The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced that it has inked an exclusive media partnership deal with UK broadcaster Channel 4. As part of the deal, which was announced at a press conference on Tuesday, Channel 4 will become the exclusive home of live PFL event coverage in the UK, with the broadcaster having live broadcast and streaming rights to ...
Saturday, February 12 sees a titanic championship rematch headline the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, as undisputed UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya puts his title on the line against the man he defeated to win it, former champion Robert Whittaker. The matchup forms the main event of the UFC’s second pay-per-view event of 2022, with middleweight contenders Derek Brunson and ...
Saturday, February 12 sees a titanic championship rematch headline the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, as undisputed UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya puts his title on the line against the man he defeated to win it, former champion Robert Whittaker. The matchup forms the main event of the UFC’s second pay-per-view event of 2022, with middleweight contenders Derek Brunson and ...
Sam Alvey admits he needs to ‘take a little bit of a hiatus’ after UFC Vegas 47 loss – Fighters Only
“Smilin'” Sam Alvey’s sunny disposition has been a mainstay in the UFC for just shy of eight years. But the happy-go-lucky light heavyweight admitted he may have to step away from the octagon following his latest loss. Alvey was submitted in the second round by fight-week replacement, middleweight Brendan Allen, at UFC Vegas 47 in a defeat that took his ...
Boxing fundamentals and takedown defense proved crucial as Sean Strickland earned a split-decision win in the main event of UFC Vegas 47 at the UFC Apex. Strickland outpointed Jack Hermansson over the full five-round duration, polling scores of 49-46, 47-48, 49-48 from the octagonside judges after a calm, controlled performance against the former Cage Warriors middleweight champion. The lone dissenting ...
Arguably the most technically outstanding fighter in MMA puts his championship belt on the line at UFC 271 as undisputed middleweight champion Israel Adesanya returns to action in Houston, Texas. Adesanya will look to register the fourth defense of his 185-pound title when he rematches the man he defeated to win the title, former champion Robert Whittaker. The pair first ...
The co-main event of UFC 271 may not have a championship belt attached to it, but the combination of the two protagonists involved virtually guarantees an explosive encounter. Heavyweight knockout artists and fellow crowd-pleasers Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa know a thing or two about putting their opponents to sleep, while keeping the crowd on their feet. Former title challenger ...
The UFC’s iconic reality show-turned talent-finding series, The Ultimate Fighter, is about to kick off its 30th season, and will be coached by both sides of one of the UFC’s newest championship rivalries. Newly-crowned women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena and women’s MMA GOAT, current featherweight champion and former bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes will to head to head as opposing coaches ...
Jack Hermansson plans to defeat Sean Strickland and give the UFC fans the chance to see a fresh matchup for the promotion’s middleweight title. Hermansson takes on Strickland in the main event of UFC Vegas 47 on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and the former Cage Warriors champion says he’s within striking distance of a shot ...
Casual fans looking at ways to dethrone UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya may think they have it all worked out, but former champion Robert Whittaker says their assessment isn’t quite as easy as it’s made out to be. With Adesanya’s world-class striking helping him to the 185-pound title, then helping him maintain his position as the undisputed middleweight champ, many ...