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Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Manon Fiorot respects what Valentina Shevchenko has accomplished in her career, but she feels she — and the rest of the UFC flyweight division — have caught up. Fiorot challenges Shevchenko for the flyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 315 this Saturday in Montreal. “The […]
Anthony Smith | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Anthony Smith finally got what he wanted. Two weeks ago, Smith made the walk to the octagon for the final time, when he faced Zhang Mingyang in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City. Smith lost by first-round TKO, ending a 60-fight career that saw him achieve […]
UFC 315 goes down this Saturday in Montreal with two title fights, including the Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena main event for the UFC welterweight title, as well as Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot for the women’s flyweight title. While the card — most notably the pay-per-view portion — is pretty good, the buzz […]
PFL Paul Hughes has no doubt that he’s going to cross paths with Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov again but he’s not the least bit surprised he didn’t get an immediate rematch. Back in January, Hughes battled Nurmagomedov to a razor-close majority decision but came away on the losing end of the scorecards. It didn’t […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Jorge Masvidal spent a lot of his career as one of the most underappreciated fighters in combat sports but he retired as a legitimate superstar. On Saturday night at UFC 287, the now 38-year-old veteran called it a career following a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns but he […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Maycee Barber picked up her fourth straight victory on Saturday, and the Texas crowd was not happy about two of the judges’ scorecards. Barber took on Andrea Lee in a flyweight main card bout at UFC San Antonio. After 15 competitive minutes, “The Future” earned a somewhat […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ahead of her UFC San Antonio co-main event bout with Yana Santos, Holly Holm spoke to the media about signing a new six-fight contract, whether she will ever box again, and her plans to make history as the first fighter ever in the boxing and UFC Hall […]
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Tyron Woodley knows his best days in MMA are probably behind him. At age 40, the former UFC welterweight champion has stayed active in combat sports since his title reign ended in 2019, but his results have been rocky, to say the least. Between MMA and professional boxing, Woodley is […]
Jens Pulver explains why UFC Hall of Fame induction means so much to him: ‘This is everything to me’
Photo by Susumu Nagao/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jens Pulver had finally found peace with not being in the UFC Hall of Fame. Despite serving as the promotion’s first ever lightweight champion, the now 48-year-old MMA pioneer felt like perhaps too much time had passed to be considered. On top of that, Pulver didn’t […]
Felipe Colares | Photo via Felipe Colares Former UFC featherweight Felipe Colares used his jiu-jitsu skills to stop a man accused of stealing a phone Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. The MMA fighter was filmed holding the alleged thief on the ground while waiting for police to arrive. Colares shared photos and a video of […]