Glover Teixeira faces Jamahal Hill for the vacant title at UFC 283 on January 21. The bout takes place in Teixeira’s backyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Teixeira, 43, made his pro debut in 2002. The Brazilian won the UFC light heavyweight title in 2021 against Jan Blachowicz but lost it in June 2022 against Prochazka. A rematch against the latter was supposed to happen at UFC 282 in December before the Prochazka injury....
In case you didn’t know… Prior to signing with the UFC, Russian fighter Alexey Kunchenko established himself as one of the most feared Professional MMA fighters of all time, thanks to his undefeated streak of 17 fights. Before making his jump to the UFC, Kunchenko had previously competed for promotions such as M-1, where his very recent wins were against the likes of Sergey Romanov and Alexander Butenko, who was defeated by Kunchenko via TKO at M-1 Challenge 90....
A hard-hitting heavyweight contest between Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis co-main evented the show while a host of other stylistically engaging match-ups rounded off the card. As is the case with every card, UFC Fight Night 148 had a healthy mix of finishes, decisions and some high-quality performances in general, and ended up being an entertaining watch for fight fans watching around the globe. So let’s not waste any more time and get right into it!...
Here’s Teixeira’s plight. He had to deal with all types of heckling ahead of this 205-pound showdown. Walking to the octagon at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, he will hear fans screaming expletives and making derogatory comments. MORE: Images from Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia | UFC card time, how to watch | Odds And yet, it doesn’t faze former light heavyweight title challenger Teixeira in the slightest bit. “As a professional you have to deal with those situations,” Teixeira told Sporting News....
Conor McGregor in his run had defeated Dennis Silver, Dustin Poirier, and even future featherweight champion, Max Holloway. However, his most memorable fight was easily one of UFC 189 against Chad Mendes. Originally scheduled to be a featherweight championship bout between then champion, Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor, this fight came up when Aldo had to pull out. Aldo was replaced by division stalwart and former title challenger, Chad Mendes....
The 31-year-old American, who lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254, put up the following message on Tuesday: To which Dan Hooker replied: The Kiwi contender lost a decision to Dustin Poirier back in June in an intense 5 round battle. Dan Hooker has since called out Charles Oliveira and former Bellator Champion Michael Chandler, but both those fights are yet to materialise. Dan Hooker angling for a fight against Justin Gaethje Justin Gaethje put up a flawless performance against Tony Ferguson earlier in the year at UFC 249 to earn his shot at Khabib....
T-Wood was on TMZ’s The Hollywood Beatdown and he shared his thoughts about the polarising YouTube Star possibly joining UFC for a fight against CM Punk. Paul recently took on fellow YouTuber KSI in a controversial boxing rematch and lost via a close split decision. KSI sent a message to Paul during a post-fight interview stating that he should go to the UFC to fight CM Punk. Logan Paul has taken KSI’s advice into consideration and has expressed his desire to fight the former WWE Superstar....
Additionally, the UFC seems to have all but confirmed that the 28-year-old Czech mixed martial artist will get the next title shot in the division. Jiri Prochazka is currently ranked No.2 in the 205-pound division. He is also the backup for the title match between champion Jan Blachowicz and challenger Glover Teixeira at UFC 267. During the most recent episode of The MMA Hour, Rakic told journalist Ariel Helwani that he wanted to stay active....
As per MMAFighting, the promotion is planning to have a heavyweight fight between Aleksei Oleinik (57-13-1) and Maurice Greene (8-3) at the show. Oleinik last fought in July 2019 and lost to Walt Harris via KO. The 42-year-old veteran suffered two consecutive losses this year and is on the lookout for a big win that can get his UFC career back on track. Oleinik will face former Ultimate Fighter Contender Maurice Greene, who is coming off a TKO loss against Sergei Pavlovich....
In response to a tweet initially posted by the UFC’s official social media handle, Conor McGregor trained his aim at Dustin Poirier and his striking in their previous fights. Referring to his gruesome injury that brought on a first-round loss by way of a doctor’s stoppage at UFC 264, Conor McGregor chided Dustin Poirier for walking away with an easy win. A potential rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier on the horizon The most recent fight between McGregor and Poirier, which marked what should have been the final edition of their trilogy saga, left a lot to be desired....
