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UFC Adelaide weigh-in results: Headliners on point, Mark Hunt and Justin Willis involved in backstage confrontation
Tom Taylor - November 30, 2018
Early on Friday morning, the 24 fighters on the UFC Adelaide bill stepped onto the scales to weigh in for their respective battles.
Tecia Torres vs Weili Zhang official for UFC 235
Drake Riggs - November 29, 2018
The UFC strawweight division is deeper and better than it’s ever been right now and leading the new wave of talent is China’s Weili Zhang (18-1). Holding quite the impressive record of 18-1 in her 19 career bouts, Zhang’s lone loss came in her pro debut. Having not looked back since, Zhang has dominated her competition on route to 16 finishes (10 KO/TKOs, six submissions) and six titles in Kunlun Fight MMA.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor pokes fun at recent driving ban, finds 'new driver'
Thomas Taylor - November 29, 2018
Earlier this week, news surfaced that former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor had been handed a six-month driving ban. This ban is due to the former champ’s excessive speeding near his home city of Dublin. He was also fined 1,000 euro ($1136.62) for the incident. According to a report from the BBC, Conor McGregor “admitted to driving his Range Rover at 154kph (96mph) in a 100kph (62mph) zone near Kill, County Kildare, in October 2017.” This latest infraction follows a significant 12 other traffic violations that reportedly date back to his teenage years.
BREAKING: Demian Maia will return to action on February 2 to take on former Bellator champ Lyman Good
Cole Shelton - November 29, 2018
A welterweight fight is going down in Brazil on February 2. Following an initial report from Combate, BJPENN.com has confirmed that Brazilian Demian Maia will be taking on former Bellator champion Lyman Good.
VIDEO | Rachael Ostovich explains why she's still fighting at UFC Brooklyn
Drake Riggs - November 29, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: #UFC’s Rachael Ostovich speaks publicly for first time since hospitalization https://t.co/SfUHb41zQm pic.twitter.com/0pjxRXWvHX — Rob DeMello (@RobDeMelloKHON) November 29, 2018
EXCLUSIVE | BJ PENN: "I was honored to spend a week with Kid Yamamoto before he passed"
Christopher Taylor - November 29, 2018
The mixed martial arts community is still grieving after losing legendary Japanese fighter Kid Yamamoto to cancer this past September. Norifumi had announced that he was battling the disease back on August 26 via his official Instagram.
Anderson Silva says a title shot follows a win in 'best fight in the sport' vs Israel Adesanya at UFC 234
Drake Riggs - November 29, 2018
The middleweight division is getting the return of its old king as Anderson Silva takes on Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia on February 10. When just glancing at this bout, the initial reaction may be, ‘Why would Anderson Silva take this fight?’
Junior Dos Santos wants to avenge all losses, 'They are not better than me'
Drake Riggs - November 29, 2018
Former UFC heavyweight champion and legend of the division, Junior “Cigano” Dos Santos has a big main event fight coming up this Saturday night. But that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have some time to reflect on his career as well. Since 2012, Junior Dos Santos has alternated wins and losses in his last eight fights. Meaning he is 4-4 in those eight.
EXCLUSIVE | Luis Pena explains why he is moving down to featherweight and calling out Artem Lobov
Cole Shelton - November 29, 2018
Luis Pena was an undefeated lightweight up until his last fight, when he came up short against TUF 27 winner Mike Trizano. Then, after the fight, the man they call ‘Violent Bob Ross’ announced that he would be moving down to the featherweight division. This news came as a bit of a shock to some, given that Pena is 6’3″. Pena himself, however, feels it’s the right move.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor trains alongside his father and his son
Tom Taylor - November 29, 2018
When Conor McGregor is gearing up for a fight, he sharpens his tools alongside dangerous fighters like Artem Lobov, Dillon Danis, and Gunnar Nelson. In a recent video clip uploaded to his official Instagram account, however, he can be seen training alongside some new faces: his father Tony and his young son Conor Jr. See it below:
EXCLUSIVE | Jim Crute hopes to be in light heavyweight top-10 with three wins — starting with Paul Craig at UFC Adelaide
Tom Taylor - November 29, 2018
Back in July, undefeated Australian light heavyweight prospect Jim Crute earned himself a UFC contract with a first-round destruction of Chris Birchler on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. This Sunday in Adelaide, Australia (Saturday in North America), he’ll make his long-awaited UFC debut against Scotland’s Paul Craig. The last time Paul Craig was in action, he dazzled the MMA community with an epic comeback win, dodging near-certain defeat by submitting Magomed Ankalaev with a single second remaining in their fight. Jim Crute saw this fight, and he was as impressed as the rest of us. That being said, he assures Paul Craig will have no such victory at UFC Adelaide.
UFC Adelaide: Five reasons you should tune in
Mike Straus - November 29, 2018
The UFC returns to The Land Down Under this weekend with the exciting looking UFC Adelaide card. There are 12 scheduled fights in total for UFC Adelaide, many of them with future title implications. In the evening’s main event former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will take on the undefeated Aussie slugger Tai Tuivasa. Dos Santos is riding high off of a big win over Blagoy Ivanov this last July, while the heavy-handed Tuivasa is coming off a decision over Andrei Arlovski.