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Francis Ngannou on Jon Jones: ‘I wanted that fight’ UFC matchmakers tried to put together a fight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou for nearly two years. Ngannou was the heavyweight champion at the time and Jones was looking to return for a championship bout. The fight promotion was unable to reach a deal with

Henry Cejudo shades Merab Dvalishvili after Yan victory: ‘Easy money’ Henry Cejudo is gearing up to face Aljamain Sterling in May, but it looks like he’s already planning for his potential first title defense if he gets through Sterling. On Saturday night Merab Dvalishvili (who also happens to be best friends with Sterling) defeated the

UFC 286 Countdown: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev UFC 286 Countdown previews the co-main event matchup between knockout artists Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev as they collide in a lightweight bout. UFC 286 takes place at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday and is headlined by a welterweight championship trilogy bout between titleholder Leon

Dana White warns Merab Dvalishvili about ‘really bad idea’ UFC lightweight contender Merab Dvalishvili picked up the biggest win over his career on Saturday, defeating former champion Petr Yan by a one-sided unanimous decision. With the win, Dvalishvili is riding a nine-fight winning streak. He’ll be ranked in the top 2 when the new rankings

UFC 286 Countdown: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 UFC 286 Countdown previews a rematch between longtime foes as welterweight king Leon Edwards looks to defend his title against former champion Kamaru Usman. Usman defeated Edwards in their first meeting back in 2015 by unanimous decision. In the rematch, at UFC 278, Edwards connected with

UFC 286 Countdown: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Full Episode UFC 286 Countdown previews a rematch between longtime foes as welterweight king Leon Edwards looks to defend his title against former champion Kamaru Usman. Plus, knockout artists Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev collide in a lightweight bout. [embedded content] UFC Fight Night Highlights Video: Petr Yan

UFC Fight Night Highlights Video: Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili Watch the UFC Fight Night highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC Las Vegas main event between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili. UFC Fight Night: Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili took place on Saturday, March 11, in the The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las

There’s not much that UFC bantamweight Mario Bautista can complain about when it comes to his 2022. In three fights last year, Bautista picked up three victories with two finishes, giving him five wins in his last six bouts overall. “The year went good for me,” Bautista told MMAWeekly.com. “I told myself that I wanted

UFC Fight Night Live Results: Yan vs. Dvalishvili UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili results begin at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, March, 11, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Click on the fight below in the UFC Fight Night: Yan vs.

Merab Dvalishvili overwhelms Petr Yan in UFC Fight Night main event A massive fight in the bantamweight division between former two-time champion Petr Yan and No. 3 ranked Merab Dvalishvili headlined Saturday’s UFC Fight Night. Yan was looking to rebound after back-to-back split decision losses. Dvalishvili entered the fight riding an eight-fight winning streak with

UFC Vegas Post-Fight Press Conference Video The big winners from Saturday’s UFC Vegas fight card fielded questions from the media following the event at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili dominated former champion Petr Yan in the fight card’s main event. All three judges scored the fight 50-45 for

UFC Vegas Bonuses: Davey Grant Inverted Triangle Choke was Bonus Worthy The Theater at Virgin Hotels played host to the UFC for the first time this weekend as the MMA leader followed last weekend’s outstanding pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena with another high quality home game on Saturday afternoon. Following the event, UFC officials announced

Raphael Assuncao retires after being choked out by Davey Grant UFC bantamweight Raphael Assuncao retired on Saturday after being choked unconscious by Davey Grant on the UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili preliminary card. Grant caught Assuncao in an inverted triangle choke and put Assuncao to sleep. While the official result was being read, Assuncao

Bellator 292 Results: Nurmagomedov submits Henderson in the first The Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix is officially underway and undefeated incumbent champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0), as well as No. 4-ranked Alexander Shabliy (23-3) will be advancing in the tournament following impressive stoppage victories at Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson on Friday.  Nurmagomedov stopped Benson Henderson midway through the first round after

Benson Henderson retires after Bellator 292 loss Leading up to Friday’s Bellator 292 event, Benson Henderson said that he intended to retire after the Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix. Henderson did just that when he lost to undefeated Usman Nurmagomedov and left his gloves in the Bellator cage. After absorbing a head kick and taking

Holly Holm is absolutely shredded in ice bath bikini video Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has a fight coming up on March 25 and she’s absolutely shredded ahead of it. Holm faces Yana Kunitskaya in the UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. On Friday, Holm posted

UFC Fight Night 221 Weigh-In Video: Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili Saturday’s main event fighters, Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili, officially weighed in for their UFC Fight Night 221 showdown on Friday in Las Vegas. Yan (16-4) is the former bantamweight champion looking to rebound after back-to-back split decision losses. Dvalishvili (15-4 ) is ranked

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili is headlined by a massive fight in the bantamweight division between former champion Petr Yan and No. 3 ranked Merab Dvalishvili. Top bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley gave his breakdown of the matchup and his prediction for the out coming on his YouTube Channel. “What I think is so interesting