Dan Hardy spoke to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto and revealed his desire to face Diaz upon his return while also spilling the beans of his gameplan to win the fight. Dan Hardy’s possible UFC return The last time we saw Dan Hardy (25-10-1) inside the Octagon was way back in September 2012, when he won via unanimous decision against Amir Sadollah. The former Welterweight title contender had to prematurely retire from the sport in 2012 after he was diagnosed with a heart condition known as the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome....
Francis Ngannou’s last fight in the UFC Ngannou last competed in the UFC way back at UFC on ESPN 3 when he stepped into the cage against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos. Ngannou dominated the fight and knocked out JDS in the first round to mark another TKO win, following his previous victories over Curtis Blaydes and Cain Velasquez. Ngannou calls out Volkov Ngannou recently put out a tweet, challenging Alexander Volkov to a fight at UFC 246....
However, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ isn’t someone who you would think takes a challenge lightly and has already responded to ‘Funky’ in the most intimidating way possible. In case you didn’t know… At The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada, top Welterweight star Kamaru Usman defeated Rafael Dos Anjos and immediately called out former Interim Champion, Colby Covington. One man, who is also interested in fighting both Usman and Covington is none other than new UFC signee Ben Askren, who in a recent IG post asked Usman to come out of the shadows and show his face at UFC 233....
As the fight got booked for the umpteenth time and is set to take place at UFC 249 inside the Barclays center in Brooklyn, New York on 18th April 2020, Ferguson remains confident that “fifth time’s the charm.” If the fight does take place, it is going to be one of the biggest match-ups in the history of the UFC not just in terms of the stature of the two fighters but in terms of the intense rivalry between the pair that reflected in their previous interactions at pres conferences....
In doing so, Namajunas has set a couple of records in the UFC. Namajunas became the only fighter in the UFC women’s division to lose a title and recapture it. Unfortunately, Namajunas (10-4) also joined a club of current UFC champions with the worst pro-MMA records. This could be attributed to the fact that Namajunas started her career as a 20-year-old. Understandably, most athletes in their early 20s haven’t refined their skills yet....
Mike Perry had a lot to prove as he looked to take on the fighter with one of the best records in the UFC. On the other side of things, Donald Cerrone was out to prove that he still had it, and despite a bad run in recent times, was able to do exactly that. The night ended for the Cowboy celebrating with his family in the Octagon. In case you didn’t know… Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone has not had the best of runs in the Octagon for a while now....
The fight started out with both guys feeling each other out. Gonzaga tried to rush in with a pair of right hands, but wildly missed “Cro Cop”. Gozaga started to find his range by landing a body kick and a left hook. Then Gonzaga was able to secure a takedown with about two minutes left in the round. Gonzaga was able to get out “Cro Cop’s” guard and into full mount....
The main event will have former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett battling heavyweight slugger Roy Nelson. MORE: Astonishing UFC photos | UFC champions primer | Who should Werdum fight next? In the co-feature, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousassi meets Uriah Hall in middleweight action. Here’s everything you need to know about UFC Fight Night 75. What time is UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson taking place? The preliminary card begins at 8 p....
Ebola lands in D.C. and we can only hope a White House intern came into contact so as to deliver it to the belly of the beast.#NoFlyZone As expected, people outraged and responded back to Miletich, who responded back to some of the comments. @patmiletich using that 1st amendment I see, Pat. That’s a pretty intellectually challenged thing to say. The first case of Ebola in the United States was announced last Tuesday from a person who traveled from Liberia to Texas....
During a recent interview with Helen Yee, Holland claimed that the possibility of Till fighting Chimaev in the UFC may have ended now. However, he felt it was a smart move from ‘The Gorilla’ to work with one of the best fighters in the world: Watch Kevin Holland in conversation with MMA reporter Helen Yee below: Kevin Holland has fought in the UFC’s welterweight and middleweight divisions and holds a professional MMA record of 21-7-1NC....
