Ben Rothwell: Fighting OSP at UFC Jacksonville Led to Upgrade to Co-Main Event
"Wednesday becomes the new Saturday," Ben Rothwell said Monday, at the UFC Jacksonville media day. The veteran heavyweight hasn't really been thrown for a loop by the changes to fight week, it seems. The weekday card is an anomaly, of...
UFC Jacksonville’s Glover Teixeira Hoping to See Mike Tyson Against Evander Holyfield Again
When the UFC puts on its second show in Jacksonville, Florida in the span of just five days, it will be light heavyweight Glover Teixeira topping the card. The Brazilian, a former title challenger in the 205lb weight class, looks...
UFC 249: Calvin Kattar Looking for More Big Moment Opportunities
Calvin Kattar says he's had a fire lit under him since November. November, of course, marked his loss to fellow featherweight prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov. Coming off a win over Ricardo Lamas, the fight was a big one. Key for Katter,...
UFC 249: Geoff Neal, and a Trip to Fight Island, on Vicente Luque’s To-Do...
Vicente Luque returned to the win column at UFC 249, a doctor's stoppage ending the night of opponent Niko Price. The wildly entertaining bout saw Price take considerable damage, with a nasty left hook finally doing enough to bring the...
UFC 249: Size of Next Opponent’s Name Most Important for Aleksei Oleinik
Longtime heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik earned arguably the biggest win of his career at UFC 249. The 42-year-old known as "The Boa Constrictor" is a veteran of over 70 professional fights, but defeating former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum certainly has...
UFC 249: Anthony Pettis Looking for Big Fights, And to Leave His Mark on...
Back in the win column after UFC 249, Anthony Pettis is looking for big fights moving forward. For Anthony Pettis, his UFC 249 victory was about more than getting back in the win column. Pettis (23-10), who got the better of...
UFC 249: Carla Esparza Interested in Winner of Gadelha-Hill Fight
The absence of a crowd at UFC 249 certainly had some unintended consequences. Beyond the surreal feel for many at home, the fighters had to get used to sounds echoing, and their corners coming in crystal clear — as...
UFC 249: Greg Hardy Reveals His Reaction to Jacare Souza’s Postive COVID-19 Test
For controversial, and still developing, heavyweight Greg Hardy, every minute of cage time counts. At UFC 249, he got 15 full minutes against Yorgan De Castro, in a fight that resulted in Hardy picking up the third win of...
UFC 249: Francis Ngannou Not Fighting for “Bullsh*t” Interim Title
Francis Ngannou was a man coming off a huge knockout win at UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday night. So it was a tad surprising to see Ngannou in what can only be considered a downtrodden mood post-fight. That,...
UFC 249: Henry Cejudo, Real Estate Agent? Retired Champ on What’s Next
Henry Cejudo did the improbable at UFC 249 on Saturday night in Jacksonville, FL. He knocked out Dominick Cruz (a TKO, more accurately). It was the first knockout of any kind the former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion had...
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