Kevin Holland returned to the Octagon at UFC 287 determined to get back into the win column after dropping his last two bouts against undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev and perennial contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Standing in his way was Argentinian striker Santiago Ponzinibbio. Coming off a third-round knockout against Alex Morono in December, Ponzinibbio
18-year-old MMA prodigy Raul Rosas Jr. returned for his sophomore appearance inside the Octagon at UFC 287 on Saturday night. Four months removed from his first-round submission over Jay Perrin, ‘El Niño Problema’ looked to make it two-in-a-row against fellow Contender Series alumni Christian Rodriguez. Round 1 Raul Rosas Jr. came out and immediately shot
Kelvin Gastelum returned to the Octagon on Saturday night in desperate need of a win. Dropping five of his last six, Gastelum is barely clinging to his No. 15 middleweight ranking. He faced another tough test at UFC 287 against Chris Curtis. A winner in nine of his last ten outings with seven by way
UFC 287 is underway. The prelims continue with a matchup in the women’s strawweight division. After signing a new 8-fight UFC contract, ‘The Karate Hottie’ Michelle Waterson is back against rising prospect Luana Pinheiro. Round 1: Waterson tests out her jabs and kicks from a distance but doesn’t land. Waterson lands a leg kick. Pinheiro lands
Kevin Holland opened up about the backstory of his infamous altercations with Jorge Masvidal ahead of UFC 287 “Trailblazer” and “Gamebred” will try and end their skid with a win over their respective opponents Even before he steps inside the Octagon at UFC 287, Jorge Masvidal already made headlines after he engaged in two separate
Jorge Masvidal got fans piling up in the middle of a Miami road to get his autograph and take some pictures “Gamebred” previously had two altercations with Kevin Holland in Miami Nothing beats showing up to fight in front of your hometown fans. That’s what UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal has been feeling recently as he
The trilogy bout between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña will headline UFC 289 in Vancouver, Canada. Dana White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has disclosed to Aaron Bronsteter, a Canadian broadcast associate of TSN, that the upcoming pay-per-view event scheduled on June 10th at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver will have a
Jorge Masvidal and Kevin Holland were involved in a second near altercation during UFC 287 fight week. UFC 287 fighters Jorge Masvidal and Kevin Holland nearly came to blows before the event this week in Miami. Both fighters are there to be featured in the Miami fight card, but they are not there to face
Sean O’Malley is already making some preparations ahead of his first UFC title shot. The top bantamweight contender has been on the sidelines since beating former champ Petr Yan at UFC 280 in October. O’Malley’s inactivity is an effect of being promised a title shot. Of course, that won’t come until after the next bantamweight
Stephen Thompson takes a look at Israel Adesanya’s striking in his latest breakdown. There is a middleweight title bout coming up this weekend at UFC 287. Champion Alex Pereira will be taking on Israel Adesanya in the main event in Miami. This will be the fourth meeting between these two over the course of their
Jamahal Hill sees himself handily defeating middleweight champion Alex Pereira if given the chance. UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill seems to be in limbo right now. He was thrust into a title shot on short notice back in January but rose to the occasion by beating former champion Glover Teixeira. Hill is now holding
Cory Sandhagen had quite the experience during his last fight. Last month, Sandhagen defeated fellow contender Chito Vera in the main event of UFC San Antonio. ‘The Sandman’ put on a great performance, largely shutting out Vera over the course of five rounds. Sandhagen Revisits The Vera Fight Coming off of what is likely the
Israel Adesanya wants to make sure there’s no funny business going on after Friday morning’s UFC 287 weigh-ins. On Saturday night, ‘The Last Stylebender’ will attempt to do something he has never done before; beat Alex Pereira. Sitting at 0-3 against the towering Brazilian striker, Adesanya will have one last chance to settle the score,
Jorge Masvidal would love the opportunity to go toe-to-toe with ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor. On Saturday night, ‘Gamebred’ will return to the Octagon after more than a year on the sidelines. Determined to work his way back to a UFC title opportunity, Masvidal will match up with No. 5 ranked welterweight Gilbert Burns in the
Kevin Holland’s striking coach Durwyn Lamb shed some light on an incident involving Holland and welterweight standout Jorge Masvidal. On Wednesday, video footage of a confrontation between the two outspoken UFC stars began making rounds on social media. Holland addressed the incident in an Instagram post before the footage was released, but offered little explanation
The world of mixed martial arts (MMA) is abuzz with anticipation for the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view event, UFC 287, taking place this Saturday night. Headlining the event is a highly-anticipated middleweight title fight between reigning champion Alex Pereira and his long-time kickboxing rival, Israel Adesanya. The co-headliners are Gilbert Burns and Jorge