KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rafa Garcia was a bloody mess, but all he could think about was the win. That was Garcia’s mindset the last time he fought in December against Maheshate as the two engaged in a hard-fought battle. Toward the end of the second round, Maheshate hit Garcia with an elbow across the
Day: April 12, 2023
It’s official. Jake Paul will fight Nate Diaz in a boxing fight this year. And MMA Twitter does not know how to handle it. Jake Paul going back to his breadwinner. Washed MMA fighters. This guy is a joke. — Turry 🪜 (@commenturry) April 12, 2023 Cuzzo fighting jake Paul. It’s up — Billiam (@TheStruggle_)
Kelvin Gastelum hopes he can run things back with Israel Adesanya some day. Gastelum (18-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) gave Adesanya a tough test at middleweight, pushing him to the brink in their interim title fight at UFC 236 in 2019. Gastelum would go on to lose four of his next five before returning to the
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The importance of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 44 main event is not lost on Arnold Allen. Allen (19-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) competes in the definitive bout of his career when he takes on former champion Max Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) in a five-round bout at T-Mobile Center, which airs on ESPN
Sean Strickland: ‘No one said Alex Pereira isn’t hittable’ Middleweight contender Sean Strickland knows what it’s like to fight Alex Pereira. He was knocked out by ‘Poatan’ at UFC 276 last July. Strickland watched Israel Adesanya finish Pereira in the UFC 287 main event and wasn’t left heaping praises on ‘The Last Stylebeander.’ “Alex is
City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman questions what Khamzat Chimaev has done to deserve a shot at Israel Adesanya. After Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) reclaimed his middleweight title with a knockout of Alex Pereira in this past Saturday’s UFC 287 headliner, Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) called him out. With Adesanya already holding wins in his
This week, the UFC travels to Kansas City, Mo. for UFC on ESPN 44 following UFC 287 in Miami. Former featherweight king Max Holloway takes on Arnold Allen in the main event. Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner. This
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Israel Adesanya: ‘Good luck to the next motherf***er fighting this guy’ Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira to win back the 185-pound championship at UFC 287 after having lost to ‘Poatan’ three previous times. Adesanya and Pereira fought twice in kickboxing before facing off for the firs time in MMA at UFC 281 last
Sean O’Malley thinks Raul Rosas Jr. should take some time off and work on his craft after UFC 287. 18-year-old Rosas suffered his first loss to Chris Rodriguez by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s main card opener in Miami. Rosas stormed out of the gate for a takedown and was able to quickly take
MIAMI – Sam Hughes beat Jaqueline Amorim with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC 287 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Take a look inside the fight with Hughes, who handed Amorim – who was nearly a 3-1 favorite – the first loss of her career. Hughes on the fight’s key moment
Israel Adesanya posts reaction video to his UFC 287 KO of Alex Pereira Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is still riding high off his UFC 287 knockout win over Alex Pereira to win back the 185-pound championship. Heading into the fight, Pereira had beaten Adesanya three times, twice in kickboxing and at UFC 281 to capture
Ilia Topuria expects to make quick work of Josh Emmett. In his first UFC headliner, Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will meet former interim featherweight title challenger Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) on June 17. Topuria is unbeaten in his professional MMA career with finishes in all but one of his fights. With Emmett’s willingness
MIAMI – Despite all the success the UFC is having in 2023, Dana White feels there’s a glaring-missed opportunity by the company. The UFC president believes the Las Vegas-based MMA promotion is not fully taking advantage of the Mexican market, given they now have three Mexico-born champions on their roster. However, there is no event
Aljamain Sterling shares behind-the-scenes sparring footage Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is in training camp preparing to defend his title against former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 on May 6. When Cejudo announced his retirement after defeating Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, he was the champion. No one took the belt from Cejudo, and
Champ Alex Pereira and foe Israel Adesanya turn the intensity up as they train. Jorge Masvidal shows off his hometown. Rob Font spends time with his daughter. Gilbert Burns refines his technique. UFC 287 is on Saturday, April 8. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
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