UFC Saudi Arabia: Felipe Lima Taps Muhammad Naimov in Thrilling Debut
With Melsik Baghdasaryan tearing his labrum, it was Brazil's Felipe Lima stepping into a short-notice featherweight fight with Muhammad Naimov at UFC Saudi Arabia. While the opportunity got Lima's foot in the door with the UFC, the highly-regarded bantamweight prospect...
UFC Saudi Arabia: Rinat Fakhretdinov Bests Nicolas Dalby In Fun Scrap
The lone welterweight fight on the UFC Saudi Arabia card on Saturday, June 22 found Rinat Fakhretdinov facing off with Nicolas Dalby. Fakhretdinov was unbeaten in his UFC career, but coming off a draw against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, while...
UFC Saudi Arabia: Muin Gafurov Outduels Kyung-Ho Kang for First UFC Win
Entertaining bantamweights Kyung-Ho Kang and Muin Gafurov put it all on the line in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Kang came into UFC Saudi Arabia as the owner of a successful 8-4 (1NC) UFC record over the last eleven years....
UFC Saudi Arabia: Compromised Leg Leads to Magomed Gadzhiyasulov Out-Wrestling Brendson Ribeiro
Undefeated light heavyweight and Contender Series winner Magomed Gadzhiyasulov made his promotional debut at UFC Saudi Arabia, opposite Brazilian Brendson Ribeiro. Like Gadzhiyasulov, Ribeiro had entered the UFC via the 2023 edition of Dana White's Contender Series, only to drop...
UFC Saudi Arabia: Chang-Ho Lee Wins Road to UFC 2, Decisions Xiao Long
The long overdue Road to UFC 2 bantamweight final arrived at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22, in a fight that paired China's Xiao Long up against South Korea's Chang-Ho Lee. Road to UFC 2 had launched in May of...
Welcome to the UFC: Felipe Lima
Felipe Lima was set to defend his Oktagon bantamweight title on July 20, until a short-notice opportunity at UFC Saudi Arabia became available. Muhammad Naimov was supposed to fight Melsik Baghdasaryan, but Melsik pulled out. In comes Felipe Lima...
Top 15 Bantamweights Yana Santos and Chelsea Chandler to Fight at UFC Vegas 95
Yana Santos will fight Chelsea Chandler in a ranked bantamweight clash on August 10, 2024. The fight is scheduled for the main card of UFC Vegas 95 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. News of the booking was first...
Carlos Ulberg Out of UFC 303, Against Anthony Smith, Roman Dolidze to Step In
Carlos Ulberg has withdrawn from his fight with Anthony Smith at UFC 303. The news was first reported by Benny P. (@Brendaman2001 via X formerly known as Twitter) The UFC has had multiple fight cards seemingly fall apart in the...
Conor McGregor Fires Shot At Sonnen, Shares Toe Injury Photos
UFC 303 is still dealing with the fallout of fighter injuries with multiple withdrawals, but the biggest one was MMA superstar Conor McGregor. McGregor took to social media to share photos of a toe injury, and fired a shot at...
UFC Saudi Arabia: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Weigh-In Results — Full Card Makes Weight
The UFC makes its first trip to the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia for this weekend's UFC Saudi Arabia card, set to air on U.S. broadcast network ABC. That big network placement was no doubt spurred along by a hefty main...
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