UFC Norfolk Medical Suspensions: Joseph Benavidez Gets Three-Month Sit
The UFC Norfolk medical suspensions are in after this past weekend's event from Virginia. Unfortunately, mixed martial arts (MMA) fans will have to wait for a new flyweight champion to be crowned. Initially, the headliner between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez...
Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Hernandez Targeted For UFC 249
A very interesting lightweight matchup is being targeted for UFC 249 in April. MMA Junkie reports that the UFC is looking to book Islam Makhachev against Alexander Hernandez for the pay-per-view (PPV) card. Makhachev is currently the No. 14-ranked lightweight...
Jumping the Line: UFC Fighters Awarded a Title Shot After a Loss
Sometimes a loss can be the most devastating feeling in the world, but in one of the most unpredictable sports it occasionally has matchmakers picking up the phone with an opportunity of a lifetime for another crack at championship...
Andrei Arlovski Still Chasing the High that Being UFC Champion Gave Him
Norfolk, VA — It's been 5071 days as of this writing since Andrei Arlovski last held the UFC heavyweight title. At UFC 59 on April 15, 2006, Arlovski lost the belt to Tim Sylvia. He'd first won the (then...
UFC 248: Yoel Romero Compares Fight with Adesanya to Ali vs. Foreman
Los Angeles, CA — In the main event of UFC 248 this weekend, Yoel Romero will be in a middleweight title fight once again. Despite having lost two straight fights. That's been a concern for many fans, but Romero (13-4)...
What’s Next: UFC Norfolk Matchmaker
UFC Norfolk was a lot of things and dramatic was one of them. Deiveson Figueiredo missed weight for his flyweight title fight against Joseph Benavidez. Thus making him ineligible to win the title. Making things worse from a promotional standpoint,...
Fighter, Stripper, Author: LFA’s Vanessa “Lil Monster” Demopoulos Has A Lot Going On
Los Angeles, CA — As far as career paths go, Vanessa "Lil Monster" Demopoulos has taken a unique one. The LFA strawweight, currently on a three-fight win streak, most recently competed at LFA 81, earning a unanimous decision against...
UFC Norfolk: Birthday Boy Jordan Griffin Torn Between 145lbs And “Dipping Toe” in 155lb...
Norfolk, VA — Jordan Griffin turned 30 a day ahead of UFC Norfolk, and got one heck of a present for hitting "dirty thirty." That came in the form of a technical submission choke over TJ Brown — a guillotine...
UFC Norfolk’s Brendan Allen: “I’m trying to be the first person to stop anybody...
Norfolk, VA — Former LFA middleweight champion Brendan Allen was back in action at UFC Norfolk. Against something of a surprising opponent in Tom Breese. Breese had been out of action since 2018. Once a highly-touted prospect himself, the Birmingham,...
UFC Norfolk: Kyler Phillips Believes It’s the Beginning of the “Matrix Era”
Norfolk, VA — Welcome to the UFC, Kyler Phillips. Phillips, an Ultimate Fighter alum who came up short on TUF 27, made his debut at UFC Norfolk this past weekend. In the featured prelim slot, Phillips earned himself a one-sided...
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