Michael Page is excited to test his striking skills against Shara Magomedov’s. Page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout that co-headlines UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+). Page called for the matchup and got his wish. When
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In California, fighters have their weights checked on the day of their fights – not just when they have to hit their marks on the scale. In 2017, the California State Athletic Commission put a plan in place to try to cut back on excessive weight cutting. Within those rules was a cap on how
Geoff Neal has responded to Carlos Prates’ callout. Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) expressed interest in fighting Neal (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) after knocking out Neil Magny in the UFC Fight Night 247 main event this past November. Neal hasn’t competed since a quick TKO of former champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 308, and
Merab Dvalishvili is one title defense in and yet, it looks like he’s basically cleaned out the bantamweight division. Against the odds, Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC), who came in as the underdog, proved doubters wrong this past Saturday by outpointing Umar Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of UFC 311. Dvalishvili is now on a
Javier Mendez revealed that Umar Nurmagomedov hid his broken hand from the team at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov broke his hand in Round 1 of his title fight against bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili on Saturday at UFC 311 from at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. After winning the first two rounds on two of the three
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Tagir Ulanbekov beat Clayton Carpenter with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Ulanbekov, who fought for the first time since a missed-weight incident scrapped a bout last June. Tagir Ulanbekov def. Clayton Carpenter
Merab Dvalishvili didn’t lie when he said he was compromised going into his successful UFC 311 bantamweight title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) sustained multiple gashes to his right leg after colliding with a set of stairs ahead of this past Saturday’s unanimous decision victory over Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC).
Paddy Pimblett was angered by Renato Moicano’s loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 311. Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) was quickly submitted by lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at Intuit Dome. Pimblett, who was previously angling to fight Moicano, expected more heart from the Brazilian. “You f*cking tap that
UFC 311 didn’t go Jamahal Hill’s way, but he feels richer for the experience. This past Saturday, Hill engaged in a war with fellow former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka that nearly went the distance before Prochazka earned a TKO win with two minutes remaining at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. In his first statement
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Azamat Bekoev beat Zach Reese with a first-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Bekoev, who won his UFC debut on less than a week’s notice when he stepped in for Sedriques Dumas. Azamat Bekoev def.
Islam Makhachev has broken the record for most consecutive title defenses in the UFC lightweight division. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) notched his fourth title defense this past Saturday, quickly submitting veteran Renato Moicano in the main event of UFC 311 in Inglewood, Calif. Makhachev has been in the conversation of pound-for-pound best for quite