LAS VEGAS – Brandon Royval always seems to find himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and that was the case again one week prior to his UFC Fight Night 244 main event. Ahead of Saturday’s flyweight headliner against Tatsuro Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN+),
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Khalil Rountree expects a big fight after falling short in his valiant effort vs. Alex Pereira. Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) was awarded the first two rounds of his light heavyweight title fight vs. champion Pereira in Saturday’s UFC 307 headliner before getting finished in Round 4. Rountree suffered a lot of damage in the
LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 244 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex with a full card on ESPN+. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the event are scheduled to speak to reporters Wednesday at media day, including flyweight headliners Brandon Royval (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Tatsuro Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0
Daniel Cormier has mapped out a path for how Alex Pereira can become the greatest UFC fighter of all time. Pereira has now defended his UFC light heavyweight title three times in the span of seven months, most recently with a brutal fourth-round TKO of Khalil Rountree this past Saturday at UFC 307. Pereira, who
LAS VEGAS – It was Artem Vakhitov’s former kickboxing rival who talked Dana White into signing him to the UFC. Vakhitov (3-1) earned a UFC contract Tuesday when he scored a first-round TKO of Islem Masraf (3-1) at Dana White’s Contender Series 75 from the UFC Apex. White admits he was initially hesitant to sign
It was a shot so quick that if you blinked you would’ve missed it. But a short left hand by Mario Pinto may have been the key to earning a UFC contract. At Dana White’s Contender Series 75 on Tuesday, Pinto (9-0) floored and finished Lucas Camacho (6-1) with punches at 1:43 of Round 1
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene reporting live from Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 75 event. Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions. The ninth week of the eighth season saw 10 fighters
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Artem Vakhitov hasn’t even had a UFC fight yet, and the promotional wheels are already turning for an Alex Pereira showdown. Two days after his UFC 307 title defense, Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) boarded a plane from Connecticut to Las Vegas to witness in person Vakhitov (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) earn a UFC deal
The latest pay-per-view event for the UFC hosted a pair of title fights, producing a new two-time champion. In the main event of UFC 307, Alex Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight title by stopping Khalil Rountree in a Fight of the Night battle. Pereira is already No. 1 in his division and in the
LAS VEGAS – Amanda Nunes’ crypticness has been firing on all cylinders recently, but Dana White thinks it’s easy to decode. During and after Saturday’s UFC 307, a card that featured two important women’s bantamweight title fights, Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) said both a little and a lot. First, it was some emojis on
It’s that time! Contender Series keeps rolling on for two more weeks of mixed martial arts (MMA) action. Week nine goes down tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, in front of UFC CEO, Dana White, and his cadre of matchmakers. As has become standard for the
Kody Steele finally got his opportunity to fight in front of the UFC brass and he made the most of it. At Dana White’s Contender Series 75, Steele (7-0) finished Chasen Blair (6-3) with a body shot to end the fight at 4:07 of Round 2. The lightweight bout took place Tuesday at the UFC