McMann last competed in February 2018 in a fight against Marion Reneau. The former Women’s Bantamweight title challenger lost in the second round via a Triangle Choke. If you’d remember, Sara McMann (11-5) suffered her first professional MMA loss back in 2014 at the hands of Ronda Rousey at UFC 170. She went on to lose four of her next eight fights, with her last win coming back in February 2017 against Gina Mazany....
Walker has now reacted to his loss against Hill, claiming he will continue to move forward undeterred. The Brazilian also joked about getting caught while trying to maintain forward momentum against ‘Sweet Dreams’. He uploaded an adorable video with his girlfriend and wrote on Twitter: Johnny Walker went 3-0 to begin his UFC career, with all three victories coming via highlight reel knockouts. The hype surrounding the Brazilian was sky-high at the time, until he suffered his first loss in the UFC against Corey Anderson at UFC 244....
Story controlled the fight from start to finish as he controlled the bout on the feet and anytime Nelson took him down, he was able to get right back up to his feet. “The Horror” pressured Nelson throughout the fight and the Iceland native was never able to get going. Story was never in too much danger as Nelson seemed flustered and had no answer even though one judge gave him the fight....
Main Event: Junior ‘Cigano’ Dos Santos vs Tai ‘Bam Bam’ Tuivasa-Heavyweight An epic heavyweight showdown greets us as the main event of the evening when former Heavyweight Champion and no. 7 ranked contender, Junior Dos Santos faces the up and comer undefeated knockout artist Tai Tuivasa who is ranked at no. 11. Tai Tuivasa has been making waves in the UFC ever since his arrival in the promotion and is currently 3-0 in his Octagon fights....
UFC Fight Night 144: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 will be headlined by a rematch between Assunção and Moraes. The previous time these two met, Assunção won via split decision. Moraes will be looking to set the record straight this time. In the co-main event, José Aldo will take on Renato Moicano. This is the first of Aldo’s final three fights. He will be retiring at the end of the year....
On January 28, 2014 during a routine training session at Sik-Jitsu Fighting Systems in Spokane, Wash, Pena tore four of the five ligaments in her knee along with a torn hamstring. An injury like that has never happened in MMA and when the injury first occurred, UFC president Dana White thought she would be out for two years. A little over 14 months after the gruesome injury and 16 months since she last fought, she is excited to be back where she belongs....
“I fought a little emotional tonight,” Mir told Jon Anik in the post-fight interview. “I don’t usually do that.” MORE: UFC’s most eye-popping photos | Rousey no longer money-driven The fight started out with Duffee throwing a combination, but Mir came back throwing a left hand. Duffee came right back, landing a right hand. Mir then came back with a left hand and Duffee threw a right. Then Mir threw a left and a knee to the chin of Duffee....
‘Mighty Mouse’ expressed his appreciation for Israel Adesanya after the latter suggested that Johnson should be counted amongst the GOATs in MMA. Israel Adesanya believes Demetrious Johnson is one of the best fighters of all time Israel Adesanya, during an appearance on Submission Radio, had weighed in on the ongoing GOAT debate. Adesanya pointed out that Demetrious Johnson is being overlooked despite him being a near-perfect fighter. Adesanya noted that Johnson isn’t being given the credit he deserves, insinuating that the flyweight great is a fighter who could be considered the GOAT....
At UFC 245, they will be going at it in the co-main event of the evening. The card will also feature two other championship fights, expected to be headlined by Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski. However, they still haven’t confirmed which fight will be the main event. The third title fight will feature Amanda Nunes defending the UFC Bantamweight Championship against Germaine De Randamie. “It’s very personal” When talking to MMAJunkie, Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz spoke about the fight against Covington and how personal it really is....
Funky opened up about his decision to retire from the sport and revealed that he will have to undergo a hip replacement surgery. Askren shared his views on various issues pertaining to his career and his recent losses in the UFC. The former Bellator Welterweight Champion even revealed the storybook ending that he had envisioned for himself. Askren’s plan was to beat Robbie Lawler and Jorge Masvidal before finally taking on Kamaru Usman at UFC 244....
