Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and long-time top contender Alistair Overeem’s fighting futures will not be with the UFC after being released by the promotion. Overeem’s departure was first reported by MMA Junkie, before dos Santos confirmed his news on social media. ESPN later confirmed the news, adding that Overeem had two fights remaining on his UFC contract ...
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is all set in his bid to become the first fighter to hold both 185-pound 205-pound gold in the UFC this weekend. However, “The Last Stylebender” says he won’t be putting on too much weight for his bout with UFC light heavyweight king Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. “I’m gonna keep the same energy during ...
2020 belonged to Khamzat Chimaev after going from a relative unknown to a big name on the mixed martial arts circuit due to having three dominant performances in the UFC in quick succession. However, Chimaev tested positive for COVID-19 late on that year, something that ultimately led to two cancellations of his proposed bout with Leon Edwards, and he continues ...
Ciryl Gane continues rise up the UFC heavyweight ranks with smart victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik It wasn’t a spectacular performance, but Ciryl Gane did what had to be done to remain unbeaten and defeat his toughest opponent yet in Jairzinho Rozenstruik. In the UFC Fight Night 186 main event, Gane fought smartly in peppering the Surinamese fighter from range with ...
Who is the greatest bantamweight of all time? There is a short-list of bantamweight GOATs in such a young division that was a forked up by the UFC in 2010 & rebranded from the WEC. The division has been dramatic and hosted phenomenal names such as Renan Barão, TJ Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt & many more names. When discussing the ...
The UFC’s heavyweight division is looking its healthiest for a very long time. Last weekend, two heavyweight prospects in Tom Aspinall and Chris Daukaus came away with big victories over veterans Andrei Arlovski and Alexey Oleynik, while the main event saw Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes duke it out and make headlines. That trend continues on Saturday night when two ...
T.J. Dillashaw will be keeping a close eye on how things play out on 6 March. UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan is set to defend his title for the first time against contender Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259. Dillashaw, a former two-time UFC champion at 135 pounds, became eligible to fight once again in January after serving his two-year suspension ...
The UFC heavyweight division is fast becoming one of the promotion’s most intriguing. Derrick Lewis helped with that on Saturday night when he knocked out top contender Curtis Blaydes in devastating fashion and shook up the title picture in the process. Down a round, Lewis was waiting for Blaydes to launch head-first into a takedown early in the second stanza. ...
Derrick Lewis dashes Curtis Blaydes’ title hopes with devastating KO Curtis Blaydes looked to be on the cusp of a UFC heavyweight championship fight but it’s “The Black Beast” Derrick Lewis who reinserted his name in the title picture with an emphatic knockout victory. Heavy underdog Lewis displayed some good takedown defence against talented wrestler Blaydes – enough to make ...
Leon Edwards has his man. UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad is stepping in on short notice to fill the void left by Khamzat Chimaev to take on Edwards in a five-round main event bout at UFC Fight Night on 13 March. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Muhammad is only just coming a decision victory over Dhiego Lima ...