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Glover Teixeira
Jiri Prochazka

Glover Teixeira requests an immediate rematch with Jiri Prochazka following UFC 275 title loss

Fernando Quiles - June 12, 2022

Glover Teixeira is calling for a rematch against Jiri Prochazka following an instant classic at UFC 275. Teixeira walked into Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore as the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He didn’t end up walking out with the gold, however.

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Leon Edwards

Salt Lake City to host UFC 278 on August 20, Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards set as main event

Fernando Quiles - June 12, 2022

Salt Lake City is getting a big UFC title fight in the form of Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards. During the UFC 275 broadcast, it was announced that UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman will be putting his gold on the line against Leon Edwards at UFC 278 on August 20th.

Jan-Blachowicz
Jiri Prochazka

Jan Blachowicz calls out newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka: “Jiri, let's do this! The Battle for Europe”

Fernando Quiles - June 12, 2022

Jan Blachowicz wants to be the first man to challenge Jiri Prochazka for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Prochazka challenged Glover Teixeira for the gold in the main event of UFC 275 in Singapore. The title fight was an instant classic with both men exchanging heavy shots and reversals on the ground.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC

Joanna Jedrzejczyk opens up on her decision to retire from mixed martial arts following UFC 275

Fernando Quiles - June 12, 2022

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has weighed in on her decision to retire. Jedrzejczyk shared the Octagon with Zhang Weili a second time at UFC 275 in Singapore this past Saturday night (June 11). In the second round, Joanna was slept by a spinning backfist.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC

Pros react after Joanna Jędrzejczyk announces her retirement from MMA

Christopher Taylor - June 11, 2022

Several current and former pro fighters took to social media to congratulate Joanna Jędrzejczyk on her illustrious MMA career. Jedrzejczyk (16-5 MMA) ended a 26-month hiatus tonight for a highly anticipated UFC rematch with Weili Zhang (22-3 MMA).

Jiri Procházka, UFC 275
Jiri Prochazka

Pros react after Jiri Procházka dethrones Glover Teixeira at UFC 275

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 275 event was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight featuring Glover Teixeira taking on Jiri Procházka. Teixeira (33-8 MMA) had captured the promotions light heavyweight title back at UFC 267 with a second round submission victory over Jan Blachowicz. That win had marked the 42-year-olds sixth in a row and third straight stoppage.

Jiri Procházka, Glover Teixeira, UFC 275
Jiri Prochazka

UFC 275 Results: Jiri Procházka stops Glover Teixeira in the final seconds (Video)

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 275 event is headlined by a light heavyweight title fight featuring Glover Teixeira taking on Jiri Procházka. Teixeira (33-7 MMA) captured the promotions light heavyweight title at UFC 267 with a second round submission victory over Jan Blachowicz. The win marked the 42-year-olds sixth in a row and third straight stoppage.

Valentina Shevchenko
UFC

Pros react after Valentina Shevchenko defeats Taila Santos at UFC 275

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 275 event was co-headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight featuring Valentina Shevchenko taking on Taila Santos. Shevchenko (23-3 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since September’s UFC 266 event, where she successfully defended her title for a sixth time with a TKO victory over Lauren Murphy. ‘The Bullet’ had not tasted defeat since September of 2017 when she suffered a split decision loss to Amanda Nunes for the bantamweight title.

Weili Zhang, UFC 275, Joanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC

Pros react after Weili Zhang KO's Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 275 event featured a highly anticipated women’s strawweight rematch between Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-5 MMA) and Weili Zhang (22-3 MMA). The pair had first met back at UFC 248 in March of 2020, with Zhang emerging victorious by way of split-decision in a thrilling “Fight of the Year” performance.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Weili Zhang
UFC

UFC 275 Results: Weili Zhang KO's Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Video)

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 275 event features a highly anticipated women’s strawweight rematch between Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-4 MMA) and Weili Zhang (21-3 MMA). The pair first met back at UFC 248 in March of 2020, with Zhang emerging victorious by way of split-decision in a thrilling “Fight of the Year” performance.

