UFC: Michel Pereira Gets Crack At Top 15, Meets Muslim Salikhov On January 15
Michel Pereira finally gets his shot at the UFC's welterweight top 15 in January. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news that Michel Pereira will fight No. 14 ranked Mulism Salikhov on January 15 at UFC Fight Night:...
UFC 268: Michael Chandler Admits He’s Wanted Gaethje Fight For Years
New York, NY — Justin Gaethje isn't known as being a talkative guy. Doing the media rounds, he's to the point, if not curt. Michael Chandler might be the exact opposite: having been the face of Bellator for years,...
UFC 268: Kamaru Usman Appreciates Covington Selling Fight, But As a Person, “He’s a...
New York, NY — Kamaru Usman might not like Colby Covington as a person, but he appears to respect the man's hustle when it comes to selling their upcoming rematch. As a person though? "He's a rotten piece of sh*t,...
UFC 268: Alex Pereira Not Focused on Chasing Adesanya
New York, NY — Under normal circumstances, a 3-1 fighter signed by the UFC wouldn't garner much attention, if they were signed at all. When it comes to Alex Pereira, however, it's not normal circumstances. Pereira may only be 3-1...
UFC 268: Gaethje and Chandler Go First
It's not often the consensus most anticipated fight of the evening is the first fight on the PPV card. So when Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler square off to kick off the PPV portion of UFC 268, it's bound...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 268
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Pre-Fight Press Conference
If UFC 268 carried a theme with it, it was second chances. A second chance for Colby Covington, against arch-nemesis Kamaru Usman. A second chance for Weili Zhang, looking to reclaim her title against Rose Namajunas. Maybe a second chance for...
UFC 268: Edmen Shahbazyan Not Looking To Rush To A Title Fight
New York, NY — Many fighters enter the UFC with a bit of hype behind them, but not many live up to it right away. That is true for middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan, who rattled off four straight wins in...
UFC 268: Chris Curtis Finds Silver Lining in Phil Hawes Declining Fight Last Month
New York, NY — "Please don't jinx me," Chris Curtis told the media ahead of his second attempt at making his UFC debut. As is well known by now, Curtis stepped up on 24 hours notice, and made weight, for...
UFC 268: Shane Burgos Not Expecting to See Third Round Against Billy Quarantillo
New York, NY — When Luke Rockhold vs. Sean Strickland fell off the UFC 268 card, featherweight Shane Burgos "had a feeling they were going to bump me up to the main card." And that's just what has happened, with...
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