The UFC is back with its fourth pay-per-view of the year and second of March, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 286 takes place Saturday at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims
Day: March 14, 2023
UFC 286 Embedded, Episode 1: Leon Edwards trains with confidence On the first episode of UFC 286 Embedded, champ Leon Edwards trains with a new confidence. Rafael Fiziev sightsees in the cold. Teammates Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje debate fashion before heading back to work in the gym. UFC 286 is on Saturday, March 18.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – One of the biggest reasons Sara McMann jumped ship from the UFC to Bellator was for a potential matchup with the champion. Cris Cyborg currently holds sway over Bellator’s women’s featherweight division and has been dominant since coming to the promotion from the UFC not long after a loss to UFC
The MMA world was stunned this past August when UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman lost his title thanks to a Hail Mary kick. Leon Edwards was dominated by Edwards for nearly five full rounds. He was on his way to a landslide decision loss when he drilled Usman with a head kick and put him
Francis Ngannou on Jon Jones: ‘I wanted that fight’ UFC matchmakers tried to put together a fight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou for nearly two years. Ngannou was the heavyweight champion at the time and Jones was looking to return for a championship bout. The fight promotion was unable to reach a deal with
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Enrique Barzola said he doesn’t like to predict the future, but has an inkling he might bounce between a pair of weight classes. Barzola (19-7-2 MMA, 7-3-1 BMMA) this past Friday outworked fellow former UFC fighter Erik Perez (20-9 MMA, 1-3 BMMA) for a unanimous decision to close out the preliminary
Every champion in MMA history started out somewhere. For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey begins long before they strap on UFC, Bellator, or PFL gloves. Modern-era fighters progress through the regional ranks with hopes of accomplishing the highest accolades. Many will try, few will succeed. This month, five fighters on
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The 13-bout lineup for UFC Fight Night 221 on Saturday came face-to-face following official weigh-ins, and the Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili main event got heated. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-fight-night-221 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQfUu6vIJGZDODSwhr0m9w?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network:
A flyweight bout between Amir Albazi and Kai Kara-France is the first addition for a new UFC event date in June. Albazi (16-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) announced through his social media on Monday that he has been booked to face Kara-France (24-10 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in a key 125-pound matchup on UFC’s June 3 fight
Aaron Pico is set to resume his career after shoulder surgery when he competes at Bellator 295 in April. Pico will welcome promotional newcomer Otto Rodrigues to the Bellator cage in a main card featherweight bout at the April 22 event, which takes place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. The main card airs
Former UFC champ Petr Yan finds himself at something of a crossroads after losing four of five fights since dropping the bantamweight title. Yan (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) rough stretch continued on Saturday when he suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 221m headliner
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
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cris Cyborg remains the Bellator women’s featherweight champion. But for how much longer? That is the question. Cyborg, who’s ruled the promotion’s 145-pound division since her arrival in January 2020, fought out her contract last April after winning a unanimous decision in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 279. Cyborg isn’t
Henry Cejudo shades Merab Dvalishvili after Yan victory: ‘Easy money’ Henry Cejudo is gearing up to face Aljamain Sterling in May, but it looks like he’s already planning for his potential first title defense if he gets through Sterling. On Saturday night Merab Dvalishvili (who also happens to be best friends with Sterling) defeated the
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