Justin Gaethje, UFC 324 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Despite Kayla Harrison’s loss to Amanda Nunes, the UFC clearly tried to stack their first card on Paramount as much as possible. They had a Nurmagomedov, a former champion in Deiveson Figueiredo and a highly touted prospect in Ateba Gautier, all fighting in the prelims. […]
Alex Perez reminded the flyweight division on Saturday night that he is still a threat by making a statement with a win over Charles Johnson at UFC 324. Perez (26-10) snapped a two-fight skid with his victory over Johnson, a familiar foe. The two go back years, training together and even living in the same […]
Las Vegas – At UFC 324, rising middleweight Ateba Gautier earned his fourth win in four fights inside the octagon, though he threw many for a loop by going the distance. Gautier (10-1) had gone the distance once before, on the wrong side of a split decision early in his career. The outcome against Andrej […]
Sean O’Malley reminded the bantamweight division that he still has a big role on Saturday night. He snapped a two-fight skid with a win over Song Yadong at UFC 324 and thrust himself back into the heart of the title conversation. “Yeah, I felt like I took winning for granted for a while. It feels […]
Waldo Cortes-Acosta, UFC 324 Post-Fight Scrum Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Las Vegas – Heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta picked up a big finish win over Derrick Lewis at UFC 324, and his next callout was locked and loaded. And during the second-round TKO, WCA set its sights on Curtis Blaydes, a stud wrestler he accused of talking […]
Dana White, UFC 324 Post-fight Scrum Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Las Vegas – For years you heard about “locker room bonuses” given out to UFC fighters who, according to Dana White and other promotion execs, deserved something extra. Those days are a thing of the past. According to White, these bonuses, which were not normally […]
Dana White, UFC 324 post-fight Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Las Vegas – Hours after the fight was removed from the UFC 324 card, and just after the event, UFC CEO and President Dana White confirmed what was widely believed: The lightweight fight between Michael Johnson and Alexander Hernandez that was canceled Saturday afternoon was pulled […]
Sean O’Malley and Song Yadong, UFC 324 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press With the loss of Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes due to a Harrison injury, it was Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong, a solid bantamweight scrap, served as Saturday’s UFC 324 co-main event. O’Malley, a former bantamweight champion and for a time a […]
Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Derrick Lewis, ceremonial weigh-in from UFC 324. Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press A heavyweight showdown between up-and-coming Waldo Cortes-Acosta and UFC knockout king Derrick Lewis arrived at UFC 324 on Saturday. In the balance sheet? Possibly a shot at UFC White House in June. Lewis, one of US President Donald Trump’s favorite fighters, […]
Adam Fugitt and Ty Miller, UFC 324 Ceremonial Weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press There was only one newcomer in action on Saturday’s UFC 324 card, which kicked off both a new year for the UFC and its broadcast deal with Paramount+. That was Ty Miller, an undefeated welterweight from the Contender Series, booked against Adam […]