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LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya is ready to level up. The UFC middleweight champion, who defends his belt on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena against Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276, has made a career out of proving others wrong. But now, as he transitions into the next stage of his career, he’s

Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole talks to UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ahead of his title defense against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Adesanya recaps his last win over Robert Whittaker, shares his thoughts on his teammate Alexander Volkanovski’s third fight versus Max Holloway and previews the Cannonier fight — “I’m

1:45 AM ET If Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot was a look into the future of the UFC lightweight division, then that future looks awfully bright. Gamrot beat Tsarukyan by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. But the result could have gone either

Getty Images Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot was expected to be competitive and it delivered on those expectations. Gamrot eked out a unanimous decision win over Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. Saturday’s headliners rejected the notion that wrestling is boring. Gamrot and Tsarukyan put on a thrilling wrestling

LAS VEGAS — The weight of expectations has brought down many a great athlete. The expectations only swell when you’re related to one of the best-ever in your sport. That’s where Umar Nurmagomedov finds himself. His cousin, former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, is arguably the greatest MMA fighter in the sport’s brief history. Umar

Arman Tsarukyan lost his UFC debut, but in the process made a rather loud statement. On April 20, 2019, he met Islam Makhachev in St. Petersburg, Russia, in a fight that featured a significant amount of wrestling. Makhachev is, arguably, the best wrestler in the UFC’s lightweight division and one of the best, period, in

Getty Images UFC continues to deliver on its promise of action fights. The promotion has rolled through the early part of 2022 with four PPVs already in the books. Interestingly, only one title has changed hands in that time with Deiveson Figueiredo topping Brandon Moreno in their trilogy to regain the championship. The beginning of

10:22 AM ET Coming off a sellout UFC Fight Night in Texas this past weekend, the UFC’s summer schedule is heating up. As the promotion returns to the APEX this week, the main event features Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot. This was not the original No. 1 fight on the card, but I love that

Court McGee is tended to by staff after being knocked out by Jeremiah Wells in their welterweight fight at the UFC Fight Night event at Moody Center on June 18, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Josh Emmett and Calvin Kattar put on an entertaining battle in their featherweight bout Saturday which

Getty Images Heading into the UFC Fight Night featherweight main event between Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett, the fans in Austin, Texas, had been spoiled by a record-tying night of eight knockouts. Then Kattar and Emmett engaged in a bloody, tactical battle over five rounds that ended with Emmett winning a split decision. The fight

Josh Emmett has fought through an amazing amount of adversity throughout his career, so it didn’t faze him all that much Saturday at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, when a persistent jab from Calvin Kattar basically closed his left eye by the midpoint of the fight. In the main event of one of the

8:30 AM ET JOSH EMMETT WOKE up with his wife, Vanessa, looking at him four years ago in the bedroom of their Northern California home. The couple were high school sweethearts and have been together for nearly two decades. They are inseparable. Even when the slightest thing might be wrong with Emmett, Vanessa will notice

As the NBA and NHL wind down, this weekend is a good reminder for bettors that it’s always fighting season. UFC Fight Night in Austin blesses us with a 14-fight card that starts at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. It’s headlined by featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett, who are expected to touch gloves around

Champion Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) will seek his second title defense as he takes on T.J. Dillashaw (17-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). The bout is currently targeted for UFC 279 on Sept. 10. Three people with knowledge of the situation verified to MMA Junkie that contracts have been issued for the matchup. The people

Bellator MMA Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will make the first defense of the Bellator lightweight championship at Bellator 283. The promotion announced on Tuesday that the older Pitbull brother would take on top contender Sidney Outlaw in the main event of Bellator’s first card in Washington. Pitbull vs. Outlaw is scheduled for Friday, July 22 at

Jun 12, 2022 Glover Teixeira passed into mount with 15 seconds left in the second round. Jiri Prochazka had been picking Teixeira apart on the feet, but the durable champion got Prochazka down, took his back and then worked his way into the most dominant position in MMA. In response, as Teixeira attempted to rain

The top of Jiri Prochazka’s left eye looked like someone had mistaken his head for a Thanksgiving turkey and had taken a carving knife to dig out a chunk of juicy white meat. Glover Teixeira’s face looked every one of his 42 years, the grey specks in his whiskers highlighted nicely by the rivulets of

The old guy who has been contemplating retirement and the newcomer in just his third bout in the promotion combined in the main event of UFC 275 for one of the best, most exciting and most unpredictable fights in MMA history. Veteran Glover Teixeira, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, was hurting Jiri Prochazka throughout the