Molly McCann will fight Diana Belbita in February, the UFC confirm
McCann (right) has 13 wins and six losses in her pro MMA career Britain’s Molly McCann will make her strawweight debut against Romania’s Diana Belbita in Las Vegas on 3 February, the UFC has confirmed. McCann, 33, is dropping down in weight for the first time in her career after two successive defeats at flyweight. […]
UFC Fight Night: Dana White criticises ‘bad stoppage’ at Austin event
Dana White was critical of referee Kerry Hatley in a news conference following the event Dana White says a delayed stoppage at UFC Fight Night in Austin was “one of the worst I’ve ever seen”. Referee Kerry Hatley was widely criticised for allowing Jalin Turner to continue raining blows on Bobby Green while he lay […]
UFC Fight Night: Brendan Allen bets Scotland’s Paul Craig in Las Vegas
Brendan Allen, left, has now won six fights in a row Scotland’s Paul Craig was defeated by Brendan Allen in the main event bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Craig, 35, lost by submission in the third round of the middleweight clash after being held in a rear naked choke by the American. […]
Paul Craig v Brendan Allen: ‘I’m in a very privileged position’ to headline UFC event, says Scottish fighter
Paul Craig has won nine of his 16 bouts in the UFC since debuting in 2016 Paul Craig says it is a “dream come true” to become the first Scottish fighter to headline a UFC event. Craig, 35, will face 27-year-old American Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday. The fight […]
Julie Kedzie: Retired UFC fighter to donate brain for research
Julie Kedzie (right) picked up 16 wins from 23 professional mixed martial arts fights “Sorry I lost track of your question… that might be CTE.” CTE is a brain condition linked to repeated blows to the head and concussion. The condition, which gradually gets worse over time and leads to dementia, can only be diagnosed […]
UFC 295: Tom Aspinall says son gave him gameplan for Sergei Pavlovich fight
Tom Aspinall says his seven-year-old son gave him a gameplan and insisted he wrote it down before his fight against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 which he won to claim the interim heavyweight title READ MORE: Aspinall knocks out Pavlovich in 69 seconds to win interim title Source link
UFC 295: Tom Aspinall’s gamble of facing Sergei Pavlovich on short notice pays off spectacularly
Aspinall is the first British fighter to win a UFC heavyweight title As Tom Aspinall waited in his locker room, making the final preparations before facing Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 for the interim heavyweight title, he thought to himself “what am I doing”? And the risk was greater than most could have imaged, as […]
UFC 295: Jiri Prochazka beaten by Alex Pereira and concedes referee right to stop fight
Jiri Prochazka was unbeaten in 13 fights before losing against Alex Pereira Jiri Prochazka conceded the referee was right to stop him from continuing as Alex Pereira won the vacant light-heavyweight title at UFC 295. The TNT Sports commentary team queried whether the fight, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, could have been allowed to […]
UFC 295: Tom Aspinall knocks out Sergei Pavlovich to win the UFC interim heavyweight title
Aspinall becomes just the third Briton to win a UFC title Tom Aspinall superbly stopped Sergei Pavlovich in the first round to win the interim heavyweight title at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Briton, 30, landed two quick left-right combinations to finish the Russian inside 70 seconds. Aspinall took the […]
UFC: Predictions for Tom Aspinall’s heavyweight interim title fight against Sergei Pavlovich
Expect fireworks against Pavlovich – Aspinall Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York Date: Saturday, 11 November Coverage: Follow text commentary on BBC Sport website & app from 05:00 GMT on Sunday, 12 November Tom Aspinall aims to become just the third Briton to win a UFC title when he fights Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 […]