LAS VEGAS – Mention the name Joaquin Buckley around Abdul Razak Alhassan, and rage will likely follow. At his UFC Fight Night 217 post-fight news conference Saturday, Alhassan (11-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) went on an all-time rant as he unloaded repeated fiery calls for a rematch against Buckley (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC), who defeated him
Day: January 15, 2023
Since he lost the UFC heavyweight championship in 2021, Stipe Miocic largely has remained quiet, at least when it comes to his fighting career. On Sunday, Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) spoke up, though, in the wake of news of both Francis Ngannou’s UFC departure and the March 4 vacant title fight between Jon Jones
Champ Kamaru Usman flies in style. Leon Edwards eyeballs American groceries. Luke Rockhold recovers from a road trip. Paulo Costa is motivated by his opponent. UFC 278 is on Saturday, August 20. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit
Julianna Peña went down to the wire to make weight for her UFC 277 rematch against Amanda Nunes. Was the champ just trolling? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb
Jon Jones finds himself in unfamiliar territory: as an underdog heading into a fight. Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, will make his much-anticipated heavyweight debut March 4 at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, where he will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title. The belt became vacant after reigning champ Francis Ngannou
Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 285?? T-Mobile Arena leaked a UFC 285 advertisement on Saturday showing Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane headlining UFC 285 for the heavyweight title on March 4. This is gonna be crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Segj8FOc7V — Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) January 14, 2023 The advertisement was quickly removed, but the implications
The MMA community was left in disbelief Saturday after news broke that Francis Ngannou’s UFC run is done and Jon Jones would fight Ciryl Gane for vacant gold. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion, Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) could not come to terms on a new contract with the organization and, as a result, parted
Sean Strickland decisions Nassourdine Imavov in UFC Vegas 67 main event The first UFC event of 2023 took place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and was headlined by a bout between middleweight contenders Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland. Kelvin Gastelum was originally slated to face Imavov, but was a forced out
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 217 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 217 took
Sean Strickland got back on track Saturday when he defeated Nassourdine Imavov on short notice in the UFC Fight Night 217 main event. Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) stepped in to the first octagon headliner of the year as a replacement for Kelvin Gastelum just five days’ out from the event. It proved to be
UFC releases Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane for vacant heavyweight title Francis Ngannou has been release by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. UFC president Dana White made the announcement during the UFC Vegas 67 post-fight press conference on Saturday. “We’ve been working on a new agreement for Francis for like two years now. We
Jon Jones will make his return to the octagon in March after more than three years away when he meets Ciryl Gane for the now vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC), a former longtime light heavyweight champion, has been teasing a return to action for his heavyweight debut since heh
LAS VEGAS – Stepping up for a five-round fight on short notice was no problem for Sean Strickland. After Kelvin Gastelum pulled out of the UFC Fight Night 217 main event just days before his scheduled bout against Nassourdine Imavov, Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) stepped up and performed impressively to return to the win
UFC Vegas 67 Bonuses: Four fighters bank an extra $50K UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 67 event in Las Vegas on Saturday. Four fighters took home an extra $50,000. Performance Of The Night: Dan Ige Coming off three consecutive losses, Dan Ige got back into the winner’s
The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday’s card, including one to a man whose nickname predicts the bonus amount. After UFC Fight Night 217, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below. Performance of the Night: Allan Nascimento LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY
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The UFC welterweight title trilogy fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman is set for UFC 286 in March. In a matchup that’s long been expected, Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) will have their rubber match in the main event of the March 18 fight card, which takes place
Dan Ige is back to winning ways after earning a brutal KO of Damon Jackson at UFC Vegas 67 tonight. Ige took the advantage in the first round, wobbling Jackson multiple times. And in round two, he opened up a huge cut on Jackson. Then in the final minute, Ige unleashed a devastating left hook