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In the Modern Era, just three have reclaimed their belt in an immediate rematch: Randy Couture, Amanda Nunes and Deiveson Figueiredo. Before Adesanya tries to ...

With the whole of the O2 Arena backing “Rocky,” England’s second-ever champion guarded his belt with an even better performance than his title-winning effort en route to a competitive decision victory. Credit goes to Peña for taking the punishment and still marauding forward, but Nunes reminded everyone why she is considered the GOAT of women’s MMA. Every time Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo squared off, it just seemed like the two were destined to fight one another. In a rivalry that bad blood fueled as much as any, the second bout between TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt played out pretty similarly as the first. The fight showed Namajunas was anything but a fluke, and Jedrzejczyk, at the very least, provided reassurance that losing her belt wouldn’t be her undoing as an elite fighter. Weidman still fought well and clearly had the confidence boost that comes with getting the belt strapped around one’s waist, but a horrific leg injury to Silva in the second round ended the fight before it ever got going in earnest. While the margins were razor close, though, the judges saw Henderson’s work more impactful and effective. Edgar put on a dominant display and cemented his well-earned status as the lightweight champion of the world. Couture dominated Belfort for three rounds before earning a poetic stoppage win. ( Champs trying to get their belt back is relatively top of mind, seeing as former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman tried and failed to do just that against Leon Edwards at UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3. That comes to fruition just five months after the first bout when they headline UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 in Miami, Florida.

The UFC returns to North Carolina on May 13, with a card expected to be headlined by light heavyweight contenders Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker.

[Gabe Green](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3811/gabe-green) [Ian Machado Garry](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5801/ian-machado-garry). [Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/395/ronaldo-souza) and [Derek Brunson](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/925/derek-brunson) headlined a FOX card. [Tainara Lisboa](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6212/tainara-lisboa) [Bryan Battle](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5728/bryan-battle)vs. [Tim Means](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1608/tim-means)vs. Also on that card, current bantamweight contender [Cory Sandhagen](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4356/cory-sandhagen) made his UFC debut with a second-round TKO of [Austin Arnett](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4355/austin-arnett). [Alex Morono](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3508/alex-morono) [Jessica-Rose Clark](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3322/jessica-rose-clark)vs. [Angela Hill](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2943/angela-hill), and [Daniel Rodriguez](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5291/daniel-rodriguez) vs. [Jailton Almeida](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5762/jailton-almeida), [Mackenzie Dern](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3624/mackenzie-dern) vs. [Court McGee](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/95/court-mcgee), [Jairzinho Rozenstruik](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5156/jairzinho-rozenstruik) vs. In the main event of that card, The UFC’s most recent trip to North Carolina took place in Raleigh on Jan.

The UFC Monthly Report Is A New Feature That Will Highlight Some Of The Best Performances From The Previous Month Of Action Inside The Octagon.

[Official Scorecards](https://www.ufc.com/news/official-judges-scorecards-ufc-286-edwards-vs-usman-3) According to UFCstats.com, Gaethje and Fiziev combined to land 200 significant strikes, with the former landing at a 60 percent clip, and the latter trailing him by only three percent. [Final Results](https://www.ufc.com/news/results-ufc-286-edwards-vs-usman-3-results-highlights-winner-interview-o2-arena) What put him out, however, was the rocket of a left hand that followed as he slowly collapsed back to the canvas like a felled redwood. While Cannetti came out looking to be the aggressor, Bautista was having none of it and quickly grabbed control of the contest, showing almost immediately that he was on a different level than his Argentinian adversary. The instant Shevchenko threw that spinning back kick, Grasso wrapped an arm around her waist and climbed onto her back, and after a few adjustments, secured the finish.

For Tafa, the story has been the same whether he's been boxing, kickboxing or fighting in MMA: He wants big knockouts and plenty of them. "I take each fight the ...

