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Mikael Galvao and Amit Elor met backstage at a Jiu-Jitsu championship event in San Francisco in 2017, but had no idea what the future held for them.Galvao, who recently turned 21, has established himself as a major player in the Jiu-Jitsu scene. After winning the so-called ‘Super Grand Slam’ – winning the Brazilian, Pan American, European and World Championships – the youngster has ambitions to match his vast skill set. Galvao, who is also an ADCC champion, revealed on Combate’s Mundo da Ruta podcast last Monday that he is considering representing his country at the Olympics. Galvao’s girlfriend, Errol, won…

our #UFCVegas98 The main event is official ✅@BrandonRoyval 125.5 pounds on the scale[ Live TOMORROW on @ESPNPlus| 7pmET/4pmPT ] pic.twitter.com/21p2aAky9a — UFC (@ufc) October 11, 2024 Editor’s note: This article was updated at 2:15 p.m. ET to reflect the cancellation of one game.After an electric pay-per-view event in Salt Lake City, Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to UFC Apex for UFC Fight Night 244.The highlight of the 12-bout card is a five-round flyweight bout between former title challenger Brandon Roybal and Tatsuro Hira. Both mixed martial artists competed under the weight limit of 126 pounds. However, the rest of the card…

Rising Ultimate Fighting Championship talent Carlos Prates is already turning heads.According to MMA Fighting on Thursday, the promotion removes Prates (20-6) from the welterweight pairing with Randy Brown at UFC 309. Instead, the fast-rising Brazilian will clash with grizzled veteran Neil Magny (29-12) in the UFC’s main event. Fight night 247, also known as UFC Vegas 100. An excited Preez later confirmed the fight on his Instagram page.Fan-favorite Magny has gone win-loss over his past eight games, holding off tough opponents such as Mike Marotte and Daniel Rodriguez, and falling short of the elite threats in the division such as…

Artem Vakichtov, the last man to defeat Alex Pereira in kickboxing, signs a UFC contract 👀Dana White says he gave Alex Pereira a contract because he said he deserved it 🤝 #DWCS #UFC #mixed martial artspic.twitter.com/8FhySR8MhE — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) October 9, 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira helped lead rival Artem Vakitov to the UFC.At DWCS 2024: Week 9 on Tuesday, Vakitov defeated Islem Maslav by first-round technical knockout (3 wins, 1 loss). However, UFC CEO Dana White did not expect such a clinch to occur and thought twice before awarding Vakhitov a contract. White asked…

Many women feel that the WMMA GOAT may be planning a comeback.Amanda Nunes (23-5) recently hinted that she might come out of retirement in a message to Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White. “Lioness” asked the UFC chief to “call me” in a video posted to Instagram.White responded to Nunes’ message during the DWCS 2024: Week 9 postgame press conference.”She looks good. She looks great. She seems like she’s still staying in shape. So she knows where her head is. And I love that about her. There’s a lot to like about her, I love that about her. She’s curious…

Cody Steele has found the on and off switch.The undefeated Syndicate MMA contender defeated Chasen Blair with punches in the second round of the lightweight showcase at the UFC Apex on Tuesday in Las Vegas, Dana White’s Contender Series Week 9 Ultimate Fighting – Became one of four hopefuls to receive a championship contract. Vegas. Steele (7-0, 1-0 DWCS) ended the match 4:07 into the second round. Blair (6-3, 0-1 DWCS) went toe-to-toe with the Texans and held his own for a while. Steele applied relentless pressure and flung a flurry of punches, causing visible damage to his opponent in…

Daniel Cormier has revealed that Alex Pereira’s camp has informed the UFC of his possible withdrawal. #UFC307 before heading to Salt Lake City. In this case, Pennington vs. Pena was supposed to be the main event.”The UFC told him, ‘It’s going to be awful, but we want you to let us know how it goes.’ We have… pic.twitter.com/d2hgrsTg6z — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) October 7, 2024 The main event of UFC 307 was about to be postponed.Alex Pereira (12-2) takes on Khalil Rountree (13-6) for the light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 307 on October 5th in Salt…

To be honest, it’s been a long time. How do you handle medicine? Are you still taking steroids? https://t.co/Da50uyFXoL — Ilia Topria (@Topurialia) October 3, 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Ilya Topria is fighting hard for a double title with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Topria (15-0) has been exchanging words with Makhachev (26-1) and his team recently. The feud began with a Q&A session, with Topria stating that he intends to defeat Makhachev in a street fight, but wants to do it inside the Octagon to avoid paying Dagestan’s medical bills. Makhachev’s teammate, Usman Nurmagomedov, fired back at Topria…

Top Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title challenger Kayla Harrison’s body is not responding well to weight loss.In an interview with TMZ on Monday, recent winner Harrison (18-1) admitted that he was forced to go to the hospital a week before UFC 307. The two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo competed at 172 pounds and in the Professional Fighters League at 155 pounds, but has struggled mightily to reach the 136-pound limit. Despite the hiccups, Harrison is likely to beat Ketlen Vieira on the scorecards and win the 135-pound gold medal. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the judoka. “I’m…

The former Bellator MMA champion wants to make a statement against the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s up-and-coming star.Former two-time Bellator bantamweight champion and current combat commentator Eduardo Dantas will soon be transitioning into the grappling realm. The 35-year-old will face Umar Nurmagomedov in a no-gi featherweight grappling contest at ADXC 7 on October 25th at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. According to an interview with Sherdog, he was considering continuing his MMA career, but received an offer he couldn’t refuse. “While I was preparing for an MMA fight in December, the ADXC promoter approached me with an offer…