Everyone has a fighting chance
Adesanya has often been compared to a young Anderson Silva as they share a similar fighting style. “The Last Stylebender” has also drawn comparisons to light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, but “Bones” says he doesn’t see it.
Robert Whittaker puts his undisputed middleweight belt on the line for the first time on Saturday night when he meets Kelvin Gastelum in the main event at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia.
In the wake of his biggest career opportunity and perhaps his worst setback, James Vick has made some major adjustments and is ready to bounce back.
Colby Covington has made it known that he’s unhappy with the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s decision to bypass him for a title shot against Tyron Woodley in favor of Kamaru Usman, but now it appears he’s considering doing more than just complaining.
In spite of being an overwhelming favorite in the first defense of his newly regained Ultimate Fighting Championship title next month, Jon Jones insists he is not taking Anthony Smith lightly.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou returns to the Octagon on Feb. 17 at UFC on ESPN 1 when he faces off against former champion Cain Velasquez in what could prove to be a fight to determine the No. 1 contender in the division.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Anderson Silva makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon on Saturday night when he takes on rising superstar Israel Adesanya in the co-main event of UFC 234.
Former UFC heavyweight king Stipe Miocic has not fought inside the Octagon since losing to Daniel Cormier in their heavyweight super-fight at UFC 226 last July.
Earlier this month, Henry Cejudo proved his doubters wrong for a second time in a row by stopping bantamweight champion T.J Dillashaw in a super-fight for Cejudo’s flyweight title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first card on ESPN+.
Amanda Nunes sent shock waves through the MMA world by hinting at a possible early retirement despite recently becoming the first woman to hold belts simultaneously in two different divisions with her win over Cristiane Justino at UFC 232 in December.