My brother got the only knockout of the night, a walk-off, but it would've been nice for two of us to be together and get them," Tafa said. "I was signed to Glory at 20 years old. So, I know how to fight on the world stage, on the big stage," Tafa said. I made my MMA debut last July and, by December, I was the top heavyweight in Australasia. That's what gets me off," Tafa said. That's what I love doing.

As Dana White recently alluded to, the UFC is back on the road (for the most part) in 2023.

Ultimate Fighting Championship, led by Dana White, brings its promotion back to the Queen City on May 13, 2023. When can you get tickets?

Battle had a seven-match win streak snapped in December in a unanimous decision loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night 216. dos Santos — also known as UFC Fight Night 166 — took place at PNC Arena in Raleigh. Previously, UFC had stops in Charlotte in 1994, 1995, 2008, 2010 and 2018. His last fight was a unanimous decision loss at UFC 276 to Ian Garry. The mixed martial arts promotion announced Thursday it will bring UFC Fight Night 224 to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Saturday, May 13. Brown, with a knockout win, would tie the record for most knockouts in UFC history with 13.

ARIANNY CELESTE has spent the last 17 years working as an octagon girl for the UFC.She made her UFC debut back in 2006 and now has over 3.2million fol.

[veteran octagon girl is loved by MMA fans](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/mma/10340186/arianny-celeste-ufc-onlyfans-underbood-name-change/) around the globe. [Arianny](https://www.thesun.ie/who/arianny-celeste/), 37, declared on Insta last October she was "committed to being the hottest MILF of UFC." I’m the UFC’s hottest MILF – I’ve been an octagon girl for 17 years and worked my ass off to be where I am

Alex Pereira is bringing in the big guns for his second UFC championship fight with rival Israel Adesanya.

Featured prominently in the clips is former UFC light heavyweight champion [Chuck Liddell](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/489/chuck-liddell). Liddell is famously known as one of the innovators of “sprawl-and-brawl,” a technique that saw him utilize his wrestling to keep fights on the feet. Soon— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) [UFC 281](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1292/ufc-281) this past November. [Israel Adesanya](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya) at [UFC 287](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1364/ufc-287-pereira-vs-adesanya-2) on April 8. [Alex Pereira](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5800/alex-pereira) has another UFC legend in his camp for his first title defense.

Just shy of the four-year anniversary of their classic encounter, Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum will both compete at UFC 287.

The epic contest turned out to be [UFC 287](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-287). [Israel Adesanya](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/israel-adesanya) and [Kelvin Gastelum](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/kelvin-gastelum) will both take to the cage at [UFC 287](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/events/ufc-287).

A current UFC light heavyweight fighter believes that former champion Israel Adesanya is taking a lot of pressure on his rematch at UFC 287.

While Adesanya has claimed that he wants nothing more than to beat Alex Pereira, we will have to wait and see what unfolds. He said, “I don’t know that I would if I was him, put too much pressure on myself to make it this huge, I don’t know, huge moment.” ‘Lionheart’ mentioned that sometimes fighters take their fights too seriously, which can be dangerous. He also mentioned that UFC 287 was his last shot at defeating the toughest opponent in his MMA career so far. ADVERTISEMENT Michael Bisping weighed in on Adesanya’s situation in a recent video posted on his YouTube channel. He has also been active on social media and even

UFC middleweight Andre Muniz has no intention of jumping ship in the near future. Although 'Sergipano' suffered his first Octagon loss in his last outing, ...

On his official Instagram account, Muniz shared a video in which he signs the new contract and tells his fans he is happy to do so, while vowing to come back stronger from his loss to Brendan Allen. “I’m really happy to announce my new contract with the UFC. UFC middleweight Andre Muniz has no intention of jumping ship in the near future.

Gaethje has claimed he might leave the UFC if McGregor receives a title shot by winning his next fight.

UFC Charlotte will see the biggest MMA promotion in the world return to North Carolina for the first time since 2018.

