Fast rising Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight Adrian Yanez returns to action on July 24 at UFC Vegas 32. On that night, he faces fellow highly touted prospect Randy Costa. In this battle of pressure fighters, Houston’s Yanez doesn’t expect to be the one to back up first. Adrian Yanez ready for a ‘king of the
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Holly Holm shows off sunburn and it looks painful Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm showed off her brutal sunburn on Instagram and it looks painful. It’s the summer months and not everyone tans so easily. Holm captioned her post with “Don’t worry it’ll be a tan in no time. And other lies I
Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports Miesha Tate made a triumphant Octagon return after five years away from the sport. Miesha Tate gets TKO win in return fight at UFC Vegas 31 Returning to UFC action after such a long hiatus is no easy task. Welcoming “Cupcake” back to the cage was a tough stalwart of
Watch Cory Sandhagen spectacularly finish Marlon Moraes | UFC Vegas 32 Free Fight UFC bantamweight Cory Sandhagen capitalized on his first UFC main event appearance last year on Fight Island with a TKO win over Marlon Moraes. Sandhagen will face TJ Dillashaw in the main event of UFC Vegas 32 on Saturday, July 24. Islam
Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports Islam Makhachev easily defeated Thiago Moises on Saturday in Las Vegas. Winning by submission in round four of their main event at UFC Vegas 31. Islam Makhachev wins eighth straight in dominant UFC Vegas 31 main event win The lightweight bout was stopped at 2:38 after Makhachev put Moises in
UFC Vegas 31 is in the books. UFC Apex in Las Vegas played host to Saturday’s fight card that saw lightweight prospect Islam Makhachev put in a dominating performance in the main event and former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate finish Marion Reneau in her octagon return. Makhachev (20-1) extended his winning streak to eight
Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports The story heading into the UFC Vegas 31 headliner between Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moises was if the Brazilian could surprise experts and put an end to the Russian’s seven-fight win streak. In the end, the experts and oddsmakers were right. Islam Makhachev runs through Thiago Moises at UFC Vegas
UFC Vegas 31 Bonuses: Miesha Tate banks a bonus in UFC return Billy Quarantillo, Gabriel Benitez, Miesha Tate, Mateusz Gamrot, Rodolfo Vieira and Rodrigo Nascimento all walked away from UFC Vegas 31 with an extra $50,000 in performance bonuses for their work. Quarantillo and Benitez were awarded Fight of the Night bonuses for their three
July 13, 2019; Sacramento, CA, USA; Julianna Pena (red gloves) fights Nicco Montano (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night-Sacramento at Golden 1 Center. Pena defeated Montano via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27). Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight queen Miesha Tate has a pick for the UFC 265 co-main event
Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz took place on Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Juliana Velasquez put her flyweight title on the line against Denise Kielholtz in the fight card’s main event. Velasquez retained her title by defeating Kielholtz by split decision and remained undefeated. The challenger took the fight to the champion
At Bellator 262 on July 16, Matt Mitrione needs to get a win. Due to some tough luck and a bit of controversy, the seventh-ranked heavyweight has not scored a victory in his last three bouts, dating back to October 2018. However, achieving that goal on Friday night won’t be easy, because not only will
Miesha Tate chronicles her weight cut for UFC return | Video Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate returns to the octagon for the first time since November 2016 on Saturday taking on Marion Reneau in the UFC Vegas 31 co-main event. The 34-year old mother of two posted a video to YouTube chronicling her weight cut. UFC Vegas
Oct 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Khabib Nurmagomedov (red gloves) reacts after his fight against Conor McGregor (blue gloves) during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Ever since he stunned the mixed martial arts world and announced his retirement, following his final title defense at UFC 254 in
Dustin Poirier receives Jake Paul’s ‘Sleepy McGregor’ chain, will auction it for Good Fight Foundation After Jake Paul previously said he will be sending his $100,000 ‘Sleepy McGregor’ chain to Dustin Poirier at the promotional press conference for his boxing match with Tyron Woodley, ‘The Diamond’ officially received the gift. While Paul did not get
Credit: UFC Although the fallout from UFC 264 is still dominating the mixed martial arts news cycle days after the final scorecards were read, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s focus has already shifted to UFC Vegas 31 on July 17. The 11-fight card features a main event of under-30 and ranked talents at lightweight. As the
UFC champ Rose Namajunas posts new training footage | Video UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is working on all aspects of her game and posting videos of her training. Namajunas became the first woman in UFC history to regain her title after losing it when she defeated Zhang Weili in the UFC 261 co-main
Credit: UFC On August 7, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Texas for UFC 265 and a championship double-header in Houston’s Toyota Center. The 13-fight card is headlined by a heavyweight title fight no one expected, as second-ranked star Derrick Lewis will battle third-ranked Frenchman Ciryl Gane for interim gold. There was a great deal
Kris Moutinho impressed everyone who watched his performance on the UFC 264 main card opener against Sean O’Malley. The short notice replacement and UFC newcomer displayed incredible amounts of heart and showed off his iron chin in the process. While referee Herb Dean stopped the fight in the third round and the record shows a