Most pundits thought Holly Holm had done just enough to win in her return fight on Saturday night. The judges, however, gave a key split-decision victory to Ketlen Vieira instead in the main event of UFC Fight Night 206. Vieira (13-2) won a split decision over Holm by a razor-thin […]
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MMA Notebook: Velasquez Arrested for Attempted Murder; Ukraine Crisis Impacts MMA
The San Jose Police Department announced Tuesday morning that it had arrested former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez for attempted murder. Velasquez has his first court date on Wednesday. Police are holding him without bail. Police identify Velasquez as shooter in Monday incident The arrest followed a shooting in the […]
Bobby Green Gets Main Event Shot vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC Fight Night 202
Islam Makhachev expected to face Beneil Dariush on Saturday night in a potential lightweight championship eliminator. Instead, he’ll take on unranked Bobby Green, who took the first on short notice – and a quick turnaround – for the main event of UFC Fight Night 202. Dariush dropped out of the […]
MMA Notebook: Green Steps in for Injured Dariush; Logan Paul Promotes Slap Fighting
Beneil Dariush suffered a broken fibula in training this week, forcing him to withdraw from a planned main event encounter with Islam Makhachev at UFC Fight Night 202 on Saturday. The lightweight contender broke his fibula when he caught his foot in the mat while taking his partner to the […]
MMA Notebook: Islam Makhachev Impresses in Win over Moises; Velasquez Remains Undefeated
Islam Makhachev continued his climb up the UFC’s lightweight rankings on Saturday when he submitted Thiago Moises in the fourth round of their main event bout. Makhachev (20-1) dominated Moises from start to finish, consistently finding ways to get into dominant positions on the ground, and to land ground-and-pound or […]
UFC on ESPN 26: Can Thiago Moises Stop the Rise of Islam Makhachev?
Islam Makhachev is riding a seven-fight winning streak and has positioned himself as the heir apparent to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s line of Russian lightweight champions. But Thiago Moises will try to slow down his ascent on Saturday when the two face off in the main event of UFC on ESPN 26. […]