The promotion took to Twitter to share that a UFC event will be held in Charlotte on May 13 at the Spectrum Center. 'The Machine' put on a dominant display against former champion Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 221, winning the bout via unanimous decision. Ihor Potieria, the man who defeated MMA legend Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua at UFC 283 earlier this year, is set to face light heavyweight slugger Carlos Ulberg in an exciting clash.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts promotion has announced the promotion of Grant Norris-Jones to the position of senior vice-president ...

It's always interesting when the UFC matchmakers pit a striker against a wrestler. This clash of specialists essentially comes down to which fighters can ...

This will certainly prove to be a tough test for the unbeaten Chimaev. Additionally, the Brazilian is a powerful and far more experienced striker, which doesn't bode well for Chimaev. Ever since their altercation at the UFC Performance Institute last year, a fight between the two has seemed inevitable. Cory Sandhagen is the fight to make atop the bantamweight division. 'Chaos' is a master at chain-wrestling and has one of the best gas tanks in MMA, which was on full display in his last outing against Jorge Masvidal last year. Edwards will have to be at his best against Covington if he is to come out on top. This is an ideal step-up in competition for Mokaev, who can move tantalizingly close to a title shot with a win. She holds two wins over current strawweight queen Zhang Weili and seemingly has the best case for a shot at the championship, despite her last fight being her lackluster loss to Carla Esparza. It's a tough matchup for him as well, especially considering the nature of his two losses – both first-round submission defeats. On the flipside, Suarez clearly sees holes she can exploit, making this a fun, competitive and high-stakes clash. With the 115-pound belt in her sights, the 32-year-old has repeatedly called out former champion After nearly four years on the sidelines dealing with injuries, the undefeated phenom is now gunning for UFC gold.

Henry Cejudo doesn't see Israel Adesanya making the necessary adjustments to beat Alex Pereira.

Maybe point fight him for the first three (rounds), and then the next two maybe start using your grappling.” I think fourth time, he just puts a stamp on it.” “I’m actually somewhat cheering for Israel, but not really because I haven’t seen enough from Israel from the transitions that he adds somebody. “I just think Israel is stuck, he just believes he could beat him in his style, so for that reason I just can’t,” Cejudo said. Take him into the deeper rounds and then start looking for your takedowns. The title win marked Pereira’s third over Adesanya, with two coming in kickboxing.

The UFC wrapped up its first quarter of 2023 on March 25 with a fight card in San Antonio. The affair was the promotion's 10th event of the year.

Andrei Arlovski is second to Miller with 39 UFC bouts. Charles Oliveira is second with 40 submission attempts. Hill defeated Glover Teixeira to by unanimous decision to win the UFC light heavyweight title. Andrade defeated Lauren Murphy via unanimous decision. Most Submission Attempts: HyunSung Park three submission attempts against SeungGuk Choi, Jimmy Crute three submission attempts against Alonzo Menifield, Clayton Carpenter with three submission attempts vs. Most Takedowns Landed: Loik Radzhabov lands 11 takedowns on 21 attempts vs. - Total Significant Head Strikes Landed: 6,543 - Total Significant Head Strikes Attempted: 16,726 - Total Significant Strikes Landed: 10,906 The fighters who added their names to the promotion’s record book were a mix of veterans and relative newcomers to the promotion. - Total Significant Strikes Attempted: 22.344 The affair was the promotion’s 10th event of the year.

LAS VEGAS – UFC, the world's premier mixed martial arts organization, today announced that Grant Norris-Jones, who has played a pivotal role in driving new ...

Norris-Jones joined UFC in May 2017 following two years with FanDuel, Inc., where he served as Director of Integrated Partnerships. “Working alongside Endeavor’s global partnerships team, we’re confident Grant and his team will continue our track record of delivering innovative brand activations for our partners.” A native of the United Kingdom, Norris-Jones earned his Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Southern California and his Masters in Psychology from Cambridge University.

Top seed and first-overall pick Carla Esparza won the promotion's strawweight title with a five-round decision win over fellow cast member Bec Rawlings in their ...

