Month: April 2023

9:24 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim There is no such thing as being down to your last chance in mixed martial arts. Just about everyone in the sport loses at some point, and even a multifight skid doesn’t necessarily deposit you at the end of the road. Unlike in boxing, where the zero in the “L”
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Jorge Masvidal roasts Colby Covington’s restraining order, brain injury, and felonies | Video Jorge Masvidal faces Gilbert Burns in the UFC 287 co-main event on Saturday, but he’s also involved in a never-ending battle with welterweight contender Colby Covington. Inside the cage, at UFC 272, it was Covington that got the better of Masvidal but
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UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev won the first decision of his career in an epic fight with Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on Saturday night. Chimaev improved his record to 11-0 with the decision. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the
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MIAMI – UFC middleweight Chris Curtis isn’t necessarily worried about what his UFC 287 opponent will do inside the cage, unless he starts pulling off some supernatural physical acts. In the feature prelim on ESPN and ESPN+ before the pay-per-view main card at Kaseya Center, Curtis (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) takes on former title challenger
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MIAMI – Ignacio Bahamondes, one of the brightest prospects at 155 pounds, is finally making his return to the cage. The Chilean fighter returns to the octagon this Saturday on the preliminary card of UFC 287, where he takes on Trey Ogden in a 160-pound catchweight bout. Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) hasn’t fought since
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Gamebred Boxing 4 took place Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., where six fighters took home six-figure paydays as a result of their bouts. Thursday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of the disclosed payouts from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, which oversees the state’s athletic commission and regulation of combat sports
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Chuck Liddell predicts Alex Pereira will finish Israel Adesanya inside three rounds Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell has been helping middleweight titleholder Alex Pereira prepare for his rematch with former champion Israel Adesanya. Pereira and Adesanya headline UFC 287 on April 8 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida in a rematch. Pereira holds
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Fight fans shouldn’t expect major changes to the UFC product despite the promotion’s recent merger with WWE. That, according to UFC president Dana White, who recently spoke to Associated Press for the first time since it was announced Monday that parent company Endeavor purchased WWE, the world’s most prominent professional wrestling company. The move caused
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Robert Whittaker is all in on Colby Covington’s UFC welterweight title shot. The days of Whittaker competing below 185 pounds are a distant memory. As “The Reaper” departed the welterweight division in 2014, Covington entered and slowly started his ascent to stardom. In 2023, each fighter is a fixture atop their weight class with titles
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