Coming into this fight, Lawler suffered a controversial defeat to the debuting Ben Askren at UFC 235, whereas, this was Covington’s first fight in the UFC in 2019, having won the interim Welterweight Title in 2018 and eventually being stripped off it, as well. The fight started off with Covington charging towards his opponent like a mad-man, however, Lawler caught him with a good body shot early on in the fight....
McGregor Jr was spotted on the matted floor while his daddy was addressing the Irish fans after showing off some great moves ahead of the headline fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov during UFC 229. In case you didn’t know… Conor McGregor has been in a relationship with his girlfriend Dee Devlin since 2008, and their first child, Conor Jack McGregor Jr., was born on 5 May 2017. McGregor’s dad Tony McGregor revealed on ESPN’s Helwani show that Conor’s second child is due in early January next year....
Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier has suggested he would be willing to face Jon Jones in 2017, once the former Champion returns to the cage following his suspension for doping. Speaking to Colin Cowherd on the show Herd, Cormier claims he would be willing to step into the Octagon to face Jones again, regardless of if Bones is juicing and more importantly for the current Champion to redeem himself....
Hill went on to secure a first-round KO finish against Walker in the main event of UFC Vegas 48. The American has partly credited the ‘shoey’ for his near-perfect performance. In a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Hill explained the reasoning behind doing a ‘shoey’ at the weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 48. He said: Catch the latest episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani below: The ‘shoey’ celebration has been trending for quite some time now in the MMA community....
Kamaru Usman says that the UFC Welterweight Division is the most exciting division Having won the UFC Welterweight Championship back at UFC 235, Kamaru Usman is all set to make his first title defense in the final UFC pay-per-view of the year and while interacting with Fox Sports Asia, the current 170-pound champion praised his arch-rival Colby Covington and other welterweight fighters for making the division the most exciting in UFC....
Speaking to the media after the KSI vs Logan Paul press conference yesterday, Paul made his post-fight plans very clear, calling on UFC President Dana White to give him a shot at the top level… Turning Pro Logan Paul has never been a stranger to controversy. In 2017, he attracted unwanted mainstream attention when he showed a suicide victim in one of his YouTube videos. It is now the boxing community who are divided over Paul and his antics....
In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, former two-division UFC Champion Conor McGregor will make his much-awaited return to the Octagon for the first time in two years, as The Notorious One is all set for a mouthwatering showdown against Khabib Nurmagomedov at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor, who last fought in the Octagon at UFC 205 in a historic win over Eddie Alvarez at the Madison Square Garden, will be challenging the Dagestani fighter for the coveted UFC Lightweight Championship tomorrow night in Vegas....
In the main-event, women’s strawweight and MMA media anointed ‘IT’ girl Paige VanZant took on Rose Namajunas while the undercard saw exciting names such as Sage Nothcutt, Tim Means and Alijamain Sterling in action. Rose Namajunas, coming into the fight against Paige as a slight underdog, dominated the main event against Paige with technical striking, constant takedowns and finished the fight with a choke in the fourth round. With the women’s strawweight division still thin at the top, Rose asserted herself into a discussion for the title shot....
The main event featured Dominick Cruz defeating T.J. Dillashaw by split decision for the UFC bantamweight title. In the co-main event, Eddie Alvarez beat Anthony Pettis by split decision in lightweight action. MORE: Fight Night 81 Good, Bad & Dirty | Fox suspends UFC broadcaster for plagiarism With the card now in the books, we take a look at what’s next for the key winners and losers. Winners Dominick Cruz: The champion showed how good he really is in coming back from numerous leg surgeries and fighting once in four years....
UFC bid farewell to 2020 - a year that has been difficult for the promotion as well as for everyone else - with a packed fight card headlined by Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal. UFC action has been on break since that December 19 card. After having to cancel a few events at the very beginning of the lockdown period, UFC had recovered fast with UFC 249. They became the first sporting organization to resume action amid the pandemic when they hosted that pay-per-view, headlined by stellar performances from Justin Gaethje and Tony Ferguson over the interim lightweight belt....
