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LAS VEGAS – Jared Cannonier remembers the first time he met Israel Adesanya. It was Nov. 3, 2018, the night he defeated David Branch in his middleweight debut at UFC 230. Adesanya also fought and won earlier in the evening against Derek Brunson in just his fourth UFC bout. Both men got TKO finishes. Cannonier was already a fan of Adesanya’s at that point and afterward spoke with him backstage at Madison Square Garden. “I introduced myself to him and congratulated him on his fight,… Source link

Rising bantamweight star Sean O’Malley (15-1) will face his highest ranked opponent when he steps in the octagon against Pedro Munhoz (19-7, 1 NC) at UFC 276 on July 2. O’Malley entered his last fight against Raulian Paiva in December with lingering injury that prevented him from having the training camp that he wanted heading into the fight. This time around, that isn’t the case. “I sparred the last hard sparring rounds. Three yesterday. I feel good. No injuries. Sparring is done. I couldn’t… Source link

Eddie Wineland made his retirement official after his knockout loss to Cody Stamann at UFC on ESPN 37. Wineland (24-16-1 MMA, 6-10 UFC) suffered a third consecutive first-round stoppage defeat and dropped his fifth fight in his past six outings Saturday when Stamann (20-5-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) blitzed him for a quick finish in their bantamweight matchup at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The former WEC champion and onetime interim UFC title challenger took his gloves off inside the octagon after… Source link

Like many MMA fans, UFC president Dana White found himself screaming at a screen during the conclusion of the UFC 275 main event between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira. White, who was not in attendance at Singapore Indoor Stadium, watched the pay-per-view Saturday on a screen in what appeared to be a luxury party vehicle. White did not make the trip overseas as he stayed in the U.S. for his son’s 21st birthday celebration in Miami, but he still tuned in for what turned out to be a… Source link

The self-proclaimed best fisherman in the UFC says he’s not going anywhere. On Sunday, a tweet from the algorithm-based Twitter account UFC Roster Watch alerted fans to the removal of lightweight Gregor Gillespie from the roster, causing a stir among fans who keep a close eye on the sport. A few hours later, Gillespie (14-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) clarified and went into detail about his current situation with the UFC, ensuring everyone that his status as a UFC fighter has not changed and he is still… Source link

Rose Namajunas lost her women’s strawweight title in the UFC 274 co-main event rematch against former champion Carla Esparza on Saturday. The fight was largely uneventful. Spectators inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. could be heard booing during the pay-per-view broadcast. The bout was difficult to score because so little occurred, especially in the first three rounds. The judges scored the fight for Esparza by split decision giving her two title-fight wins over Namajunas. It was… Source link

Khamzat Chimaev may never be the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. He may never even be a UFC champion. Neither, obviously, is out of the question, but even if he doesn’t reach either goal, it won’t matter a bit. This guy has star written all over him and with his performance Saturday in a breathtaking battle with Gilbert Burns at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on the main card of UFC 273, he took another big step toward the top of the heap. Since Russia… Source link

The television broadcast of UFC 271 on Saturday night won’t include Joe Rogan. According to multiple reports, the controversial personality and podcast host won’t handle his normal duties for the MMA broadcast. The New York Post cited a UFC official who said that Rogan had a “scheduling conflict” preventing him from being on the broadcast. Former middleweight champion Michael Bisping will replace Rogan on the ESPN and pay-per-view broadcast. That “scheduling conflict” comes as Rogan has been… Source link

ANAHEIM, Calif. — What Francis Ngannou did Saturday in defeating Ciryl Gane with his grappling would be like Usain Bolt setting a world record in the 100 meters running on his hands, or Tom Brady rushing for 250 yards to lead the Buccaneers to another Super Bowl title. Exactly no one saw that coming, though it shows the growth in Ngannou’s game and the brilliant work of coaches Eric Nicksick and Dewey Cooper that the sport’s most fearsome fighter could win a bout by grappling. He was a… Source link

After a highly productive career in MMA, Anderson Silva is taking on a new challenge. The former UFC middleweight champion will try his hand at boxing in a match against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday.  This isn’t going to be a one-fight deal for Silva, however. Once Saturday’s fight is over, Silva is looking for another opponent, and he’s open to that opponent being one of the Paul brothers, according to TMZ. Silva said “everything is possible” regarding his next fight. He mentioned that… Source link