Later this month, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal will compete for a second time for 170-pound gold at UFC 261. The pair first fought last summer, when “Gamebred” stepped up on six days’ notice to replace Gilbert Burns, who tested positive for COVID-19, and fight Usman at UFC 251 on “Fight Island”. It was a losing effort ...
Miesha Tate’s decision to return to MMA after the four years she spent in retirement caught the eye of many of her UFC peers – especially former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm. Holm lost her title just one fight removed from her spectacular knockout victory over the then seemingly-unbeatable Ronda Rousey. Tate was the woman who snatched Holm’s belt ...
The partnership between UFC and Venum has officially started. Earlier today, UFC unveiled the new fighter uniforms outfitted by combat sports apparel company Venum – calling on big names such as Valentina Shevchenko, Brian Ortega, Aljamain Sterling and Michael Chiesa to model them. You may notice that the fighters featured are still wearing Reebok footwear. Despite the UFC’s seven-year partnership ...
UFC 259 was a stacked card that featured multiple world champions across 3 weight classes. The championship bouts dominated both pre & post fight media. Yet, there was a sleeper fight on the card which was Islam Makhachev vs. Drew Dober. Out of all the performances, Makhachev saw the steepest rise in his stock. On that night, he exited the ...
UFC 260 was the final event under the promotion’s full outfitting deal with Reebok and now combat sports brand Venum is taking over. The deal started today on 1 April and details of Venum’s new position as the UFC uniform partner were released by the leading mixed martial arts banner. According to ESPN, Venum’s new fight kit designs will be ...