UFC 288: Jessica Andrade Has a Message for Strawweight Champ Zhang
Newark, NJ — Jessica Andrade has bounced around weight classes in recent years, stepping into short-notice opportunities and generally being something of an opportunist. On Saturday at UFC 288, she returns to the strawweight division over which she once reigned,...
ONE Championship’s Demetrious Johnson Has Lots of Plans for Post-Fight Career, but Not Coaching
Denver, CO — Flyweight great Demetrious Johnson is almost certainly approaching the end of his fighting career. It could come as early as Friday night, when Johnson takes on Adriano Moraes in the main event of ONE Fight Night 10,...
Chatri Sityodtong Reveals What ONE Championship Would Have Offered Ngannou, Financially
Denver, CO — ONE Championship makes its U.S. debut this Friday night, and promotion Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong is on hand to oversee ONE Fight Night 10 in Colorado. Overshadowing the event somewhat has been the announcement by Sityodtong...
UFC 288’s Drew Dober: “It’s Not About Who You Fight, It’s How You Fight.”
Newark, NJ — Lightweight Drew Dober has gained a reputation for putting on action-packed fights, and he arguably has the perfect opponent in front of him in Matt Frevola at UFC 288. "As soon as the fight offer was placed...
UFC 288: Movsar Evloev Believes He’s the Only Man Who Can Beat Volkanovski
Newark, NJ — Undefeated featherweight Movsar Evloev was supposed to be fighting Bryce Mitchell at UFC 288 this weekend, a big match-up for the 145lb weight class. Unfortunately, the bout fell through for the second time. While Eloev (16-0) pulled...
UFC 288: Diego Lopes on Juggling Fighting, Coaching Duties
Newark, NJ — Diego Lopes might be new to the UFC, but he's far from new to combat sports. Stepping in to replace Bryce Mitchell against Movsar Evloev this Saturday at UFC 288 in Newark, Lopes (21-5) arrives in the...
UFC 288: Yan Xiaonan Says “Everything Is Possible” When It Comes to Title Shot
Newark, NJ — Yan Xiaonan believes the winner of her fight with former women's strawweight champion Jessica Andrade at UFC 288 this Saturday will be one step closer to a title shot. She just doesn't know how far away that...
UFC 288’s Charles Jourdain on Kron Gracie’s Time Off: “This Guy Knows Competition”
Newark, NJ — A bit of a surprising main-card match-up at UFC 288 sees Charles Jourdain take on Kron Gracie in a featherweight scrap. Gracie hasn't competed since 2019, when he suffered the first loss of his pro career against...
UFC 288: Aljamain Sterling Initially Thought Cejudo Match-Up Was a Joke
Newark, NJ — Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will face one of just four fighters in UFC history to have held two belts simultaneously when he takes on Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 this Saturday in Newark. Sterling (22-3) didn't actually...
UFC 288’s Gilbert Burns: “Hungriest Guys” At Welterweight Are Himself and Belal Muhammad
Newark, NJ — Gilbert Burns was promised a back-up spot for the eventual Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington welterweight title fight. Rather than rest on his laurels and hope for an opening, or a shot at the winner, Burns (22-5),...
