the Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3 main event on March 6, Abel Briceno thought his fighter, Lisa Verzosa, was in good shape to win the vacant bantamweight title. Then he saw the score. Julija Stoliarenko was up…
Image via Joshua Fabia’s Instagram account One UFC welterweight isn’t pleased with Joshua Fabia’s presence in the MMA community. Fabia has had a slew of detractors since he took over the coaching reins for Diego Sanchez. Many including UFC color commentator Joe Rogan and former UFC “champ-champ” Daniel Cormier have criticized Fabia’s corner advice. Both…
Joshua Fabia, head coach to longtime veteran Diego Sanchez, hasn’t endeared himself to the mixed martial arts (MMA) community due to his unusual coaching style and methods. After all, it’s not everyday you see a trainer chase one of his pupils around with a sharp blade inside the cage, or claim to have never-before seen…
KSW 53 becomes latest MMA event cancelled because of coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic As the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues to ramp up fears of a pandemic across the globe, more and more sporting events and other large gatherings are falling to the wayside. The Poland-based KSW fight promotion on Wednesday announced the cancellation of its KSW…
8:04 AM ET With two title fights out of the way this weekend, I thought this would be a good time to do another state of the UFC champions address. Let’s hit it: Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic Next fight: TBD According to his manager, Jim Walter, Miocic still isn’t cleared to return to action after having…
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Bisping was on the edge of his seat for the first round of Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero but that wasn’t the case by the end of the fight. Taking center stage at UFC 248 was a middleweight title clash. Adesanya put his 185-pound gold…
I don’t think the media members charged with the official UFC rankings understand what pound-for-pound means. If they did, there is no way strawweight champion Weili Zhang would have been voted ahead of current flyweight titleholder Valentina Shevchenko. Zhang (21-1) has dominated one weight class in five trips to the Octagon. Shevchenko (19-3), on the…
Dana White addresses Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier trilogy fight [embedded content] UFC president Dana White has long said that he wants a trilogy fight between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former titleholder Daniel Cormier as the next bout for both men, but when that will happen is still undecided. It has been nearly 7…
1:09 PM ET The PFL announced a new class of signees, including several UFC and Bellator MMA veterans, for its 2020 regular season on Tuesday. Some of the more established names amongst the announcement included former UFC lightweight Johnny Case (27-7-1), former Bellator lightweight title challenger Marcin Held (26-7) and NCAA Division I national champion…
