There’s more to offer as well, though. To go behind the numbers, check below for 20 pre-fight facts about the UFC 239 prelims. * * * * Featured ESPN prelim Gilbert Melendez Melendez returns to competition for the first time since Sept. 9, 2017. The 665-day layoff is the longest o...
The UFC returns to “Fight Island” on Saturday withUFC 267, which goes down at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The entire card streams on ESPN+. A championship doubleheader tops the card. In the main event,Jan Blachowicz(28-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC...
For the numbers behind one of the most anticipated cards so far this year, check out 87 pre-fight facts about UFC 187. * * * * Main event Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Johnson’s three-fight UFC winning streak is the third longest active streak in the light-heavyweight division behi...
From his early beginnings to fascinating trivia you can use to impress your friends, here are 25 Lethal Facts About Bruce Lee.
Dana White watched his first fight on television—a boxing match featuring heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali—about the age of five at his grandmother’s house. In a 2024 podcast interview with entrepreneur Randall Kaplan, White recalled: I just remember the energy in the room and the buzz and...
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Conor McGregor (b. 1988) is an Irish mixed martial artist who became the most famous name in the sport after winning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) titles in two different weight classes in 2015–16. McGregor’s meteoric rise to athletic success an
But the expansion has lasted so long and it followed such a disastrous recession that it would be easy to overlook how much healthier the economy has become. Here are some key facts about the economic recovery that began a decade ago: ___ JOBS, JOBS, JOBS For all the widespread fear tha...
2019: UFC’s 5-second KO Sean M. Haffey // Getty Images 2019: UFC’s 5-second KO At UFC 239, Jorge Masvidal knocked out Ben Askren infive seconds, the fastest KO in UFC history. Masvidal won the bout with a knee, followed by a series of punches to a defenseless opponent. ...
Facts about hieroglyphicsAlthough hieroglyphics are Egyptian, the word hieroglyphics is Greek. “Hiero” means “holy” and “glyphics” means “marks” or “writings” – so the word means “holy writings“. The Egyptians believed there was great power in a name. If someone’s name was ...