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Robert Whittaker doesn’t give Colby Covington too much of a chance in a fight with Khamzat Chimaev . With UFC president Dana White saying Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) could serve as a co-main event to a potential trilogy bout between champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, Whittaker thinks Chimaev would have his way with Covington. Whittaker pointed to Covington’s two losses to ex-champ Kamaru Usman in which he was knocked down multiple times in what were predominantly kickboxing fights between two elite wrestlers. “Stylistically, fight-wise, I think that’s a terrible fight for Colby,” Whittaker told Submission Radio. “Terrible. Because you saw with Usman that anyone Colby can’t just relentlessly spam takedowns on, it becomes a kickboxing fight and a striking match. And I think Covington’s great at what he does, but he’s not a kickboxer, he’s not a striker by trade. That doesn’t come naturally to him. “His pressure style and wrestling style is

LAS VEGAS – Waldo Cortes-Acosta didn’t get a finish in his debut, but was glad to have the chance to express himself while showing his abilities on the main card of UFC Fight Night 213 . The Dominican heavyweight was unable to put Jared Vanderaa away, despite landing a number of hard punches that found their target. In return, Vanderaa (12-10 MMA, 1-6 UFC) landed hard leg kicks that Cortes-Acosta (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) appeared to have no answer for initially, but drew out audible taunts and emotion. “Yeah, I felt them, but that’s why we’re here,” Cortes-Acosta told reporters through an interpreter at the post-fight news conference. “It’s a war, and whatever he needs to do. If your leg is shot, whatever happens, you need to keep pounding.” “Salsa Boy” said he does not believe his leg is injured, just swollen and painful. He anticipates he’ll be able to return to training in a few days. While working through the leg kicks approach of his opponent, Cortes-Acosta taunted a number of t

LAS VEGAS – Marcos Rogerio de Lima  thinks it’s time he drew a ranked opponent. De Lima (20-8-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC)  made quick work of former heavyweight champion and American Top Team teammate Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night 213 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. With wins in three of his past four, the Brazilian wants a step up in competition – and he wants it at home. “Pezao” hasn’t fought in Brazil since a submission loss to Gadzhimurad Antigulov in November 2016 and hopes to land on the UFC 283 card on Jan. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. “It would be really great to actually fight in Brazil – a card that’s going to be really important, the return of the UFC in Rio,” De Lima told reporters at the UFC Fight Night 213 post-fight press conference. “I think it would be really good. Obviously, (I want to fight) someone in the top 15 because I think I deserve the shot. It would be great to have a rematch against Blagoy (Ivanov) from last time. I know the UFC won’t set up that matchup, but anyone

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 214 event in Las Vegas. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC Fight Night 214 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 214 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Make your picks for the fights below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 214 . from MMA Junkie https://ift.tt/NJYeE5T via IFTTT

This month Israel Adesanya puts his middleweight belt on the line against Alex Pereira at UFC 281. Adesanya is the 11th man to hold the title – but is Pereira about to become the 12th? To celebrate the upcoming trilogy fight of sorts – and a potentially historic title change – we’ve ranked every current UFC champion at the time of writing. Note: this doesn’t include the interim UFC championship... Source Every current UFC champion ranked from UFC – GiveMeSport https://ift.tt/d6wpSYM via IFTTT

For the first time in UFC history, back-to-back main events have ended with a “TKO due to injury” designation. First, it was UFC on ABC 3, where Brian Ortega suffered a shoulder injury upon his escape from a Yair Rodriguez submission attempt. One week later, Tom Aspinall suffered a knee injury that ended his UFC Fight Night 208 main event vs. Curtis Blaydes in premature fashion. While the term “freak injury” might not be appropriate to use when discussing a sport that is inherently dangerous, 13 have ended in unforeseen injuries – broken legs, separated shoulders, eye pokes, etc. – that don’t typically come in the sequence of MMA combat. Scroll below to see a chronology of UFC main events that ended in that nature. Note: Injuries sustained on a TKO due to strikes or tapout due to a submission are not included, nor are retirements on the stool due to extended fight damage or exhaustion. Laceration-based stoppages also are not included since they come as an intentional result of th

