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Islam Makhachev is hoping for an easy night at the office in his next title defense against Dustin Poirer. Makhachev is scheduled to defend his lightweight title against Poirier in the main event of UFC 302 on June 1st at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Makhachev credits Poirier’s experience and elite striking, but the lightweight champion believes he can conquer “The Diamond” on the ground. Makhachev’s mentor and teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov ragdolled Poirier before sending him into the third round of their title unification bout at UFC 242 in September 2019. Makhachev expects similar results thanks to his…
Steve Arseg is excited about the jeers and boos he expects when he takes on Alexandre Pantoja in front of the champion’s home crowd at UFC 301. Stars line up for Erceg to take on Pantoja for the flyweight title in the main event of UFC 301 on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Known as one of his most passionate MMA fans in the world, the Brazilian doesn’t make it easy for visiting fighters. A Brazilian fan was even criticized for throwing a bottle at Brandon Moreno, who won a split decision over Deiveson Figueiredo in a trilogy bout…
Jose Aldo is nearing the end of his contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship and has no interest in other MMA promotions despite lucrative offers. Aldo announced his retirement after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili in August 2022, ending his winning streak at three. “Junior” will come out of his retirement to take on Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight tilt at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday.Aldo recently confirmed reports that Martinez’s booking is the last fight on his UFC contract, but that he is not considering renewing his contract just yet. Aldo expects his…
Formal: #PFLSSalt Lake City 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼-𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 Match!Salt lake! Buckle up and get ready, because a spot in the lightweight and light heavyweight playoffs is on the line on Friday, June 21st! For more information:🎟️https://t.co/eCMG4faqPw pic.twitter.com/FqA0cHjpXm — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 29, 2024 The lightweight showdown between Clay Collard and Mads Burnell will be the highlight of Game 5 of the 2024 Professional Fighters League regular season.The organization announced the fight card for the event on Monday. The event will be held on June 21st at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will feature seasonal matches between lightweight…
And yet! 💥Chihiro Suzuki makes her first defense with a 1st round TKO! order replay #RIZIN tv set!🔗https://t.co/CXiPKkswl0[ #RIZIN46 ] pic.twitter.com/Ift9z9PHqX — RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) April 29, 2024 Chihiro Suzuki successfully defended her featherweight title for the first time with a first-round TKO on Sunday at RIZIN FIGHTING FEDATION 46 in Tokyo, Japan. Suzuki, 24, overwhelmed veteran challenger Masanori Kanehara with a series of ground punches at the 4:20 mark of the first round. After an early timeout due to an accidental groin hit, Suzuki (13-3, 1NC, 8-1, 1 NC RIZIN) began targeting Kanehara’s (29-13-5, 4-2 RIZIN) left leg.…
Alex Perez just wanted to remind the rest of the flyweight division that he exists. Team Ohyama’s success was also evident at UFC on ESPN 55 on Saturday night, when he knocked out Mateusz Nicolaou in 2 minutes and 16 seconds in the second round of their headlining showdown at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It was a much-needed performance for the former title challenger on the heels of three unsuccessful matches and multiple match cancellations.“It just shows that I’m still here. I didn’t think I went anywhere.” Coach Perez said in the post-game press conference that he thought this…
Conor McGregor has announced that he and McGregor Sports & Entertainment are currently @bareknucklefc! pic.twitter.com/CFOP0a5xWM — The Mac Life (@TheMacLife) April 28, 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship’s biggest star is now investing in another martial arts organization. Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor announced Saturday night that he is co-owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. This news was revealed in a video message during the broadcast of BKFC Knuckle Mania 4.“The Notorious Conor McGregor is here. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a big announcement today: Conor McGregor himself and McGregor Sports and Entertainment are now the owners of the Bare Knuckle…
Bogdan Guskov revealed he planned to knock out Ryan Spann in the second round of their UFC on ESPN 55 bout. Guskov made significant strides in his competition against Spann in the co-main event of UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. The Uzbekistan native was easily taken down by Spann in the opening round and was controlled on the ground. However, Guskov turned things around in the second frame, scoring a come-from-behind knockout against an exhausted Spann.Guskov claimed that the method of his victory over Spann was premeditated. Guskov was going to concede to Spann in the first round,…
Uros Medic recently revealed that his fight wallet is his least favorite part of being a UFC athlete.The welterweight prospect picked up a first-round knockout of Tim Means on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 55 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. During the post-fight media scrum, Medic revealed that he was making more money in his previous job than in the UFC. However, Medic also acknowledged that this promotion provides fighters with the opportunity to earn a large paycheck over time.”It’s not the money that’s important. [most enjoyable] Indeed,” said the medic. “I was making more money before the…
63 days….plot by @Machine Gun Kelly #ufc303 pic.twitter.com/nDpX3oGl0h — Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) April 28, 2024 Michael Chandler appears to be playing mind games with Conor McGregor ahead of his next fight. Chandler’s highly anticipated fight against McGregor is scheduled to headline UFC 303 on June 29th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ‘Iron’ recently posted a photo with musician Machine Gun Kelly (aka Colson Baker), who has a history with McGregor.”plot [Machine Gun Kelly]” Chandler wrote on social media.McGregor and “MGK” got into an argument on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn…