Delivering on another stellar Fight Night card in the Middle East, the UFC saw its latest iteration record several amazing bouts in UFC on ABC 9. In the main event, former ONE Championship double champion Reinier de Ridder took a highly-competitive split decision victory over previous promotional title-holder Robert Whittaker.
UFC on ABC 9 (a.k.a., UFC Abu Dhabi) is almost here! Friday morning, ahead of the second UFC show on The Alphabet Network in over a month, the official weigh-in window took place from the United Arab Emirates while a number of people in North America were nestled snug in their beds.
Top-ranked light heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Nikita Krylov were given the honor of kicking off the UFC 314 main card in Miami, FL. Reyes famously lost
The stars are out in Miami with big stakes in multiple fights across the UFC 314 card. Of course, the fights that are going to grab the headlines on April 12 are right at the top of the bill with a new featherweight champion being crowned when Alexander Volkanovski faces Diego Lopes.
As two veterans looking to slot themselves into the UFC light heavyweight title picture, Nikita Krylov (30-9) and Dominick Reyes (14-4) meet on the main card of UFC 314.
Nikita Krylov has come a long way, being from a mining family in Ukraine to reach the UFC. Growing up in Ukraine to a Russian family, Nikita Krylov was about as far away from the UFC as he could imagine.
Alexander Volkanovski is aiming to win the vacant UFC Featherweight Championship in what promises to be an exciting clash with Diego Lopes on April 12 in Miami, Florida at UFC 314.
UFC 314 goes down on April 12th from Miami, Florida and the card is starting to take shape. Today, MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin was the first to report that we will see a major light heavyweight matchup on the card.
The UFC is returning to Madison Square Garden for their annual trip this November. While not officially announced, Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic are expected to headline the event for the heavyweight title.
After a Herculean effort to save International Fight Week, UFC 303…happened. For better or worse, the show went on. In an alternative universe, Alex Pereira never knew that his former kickboxing opponent turned UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya mentioned him in an unflattering way.