1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. The two met in a championship fight in October 2022 in Abu Dhabi, and Makhachev dominated Oliveira, submitting him in the second round to claim his UFC belt. Oliveira's performance was so poor that night that he has refused to watch it. He says...
That Usman is long gone. The Usman of 2022 is regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, a fighter who can slam you, tie you in a tight clinch, or simply beat the brakes off you with his new found love of striking. In three of his last five fights, Usman has sc...
UFC News: Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre Sounds off on Pound-for-Pound Debate In light of the controversy, Herzog responded to fanson Xsaying he'd "reevaluate": I get it. I know what I was seeing in the moment, but I've gotten enough feedback telling me I need to reevaluate...
His publicly stated goal is to retire as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and, at a record of 23-2, ESPN currently ranks him as the #3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. I think he’ll get there. His intellect–and consistency–is what separates him from...
and fighters have to be within one pound of the maximum weight limit for all non-title fights, or exactly at the weight for title fights. If a fighter misses weight, their opponent can either accept the fight and collect a percentage of their fight purse, or they can decline and the fig...
In 2020, he topped N Sang via submission for the middleweight belt, returning in 2021 to claim the light heavyweight title from him via decision. Following two successful title defenses of the middleweight belt, he lost the 225-pound title to Anatoly Malykhin in 2022. ...
and groin strikes. With five-minute rounds introduced at UFC 21, the UFC gradually rebranded itself as a sport rather than a spectacle. The implementation of rules changed the game of many fighters, for example Mark Coleman made potent use of headbutts for his ground-and-pound tactics, could...
ByBryan TuckerMay 16, 2020, 11:56pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Sign up for the newsletterSign up for the MMA Fighting Daily Roundup newsletter! A daily roundup of all your fighting news from MMA Fighting ...
“On Tuesday, I reported that the UFC was sending out feelers, they were reaching out to fighters and managers to see who could possibly be available to either replace the fight — meaning two new fighters — or step in and replace one of the fighters involved to fight on...
The blood was in the water. Round 3 started with Usman switching stances, flattening Burns with a right jab and then demolishing him with ground and pound in 34 seconds. For Burns, the emotions – the wildness to begin, the fear to finish – were too much. He starte...