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Kayla Harrison is looking to unseat Henry Cejudo from his self-proclaimed title as the greatest combat sports athlete of all time.Harrison made her promotional debut this April with a second-round submission win over former bantamweight champion Holly Holm at UFC 300. Though Harrison has since slammed Raquel Pennington, “Rocky” is rumored to be competing in a title bout against Julianna Peña at UFC 307 on October 5 in Salt Lake City, Utah.Harrison, who recently admitted she is at least one fight away from a title shot, also hopes to fight at UFC 307. Former PFL lightweight champion Harrison’s ultimate target…
Kai Kara-France believes his next opponent, Steve Erceg, has shown enough to dethrone Alexandre Pantoja in their UFC 301 title fight. Kara-France is scheduled to make his return against Erceg on August 17 at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. Erceg made his UFC debut in June 2023 and won three straight bouts less than a year later to earn the right to face Pantoja for the title. The Australian lost a hard-fought unanimous decision to “The Cannibal” in the main event of UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May of this year.Kara-France has not only been impressed with…
Colby Covington recently raved about Ian Garry and Michael Page’s performance at UFC 303 on Saturday. Garry and Page started off the UFC 303 main card at T-Mobile Arena with an ultimately lukewarm bout, with Page doing well in the stand-up, while Garry dominated “MVP” on the ground to earn a unanimous decision victory.Covington believes Garry lost the fight. Garry had long been fighting to face Conor McGregor, who was scheduled to main event UFC 303 but pulled out due to a broken toe. Covington called Garry “Conor McGregor” and mocked his “future” being “left at the altar” by McGregor.…
Magomed Ankalaev claims he doesn’t need wrestling to dethrone UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Pereira was given 11 days’ notice to face Jiri Prochazka for the title in the main event at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday in an effort to save the UFC 303 card. “Poitan” nearly knocked Prochazka out late in the first round, then finished him off with a head kick early in the second.Ankalaev, a likely contender for the 205-pound title, immediately slammed the champion after the bout, saying the ace grappler doesn’t believe he needs a ground game to beat the former GLORY kickboxing champion.…
Alex Pereira is a champion who pays attention to the little things. “Poitan” successfully defended his light heavyweight title for the second time on Saturday at UFC 303. In the rematch at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, he dropped Jiri Prochazka with a head kick 13 seconds into the second round and then followed up with punches to seal the victory. Eventually, Pereira got the chance to make the move that ended the bout while watching tape of his opponent’s warm-up.”I was talking to coach Plinio in the dressing room and he showed me a video of Giri warming up…
Jiri Prochazka’s second chance against Alex Pereira yielded less promising results. Prochazka was knocked down at the end of the first round by a head kick and follow-up from Pereira just 13 seconds into the second round in the main event of UFC 303 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Prochazka had also lost their first bout at UFC 295, but performed reasonably well in the first round and legitimately complained in the second period that referee Marc Goddard could have stopped the fight too early.There was no such doubt on Saturday night, but now it seems…
Vinicius Oliveira reignited his feud with Umar Nurmagomedov following his win over Ricky Simon at UFC 303. Oliveira won a unanimous decision over Simon at UFC 303 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “The Rock Dog” then demanded a fight with Nurmagomedov, but doesn’t think the Dagestan native will accept.Oliveira and Nurmagomedov previously exchanged harsh words via Instagram direct messages following the Brazilian’s UFC debut in March. Both fighters claimed they could beat each other in a street fight and expressed interest in a potential matchup. However, Oliveira believes Nurmagomedov will be afraid to fight him after his…
Peyton Talbot claims that skateboarding is more physically demanding than martial arts. There seems to be some connection between mixed martial arts and skateboarding, with fighters like Luke Rockhold, Kron Gracie and Andre Fili all having dabbled in skateboarding, which is another talent Talbot has. UFC lightweight Jarin Turner, a skateboarding enthusiast, has previously said that skateboarding is a more physically demanding sport than combat sports. Talbot agreed, explaining that a fall on concrete hurts more than any blow from combat sports. Talbot also claimed to know of several cases where skateboarding has jeopardized the careers of MMA fighters.”skateboard [hurts…
The committee explains how Ige/Lopes was framed.pic.twitter.com/N2OiP4iAtu — Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) June 30, 2024 A lot of preparation went into deciding on this co-main event bout at UFC 303. UFC 303, taking place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, was originally scheduled to feature Khalil Rountree vs. Jamahal Hill as a co-main event, but Rountree withdrew after failing a drugs test. Carlos Ulberg filled in for Rountree, but the bout was eventually canceled altogether with both Hill and Ulberg withdrawing. Diego Lopez was ultimately scheduled to face Brian Ortega in the featherweight main event, but Lopez agreed to a…
Getty Images/UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division is one to watch, and Joe Pifer is a fearsome character. In a featured preliminary bout at UFC 303 on Saturday in Las Vegas, “The Body Bag” nearly lived up to his nickname, pounding Marc-Andre Barrio against the fence and knocking “The Power Bar” unconscious on the cage floor. It was barely a fight, as Pifer quickly advanced and landed a barrage of hard punches on Barrio. With the Canadian backed up against the fence, the rest was theory. Pifer unleashed a flurry of hard punches, including a right hand that snuck…