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Charles Jourdain, UFC Vancouver ceremonial weigh-in. Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press The standard four bonuses were handed out after UFC Vancouver, and it was no surprise that the main event was not included. A lackluster four-round affair between Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen ended in a stoppage, especially when former ONE Championship doubles champion RDR […]
Zahabi (13-2) entered the fight riding an impressive six-fight win streak, with notable victories over Aoriqileng, Javid Basharat, Pedro Munhoz and former champion José Aldo. A win over Vera had the potential to propel the No. 9 bantamweight into the top five and put him firmly in the title conversation. Round 1 – Both men […]
Khamzat Chimaev stands high on the proverbial mountain of UFC’s middleweight division, greatly inspiring up-and-coming fighters who emerged from the literal mountains of Chechnya. The Chechen MMA fighter in this context is Tamerlan Dulatov who will test his skills with Henrique Melo at OCTAGON 78: Eckerlin vs. Trušček on October 18. Dulatov appeared on Bowks […]
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Melissa Croden sees a path similar to Stipe Miocic’s as she enters the cage for her UFC debut. This will take place on Saturday at UFC Vancouver, where the Canadian fighter will take on Tainara Lisboa. Ahead of UFC Vancouver on October 18, Croden appeared on MMA Canada to cover some important topics leading up […]
Phil De Fries, KSW 84 weighing Credit: KSW With Francis Ngannou barely fighting anymore (especially not in MMA, with just one fight and one win since leaving the UFC), it’s hard to imagine a better heavyweight outside of the UFC right now than Phil De Fries. England’s Fries, a former UFC talent himself, went 2-3 […]
PFL Africa Semi-finals: Rwanda weigh-in Credit: PFL The Professional Fighters League launched PFL Africa earlier this year and the competition will now see the finalists fight their way to the end of the tournaments in four weight divisions this Saturday. PFL Africa: Rwanda sees semi-finals at bantamweight, featherweight, welterweight and heavyweight. While the fights on […]
Diego Lopes was introduced by UFC play-by-play man Brendan Fitzgerald as “fresh off one of the best fights of the year” during Friday’s UFC Vancouver Q&A, where the featherweight was one of three guests on hand to answer questions from fight fans. Despite the card coming from Canada, where Marc-Andre Barriault of Quebec and Mexican-Canadian […]
Roufusport head coach Scott Joffe announced the news in a post on the gym’s official Facebook page on Friday. “Today, the Roufusport family and the combat sports world were stunned by the heartbreaking news that Duke Roufus, the world-renowned top MMA coach, founder and namesake of the Roufusport MMA Academy, passed away peacefully in his […]
Khamzat Chimaev’s pursuit of a fight against Alex Pereira as the 205-pound title brings renewed strength to the UFC light heavyweight division. Chimaevthe ruling one UFC middleweight champion (185-pound champion), expressed his excitement to become a second beltto believe Pereira presents a favorable matchup despite his renowned power. Moreover, there are tensions Sean Stricklandwith who […]
UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria’s first title defense could come against an old rival after a social media post went viral. Ilia Topuria followed up his confident speech with bold action as he knocked out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 earlier this year to win the then-vacant UFC lightweight title. Topuria left the UFC featherweight […]
