Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight belt Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., by submitting Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier in the fifth round of a thrilling main event at UFC 302. Makhachev won via D’Arce choke as a -450 ‘chalk’ after a flood of late money came in on Poirier to reduce the odds from … UFC 302 Rewind: Makhachev submits Poirier in R5
The Octagon returns to Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday night for UFC 299, a monster 14-fight card that’s nearly as stacked as next month’s UFC 300 show in Las Vegas. The Early Prelims start at 6:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+, while the Prelims get going at 8:00 p.m. ET. on ESPN. There are five … Edwards: UFC 299 Primer with Picks
The Octagon is returning to Kaseya Center in Miami for UFC 299 just 11 months after the promotion’s first trip to The Magic City in 20 years. The show on March 9 will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight. ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley will defend his 135-pound belt for the first time in a rematch … Odds are out for UFC 299 fights in Miami
Less than 24 hours after featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski replaced an injured Charles Oliveira to face Islam Makhachev in the UFC 294 main event, former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC) accepted an opportunity to take on Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the co-main event on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. … With Costa out, Usman-Chimaev is UFC 294 co-main event
Justin ‘The Highlight’ Gaethje won the ‘BMF’ belt by scoring a second-round knockout win over Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier in Saturday’s UFC 291 headliner at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gaethje landed a head kick that dropped Poirier and it only took one follow-up punch before referee Herb Dean intervened to stop the … UFC 291 Rewind: Gaethje tops Poirier with head kick KO, wins ‘BMF’ belt
Mixed martial arts fans in Salt Lake City are loving life! The Ultimate Fighting Championship is in town and has brought with it an electric card with a main event that’s one of the most anticipated rematches in recent years. Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier and Justin ‘The Highlight’ Gaethje waged an all-time battle that was … UFC 291 Primer