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Erin Blanchfield, UFC Vegas 69

UFC Vegas 69: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Main Card Staff Picks

After an action-packed trip to Australia, the UFC returned to Las Vegas for Saturday night's UFC Vegas 69 — with a women's flyweight fight anchoring the card. UFC Vegas 69 is, in all honesty, a thin card on paper. When...

UFC Vegas 69: Andrade Takes Big Gamble in Stepping In Against Upstart Blanchfield

Former champion Jessica Andrade puts her spot in the strawweight rankings on the line as she moves up in weight on one week's notice to take on top super prospect Erin Blanchfield at UFC Vegas 69. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1625540381894152193?s=20&t=7hUagvymyCUQsmc0YwNa4A The business of sports,...
Islam Makhachev UFC 284

What’s Next: UFC 284 Winners

This past Saturday the UFC returned Down Under for UFC 284, with home country fighter, Alexander Volkanovski testing himself against one of the very best in the world in lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev. With Volkanovski moving up to try and...
Alexander Volkanovski, UFC

What’s Next: UFC 284 Losers

UFC 284 is in the books, with Islam Makhachev fending off a lightweight title challenge mounted by featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. It was a valiant effort by the Australian, but in a fight that went the distance, he came...

UFC 284: Legacy Defining Victory On the Line for Makhachev and Volkanovski

Islam Makhachev will travel to enemy territory with the goal of spoiling the homecoming of Alexander Volkanovski who will be attempting to become at two-division champion at UFC 284. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1622777167393193985?s=20&t=LfPJTV4SDLNazx6K3KOlLw While his skills have been praised for years, reigning champion Islam...

UFC 284: Rodriguez and Emmett Lock Horns with Interim Gold on the Line

Perennial contenders Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett will look to set up an epic collision with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski when they compete for interim gold at UFC 284. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1623780021788717062?s=20&t=42ub-F1_G0DId4ngswAI6Q It is said that all things are meant to happen in...
Alexander Volkanovski, UFC

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Main Card Staff Picks

The UFC's return to Australia promised to be a big one, with the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the promotion set to face off in the UFC 284 main event. That lightweight title fight saw Alexander Volkanovski, a dominant featherweight...
Sergey Spivac, UFC

What’s Next: UFC Vegas 68 Winners

UFC Vegas 68 was a long night for fight fans, at least those on the east coast. The main event was a big night for Serghei Spivac, but the card overall felt like a bit of an afterthought. That said,...
Derrick Lewis UFC

What’s Next: UFC Vegas 68 Losers

If you stayed up late for UFC Vegas 68 on Saturday (or Sunday if you were an east coast fight fan, anyway), you were treated to a main card that went off with a whimper. The highlight of the...
Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac (Sergey Spivak), UFC Vegas 65

UFC Vegas 68: Will Lewis Succeed in Reinvention or Will Spivac Score the Upset

A noticeably svelte Derrick Lewis has many wondering if the UFC's all-time knockout leader has reinvented himself at a key time against tough veteran Serghei Spivac at UFC Vegas 68. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1621689763567923200?s=20&t=6bLs_aSkTM3Dd3octaVdGw Somewhat surprisingly, the difference of a few months is rather...