You don’t start your career with 15 consecutive victories, including five straight wins inside the Octagon, if you’re not highly skilled and clearly talented, especially not when you’re working your way up the ranks in a talent-rich division like featherweight. Since debuting in the UFC three years ago, Evloev has continued to make steady progress
Month: May 2022
9:00 AM ET One of the most anticipated fights — and the one most often asked about — continues to be Conor McGregor’s next match. McGregor has been adamant that he will return from his broken left leg in 2022. But as the months go by, that seems up in the air. And then there’s
Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori are officially set to throw down in The City of Light. The UFC announced Tuesday that a previously reported middleweight matchup between former champion Whittaker and one-time title challenger Vettori will take place at UFC Paris on Sept. 3. at Accor Arena It was previously reported that the fighters had
The UFC is scheduled to make its French debut in September, but don’t expect Paddy Pimblett to be booked for any future fight cards in Paris. The English lightweight traveled to the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis over the weekend for the UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF. In a series
Event: UFC Vegas 57: “Tsarukyan vs Gamrot”Date: Sat., June 25, 2022Location: APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card) UFC Vegas 57 Main Event On ESPN+: 155 lbs.: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot UFC Vegas 57 Main Card, Prelims On ESPN+: 170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Shavkat
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 31, 2022 10:00 am ET UFC middleweight Paulo Costa is accused of striking a nurse with an elbow during a dispute over a COVID-19 vaccination card in Brazil. The alleged incident occurred Monday evening at a shopping center in the city of Contagem, according to Globo. Afterward, Costa, 31,
A longtime Glory MMA staple, Grant Dawson made a move to American Top Team and has rubbed shoulders with Nickal on numerous occasions. While he’s not a former WEC champion like Mike Brown and he’s not a nearly ten-year UFC veteran like Jorge Masvidal, he is a DWCS season one veteran with one of the
Dominick Cruz discusses open scoring, why education of judges would make the true difference, the 135-pound division, if T.J. Dillashaw earned a title shot, when he might return and where, his thoughts on Marlon Vera, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The
The faceoff between light heavyweights Ion Cutelaba and Dustin Jacoby got physical as they were too quick for Dana White ahead of UFC on ESPN 23 on Saturday in Las Vegas. #UFCVegas25 #IonCutelaba #DustinJacoby For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram:
Shavkat Rahkmonov is the first Kazakhstani citizen to be signed to the UFC, and as such, he’s proud to represent his country, from his performances down to his headwear. Rahkmonov recently recorded his third win inside the UFC when he knocked out Carlston Harris with a spinning hook kick and follow up ground-and-pound. After the
Oscar De La Hoya is glad his boxing bout against Vitor Belfort never came to fruition in 2021. De La Hoya and Belfort were set to meet inside the ring back in September of 2021. However, the fight was soon cancelled and never came to be. Recently, De La Hoya was interviewed and asked about
Jorge Masvidal continues to claim his innocence when it comes to the situation involving Colby Covington. For an ever-brief period, the score was settled between former best friends and teammates turned heated rivals. In the main event of UFC 272 on March 5, 2022, Covington got the better of Masvidal over the course of five
Jorge Masvidal promises to ‘break’ Conor McGregor’s face ‘I come to kill’ Jorge Masvidal is awaiting the legal conclusion of his street altercation with Colby Covington but looking forward to who he might fight in a more legal venue next. And it seems like he has his eyes on former two-division champion Conor McGregor. “There
By Mike Bohn | May 30, 2022 9:40 pm ET Jorge Masvidal is doing his best to entice Conor McGregor into a fight. After lobbing some harsh criticism toward the Irishman over the weekend, McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) took to social media on Monday and fired back at Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC). McGregor
That victory over Herrig was the last time the Polish veteran had her hand raised, as she enters Saturday’s rematch on a five-fight slide bookended by first-round finishes. The 36-year-old has faced a cavalcade of ranked fighters and former title challengers over the course of her last eight fights but will be eagerly looking to
CM Punk is a champion again in the industry in which he first became a star. Eight years after parting ways with the WWE and four years after venturing into the UFC, Punk captured the All Elite Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship with a victory over Adam “Hangman” Page in the main event of AEW’s annual
Jorge Masvidal likes his chances in a potential matchup with Conor McGregor, especially if the fight were to take place at welterweight. The 37-year-old Masvidal last appeared in the main event of UFC 272, losing a unanimous decision to Colby Covington. Five rounds apparently weren’t enough for the two fighters, as they recently made headlines
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz was not impressed with the promotion’s matchmaking upon learning that TJ Dillashaw will be getting a 135-pound title shot after defeating Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 32 back in summer 2021. Probably because Dillashaw was forced to surrender his strap after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, a two-year-time out
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