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Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, was a special guest at a recent luncheon hosted by the Latino Chamber of Commerce.During the session, held at Durango Casino & Resort, White spoke with Las Vegas entrepreneurs about a variety of topics, including the promotion’s growth and the UFC 306 event at The Sphere, which will mark Mexican Independence Day. White also announced a donation to the Latino Chamber of Commerce. “I love supporting small businesses,” White said (via UFC.com). “I love hearing stories about people who are just starting out and what they’re doing, and I want to support…
Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima, UFC Vegas 97 Credit: UFCHighly-touted flyweight contenders Andre Lima and Felipe dos Santos faced off in an all-Brazilian bout at UFC Las Vegas 97 on Saturday night. Lima (9-0) had been a big star in the 125-pound division coming into this bout, winning back-to-back bouts over Igor Severino and Mitch Raposo this year, but came off an unfortunate loss to Severino after getting bitten by him, and showed what he could do at UFC 302 before coming back with a win. Dos Santos (8-1) got off to a rough start to his career with…
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 7, 2024: (From left) Gabriel Santos of Brazil knocks down Iza of China in a featherweight bout during UFC Fight Night: The Finals at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)UFC featherweight Gabriel Santos will look to avoid a horrific three-fight losing streak when he takes on Road to UFC winner Yi Jia at UFC Las Vegas 97 on Saturday night. Santos (10-2) got off to a tough start in his UFC career, going 0-2 in his first two fights, but losses to Lerone Murphy and David Onama…
Jacqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos, UFC Vegas 97 Credit: UFCTwo women rising through the strawweight ranks, Jacqueline Amorim and Vanessa Demopoulos, fought to extend their respective win streaks to three at UFC Las Vegas 97 on Saturday night. Amorim (8-1) came into the bout on the back of a two-fight win streak, having beaten Montserrat Conejo and Corey McKenna. The Brazilian strawweight was hoping to build on the momentum he gained from his win at UFC Las Vegas 97. Demopoulos (11-5), coming off a tough split decision win over Emily Ducote in May and a decision win over Kanako Murata…
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 7, 2024: (From left) Andre Petroski knocks down Dylan Bucca in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night: The Finals at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)On Saturday night at UFC Las Vegas 97, Andre Petroski and Dylan Bucca squared off, with the two UFC middleweight contenders looking to build momentum heading into the final quarter of 2024. Petroski (11-3) came into Apex hoping to continue his winning streak after his undefeated decision win over Josh Fremd in July ended a two-fight losing streak, and he…
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 7, 2024: (From left) Nathan Fletcher of England punches out Zygimantas Lamaska of Lithuania during a featherweight bout at UFC Fight Night: The Finals at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Will third time be a charm for Szygimantas Lamasca, who was hoping to face Nathan Fletcher at UFC Las Vegas 97 on Saturday? Lamasca was headed to the semifinals of The Ultimate Fighter 32, or at least that’s what the featherweight fighter thought. But he was eventually removed from the bout and held out for the tournament…
Valentina Shevchenko feels UFC 306 is about more than just celebrating Mexican Independence Day. Shevchenko will challenge Alexa Grasso for the women’s flyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 306, which takes place at The Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14. “Brett” was initially hesitant to accept a trilogy bout on this particular card due to past experiences.Shevchenko lost the belt to Grasso by submission at UFC 285 in March 2023. The two rematched last September at UFC Noche, the promotion’s first event celebrating Mexican Independence Day. The bout ended in a controversial split draw, with Grasso retaining…
Hear what Demetrious Johnson had to say at ONE 168: Denver 🗣️To watch more of ONE 168: Denver, head over to Prime Video and Sky Sports NOW.#ONE168 | 🔴 Live now📺 How to watch 👉 https://t.co/NOuJb13LII🇺🇸🇨🇦 Watch live on Prime 👉 https://t.co/0ZILlG5o3R🇬🇧🇮🇪 Watch live… pic.twitter.com/5HOxf6aH4A — ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) September 7, 2024 Demetrious Johnson announced Friday that he is ending one of the greatest mixed martial arts careers of all time.Johnson announced his retirement on Friday during an appearance at ONE Championship 168 in Denver. Johnson made his professional debut in 2009 under the King of the Cage banner before…
🚨| Israel Adesanya was apparently involved in a road rage incident in New Zealand. 😬#Mixed Martial Arts #UFC pic.twitter.com/oHAYyZAtnK — MMA Frenzy (@mma_frenzy) September 5, 2024 Israel Adesanya spoke about a recent violent confrontation involving another individual in New Zealand. Adesanya was recently filmed getting into an altercation with an unidentified individual in his home country. The footage shows the former UFC middleweight champion attempting to get into his car while arguing with his opponent, who repeatedly flexes his biceps. “The Last Stylebender” appears to spit on his opponent before the video ends.While it’s unclear from the video what caused…
Khabib Nurmagomedov shares photo of black eye after sparring session#UFC #Mixed Martial Arts pic.twitter.com/bXCHtBlRtI — Sportskeeda MMA (@sportskeedaMMA) September 1, 2024 Usman Nurmagomedov recently shared a photo of Khabib Nurmagomedov leaving him with a bruised eye during a sparring session. Khabib recently posted a picture of himself with a black eye and questioned whether age was catching up to him.According to Usman, “The Eagle” had given him the morning of the incident a rest, and when a surprised Usman asked him in the evening about the bruise around his eye, Khabib revealed that his teammate Islam Mamedov had hit him…