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Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC MMA fighters say all the time that they are willing to die in the cage in order to feel the spirit of victory, but UFC middleweight champ Dricus du Plessis says he’s willing to take things much further than that. Du Plessis defends his title this Saturday in the main […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tatiana Suarez has wanted to become UFC champion ever since the first day she showed up for The Ultimate Fighter, but now she’s just days away from potentially realizing that dream. At UFC 312, the former Olympic wrestling hopeful turned top MMA fighter faces Zhang Weili in […]
Skylar Lacy lays on top of Brandon Moore | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Brandon Moore claimed the vacant IBF/USBA men’s heavyweight title in bizarre fashion Sunday night in Flint, Michigan. Moore took on undefeated Skylar Lacy in the co-main event of the Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins title fight and produced some WWE-like scenes. […]
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. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and […]
Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images The ‘UFC 312 Countdown’ features both title fights next weekend at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis puts his belt on the line in a rematch against the man he dethroned a little over a year ago in Sean Strickland. Also, UFC […]
Michael Page | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Michael Page barely needed five minutes to figure out “Shara Bullet.” The UFC Saudi Arabia co-main event saw Page hand Shara Magomedov his first loss as he put together a complete three-round performance that had the previously unbeaten fighter looking puzzled as to how to approach Page. […]
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Darren Till is not impressed with members of the MMA fan base in regards to Israel Adesnaya. The former two-time UFC middleweight champ was stopped by Nassourdine Imavov in the second round of the UFC Saudi Arabia main event on Saturday in Riyadh. Adesanya has now lost three straight, and […]
Nassourdine Imavov had a plan for Israel Adesanya that he and his team saw coming, but apparently, very few others did. Imavov scored the biggest win of his career with an emphatic knockout of the former two-time champion in the second round of the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia. Imavov had accidentally poked Adesanya […]
Tom Aspinall | Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images Tom Aspinall is disappointed in the division he rules over. The UFC interim heavyweight champion—and No. 1 heavyweight overall in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings—kept a keen eye on UFC Saudi Arabia, which featured three heavyweight bouts, two of which were light on action. […]
Paddy Pimblett and Denis Frimpong | @DwightSchruteOn, Twitter Paddy Pimblett’s recent spar with rival Denis Frimpong ended with a controversial choke, but “The Baddy” isn’t apologizing for anything. Footage was recently released of Pimblett and Frimpong settling a beef in a gym spar that ended with Pimblett choking Frimpong unconscious while seemingly ignoring repeated taps […]