SAN ANTONIO – Andrea Lee thinks a win over Maycee Barber at UFC on ESPN 43 will get her one step closer to where she’s going. Currently ranked in the official UFC rankings at No. 11, Lee (13-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) faces Barber (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) on Saturday at AT&T Center with top 10
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Khamzat Chimaev has his eyes on middleweight and beyond, but isn’t necessarily done with 170 pounds. Before jumping up to 185 pounds, the undefeated Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) says he would take two more fights in the welterweight division: Colby Covington and then a title shot. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) recently claimed Chimaev
No one in the MMA industry tweets and deletes more than Conor McGregor, and he may have leaked which team wins the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. On Tuesday night, McGregor trashed some of the top coaches in the sport in since deleted tweets, and may have revealed more than he wanted to. “Firaz
SAN ANTONIO – Saturday won’t be the first time Yana Santos has stepped in a cage opposite legendary women’s fighter Holly Holm. It will just be the first time the world gets to see it. Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who meets former bantamweight champion Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN
Gilbert Burns doubts Colby Covington is truly next in line for a title shot. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) weighed in as a backup for the UFC 286 headliner between welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, but he wasn’t ultimately needed. After Edwards retained his title against Usman, UFC president Dana White said Covington is
The thought of fighting Justin Gaethje gets Dustin Poirier’s juices flowing. Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) outlasted Rafael Fiziev this past Saturday in the UFC 286 co-headliner and afterward expressed interest in running things back with either Charles Oliveira or Poirier – whom both scored stoppage wins against him. Poirier (29-7 MMA, 21-6 UFC) finished Gaethje by
The UFC is back on U.S. soil this week, and it’s not another event at the UFC Apex. The promotion heads to San Antonio for UFC on ESPN 43 for a key bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen. Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature familiar names that have competed
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Kamaru Usman is on the first two-fight losing skid of his career after losing his trilogy bout to Leon Edwards at UFC 286. What’s next for the former champ? MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker in “Sean Shelby’s Shoes.” Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-286 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content:
Based off recent runs, Ben Askren thinks Belal Muhammad should be next in line for UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) is unbeaten in his past nine fights, with wins over the likes of ranked fighters Stephen Thompson, Vicente Luque, and formerly unbeaten Sean Brady at UFC 280. The lone asterisk in
Henry Cejudo thinks Colby Covington is a bad stylistic matchup for UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who weighed in as a backup for Edwards’ title defense against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286, was named the No. 1 contender by UFC president Dana White. But Edwards said Covington doesn’t deserve the
Holly Holm shows off chiseled abs ahead of this weekend’s UFC event Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm takes on No. 6 ranked contender Yana Santos in this weekends UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event. Before this weekend’s event, Holm showed off her chiseled abs in an Instagram post. She appears to be in
Colby Covington thinks UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov purposely avoided moving up to welterweight. Nurmagomedov had a perfect MMA career, going unbeaten in 29 fights with three lightweight title defenses against Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. One thing “The Eagle” never attempted was chasing after a second UFC title, but Covington (17-3
London was treated to a number of exciting moments and competitive battles throughout UFC 286. The main event title fight rematch that saw Leon Edwards turn away Kamaru Usman for the second straight time closed the show on a high note for the local audience. In the fight prior, the always-exciting Justin Gaethje won another
No. 2 ranked welterweight contender Colby Covington seemingly threatened UFC commentator Jon Anik‘s life over Anik’s support of No. 4 ranked Belal Muhammad. Covington weighed in as a backup for the UFC 286 main event between champion Leon Edwards and former titleholder Kamaru Usman. Following the weigh-in, Anik made a tweet in support of Muhammad.
Leon Edwards is still the UFC welterweight champion after UFC 286. Defeating former champion Kamaru Usman in back-to-back bouts, Edwards recorded the first defense of the welterweight title in front of a home crowd in London. The No. 1 spot at welterweight was already held by Edwards, but he made moves elsewhere. Entering the week
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