In the co-main event of UFC 289, a former champion seeks to earn a shot at redemption, while a long-standing contender vies for his first shot at gold. Charles Oliveira is looking to return to the top of the UFC lightweight division and a reunion with the title he held with distinction. But to get there, he has to go ...
The co-main event of UFC 289 features a number-one contender battle in the lightweight division as a former champion seeks to return to the 155-pound summit, while a patient and dangerous contender looks to earn his first shot at UFC gold. Charles Oliveira once ruled the UFC lightweight division, and was one of the most dominant fighters in the sport. ...
The Octagon is heading back to the City of Light, with the UFC announcing its return to Paris, France, on Saturday, September 2. The promotion made its debut on French soil back in September last year with a UFC Fight Night event headlined by French heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane and Australian crowd-pleaser Tai Tuivasa. The bout served up a spectacular ...
The UFC’s Octagon heads north to Vancouver, Canada for UFC 289 this weekend, with the women’s bantamweight title on the line in the main event. Nunes has dominated the UFC’s 135 and 145-pound divisions over recent years, with her only slip-up – against Julianna Pena – being immediately avenged in the rematch. A trilogy bout was originally planned for the ...
The headline bout at UFC 289 sees the return of one of the greatest female fighters of all time. Amanda Nunes is back to defend her UFC bantamweight title, and she’ll take on Irene Aldana in a five-round title matchup in Vancouver on Saturday, June 10. Nunes’ reign as a two-division UFC champion briefly came to an end when she ...
Beneil Dariush has had to wait patiently for an opportunity to fight for the UFC lightweight title, and on Saturday night at UFC 289 he faces a former champion believing that victory should eliminate all doubt over what’s next for him. Dariush faces Charles Oliveira in the co-main event of UFC 289 in a bout that could well send the ...
Amir Albazi showed that he belongs in the UFC’s flyweight title conversation with a split-decision win over Kai Kara-France at UFC Vegas 74, then called for his next bout to be for the undisputed flyweight title. The main event of UFC Vegas 74 was designed to produce a clear contender to potentially challenge for the 125-pound title, but after a ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn, who works on a fight by fight basis with undisputed super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, came close to exploring the possibility of a showdown with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Back in 2017, McGregor made his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event became a monster financial success, with a ...
KSW’s second big “Colosseum” show needed some big moments to match the event’s scale, and the fighters delivered the goods on a wild night in Warsaw. The Polish national stadium, PGE Narodowy, played host to KSW Colosseum 2, with the promotion’s two biggest names experiencing contrasting fortunes in the two featured bouts of the night. The main event saw former ...
All 26 fighters hit their contracted weights ahead of UFC Vegas 74 in Las Vegas. The fighters took to the scale at the UFC Apex ahead of fight night in Sin City, with no weight misses making the commission’s job an easy one over the course of te The two main event stars were among the first to take to ...