Everyone has a fighting chance
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.
Charles Oliveira endured multiple eye pokes during his bout with David Teymur at UFC Fight Night 144, and those fouls could potentially sideline “Do Bronx” for a lengthy amount of time.
Zebaztian Kadestam will defend his welterweight crown against Georgiy Kichigin in the One Championship “Reign of Valor” headliner on March 9.
New UFC welterweight Ben Askren has a talent for getting under people’s skin. Add Kamaru Usman, the division’s current No. 1 contender, to that list.
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.
Kamaru Usman understands the conflicting opinions swirling around his upcoming shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title, but he doesn’t give them much weight.
He’s not exactly a spring chicken anymore, but Demian Maia certainly looked more than capable inside the Octagon on Saturday.
Not all that long ago, Conor McGregor was public enemy No. 1 in Brazil for his pre-fight trash talk and subsequent 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194.