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Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury | DAZN, YouTube Oleksandr Usyk is going to have another tall task in Tyson Fury again Saturday. While Oleksandr Usyk tipped the scales at 226 pounds, Fury recorded 281 pounds at Usyk vs. Fury 2 weigh-ins Friday afternoon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both Usyk and Fury had their clothes on […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Colby Covington will be sidelined, but not for very long following his doctor’s stoppage loss to Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Tampa. MMA Fighting received a full list of UFC Tampa medical suspensions following this past Saturday’s card at Amalie Arena. Covington received a 45-day suspension from […]
Hardcore MMA, VK Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. With the UFC done for 2024, the door is wide open for other […]
Conor McGregor | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Conor McGregor was once known for his willingness to take on huge challenges, a trait he doesn’t believe Ilia Topuria shares. Topuria, the UFC’s reigning featherweight champion, recently discussed a move up to 155 pounds to potentially challenge Charles Oliveira for a shot at lightweight champion Islam […]
Dustin Jacoby | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Dustin Jacoby takes pride in the fact he’s never pulled out of a fight during his 14-year career, but that almost changed ahead of UFC Tampa. Less than a month out from his matchup against Vitor Petrino, the 36-year-old light heavyweight was sparring during his training camp […]
Gilbert Burns | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Gilbert Burns and Colby Covington have been at the top of the welterweight ladder for a while, but have yet to cross paths inside the octagon. That could change soon. The veterans engaged in some public back-and-forth this week, with their beef actually spawning […]
Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game. We tried using a single article for […]
Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images At the Usyk vs. Fury 2 weigh-ins, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk step on the scale Friday evening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the main event, Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles against Tyson Fury. The fighters have to just weigh over 200 pounds for the […]
Robelis Despaigne may have found his true calling. The three-time UFC veteran made his Karate Combat debut on Thursday — his first fight since getting released by the UFC earlier this year. Despaigne faced 6’10” striker Dominik Jedrzejczyk on the main card in Miami, and just needed a record-breaking four seconds to finish Jedrzejczyk to […]
Bryan Battle and Randy Brown | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Bryan Battle had arguably his best and worst week leading up to UFC 310. On the positive side of things, the Ultimate Fighter 29 winner was finally getting a step up in competition with a fight against Randy Brown, and he was performing on […]