For the fourth consecutive event, UFC had finals with all kinds of regularity. It was a good time for it: the promotion’s debut in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. The prelims began with back-to-back decisions, but then the pace picked up tremendously and nine of the next 12 fights had stoppages, making the competition…
With the unofficial UFC welterweight grand prix taking place on two continents over the past week, it put an exclamation point on things in Qatar. Overcoming a long-time UFC classic with a display of power and skill, he turned heads from the Arabian Gulf to the Aspire Zone, and perhaps showed the courage of a…
Waldo Cortes-Acosta will record his second UFC fight this month when he steps in on short notice to face Shamil Gaziev at UFC Qatar on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta, who knocked out fellow UFC heavyweight Ante Delija in a controversial fight earlier this month, accepted the fight just three days before the event after Serghei Spivac was…
Belal Muhammad has not lost confidence after losing his UFC title. Earlier this year, “The Bully” was defeated by Jack Della Maddalena in a fight that took place primarily on the feet. Muhammad tried to show his “Canelo Hands,” the best boxing in the welterweight division, according to the man himself, and ended up extremely…
Michael Morales is in the Big Apple as the unofficial welterweight grand prix phenom at UFC 322, and like all young fighters making it big, he’s taking in as much as he can as he goes. On Wednesday afternoon, Morales did his press rounds wearing a “UFC NYC” hat covering the blonde hair he’s sporting…
There was a moment, very late in the first round of Holly Holm’s colossal victory over Ronda Rousey on November 14, 2015, when the denial of what was happening in Melbourne became clear. As Rousey ate another left hand and bled a nose in a fight she was clearly losing, play-by-play man Mike Goldberg trotted…
As the UFC’s only current American champion, Kayla Harrison absolutely hopes to compete in the White House. Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is preparing for her first bantamweight title defense against former two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC), but ahead of June’s UFC event in Washington DC. The two-time Olympic gold medalist…
The UFC is back in Vancouver and will be holding its seventh show in British Columbia’s largest city. UFC Fight Night 262 takes place Saturday at Rogers Arena with a middleweight card on the undercard between Reinier de Ridder (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Brendan Allen (25-7 MMA, 13-4 UFC). Welterweights Kevin Holland (28-14 MMA,…
UFC Vancouver: Full media day interview with Brendan Allen UFC Fight Night 262 headliner Brendan Allen spoke with MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his middleweight fight against Reinier de Ridder. VANCOUVER – Brendan Allen admits he may not see it, but nothing about Reinier de Ridder’s game seems special to him. On…
Cory Sandhagen has always handled both victory and defeat with the same level of transparency. His recent title loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 320 is no exception. Just weeks removed from his championship setback, the perennial bantamweight contender has had time to evaluate what went wrong, what went right and how he plans to…
