LONDON – Gunnar Nelson expects longtime friend and training partner Conor McGregor to shine in his octagon return against Michael Chandler. Nelson (18-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who returns to competition Saturday at UFC 286 when he meets Bryan Barberena (18-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) in a welterweight bout on the main card of the event at The
Month: March 2023
UFC 286 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘I can’t wait to serve some humble pie’ On the second episode of UFC 286 Embedded, champion Leon Edwards enjoys the home turf advantage. Marvin Vettori arrives early to adapt. Rafael Fiziev expects to entertain. Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje study tape before they train. UFC 286 takes place at
The trial setting hearing for former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been pushed back. Velasquez was present in-person Wednesday for a hearing at Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., during which his lead attorney, Renee Hessling, requested the matter be continued to a later date. Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya granted
LONDON – Rafael Fiziev intends to show Justin Gaethje a “real highlight” with a spectacular performance at UFC 286. Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) brings a six-fight winning streak in the lightweight division to Saturday’s co-main event with Gaethje (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC), which takes place at The O2 in London with a main card that
Sean Strickland trashes Jon Jones: ‘He should never be allowed to fight in the UFC again’ Jon Jones returned to the octagon at UFC 285 after three years away from competition and defeated Ciryl Gane to win the vacant heavyweight championship. He’s the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world and widely consider the greatest of
The UFC brings a numbered event back to England for the first time since October 2016 on Saturday with UFC 286, which takes place at The 02 in London with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. A highly anticipated trilogy bout for the UFC welterweight title takes center
LONDON – Leon Edwards thinks beating Kamaru Usman for a second straight time could signal his end. Welterweight champion Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defends his title against Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in a trilogy bout that headlines Saturday’s UFC 286 event at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following
Conor McGregor: ‘I’m too skilled for Michael Chandler’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has wrapped up filming The Ultimate Fighter and coaching opposite Michael Chandler. The two are expected to fight later this year and McGregor believes that he’s simply too skilled for the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion. “For Chandler, I’m too slick
The fourth numbered UFC event of the year is rapidly approaching with UFC 286 at The O2 in London. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through
Jay Hieron stepped in the octagon earlier this month, 10 years after his last fight for the UFC. Hieron, a former UFC welterweight contender who retired in 2014, got back in action but not in the way most MMA fans were used to seeing him. Hieron played a role in the remake of “Road House,”
Here’s 10 minutes of Rose Namajunas playing the piano Former two-time UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas isn’t just one of the baddest women on the planet, she’s also quite the pianist. Namajunas recently went live on Instagram and played piano for 10 minutes. Check it out. She’s got some chops. Namajunas is ranked N0.
Hear from select winners from UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje main card as they talk to MMA Junkie and other members of the media after conclusion of their bouts on Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. 05:32 – Rose Namajunas 25:35 – Dana White 45:38 – Michael Chandler 59:21 – Daneil Cormier 1:14:58 –
Daniel Marcos’s goal is clear – become UFC champion. The Peruvian prospect has ambitious goals now that he’s successfully started his UFC career. Marcos (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) had to go to enemy territory for his first appearance, which came against Brazil’s Saimon Oliveira at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro. The 30-year-old made a
Chris Curtis is feeling much better about the circumstances around his next UFC fight. The UFC middleweight was happy with the name he got in Kelvin Gastelum, but initially not with where the fight was placed on the UFC 287 card, which is set to go down April 8 at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami,
Alistair Overeem suspended 1 year, win over Badr Hari overturned Alistair Overeem has been suspended for a year and his win over Badr Hari has been overturned to a no contest after doping violation. GLORY officials confirmed the news on Tuesday following a report from VechtsportInfo. Along with the suspension, Overeem was removed from the GLORY
Benson Henderson brought his storied MMA career to a close at Bellator 292 when he retired from MMA following a title-fight loss to Usman Nurmagomedov. Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-7 BMMA) was quickly bounced from the Bellator lightweight grand prix when he suffered a first-round submission loss to undefeated champion and rising star Nurmagomedov in the
Merab Dvalishvili has done all the work to climb the bantamweight rankings, but will have a tough time getting any further without a change in circumstance. After extending his winning streak to nine fights with a unanimous decision over Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 221, Dvalishvili is stuck at the No. 2 spot at
Consistency is the key word for Conor McGregor in 2023 and the remainder of his fight career as he gears up for a return to the UFC. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), a former two-division UFC champion, hasn’t fought since suffering a broken leg in a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in their trilogy
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