Everyone has a fighting chance
Sherdog’s Jacob Debets spoke with welterweight contender Michael Chiesa at the UFC 234 media day about his successful move up to welterweight, his prediction for the Tyron Woodley–Kamaru Usman fight, and ‘blocking out the haters’.
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is a huge MMA fan who is often spotted in the crowd at Ultimate Fighting Championship events. As it turns out, he has firsthand experience with some of the athletes he watches in the cage.
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.
After 51 professional fights, Wanderlei Silva is feeling the effects of a career filled with slugfests in the cage and ring.
After 51 professional fights, Wanderlei Silva is feeling the effects of a career filled with slugfests in the cage and ring.
While Nick Diaz was briefly linked to a matchup with Jorge Masvidal, at least one person close to the Stockton, Calif., native believes he’s retired from mixed martial arts.
A light heavyweight clash pitting Glover Teixeira against Ion Cutelaba appears to have been rebooked for UFC on ESPN 3.
At UFC Fight Night 143, Alonzo Menifield made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut. He was undefeated as a pro (7-0) and coming off of a first-round win in Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
Over the weekend, Anthony Johnson generated a little bit of buzz when he appeared on the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s broadcast.