Report: Paulo Costa plans to “break” Israel Adesanya in the second round at UFC 253
Number-one middleweight contender, Paulo ‘The Eraser’ Costa is just sixteen days away from his first UFC title challenge, when he meets undisputed kingpin, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya in the curtain-closer of UFC 253 in the promotion’s return to ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A rivalry with some key-moments littered throughout the last twelve […]
Update: Cláudia Gadelha vs. Yan Xiaonan rescheduling targeted for UFC event on November 7th.
Despite her recent MCL injury, one-time UFC strawweight title challenger, Cláudia Gadelha is still in line to meet with surging contender, Yan Xiaonan – later this year. The Brazilian was recently forced to withdraw from a September 26th. pairing with Xiaonan at UFC 253 – with the promotion now keen on reworking the pairing for […]
Report: Cláudia Gadelha injures MCL, out of UFC 253 bout with Yan Xiaonan
Former UFC strawweight title challenger, Cláudia Gadelha has been forced to withdraw from her UFC 253 pairing with Yan Xiaonan, after suffering an MCL injury. The Brazilian contender is currently travelling to Las Vegas, Nevada to the UFC Performance Institute where she will have the injury diagnosed and assessed further. Gadelha was scheduled to make […]
Jan Błachowicz envisions third round finish of Dominick Reyes ahead of UFC 253
On September 26th. at UFC 253 – we will crown a new undisputed light heavyweight champion, other than Jon Jones or Daniel Cormier, for the first time since March of 2011. Competing for vacant spoils in the co-main event, recent title challenger Dominick ‘The Devastator’ Reyes gets his second crack at 205-pound gold, as he […]
Israel Adesanya reveals “game plan” ahead of UFC 253 title defence against Paulo Costa
Ahead of the second attempted defence of his undisputed middleweight throne, undefeated striking sensation, Israel Adesanya has dropped his supposed, “game plan” on how he plans to remain titleholder when paired with Brazilian bruiser, Paulo Costa on September 26th. At UFC 253 – with a location and venue still yet to be determined, Adesanya is […]
Report: Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley earmarked for UFC event on September 19th.
A bad-blooded welterweight grudge-match between one-time interim titleholder, Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington, and former division kingpin, Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley is in the works to feature at a UFC event September 19th. – with the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, the current frontrunner to host the event. Brash trash-talker, Covington will look to return […]
Johnny Walker vs. Ryan Spann added to UFC 253 on September 19th.
A light heavyweight pairing of creative striker, Johnny Walker, and promotional perfect prospect, Ryan ‘Superman’ Spann has been added to UFC 253 on September 19th. – with a location and venue yet to be confirmed by the organization. A return to the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, or ‘Fight Island’ on Yas Island in […]