The UFC makes its return to “The Great White North” on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 246, which takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A potential title eliminator in the flyweight division headlines the card. Former two-time champion Brandon Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) is set to clash with surging contender Amir
Day: October 29, 2024
Jamahal Hill doesn’t think Magomed Ankalaev strengthened his case for a title shot after UFC 308. Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) defeated Aleksandar Rakic (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) by unanimous decision at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Ankalaev’s 13-fight UFC unbeaten streak at 205 pounds is the second-longest in divisional history behind Jon Jones at
The Nevada Athletic Commission has issued an extension on the temporary suspension of Michael Imperato. The NAC reached the decision at Tuesday’s monthly meeting. Imperato (12-7) failed urinalysis for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid prohibited at all times on the World Anti-Doping Agency list, in connection with his Dana White’s Contender Series debut on Aug. 20
Sean O’Malley was in awe of Ilia Topuria’s power at UFC 308. Featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) became the first fighter to knock out Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) in Saturday’s main event in Abu Dhabi. During a watch-along on his YouTube channel, O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) gave a live reaction
Paddy Pimblett still has his sights set on UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) have been beefing for a while, including an altercation in London in March 2022, as well as a confrontation during the UFC 282 press conference. Both have since found success, but
Kade Ruotolo quite frankly doesn’t need MMA. For someone raking in dough in the world of grappling, including a $1 million prize pocketed at 2024 Craig Jones Invitational, the drive clearly isn’t about the money. Initially, Ruotolo (1-0) couldn’t answer the question of “Why get punched in the head when you don’t have to?” It
ABU DHABI – Ibo Aslan beat Rafael Cerqueira with a first-round TKO Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC 308 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Take a look inside the fight with Aslan, who despite one of the fastest finishes in the UFC this year was denied recognition with a post-fight bonus
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ABU DHABI – Abus Magomedov beat Brunno Ferreira with a third-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 308 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Take a look inside the fight with Magomedov, who now has back-to-back wins after a two-fight skid in 2023 to Sean Strickland and Caio Borralho. Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira
2024 ‘Fighter of the Year’ will be a fun debate for the next two months, but after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria became the first person to knockout Max Holloway (watch it) at UFC 308 last weekend (Sat., Oct. 26, 2024) from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the undefeated Spanish
Ilia Topuria has had quite the year in 2024. Not only did the undefeated featherweight become UFC champion and complete a successful title defense, but he did so by cleanly taking out two of the greatest featherweights of all time in Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski. Topuria’s feat at Saturday’s UFC 308 is not the