Featured Bout: (#8) Arman Tsarukyan vs Joaquim Silva UFC returns to UFC APEX with a marquee matchup in the middleweight division, as No. 3 ranked contender Marvin Vettori collides with No. 4 Jared Cannonier. Also on the card, No. 8 ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan battles Brazilian finisher Joaquim Silva. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VETTORI vs. CANNONIER will take … [Read more...] about Top 5 Middleweights (#3) Marvin Vettori and (#4) Jared Cannonier Collide at UFC Apex June 17
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Pair of Thrilling World Championship Bouts Headline UFC International Fight Week
Featured Bouts: (C) Alexander Volkanovski vs. (IC) Yair Rodriguez and (C) Brandon Moreno vs. (#2) Alexandre Pantoja UFC International Fight Week returns to Las Vegas and will feature a blockbuster world championship doubleheader, capped off by a title unification bout that will see featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski battle interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez. Also, … [Read more...] about Pair of Thrilling World Championship Bouts Headline UFC International Fight Week
Lightweight Contender Jamaine Ortiz Signs Multi-Fight Co-Promotional Contract with Top Rank
Ortiz returns June 10 on the ESPN+-streamed undercard of Josh Taylor-Teofimo Lopez at the Theater at Madison Square Garden Lightweight contender Jamaine “The Technician” Ortiz is set to take his career to new heights ahead of an action-packed fight night in New York City.Ortiz has signed a multi-fight co-promotional contract with Top Rank, who will work in … [Read more...] about Lightweight Contender Jamaine Ortiz Signs Multi-Fight Co-Promotional Contract with Top Rank
Women’s Bantamweight Championship Trilogy Bout Nunes vs. Peña 3 Headlines UFC 289
UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts promotion, confirmed today its return to Canada for the first time in almost four years when it hosts UFC 289: NUNES vs. PEÑA 3 at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Saturday, June 10. The event will be headlined by a highly anticipated rubber match that will see women’s featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes defend her … [Read more...] about Women’s Bantamweight Championship Trilogy Bout Nunes vs. Peña 3 Headlines UFC 289
Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Kai Kamaka III and Brad Tavares Prepare for Upcoming Bouts at IVI Performance
Las Vegas-Based Professional Fighters Train for Respective Fights on April 22 IVI Performance, a new athletic performance training center in Southern Highlands, hosted an open workout for professional mixed martial artists Kai Kamaka III and Brad Tavares ahead of their respective fights on this Saturday, April 22. Both Kamaka and Tavares have been training with IVI’s vice … [Read more...] about Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Kai Kamaka III and Brad Tavares Prepare for Upcoming Bouts at IVI Performance
Shakur Stevenson Returns Home April 8 Against Shuichiro Yoshino in Lightweight Main Event at Newark’s Prudential Center LIVE on ESPN
Stevenson-Yoshino, the return of heavyweight knockout artist Jared Anderson, and lightweight Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The pound-for-pound fighting pride of “Brick City” has packed the house before, and he is set to do it again. Undefeated former two-weight world champion Shakur … [Read more...] about Shakur Stevenson Returns Home April 8 Against Shuichiro Yoshino in Lightweight Main Event at Newark’s Prudential Center LIVE on ESPN
UFC Kicks off 2023 with Thrilling Middleweight Contenders’ Bout Between (#12) Nassourdine Imavov and (#13) Kelvin Gastelum on January 14
Featured Bout: (#13) Dan Ige vs. Damon Jackson UFC kicks the year off with a thrilling middleweight contenders’ clash that will see No. 12 ranked Nassourdine Imavov battle No. 13 Kelvin Gastelum. Also, No. 13 ranked featherweight contender Dan Ige squares off with streaking Damon Jackson. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: IMAVOV vs. GASTELUM will take place Saturday, January 14 at UFC … [Read more...] about UFC Kicks off 2023 with Thrilling Middleweight Contenders’ Bout Between (#12) Nassourdine Imavov and (#13) Kelvin Gastelum on January 14
SATURDAY (11/19): Liam Davies-Ionut Baluta Junior Featherweight Main Event & Light Heavyweight Contender Anthony Yarde Headline UK Fight Card Streaming LIVE on ESPN+
Streaming action from Telford, England, starts at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT The upset-minded Ionut Baluta hopes to defy the odds again when he battles the unbeaten Liam Davies in the 12-round main event for the vacant European junior featherweight title Saturday at Telford International Centre in Telford, England. In the 10-round co-feature, big-punching light heavyweight … [Read more...] about SATURDAY (11/19): Liam Davies-Ionut Baluta Junior Featherweight Main Event & Light Heavyweight Contender Anthony Yarde Headline UK Fight Card Streaming LIVE on ESPN+
Janibek The Champ: Alimkhanuly Defeats Bentley to Retain Middleweight Title
WBA Minimumweight Champion Seniesa Estrada Returns with Dominant Victory Over Jazmin Gala Villarino The script underwent some last-minute changes. Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly was supposed to blow out Denzel Bentley, but the London native had other ideas. Alimkhanuly made the first defense of his WBO middleweight world title with a unanimous decision … [Read more...] about Janibek The Champ: Alimkhanuly Defeats Bentley to Retain Middleweight Title
Pivotal Strawweight Contenders’ Bout between (#3) Marina Rodriguez and (#7) Amanda Lemos Headlines at UFC Apex
Featured Bout: (#13) Neil Magny vs (#14) Daniel Rodriguez UFC continues its run of events at UFC APEX with an intriguing strawweight bout that will see No. 3 ranked contender Marina Rodriguez battle No. 7 Amanda Lemos. The co-main event will feature Top 15 welterweights, as No. 13 ranked contender Neil Magny locks horns with No. 14 Daniel Rodriguez. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: … [Read more...] about Pivotal Strawweight Contenders’ Bout between (#3) Marina Rodriguez and (#7) Amanda Lemos Headlines at UFC Apex