[ad_1] Brian Ortega helped create history at UFC 303 ... by not fighting. International Fight Week 2024 was a memorable one for arguably all the wrong reasons. Seemingly cursed from the start of June, the original headliner between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler fell through and had a domino effect throughout the rest of the card’s line up. The fight removal led to not just a new main event, but
[ad_1] Former UFC welterweight rivals Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will stage a final pre-fight press conference this afternoon, LIVE at 4:30 p.m. ET in the embedded video above. Diaz rematches “Gamebred” under boxing rules on Sat., July 6, 2024 from inside Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., a pay-per-view (PPV) spectacle priced at $49.99. Today’s press conference also features two-time world champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs and red-hot rival
[ad_1] Newly-crowned featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria, is waiting for someone to step up and fight him, which may sound like a strange remark considering “El Matador” already turned down everyone in the 145-pound weight class, according to this former champ. Even UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan, claims Topuria is riding the “NO” train. “I’m aiming for Abu Dhabi,” Topuria recently told Carlos Contreras Legaspi. “I hope someone steps in. I
[ad_1] Any testicular shrinkage Larry Wheels suffered from doing steroids has just been reversed. That’s because the bodybuilding influencer had the cojones to take an unprotected slap from Power Slap super heavyweight champion “Da Crazy Hawaiian.” In fact, Wheels already had smelling salts on standby in anticipation of his violent knockout. “I think there’s no ‘just in case’ — I think it’s 100 percent I’m gonna get knocked out,” Wheels
[ad_1] Maycee Barber is out, Tracy Cortez is in. This will mark a hug step up for the No. 11-ranked Cortez, who fights former strawweight champion and No. 6-ranked flyweight contender Rose Namajunas atop the UFC Denver fight card on ESPN and ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., July 13, 2024 inside Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Now they have an official poster. UFC Cortez is dedicating this fight to her late
[ad_1] Nate Diaz has a reputation for being one of the toughest fighters out there. But which Diaz are we expecting to see on July 6th when Nate fights Jorge Masvidal in an Anaheim boxing ring? The one who engaged in a legendary series of fights against Conor McGregor in 2016? Or the one who cruised to a listless decision loss against Jake Paul in 2023? Paul has come out
[ad_1] Do you remember Travis Browne? Well, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) apparently did not until today (Tues., July 2, 2024). MMA Fighting has confirmed that the former Heavyweight Top 10 contender, Browne (9-8-1 in UFC, 18-7-1 overall), has been released from his UFC contract. The news comes seven years after Browne’s last fight, a fourth consecutive loss that came via a second round Aleksei Oleinik rear-naked choke. Browne has shown
[ad_1] The past few days in the UFC have been great if you’re a fan of intense staredowns. First there was the staredown between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 303, which started the moment both men entered the octagon and lasted nearly five whole minutes. Now we’re happy to report that Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya gave that moment a run for its
[ad_1] Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight contender Manel Kape has talked up his street fighting prowess in the past, and now there’s a secondhand account backing him up. Jean Silva — the UFC Featherweight who just picked up an impressive knockout win at UFC 303 over Charles Jourdain — is a training partner of “Star Boy,” and he revealed Kape is already one up on his
[ad_1] LIVE: UFC 303 on-sale press conference video updates! Tune in TONIGHT (Tues., July 2, 2024) at 10:30 p.m. ET in the embedded video above to watch the Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya-led media extravaganza in Perth, Australia. The pay-per-view (PPV) return “Down Under” takes place at RAC Center next month (Sat., Aug. 17, 2024). The pre-fight showcase presser is expected to feature the event’s headliners, competing over du
