UFC on ESPN 56 will mark the first time in almost eight years since Joaquin Buckley’s last fight in his hometown of St. Louis, so you better believe the rising welterweight is looking to, as he said, “turn up” Saturday night at Enterprise Center. Buckley, No. 11 in the latest official UFC welterweight rankings, meets
Day: May 9, 2024
The UFC’s return to Kentucky after over a decade has its main event. After the promotion announced the full card earlier, the headliner is now in place and it will feature middleweight contenders with Jared Cannonier set to take on Nassourdine Imavov. The five-round bout between Cannonier (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) and Imavov (13-4 MMA,
Alonzo Menifield and Carlos Ulberg will square off in a featured light heavyweight clash at UFC on ESPN 56. Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg preview Menifield (15-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) has been on a roll since 2022, winning four of his past five fights. His lone blemish was a majority draw against Jimmy Crute, which
Sometimes, a different vantage point can completely change perspectives. When Kamaru Usman was on his rise to the welterweight title, he took a little heat for not being more of a finisher. That meant his UFC 251 unanimous decision title defense over Jorge Masvidal, while dominant, also was derided a bit. So when Masvidal got a
Kai Kara-France likes the idea of facing Steve Erceg next. Erceg is fresh off a close title loss to flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja this past Saturday at UFC 301 in Rio. Kara-France hasn’t competed since suffering a close loss himself to Amir Albazi last June. He was scheduled to face Manel Kape at UFC 293,
Jon Jones is the fight that got away for Jan Blachowicz, but he hasn’t entirely lost hope. One week after Jones retained his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247, he was in attendance to watch Blachowicz emerge as No. 1 contender by knocking out Corey Anderson. However, Jones would go on to
Derrick Lewis thinks he’s currently in the best form of his fighting career, despite his record showing otherwise. Former heavyweight title challenger Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) has lost four of his past five bouts dating back to February 2022 as he enters Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 56 main event with Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1 MMA,
Beneil Dariush just started easing his way back into contact training, and he’s ready to book a fight. In 2023, Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) suffered back-to-back first-round knockout losses to Charles Oliveira in June, then Arman Tsarukyan in December. The setbacks forced Dariush to take some time off to let his brain heal, which
Adrian Yanez knows his back his against the wall heading into UFC Fight Night 241. Yanez (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) welcomes Vinicius Salvador to bantamweight on May 18 at the UFC Apex. Both fighters will look to snap two-fight losing skids, and Salvador will be in search of his first octagon win. The 30-year-old, who
“The Notorious” Conor McGregor is finally back for his long-awaited showdown against Michael Chandler. It will take place in the main event of International Fight Week’s UFC 303 in Las Vegas, the biggest MMA event of the summer. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will compete for the first time since breaking his ankle in a
Derrick Lewis has given fans incredible highlights throughout the years, and yet, his 2017 knockout over Travis Browne still remains one of his best wins. “The Black Beast” put away Browne in brutal fashion in the second round of their heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night 105. This stoppage came after gut-wrenching body kicks
Robelis Despaigne might be new to MMA and the UFC, yet he doesn’t see himself too far from fighting for the heavyweight title. The unbeaten prospect believes that in 2025 he will be challenging whoever is the UFC heavyweight champion. Despaigne (19-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) thinks a win over Waldo Cortes-Acosta (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)