Robert Whittaker says even in defeat he is the best middleweight in the world. It has almost been two weeks since the long-awaited rematch took place between Whittaker and Adesanya at UFC 271. It was a close competitive fight compared to the first fight, however, Adesanya defended his belt and won via unanimous decision. The
Israel Adesanya is brushing off Robert Whittaker’s belief that the wrong man had his hand raised at the end of UFC 271. Adesanya and Whittaker did battle in a rematch on Feb. 12 for “Izzy’s” UFC Middleweight Title. The two collided inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. While their Oct. 2019 encounter ended in
Robert Whittaker is back in Australia after falling short at UFC 271. Whittaker collided with Israel Adesanya on Feb. 12. This wasn’t the first time the two clashed inside the Octagon. Back in Oct. 2019, Whittaker was stopped in the second round via TKO by “The Last Stylebender.” The rematch played out quite differently but
“Free Joe Rogan” was chanted this weekend at UFC 271. There is no denying it; UFC fans love Joe Rogan. He has been the voice of the UFC for 20+ years, and when he misses a big event, people can feel it. On Saturday, the crowd missed Rogan’s presence too. “Free Joe Rogan” Usually, during
It looks like Jared Cannonier is next for Israel Adesanya according to UFC president Dana White. Cannonier made it two wins in a row with an impressive come-from-behind knockout victory over Derek Brunson at UFC 271 last night. He demanded a title shot soon after in his post-fight interview as he specifically addressed White with
In what is surely a plot twist, it turns out that Joe Rogan declined to work at UFC 271 amidst his recent controversies. Dana White Says Rogan Could’ve Worked On Friday, it was reported that Michael Bisping would replace Rogan in the broadcast booth as a commentator. In the report, it said Rogan was out
UFC 271 MMA event is happening now TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) from Houston, Texas. In the main headliner bout, Israel Adesanya (21-1 MMA) faced off against Robert Whittaker (23-5 MMA) for the second time for middleweight title up for grabs. Adesanya defeated Whittaker back in 2019 at UFC 243. Since then he has defended
A middleweight title rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker is taking place now (Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022) at UFC 271. Round 1 Lots of feinting early on. Both fighters are looking to land leg kicks. Whittaker with an oblique kick attempt. Adesanya lands a leg kick. He follows it up with a jab to
Two heavyweight bruisers known for their highlight reel finishes and their outgoing personalities did battle. Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa collided in the co-main event of UFC 271 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Round 1 Tuivasa went for the low kick and Lewis reached down to try to grab it. Tuivasa ducked a
A middleweight contest between Jared Cannonier and Derek Brunson is taking place now (Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022) at UFC 271. Round 1 Cannonier misses with a leg kick. Brunson lands a body kick. Cannonier is the one advancing early on. Brunson level changes but Cannonier separates pretty quick. Brunson goes for the takedown again. Cannonier
Bobby Green and Nasrat Haqparast got the main card of UFC 271 started. The action emanated from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Feb. 12. Round 1 Green had his hands down early trying to bait Haqparast. He threw out the jab a few times. Haqparast poked his opponent in the eye and time
Joe Rogan won’t be commentating at UFC 271 anymore and Jake Paul doesn’t think it’s because of scheduling conflicts. Just one day after Rogan was announced to commentate UFC 271, he’d be replaced by Michael Bisping on just a day’s notice. Rogan has been taking some heat in the month of February. Cancel culture has
There has been a change of plans regarding the UFC broadcast team. Joe Rogan will no longer be commentating at UFC 271. While the beloved UFC personality is experiencing a ton of heat for recent controversies, this apparently wasn’t the reason for his absence. Rogan would reportedly have to pull out of his commentating duties
Dana White didn’t do a shoey yesterday, but that didn’t stop some UFC analysts from doing one. It looks like the “shoey” is here to stay, well, during Tai Tuivasa fight weeks at least. The Shoeys During the official UFC 271 weigh-in show on Youtube, former double champ Daniel Cormier, current top welterweight Michael Chiesa,
Tai Tuivasa believes he’s got the pieces in place to defeat Derrick Lewis. Tuivasa and Lewis will collide this Saturday night (Feb. 12). The heavyweight collision will serve as the co-main event of UFC 271. The action will be held inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. View this post on Instagram A post shared
It’s time to make things official for UFC 271. Before the UFC heads back to Houston this Saturday, fighters must first step on the scales and make weight. Israel Adesanya takes on rival Robert Whittaker in a highly-anticipated rematch. The two from down under will headline the second UFC pay-per-view of the year. The card