Right now, Torres has pressed pause on her fighting career and shifted her focus to motherhood, as she is pregnant, with her and her wife, UFC bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington, set to welcome their first child later this year. [Namajunas Regains The Strawweight Belt](https://www.ufc.com/news/rose-namajunas-regains-strawweight-title-breaking-barriers) 13 in the divisional ranks. Nothing will ever top the overall impact the first season of The Ultimate Fighter had on the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts — that goes without saying — however Season 20 deserves to be remembered as one of the best seasons in the show’s long history because of its tremendous and lasting impact on the strawweight division. [BREAKING BARRIERS](https://www.ufc.com/breakingbarriers) In addition to being the first season featuring an all-female cast and to crown a UFC champion — establishing an approach that would be replicated on Season 26 when the flyweight division was introduced on the female side of the roster — one of the greatest lasting legacies of this season is the sheer amount of talent this season graduated onto the UFC roster and the staying power many of those competitors have displayed over the last nine years.

Raul Rojas Jr. vs Christian Rodriguez · Rob Font vs Adrian Yanez · Gilbert Burns vs Jorge Masvidal · Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya.

Just as the Munhoz-Gutierrez fight is a great example of the depth of talent at bantamweight, so too is this one as it brings Top 10 talents with sterling records together in a bout that could be a title eliminator in several other weight classes. All Allen has done since arriving in the UFC (and a little before it, too) is win, as he touches down for his second main event assignment brandishing a 10-0 mark inside the Octagon and a 12-fight winning streak overall. The 26-year-old Tsarukyan went 2-1 in 2022, stopping Joel Alvarez and out-hustling Damir Ismagulov on either side of a competitive, debated decision loss to Mateusz Gamrot in June. He hastily dispatched Frankie Edgar last November in New York City and seems to be growing in confidence with each appearance, but is also stepping up to face a ranked opponent for the first time here. Pereira hit the fifth round of their title clash at UFC 281 needing a finish in order to secure a victory and he went out and got it, walking down his longtime rival and dispatching him with a barrage of unanswered blows along the fence two minutes into the final stanza. Over his last two outings, Nicolau has upped the intensity, turning in a dominant decision win over David Dvorak before dispatching Matt Schnell in the second round of their December clash in Orlando. Burns enters this one off a dominant submission victory over Neil Magny in January and has the feel of a man on a mission. This is his first assignment against a ranked opponent and a chance for him to truly join the ascending pack currently making waves in the 135-pound weight class. After suffering back-to-back losses to Kamaru Usman in championship fights, “Gamebred” landed on the wrong side of things in his grudge match with former friend Colby Covington last year, and really needs to right the ship if he still wants to hold himself out there as the BMF champion. Rodriguez doesn’t have any of the hype or commands the same kind of media attention as his UFC 287 dance partner, but make no mistake about it — the 25-year-old Milwaukee native is a legitimate prospect and someone with real upside in the 135-pound weight class. He dropped his debut on short notice up a division to Jonathan Pearce, but bounced back with a swift submission win in his return to bantamweight, and can make a splash if he derails Rosas Jr. is one of the most fascinating fighters in the UFC at the moment — an undefeated 18-year-old who carries himself and fights like someone much older and with far more than just seven professional appearances under his belt.

UFC: Ahead of UFC 286, we compare Israel Adesanya and Conor McGregor to see who is the bigger PPV star in the UFC. Read more to find out how much they've ...

So let’s compare and see who is the bigger PPV attraction in 2023. UFC: Israel Adesanya and Conor McGregor are two of the biggest stars in the UFC. The Irishman is still the kind of selling fights. Adesanya is at a tricky point in his UFC career. While they may be at different stages in their careers, both Adesanya and McGregor are arguably the two biggest names in the sport. So, let’s compare the two and see who is the bigger PPV draw between the two.

The UFC has been on fire lately, putting together some of the most high-level fights we've ever seen in the sport. The month of April is going to keep that ...

