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Israel Adesanya was dazzling in his title defense and Jan Blachowicz cemented himself as the new light heavyweight champion as the UFC 253 main and co-main events both ended in dramatic fashion. While Adesanya and Blachowicz will undoubtedly enjoy their victories with a well-deserved post-fight celebration, it didn’t take long for the subject of their […]

The UFC 254 main card has been revealed and it will look slightly different than what fans are accustomed to seeing. Headlined by the highly anticipated matchup for the undisputed lightweight title between Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje, the PPV card will feature six matchups, opposed to the usual five. UFC 254 will […]

Even after a weekend where Israel Adesanya destroyed Paulo Costa and the UFC crowned a new light heavyweight champion, Colby Covington is still finding ways to stay in the headlines. A week ago, Covington dominated Tyron Woodley at UFC Vegas at UFC Vegas 11, stopping the former champion in the fifth round. Following the win, […]

n the 11th episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC 253 event in Abu Dhabi. Future fights were discussed for headliners Israel Adesanya—who successfully defended his team middleweight title with a second-round knockout—and Paulo Costa, new light heavyweight […]

Israel Adesanya never fails to praise his coaching staff at City Kickboxing for giving him the tools that have allowed him to start his MMA career with a perfect 20-0 record. Now it appears the undefeated UFC middleweight champion has added his father to that list of pre-fight strategists who offer him advice to ensure […]

Paulo Costa is not going anywhere. “Borrachinha” took on social media Monday to address his second-round TKO loss to UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 253, which went down Saturday night on Fight Island, and assured he’s still pursuing the 185-pound belt. “I’m relaxed because I know what I can do here in this […]

There was a lot on the line at UFC 253 on Saturday night. For Israel Adesanya it was not only the opportunity to defend the middleweight championship, but he was going against another undefeated fighter in Paulo Costa, who had looked unstoppable through his first few fights inside the octagon. What was teased as a […]