An appeal filed by the legal team of incarcerated former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been denied. The Sixth Appellate Court of California denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus in an order issued Wednesday, according to a court record obtained by MMA Junkie. The 246-page request , which challenged past rulings of Santa Clara County Judge Shelyna Brown denying Velasquez bail , was denied summarily, meaning without explanation. Velasquez’s lead attorney Mark Geragos did not immediately respond to MMA Junkie’s request for comment. Facing a handful of charges, including attempted murder, Velasquez is set for a pre-trial hearing Nov. 7 in San Jose, Calif. His alleged shooting target, accused child molester Harry Goularte, will have a pre-trial hearing of his own Nov. 14. Goularte faces one felony charge of lewd acts with a minor, allegedly Velasquez’s 4-year-old son. Velasquez, 40, faces 20 years to life in prison if found guilty. Goularte, who is currently out

LAS VEGAS – Regardless of any opinions, Khalil Rountree is happy with his performance against Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night 213. Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) scored a tightly contested split decision win over Jacoby at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The judges only unanimously agreed on Round 3 in Rountree’s favor, but had opposing views on Rounds 1 and 2. But Rountree thinks he did enough to get the victory. For him, securing Round 3 was a win in itself. “For me personally and what I gave, internally, knowing that I had to come out in the third round and give better effort than the second, I did my very best to just push a little harder,” Rountree told reporters at the UFC Fight Night 213 post-fight press conference. “Not necessarily than him, but push myself a little bit harder, and so whether the judges gave me that or not, it was a victory for me. “I was swinging big. I’m OK with it because enough landed for me to get that decision. But that’s definitely not the best version

Tedrick Macklin grew up a point-fighter, but that doesn’t mean he wholly disagrees with some of the criticism of the fighting style. A rising prospect on the Texas regional scene, Macklin (3-0) has trucked every opponent thrown his way over the course of his short professional career. But his combat sports competition started long before MMA. A taekwondo black belt, Macklin began in the discipline at age 6. He won a state title and eventually competed internationally for the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) in continuous point-fighting. That’s his background, his foundation, his roots – and Macklin doesn’t mind the “point-fighter” tag. At the same time, he understands the criticism. He’s not a discipline homer. Sometimes, he admitted, aspects don’t work in MMA. “There are things that you do at the average level of point-fighting that’ll get you hurt in MMA. That’s what I truly do believe,” Macklin recently told MMA Junkie. “The people who have been doing it as long a

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MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main card for UFC Fight Night 213. UFC Fight Night 213 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Last event’s results: 0-5 Overall picks for UFC main cards in 2022: 104-65-1 Welcome to MMAJunkie’s Quick Picks and Prognostications, where I’ll be giving brief, fight-day breakdowns for UFC main cards. With that in mind, I hope these write-ups don’t come off as curt or dismissive. My goal here is to offer quick picks and analysis in a digestible format. All odds listed are provided by Tipico Sportsbook . If you’d like more detailed analysis from me, then feel free to check out my weekly show, The Protect Ya’ Neck Podcast . So, without further ado … from MMA Junkie https://ift.tt/nW3tusb via IFTTT

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GLENDALE, Ariz. – MMA Junkie is on the scene and reporting live from tonight’s Showtime event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva . Paul and Silva will meet in a 187-pound fight after weeks of build-up to their main event. The five-fight card also features former UFC standout Uriah Hall making his professional boxing debut in a four-round bout against former NFL All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell. The event gets underway at 6 p.m. ET, with the pay-per-view main card kicking off at 9 p.m. ET. Keep it locked here for results as they happen, as well as live behind-the-scenes updates. For complete coverage of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s event page for  Paul vs. Silva . from MMA Junkie https://ift.tt/7mT54ki via IFTTT

Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 3 is going to be a blockbuster fight and for such an occasion, there needs to be a special venue. Ever since Edwards knocked Usman out cold at UFC 278, fans and pundits have been talking non-stop about what the third bout between these two rivals will look like. While there’s no way of knowing what will happen from a technical point of view, one thing that’s pretty... Source Four UK stadiums that could host Leon Edwards’ trilogy fight against Kamaru Usman from UFC – GiveMeSport https://ift.tt/MIZqThN via IFTTT

Sean O’Malley’s head coach Tim Welch doesn’t believe his student’s win over Petr Yan was a robbery. Last weekend at UFC 280, Sean O’Malley shocked the world by defeating Petr Yan after an incredibly tight three-round affair in Abu Dhabi. The fight served as a huge step up in competition for O’Malley who, up to this point, hadn’t really been tested by anyone outside of Marlon Vera. Source Sean O’Malley’s coach doesn’t believe Petr Yan win at UFC 280 was a robbery from UFC – GiveMeSport https://ift.tt/eUQ7FBH via IFTTT

