Corey Anderson got on the cage to celebrate. His family was going crazy in the stands. Anderson had become the Bellator light heavyweight champion, a tournament champion and the recipient of a million dollars. And then, quickly, it all came crashing down last Friday night at Bellator 277 in San Jose, Calif. Anderson told ESPN … Read more
A big win resulted in a small (but significant) move for Alexander Volkanovski. The UFC men’s bantamweight champion made his way with Chan Sung Jung on Saturday in their UFC 273 title fight, edging the South Korean 152-51 on his way to a one-sided fourth-round TKO . The win, Volkanovski’s 21st straight and third title … Read more
Cain Velasquez has broken his silence for the first time since being charged with attempted murder in a shooting incident last month. In a statement posted to his social media, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion thanked everyone who supported him and said his case was “complex and unfolding slowly as we speak.” . Velasquez … Read more
Three weeks ago I wrote that the current featherweight division is the most interesting weight class in the UFC – and after another exciting event in Jacksonville, Florida, I stand by that. Alexander Volkanovski (24-1) has become a TV staple. He has always been a good fighter, having only suffered one defeat in his 10 … Read more
The shrill noise you might have heard late Saturday night if you were anywhere near Jacksonville, Fla., was the hype Khamzat Chimaev train slowing down. Gilbert Burns applied the brakes. Burns had been bloodied and beaten in a brutal first round, but he had survived. And as his fight at UFC 273 against skyrocketing star … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Khamzat Chimaev stole the show, as expected, at UFC 273 on Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over Gilbert Burns in what Dana White called one of the greatest fights he’s ever had. seen. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski put on his own show with a fourth-round stoppage of Chan Sung Jung. … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski vowed to finish Saturday night, something he hasn’t done to an opponent since becoming UFC featherweight champion. One of the best fighters in the world kept his promise. Volkanovski stopped “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung via TKO (punches) 45 seconds into the fourth round on Saturday night in the … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Chan Sung Jung knows this may be his last chance. “The Korean Zombie” first challenged for the UFC featherweight title in 2013. On Saturday, Jung will be back with a shot at winning the belt against champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 273 at VyStar. Veterans Memorial Arena. ESPN … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski’s latest featherweight title defense is official. Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung, better known as “The Korean Zombie,” both weighed in at 144.5 pounds on Friday. Volkanovski will defend his UFC featherweight belt against Jung in the main event of UFC 273 on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. ESPN ranked … Read more
A title fight makes a Saturday night special. And when there are two title fights on the fight card, that doubles the excitement of the big event. This weekend’s UFC 273 (Saturday, 10 p.m., on ESPN+ PPV) offers all of that and more. The 13-fight event at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida … Read more