UFC double-champion Amanda Nunes has cleaned out what’s left of the women’s featherweight division. With no challengers for the immediate future, “The Lioness” is now back to defending her bantamweight title.
After Nunes disposed of Megan Anderson at UFC 259 in March, UFC president Dana White says he’s keeping the women’s 145-pound division open “as long as the champ-champ wants to defend it.
The UFC Vegas 24 main card just witnessed the company’s former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, put on a masterful performance in a unanimous decision win over former title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum. The counters of Whittaker were dialed in all night, as was his footwork and wrestling for that matter. Robert won each round on every scorecard, and has now amassed a three-fight winning streak since losing his title to Israel Adesanya.
Naisalang ni Stipe Miocic ang wastong taktika para gibain ang arsenal ni Daniel Cormier sa pamamagitan ng unanimous decision at imentina ang kanyang UFC Heavyweight crown sa UFC 252 na idinaos sa UFC Apex sa Las Vegas, Nevada, Linggo.
Two fighters on long winning streaks are set to face off for what could end up being a 115-pound title shot. According to MMA Fighting, UFC 256 will likely play host to a straweight bout between former champ Carla Esparza and Amanda Ribas.
The UFC will be coming back to Sin City after a four-event run on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. On August 1st, UFC Apex was supposed to be the host of a women’s bantamweight fight between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana. However, Aldana tested positive for COVID-19 so the fight was scrapped.
UFC VEGAS 8: ‘SMITH VS. RAKIC’ is in the books and so is the UFC’s August schedule. The card started out red-hot with four submissions in four fights, then the decisions went from entertaining to unremarkable as the night progressed, making it kind of a “meh” card on aggregate.
After two years away from fighting, Jordan Mein sought to start fresh in Bellator. Instead, Jason Jackson sent him back to the drawing board.
Longtime former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is 45 years old nowadays, and he’s still choosing to fight. The legend apparently has two fights left on his current contract, and is set to headline a card against Uriah Hall on October 31st.
The last UFC show from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi for the month of July is a strong Fight Night offering with a big middleweight bout in the main event. Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker takes on former welterweight title challenger Darren Till in a five-round showdown that has major title implications. In the co-main, Shogun Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira have their trilogy meeting in what is supposed to be Lil’ Nog’s retirement fight.