Stylistically, this is very interesting with one guy favoring striking while the other excels in grappling. Pavlovich took just 54 second to finish Tai Tuivasa his last time out, an improvement from when it took him 55 seconds to finish Derrick Lewis in the fight before that. The former champ and top-ranked contender is looking to bounce back from a loss and get himself back into the title picture. Right after that Burns-Masvidal fight, the top middleweights in the world will close out the first event of the month. The month of April is going to keep that momentum going with an epic championship rematch, a welterweight slugfest, a battle of big heavyweights and more. Both of these guys can end a fight in the blink of an eye so this is going to be one fans are not going to want to miss.

UFC is reportedly "working to ensure" a July date in London for Leon Edwards' next welterweight title defense against Colby Covington. According to Justin…

Covington was "not the initial plan," but UFC decided to go that route because of the buzz created by Covington being cageside for Edwards' majority-decision win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 two weeks ago. Edwards was beloved by his home fans at the O2 Arena in London at UFC 286, and there is little doubt that the crowd would be hugely in his corner against the American as well. In many ways, Covington is the polar opposite of Edwards, as he is loud, cocky, brash and boisterous, whereas Edwards typically lets his fighting do the talking.

Leon Edwards is set to fight a controversial American star in his next welterweight title defence, which has been booked for UFC 291 in London this summer.

Following the return of Conor McGregor as he gears up for his comeback clash against Michael Chandler at welterweight, Covington decided to call out the Irishman. He also delivered some trash talk that was perhaps over the line to Usman, suggesting the Nigerian gave his long-time coach Glenn Robinson - who died in 2018 - ‘a heart attack from all those years you were ducking me’ while Robinson would be ‘watching from hell’. After defeating Tyron Woodley to in September 2020, Covington dedicated the win to first responders and the military while he criticised NBA star LeBron James and Black Lives Matter, the movement which his opponent had spoken about his support for ahead of the fight. If Conor wants to fight one day, it's probably the biggest event the UFC would ever do, as you see with the numbers I've drawn to this event. Leon Edwards will make the next defence of his welterweight title against Colby Covington at UFC 291 in London on July 22. Edwards has been vocal about his disagreement with the notion that Covington deserves a shot, but the bout will go ahead following White’s insistence.

It may take a little convincing for Leon Edwards to sign the dotted line, but the reigning UFC welterweight champion is expected to defend his title next ...

Covington, 35, weighed in as an alternative for UFC 286’s title fight only to watch the action cageside. Scheduling the event in London once again is a good start as UFC president Dana White remains Instead, Edwards is more interested in matchups with the likes of Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad.

Reports are beginning to surface which state that Leon Edwards will be attempting to make his second defense of the welterweight crown when he welcomes ...

A huge return to action could be on the cards as Tom Aspinall nears the end of his recovery. After scoring a late head kick knockout of the then-pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman to claim UFC gold, 'Rocky managed to prove the doubters wrong in his next outing. 'Chaos' has been away from the cage since his altercation with Jorge Masvidal, which eventually led to legal proceedings taking place.

Holding this fight was not the initial plan, but it makes too much sense after the success of UFC 286.

Earlier his month, welterweight king Leon Edwards quieted his many doubters by scoring a second-straight win over division legend Kamaru Usman at UFC 286. His ...

The arena has served as the venue for several highly successful cards over the last two years and makes sense to deliver a strong gate for Edwards’ return to the arena that is not far from his home in Birmingham. UFC President Dana White seemed to confirm that likelihood in his post-fight press conference. Earlier his month, welterweight king Leon Edwards quieted his many doubters by scoring a second-straight win over division legend Kamaru Usman at UFC 286.

Leon Edwards will defend his UFC welterweight title in London this summer in a megafight against Colby Covington.

He cut the weight, he showed up to fill in for that fight, and a million other reasons why he deserves that fight.” White says Covington would’ve likely been champion had the great Usman not existed. The 02 in Greenwich is expected to play host, with Edwards a popular figure. Covington would relish the opportunity to play villain again, especially against a Brit. “But I mean, I do come from Miami — I’m the King of Miami — so it’s tough to compare to Miami. Edwards feels Covington has not earned a title shot.