Tag: UFC
Conor McGregor to make UFC comeback on June 29 in Las Vegas against Michael Chandler | WWE News
Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon on June 29 when he takes on Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in Las Vegas. It has been three years since McGregor last fought in the UFC after breaking his left leg in the first round of his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. The UFC…
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Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou: AJ says former UFC champion is not a ‘gimmick’ opponent and believes he beat Tyson Fury | Boxing News
Anthony Joshua dismissed suggestions that Francis Ngannou is a ‘gimmick’ opponent and believes the former UFC champion was wrongly denied a victory over Tyson Fury. Joshua has won his last three fights, the most recent against Otto Wallin in a dominant five-round win in December, and will face Ngannou in their non-title contest in Friday’s…
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‘Meatball’ Molly McCann beats Diana Belbita via submission at UFC Fight Night 235 in Las Vegas | WWE News
Molly McCann secured UFC win in final seconds of strawweight debut vs Diana Belbita; “Say less, do more. The plan was to be a world champion at 125lb but it didn’t work out. When the plan doesn’t work, you don’t change the goal, you change the plan. My coach promised me this would happen”
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Francis Ngannou: Former UFC champion faces Anthony Joshua next but still wants future fight with Deontay Wilder | Boxing News
Francis Ngannou will box Anthony Joshua next month, but is still targeting a future fight with Deontay Wilder. Ngannou has made a remarkable transition to professional boxing, meeting Tyson Fury on his debut and pushing the WBC champion close in their non-title bout last October. Next up for the 37-year-old is former two-time unified champion…
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UFC 297: Du Plessis edges Sean Strickland, wins undisputed belt
Dricus Du Plessis celebrates after defeating Sean Strickland in a middleweight title bout during the UFC 297 mixed martial arts event in Toronto early Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO — The hostility brewing between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis finally hit its boiling point at UFC 297 on…
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UFC 295: Tom Aspinall knocks out Sergei Pavlovich to win interim heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden | WWE News
Tom Aspinall stopped Sergei Pavlovich in the first round to win the interim UFC heavyweight title in New York. The 30-year-old landed two quick left-right combinations to finish the Russian inside 69 seconds in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden. He becomes only the third British UFC title holder in history, after Michael Bisping…
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UFC 295: Aspinall wins interim heavyweight title, Pereira is light heavy champ
Brazil’s Alex Pereira celebrates after a light heavyweight title bout against Czech Republic’s Jirí Procházka at the UFC 295 mixed martial arts event, early Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK — Tom Aspinall sat in the locker room in the hours before a UFC title fight that came…
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UFC 295: Jon Jones injury calls off heavyweight clash with Stipe Miocic
FILE–US mixed martial arts fighter Jon Jones.(Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) List some of the marquee main events to headline UFC cards at Madison Square Garden — Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre and Daniel Cormier are among the winners — and Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic could have topped them all. The heavyweight championship…
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Anthony Joshua couldn’t deal with Francis Ngannou’s power, says former UFC fighter Dan Hardy | Boxing News
Francis Ngannou can hold world titles in MMA and boxing simultaneously, says former UFC fighter Dan Hardy. Ngannou was formerly a heavyweight UFC champion but was boxing professionally for the first time when he took on Tyson Fury in a 10-round non-title bout on Saturday. Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, was the overwhelming favourite yet…
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Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou: Former UFC heavyweight champion denied astonishing upset win in non-title clash | Boxing News
Tyson Fury escaped from Francis Ngannou with a contentious split-decision victory after their 10-round non-title bout in Saudi Arabia. Despite being knocked down in the third round, Fury took the result 96-93 and 95-94 on two of the judges’ cards. The other judge had it 95-94 for Ngannou. Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou was fighting…
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