Glover Teixeira, Paulo Costa, UFC
Paulo Costa

Glover Teixeira shares career advice for "corrupted" Paulo Costa: "If that’s his goal, be the Kim Kardashian of Instagram, he’s on the right path"

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira has shared some career advice for “corrupted” Brazilian fighter Paulo Costa. Costa (13-2 MMA) began his UFC career with five straight victories, four of which came via knockout. The then undefeated ‘Borrachinha’ would receive a middleweight title shot against Israel Adesanya at UFC 253. Unfortunately for ‘The Eraser’, things did not go as planned against ‘Stylebender’, as Adesanya retained his title with a second round TKO.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dana White, Daniel Cormier, Daniel Cormier
Khabib Nurmagomedov

Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov text message snub was "nothing personal"

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

UFC President Dana White has responded to accusations that he snubbed former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The story goes like this, after Charles Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274, White announced that ‘Do Bronx’ would be one half of a future vacant lightweight title fight.

Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes, TUF
Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena expects a more focused version of Amanda Nunes at UFC 277: "I think that I lit a gas can of fire right underneath her behind"

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

Julianna Pena believes she “lit a gas can of fire right underneath” the behind of Amanda Nunes with her upset win at UFC 269. Pena (11-4 MMA) captured the promotions women’s bantamweight title with a second round submission victory over Nunes (21-5 MMA) last December (see that here). It was a stunning upset in terms of betting odds, but one that did not come as a surprise to ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ and her supporters.

Kamaru Usman, Interim title, UFC
UFC

UFC interim welterweight title?

Chris Taylor - June 11, 2022

One of the UFC’s top welterweight fighters believes an interim title is “the right thing to do” given the absence of champion Kamaru Usman. Usman (20-1 MMA), the promotions reigning welterweight champion, has not competed since scoring a decision victory over Colby Covington at November’s UFC 268 event. Following his fifth consecutive defense of the 170lbs title, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ revealed that he was suffering from a broken hand that required surgery.

Dana White, The UFC
Deiveson Figueiredo

Video | Dana White reacts to news that UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo has threatened to leave the division

Christopher Taylor - June 10, 2022

Dana White was live on the air when he learned that UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo was threatening to leave the division. Four days ago, Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA) revealed that he was ‘very upset’ with the UFC for creating an interim flyweight title. In speaking with ‘MMA fighting‘ the reigning UFC flyweight champion said:

UFC 275, Glover Teixeira, Jiri Prochazka, Valentina Shevchenko
Jiri Prochazka

UFC 275: 'Teixeira vs. Procházka' Live Results and Highlights

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2022

The Octagon returns to Singapore for tonight’s UFC 275 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Procházka. Teixeira (33-7 MMA) captured the promotions light heavyweight title at UFC 267 with a second round submission victory over Jan Blachowicz. The victory marked the 42-year-olds sixth in a row and third straight stoppage.

Sean Strickland, Kayla Harrison, UFC, PFL
Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland issues apology to Kayla Harrison following face-to-face meeting at American Top Team: "Enjoy your millions"

Jeffrey Walter - June 10, 2022

Sean Strickland has issued an apology to Kayla Harrison after the pair came face-to-face earlier today at American Top Team. It was a mere five weeks ago that Strickland (25-3 MMA) put Harrison (13-0 MMA) on blast for her performance against Marina Mokhnatkina at PFL 3.

Robert Whittaker Israel Adesanya, UFC 243
Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker eyeing trilogy fight with Israel Adesanya: "The best is still to come"

Josh Evanoff - June 10, 2022

UFC middleweight Robert Whittaker is looking to fight champion Israel Adesanya for the third time. ‘The Reaper’ is set to face Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris in September. The return will be his first bout since his unanimous decision defeat to Israel Adesanya in February. The defeat brought him to 0-2 in his series with ‘The Last Stylebender’.