Kevin Lee thinks his style will pose problems for the UFC welterweight division. After a surprise release in 2021, Lee (19-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC) has re-signed with the UFC, and the former interim lightweight title challenger plans on making welterweight his home. Although Lee lost four of his past five UFC fights, he had his
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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to keep his perfect record intact (28-0) when he squares off with interim champion Justin Gaethje (22-2) in the main even of UFC 254 on Saturday, October 24. SPECIAL START TIME of 2pm ET / 11am PT! Order UFC 254 now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the
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PERTH, Australia – Jack Jenkins beat Don Shainis with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 284 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Take a look inside the fight with Jenkins, who won for the eighth straight time, including his contract-winning bout this past September on Dana White’s Contender Series. Jack Jenkins
Tyson Pedro says he had some health issues going into UFC 284. Pedro (9-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Modestas Bukauskas (14-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in their light heavyweight bout this past Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, where he started to slow down after a back-and-forth first round. That’s because
WHITEMAN, Australia – Kleydson Rodrigues’s first UFC win was impressive, but it did come with some baggage. The Brazilian flyweight prospect put away Shannon Ross in just 59 seconds on the preliminary card of UFC 284. Rodrigues (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) hurt Ross (13-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to the body and then swarmed him with
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
PERTH, Australia – Blake Bilder beat Shane Young with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 284 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Take a look inside the fight with Bilder, who won his official UFC debut after a contrat win on Dana White’s Contender Series this past August. Blake Bilder vs.
PERTH, Australia – Yair Rodriguez had some nice words of encouragement for Josh Emmett immediately after submitting him at UFC 284. Rodriguez (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) captured the interim featherweight title in this past Saturday’s co-headliner at RAC Arena when he made Emmett tap out with a triangle choke in Round 2. Both Emmett (18-3 MMA,
IBJJF champion Jaqueline Amorim has her first UFC assignment since she joined the promotion in September. Amorim (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make her first promotional appearance April 8 when she takes on Sam Hughes (7-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) at UFC 287 in Miami. The event takes place at Miami-Dade Arena. Two people with knowledge
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Conor McGregor is enthused with the task at hand. Monday, for the first time since UFC president Dana White’s announcement, McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) spoke on camera about his upcoming matchup with Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 18-5 UFC), which will take place later this year. “I’m looking forward to it,” McGregor told Daily Mirror
Alexander Volkanovski wants Yair Rodríguez to keep the featherweight division busy amidst his ongoing lightweight pursuits. Volkanovski’s lightweight title aspirations hit a roadblock last weekend in a loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. He attempted to become the latest in a series of simultaneous multi-division champions in UFC history. A fight before Volkanovski’s loss,
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into
Islam Makhachev’s team is denying Dan Hooker’s claim that the UFC lightweight champion used an IV to rehydrate after weighing in for his UFC 284 main event with Alexander Volkanovski. In the aftermath of Makhachev’s (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) unanimous decision win over Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) in Saturday’s champion-vs.-champion showdown at RAC Arena
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski would like to postpone a return to the featherweight division. Volkanovski wants an immediate rematch with Islam Makhachev following their close championship bout at Saturday’s UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. It was a bout where Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) looked to gain a second title by challenging 155-champion Makhachev