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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Before Manel Kape was one of the top contenders in the UFC flyweight division, he was a RIZIN champion and one of the faces of the Japan-based promotion. Kape won his title in a 2019 rematch against vaunted striker Kai Asakura after falling to him by split […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images If Leon Edwards is able to defeat Belal Muhammad at UFC 304, lead commentator Jon Anik sees plenty of competition in the future from his own division. Edwards and Muhammad close the show at Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Manchester. With so much talk about “superfights” and two-division […]
Sean O’Malley | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Sean O’Malley is set to star at Sphere. UFC CEO Dana White announced Friday on social media that O’Malley will defend the bantamweight title against No. 1 contender Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 306, which takes place Sept. 14 at Sphere […]
Gregory Rodrigues and Brad Tavares | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Gregory Rodrigues is well aware of what Christian Leroy Duncan is capable of pulling off inside the cage, but warns the Englishman that he’s ready to disappoint the Manchester crowd at UFC 304. Rodrigues faces “CLD” on Saturday’s main card, with […]
Ihor Potieria | Photo by Alexandre Loureiro/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ihor Potieria faces kickboxing ace Cesar Almeida in a middleweight showdown at UFC 307 on Oct. 5, multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by Super Lutas. The promotion has yet to announce the headlining attraction and […]
Leon Edwards | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC 304 takes place this weekend back across the pond as the world’s leading MMA promotion returns to Manchester, England for the first time since 2016. In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards puts his belt on the line against former for Belal […]
Watch Alex Pereira, Sean Strickland spar for nearly 6 minutes straight: ‘Why do you punch so hard?!’
Sean Strickland, Instagram Alex Pereira and Sean Strickland spent some more time training together. Back in 2022, Pereira faced Strickland in the featured bout of UFC 276, brutally knocking Strickland out in the first round to punch his ticket to a middleweight title shot. After the bout, Strickland gave Pereira props and the two ultimately […]
Michel Pereira | Photo by Alexandre Loureiro/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez is no longer taking place at UFC 306. The middleweight bout was pulled from the Sphere card to serve as the main event for a UFC Fight Night card on Oct. 19, multiple people with knowledge of the change […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MANCHESTER — Watch the stars of UFC 304 break down and predict the event’s top two bouts, UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad 2 and UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes 2.
Leon Edwards gets a home country fight in his third defense of the UFC welterweight title as he looks to close his chapter with Belal Muhammad when they meet for the second time in the main event of UFC 304 this Saturday in Manchester. Will “Rocky” continue to build his impressive résumé, or will “Remember […]