Key Stats: 1.22 takedowns per 15 minutes, 3.64 strikes landed per minute, 0.7 knockdowns per 15 minutes (tied-8th) What It Means: When Gastelum is at his best, he is a strong striker with legit knockout power and sneaky quickness who moves in and out of range as well as inside the pocket. His left hand
News UFC The main card festivities at UFC on ABC 2 opened with a fan-friendly booking that turned into an absolute kickboxing class from Daniel Rodriguez. Like many of Mike Perry‘s previous fights, he is game as all heck but seems technically outmatched in the striking department. That was the case in the first round
The place is here, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 257: “Nemkov vs. Davis 2” tomorrow night (Fri., Apr. 16, 2021) on Showtime go down today (Thurs., Apr. 8, 2021) before current 205-pound champion Vadim Nemkov (13-2 ) faces former opponent Phil Davis (22-5-1 )
Following a loss to Cris Cyborg in January that cost her the Bellator featherweight championship, and the onset of the coronavirus lockdowns, for former titleholder Julia Budd getting an opportunity to close out her 2020 against Jessy Miele at Bellator 244 last August was a big thing. Budd was able to pick up a unanimous
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9:28 AM ET A capacity crowd will be present at UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White announced on Wednesday. The pay-per-view card will be held at T-Mobile Arena and headlined by the trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. “I signed bout agreement this morning,” McGregor told ESPN’s
Christian Lee called himself the best lightweight fighter in the world prior to ONE on TNT 2, and he did everything possible to back up that statement with a stunning performance to defend his lightweight title on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old phenom needed less than two minutes to dispatch Timofey Nastyukhin with a brutal counter
Jan Blachowicz will look to defend his light heavyweight title for the second time when he battles Glover Teixeira on September 4 at UFC 266. UFC president, Dana White told ESPN the news, with the location and venue of the fight not announced as of yet. Jan Blachowicz vs. Glover Teixeira was the fight to
Las Vegas – UFC welcomes fans back to the fight capital of the world at full capacity as T-Mobile Arena opens its doors on Saturday, July 10 for one of the biggest fights in UFC history. Headlining the event will be the rubber match of the trilogy between former interim UFC lightweight champion and current No. 1
News UFC Nina Nunes versus Mackenzie Dern offered a match-up not only between two elite mixed martial arts moms but a top-15 strawweight fight with notable implications in the division. In the end, it became a showcase for the surging Brazilian. Dern came out aggressive, and a bit wild at times, to grab hold of
After last week’s TNT debut saw Eddie Alvarez lose via disqualification and Demetrious Johnson suffer the first knockout loss of his professional career (watch highlights), ONE Championship will look to get back on track tonight (Weds., April 14, 2021) with a two-fight main card. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card, which kicks
Watch Robert Whittaker defeat Jared Cannonier | UFC Vegas 24 free fight Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker continued his journey back to a title shot with a winning performance against Jared Cannonier at UFC 254 in October. Whittaker returns to the Octagon to face Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC Vegas 24
7:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Seven championship bouts, with three of those fights for a belt occurring on the same night. Seven former champions trying to climb back toward the top. Old legends hanging on. New faces emerging. Between now and the end of June, there are a lot of must-see moments on the MMA
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Ben Askren knows he doesn’t have to be an elite boxer to beat Jake Paul. On April 17, Paul and Askren are set for a highly-anticipated boxing fight. Although Askren is far from a striker, he knows he is an elite-level athlete and to beat up Paul, he doesn’t have to become an elite boxer.
Nine days later, the bout with Algeo came together, and through it all, the ultra-positive Brazilian has only seen the upside of things. “The last couple weeks have been amazing,” said Ramos, who stayed in Sacramento and remained in camp throughout the last month. “I have been training with the best guys and I feel
Featured News UFC Credit: UFC On Saturday night in Las Vegas (April 17), the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with a 12-fight card that feels like a filler event, resting in the shadow of UFC 261 the following weekend. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some relevant bookings on the UFC Vegas 24 card. The event has