Aspen Ladd has firsthand experience with Kayla Harrison inside the cage, so she wasn’t surprised when the two-time Olympic gold medalist enjoyed a dominant Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.
When Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight contender Adrian Yanez kicks off his 2024 campaign, it will be interesting to see what the La Porte, Texas, native has in store for the year.
A pivotal strawweight clash pitting Virna Jandiroba against Amanda Lemos has been booked for the UFC’s July 20 card. Jandiroba confirmed the pairing on social media following an initial report from MMA Melotto.
Multiple UFC main events appear to be in the works
The UFC is known for its various superstars. Whether it’s Conor McGregor’s larger-than-life personality, Khabib’s no-nonsense attitude, or Chuck Liddell’s badassery, there are plenty of stars that make fans feel emotions.
The UFC are usually fairly spot on with the fights that they make. More often than not, we get the fights that people want to see, that make sense and also that have fans excited.
This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC St. Louis, hometown welterweight contender Joaquin Buckley (19-6) took on the dangerous Nursulton Ruziboev (34-9-2) who was moving down from middleweight.
Seasoned middleweights Brad Tavares and Jun Yong Park are slated to trade leather in July. Tavares (20-9) and Park (17-6) will meet at UFC Fight Night on July 20 at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas.
Colby Covington is frequently shifting focus when it comes to deciding his next potential opponent. Covington is seemingly not interested in a fight against welterweight up-and-comer Ian Garry, who has been calling “Chaos” out for a considerable amount of time now.
Tracy Cortez will meet Miranda Maverick in a flyweight bout at a UFC Fight Night event in July. Cortez (11-1) and Maverick (13-5) will trade leather on a UFC Fight Night card scheduled for July 20 at the promotion’s Apex in Las Vegas.
It’s already official that the UFC will be heading back to Manchester, England for a stacked UFC 304 PPV event at the new Co-Op Live venue. However, there have been rumblings about who will main event this PPV fight card.
UFC Denver is getting a big time women’s flyweight matchup for it’s main event. Ariel Helwani first reported yesterday on The MMA Hour that former strawweight champion “Thug” Rose Namajunas (12-6) will be taking on top contender Maycee Barber (14-2) in a five-round main event.
Daniel Cormier didn’t appreciate Joaquin Buckley badmouthing Conor McGregor‘s mother. Buckley made headlines after his spectacular win at UFC St. Louis.
Rampage Jackson and Jon Jones had an interesting rivalry in the past. The UFC legend has accused Jones of many things. However, he had some advice for Stipe Miocic who will potentially face Jon Jones later this year.
A women’s flyweight bout with No. 1 contender implications has been targeted to headline an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on July 13. Former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is expected to face Maycee Barber in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card in Denver.
Ben Askren has hit out at Jon Jones after the UFC Heavyweight Champion hinted at a fight with Alex Pereira over Tom Aspinall. Jones has not been in the Octagon since beating Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 last year.
With Vince McMahon no longer having any say in WWE, Dana White sees UFC fighters woking inside a wrestling ring. For decades, WWE and UFC were seen as enemies.
Derrick Lewis stopped Rodrigo Nascimento 49 seconds into the third round of their UFC Fight Night heavyweight match in St. Louis on Saturday night. Lewis' 15th knockout came in the main event, adding to his all-time KO lead in the heavyweight division.
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