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Aiming to rise in the flyweight rankings 💪@AlexPerezMMA I stepped on the scale and it was 126 pounds![ #UFCVegas91 | TOMORROW on @ESPNPlus | 7pmET/4pmPT ] pic.twitter.com/lzusJ1dldS — UFC (@ufc) April 26, 2024 Following a historic card two weeks ago, Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with a flyweight main event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.advertisement Topping off the UFC on ESPN 55 card is a 125-pound fight between contenders Mateusz Nicolaou and Alex Perez. Both headliners successfully made weight for the five-round fight. As for the rest of the card, two fighters missed weight. David Onama was 2.5 pounds over…

Jamahal Hill recently shared his thoughts on the now-iconic scene in which Alex Pereira overrode referee Herb Dean to stop “Sweet Dreams.”Hill (12-2) challenged Pereira for his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 300 earlier this month. Pereira absorbed and brushed off Hill’s sharp low blow in the first round, preventing Dean from intervening and knocking out “Sweet Dreams” shortly after. Many, including former double champion Daniel Cormier, have questioned Dean’s handling of the situation, criticizing him for allowing Pereira to continue so soon after calling time. Hill also thinks Dean could have done things differently.According to…

Ultimate Fighting Championship took parts of two failed matches and created something special.On Monday, UFC flyweight Joshua Bunn (10-1) posted on social media that his pairing with Suh Mudaerji at UFC 302 has been canceled. The Myanmar-born fighter had hoped to remain at the June 1 event in Newark, New Jersey, and his wish was granted. At short notice, ranking candidate Tatsuro Taira (15 wins, 0 losses) is scheduled to participate. Taira was originally scheduled to face Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night 241 on May 18, but Elliott suffered an injury during training and was forced to miss the…

That’s not true. The truth is that you suddenly want to fight me and get an advantage. But it won’t happen again. When was the last time you fought twice in six weeks? @MAKHCHEVMMA https://t.co/c7wTudvyRL — Arman Tsarukyan UFC (@ArmanUfc) April 24, 2024 Arman Tsarukyan has hit back at Islam Makhachev after the champion recently accused him of being deceived by the “Akhar Karakets”.Tsarukian (22-3) scored an impressive split decision victory over former champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 300, which was essentially a title fight.Immediately after his victory, Tsarukyan was offered a title fight against Makhachev at UFC 302 on…

Jose Aldo plans to return to the Sweet Science after his fight against Jonathan Martinez at UFC 301.Aldo (31-8) announced his retirement from mixed martial arts in September 2022 and has made two boxing appearances since then. “Junior” fought fellow Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Jeremy Stephens to a majority draw in April 2023, before boxing via unanimous decision against Esteban Gabriel Espindora in July. He won his first victory. It was recently announced that Aldo will be coming out of retirement to face the rapidly rising Martínez (19-4) in a bantamweight tilt at UFC 301 on May 4th. There had…

Zubaira Tukhugov recently shared an adorable example of how Khabib Nurmagomedov took care of him. Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov jumped over the cage and attacked Conor McGregor during the infamous UFC 229 brawl, resulting in two members of Nurmagomedov’s team being suspended. The Nevada State Athletic Commission later reduced his suspension by 35 days after reaching a community service agreement.However, the reduced sentence was not a coincidence as it allowed him to qualify for UFC 242 on September 7, 2019. Ultimate Fighting Championship was all set to see Nurmagomedov defend his lightweight strap against Dustin Poirier in the main event…

Introducing the showcase fight taking place on May 10th of this year! 🔥Showcase Featherweight: 🇪🇬 Mid Mohamed vs Yazeed Hassanain 🇯🇴 Showcase Flyweight: 🇸🇦 Malik Basahel vs Harsh Pandya 🇮🇳Women’s Atomweight: 🇸🇦 Hattan Al-Saif vs Nada Faheem 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/UD1uv6oU2L — PFL Mena (@PFLMENA) April 25, 2024 The Professional Fighters League is opening up to parts of the world with access to parts of the developing world.The organization announced the start of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) tournament on Thursday, declaring the first fixtures of the season to kick off on May 10. The show will be held at…

The martial arts industry, which spans mixed martial arts, boxing, and professional wrestling, is a hugely profitable industry that generates billions of dollars annually. There’s a reason it’s called a prize fight. But how do industry heavyweights compare financially between promotions like ONE Championship, Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Wrestling Entertainment, and Matchroom Boxing? Forbes has announced the most valuable martial arts promotions of 2024. The gist of it is:ONE’s rapid growth continues Valued at $1.3 billion and estimated revenue of $140 million, ONE reached new heights when it held its first card in the United States. While maintaining a top-level…

Following the news that Tim Tze could face Vergil Ortiz Jr. on the US card of the Riyadh season, it was his younger brother Nikita who took to the stage to firmly defend the Australian strap… Still, light heavyweight Malik Zinad stole the show. He scored a convincing victory over Jerome Pamperone. There was drama the night before the battle. Easygoing and careless, Tszyu had to lose weight and made Creati wait on stage. Elsewhere, a meeting between Mr. Pampelone and Mr. Zinado threatened to cause chaos, forcing officials to beef up security the night before. In qualifying, it was…

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is scheduled to go on trial in September. Judge Elizabeth C. Peterson set a trial date for Sept. 9 during a hearing Wednesday in Santa Clara County (Calif.) court. Velasquez, who was present at the hearing, faces multiple charges including attempted murder.Velazquez’s attorney, Lenny Hessling, requested a new proceeding because the evidence subpoenaed by the defense was incomplete. However, prosecutor Aaron French opposed that request, and Peterson ultimately chose to set a trial date for September.Several other important dates are scheduled. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for June 26th, and motions must be filed…