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UFC Vegas 69 Live Results: Andrade vs. Blanchfield UFC Vegas 69 results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, February, 18, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 69 Live results section for live stats or

While he didn’t have a lot of fights in 2022 and didn’t have the kind of outcomes he would have liked, lightweight Evan Elder was nonetheless pleased with how the year turned out. As he views it, the fact that he was able to make it into the UFC and make some headway in his

UFC Vegas 69 main event fighters weigh-in: Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield The UFC Vegas 69 main event fighters, former strawweight champion and current No. 3 ranked flyweight Jessica Andrade and No. 10 ranked Erin Blanchfield, officially weighed in on Friday. UFC Vegas 69 takes places at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday.

UFC Vegas 69: Andrade vs. Blanchfield fight card face-offs The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 69 fight faced off with their opponents following Friday’s official weigh-in. The takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between former strawweight champion and No. 3 ranked

UFC Vegas 69: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Weigh-in Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 69 fight card officially weighed in on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight card is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between former strawweight champion and No. 3 ranked flyweight Jessica Andrade and No. 10 ranked

Conor McGregor arrives in Las Vegas to coach ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Conor McGregor arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday to film ‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’ coaching opposite former lightweight title challenger Michael Chandler. The former two-division UFC champion emerged from an SUV at the UFC Apex dressed in a nicely tailored suit. The participants and

Former UFC flyweight John Dodson had a good year in 2022 not only when it came to wins and losses, but also when it came to silencing his critics. In both bare knuckle and MMA bouts, Dodson went undefeated in 2022, picking up finishes in two of the bouts, and established himself as someone to

Islam Makhachev claps back at Dan Hooker for cheating claims On Monday Dan Hooker, the teammate of Alexander Volkanovski claimed that Islam Makhachev cheated by taking an IV ahead of his win over Volkanovski. “Islam is a cheat,” Hooker posted on Twitter on Monday. “He doesn’t cheat, he doesn’t win. Prove me wrong. Bet cha

Jon Jones offers olive branch to Daniel Cormier: ‘Let bygones be bygones’ Former foes Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier might be in the Octagon together again … but they won’t be fighting. Cormier, who has retired and begun acting as the cage-side color commentator and in-cage post-fight interviewer, could potentially call Jones’ return to the

Jon Jones says Ciryl Gane will not be the best strikers he’s fought When former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones steps inside the octagon against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285, Jones says Gane will not be the best striker he’s faced. Jones makes his long-awaited heavyweight debut after a three years away from the sport

Though 2022 wasn’t as busy as lightweight Anthony Romero would have liked, he is happy with how the year turned out. Following a win over Kenneth Glenn at Fury FC 60 in April of 2022, Romero spent the remainder of the year waiting for his next opportunity. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to get in another

Islam Makhachev reacts to pound-for-pound rankings snub UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defeated the top ranked pound-for-pound fighter Alexander Volkanovski, but it wasn’t enough to get the top ranking. When the new UFC Rankings were released on Tuesday, Volkanovski remained in the top spot while Makhachev remained ranked No. 2. Volkanovski is the featherweight champion.

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes.  I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by

Tyson Pedro suffered from ‘extreme diarrhea and vomiting’ ahead of UFC 284 loss Tyson Pedro was on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 284 in front of his home crowd but he revealed shortly after that he was dealing with an illness. Pedro posted a video of himself being

Alexander Volkanovski remains ranked No. 1 pound-for-pound The reason why Islam Makhachev called out Alexander Volkanovski in the first place was to get a shot a being ranked top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Heading into their UFC 284 showdown on Feb. 11, Volkanovski was ranked No. 1 on the P4P list while Makhachev was

Poliana Botelho reveals she’s battling breast cancer, recovering from surgery Bellator fighter Poliana Botelho is battling breast cancer and recently underwent surgery. She’s now recovering at home in home to Rio de Janeiro. Botelho underwent surgery on Friday to remove a lymph node. She has returned to her home to Brazil to recover and continue

Dan Hooker claims Islam Makhachev is a ‘cheating dog’ for alleged IV use Dan Hooker is making some big accusations about UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. According to Hooker, Makhachev used an IV leading up to his fight with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. A fight that would go to the judges in favor of

Few pro wrestlers have been as successful within a promotion over the past couple years as Alexander Hammerstone has been with Major League Wrestling. Since coming to MLW in 2019, Hammerstone has consistently been at the top of the promotion, holding multiple titles including the Openweight National Championship and currently the World Heavyweight Championship, a