LAS VEGAS – All the pre-fight activities are in the books for UFC Fight Night 213 following Friday’s official weigh-ins and faceoffs. In the main event, Calvin Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meets Arnold Allen (18-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in a key featherweight bout. In the welterweight co-feature, veterans Tim Means (32-13-1 MMA, 14-10 UFC) and Max Griffin (17-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC) clash at welterweight. At the conclusion of the official weigh-ins, the fighters came face to face for final staredowns. Check out the highlights in the video above and a photo gallery from the weigh-ins and faceoffs below. UFC Fight Night 213 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 213 . Gallery Photos: UFC Fight Night 213 weigh-ins and faceoffs view 34 images from MMA Junkie https://ift.tt/pOZqBHG via IFTTT

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Former UFC middleweight contender Uriah Hall is ready for his professional boxing debut. Hall takes on ex-NFL standout Le’Veon Bell at the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva and the bout is now official as both fighters made weight on Friday morning. Hall came in at 198.6 and Bell at 197.6. You can watch Hall and Bell making weight in the video above. Related Jake Paul claims Dana White has attempted to 'sabotage' boxing event vs. Anderson Silva Anderson Silva not done in MMA, wants retirement fight in Japan: 'I need to give back to Japan everything Japan gave to me' The two are set to compete in a four-round, professional boxing bout on Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena. The main card airs at 9 p.m. ET/6p.m. PT on Showtime pay-per-view. For complete coverage of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s event page for  Paul vs. Silva . Gallery Photos: Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva open workouts in Phoenix view 53 images Le'Veon Bell

LAS VEGAS – Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen got their first official opportunity to face off prior to Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 213 main event. After making weight on Friday morning ahead of the card, which streams on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex, Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Allen (18-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) engaged in a traditional staredown in front of the media. Both men are professional and kept things cordial, but the intensity was there as they came face-to-face. #UFCVegas63 headliners Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen size each other up at the first and only faceoff. Full story: https://t.co/ajECXDATiI pic.twitter.com/mgJr13lul3 — MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 28, 2022 Check it out in the video above. Come fight night, six-time UFC headliner Kattar will attempt to rebound from his split decision loss to Josh Emmett earlier this year. Allen, for his part, has gone unbeaten through his first nine UFC appearances, and will attempt to continue his streak when he serves as as a

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva is now official. Both fighters made weight for their 187-pound fight Saturday. Paul came in at 186.5, while Silva registered 186.1 on the scale Friday at Desert Diamond Arena near Phoenix. Watch Paul and Silva and their trips to the scale in the video above. Related Jake Paul claims Dana White has attempted to 'sabotage' boxing event vs. Anderson Silva Anderson Silva not done in MMA, wants retirement fight in Japan: 'I need to give back to Japan everything Japan gave to me' The two are set to compete in an eight-round professional boxing bout at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Paul vs. Silva headlines the event. The main card starts at 9 p.m. ET/6p.m. PT on Showtime pay-per-view. For complete coverage of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s event page for  Paul vs. Silva . Gallery Photos: Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva open workouts in Phoenix view 53 images from MMA Junkie https://ift.tt/T0SPBp

GLENDALE, Ariz. – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva fighter weigh-ins, where the headliners hit their marks. In the main event, YouTube star Jake Paul boxes former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in an eight-round bout. Also on the card, former UFC fighter Uriah Hall and ex-NFL standout Le’Veon Bell meet in a four-round professional boxing bout. The weigh-ins took place at the Desert Diamond Arena and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 8 p.m. ET. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which airs at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime pay-per-view. Complete weigh-in results included: MAIN CARD: Jake Paul (186.5) vs. Anderson Silva (186.1) Ashton Sylve (132.4) vs. Braulio Rodriguez (132.5) Alexandro Santiago (117.9) vs. Antonio Nieves (117.8)  Uriah Hall (198.6) vs. Le’Veon Bell (197.6) Chris Avila (183.3) vs. Doctor Mike 182.6) PRELIMS: Jeremiah Milton (248.2) vs. Quintin Sumpter

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