RIO DE JANEIRO – Ihor Potieria knows he’s fighting someone that’s in the MMA history books. The UFC rookie is taking on one of the most respected and legendary names still active in MMA – Mauricio Rua. Potieria (18-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is scheduled to take on ‘Shogun’ (27-13-1 MMA, 11-11-1 UFC) in the final
UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo has assessed why he finds himself preparing to fight Brandon Moreno for the fourth consecutive time. This weekend, Figueiredo will make history as the first athlete in history to stand across from the same opponent inside the Octagon four times in a row. He’ll defend his 125-pound gold against Moreno
The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2023 is just two days away, and there’s plenty of anticipation for it. In the UFC 283 main event in Brazil, former light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) meets Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a fight for the vacant title. And in the co-feature, flyweight
UFC 283 Ceremonial Weigh-in: Glover Teixeira vs Jamahal Hill | Video Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill weighed in for the UFC 283 main event where they’ll compete for the vacant light heavyweight title. [embedded content] UFC 283 full weigh-in results MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Glover Teixeira (205) vs. Jamahal Hill (204.5) – for vacant
Things looked grim for “The Lazy King” Abdoul Abdouraguimov as the clock ticked down to less than one minute remaining in his ARES 11 main event title challenge at middleweight. For the majority of five rounds, Abdouraguimov (16-1), typically a welterweight, struggled with the strength of the much larger Rafal Haratyk (16-5-1) – until an
Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is sad to see one of his biggest, if not the biggest matchup walk away. Miocic wasn’t pleased to see Francis Ngannou refuse a contract renewal and walk away from the UFC. Ngannou, who was the undisputed heavyweight champion, has been stripped, and a vacant title fight between Jon
UFC 283 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 283 pay-per-view fight card in Rio de Janeiro will participated in the event’s Ceremonial Weigh-In on Friday morning in Brazil. UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill takes place at Jeunesse Arena and is headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event former champion Glover
RIO DE JANEIRO – If Jamahal Hill becomes champion at UFC 283, he wants Jiri Prochazka as his first challenger. Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) takes on Glover Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) for the vacant light heavyweight title in Saturday’s main event at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims
Joe Rogan previews the co-main event between (C) Daniel Cormier and #2 Volkan Oezdemir for the UFC light heavyweight championship ahead of UFC 220: Miocic vs Ngannou this Saturday, January 20 only on Pay-Per-View. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
At UFC 232 ceremonial weigh-ins, Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes squared off for the final time before Saturday’s fight. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is your home for
A lightweight bout between Jared Gordon and Bobby Green is the latest addition to a UFC Fight Night event in April. Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) and Green (29-14-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) have agreed to meet at UFC Fight Night on April 22. The event does not have an announced location or venue at this
Charles Oliveira hopes to be in title contention by the end of 2023. The former lightweight champ is coming off a title loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 280, but is looking to rebound in two fights. “April or May – I think that’s the time that I need,” Oliveira told The MacLife through an
With UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling still not ready to fight, Sean O’Malley wants an interim title shot. Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) currently is healing from a bicep injury and doesn’t want to risk rushing for his likely title defense against former two-division champ Henry Cejudo. Sterling even recently said on The MMA Hour
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RIO DE JANEIRO – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 283 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 7 a.m. ET (4 a.m. PT). The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Rio de Janeiro and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 3 p.m.
Francis Ngannou will be watching the UFC 285 main event closely, but believes the label that will be attached to the winner will have empty meaning. After his recent release from the promotion due to failed negotiations, the undisputed UFC heavyweight title Ngannou held is now vacant. However, it will be claimed at UFC 285
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Live Weigh-In Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 283 pay-per-view fight card in Rio de Janeiro will officially weigh-in on Friday morning at 7 a.m. ET. UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill takes place at Jeunesse Arena and is headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event former
Leon Edwards was hoping the stars would align for him to fight Jorge Masvidal. Edwards hasn’t let go of their backstage altercation in March 2019, in which Masvidal sucker-punched him during a UFC event in London. But with their career trajectories currently in opposite directions, welterweight champion Edwards knew making his first title defense against