Las Vegas resident Francis Ngannou has dealt with an unusual amount of drama during the buildup to a main event showdown against former training partner Ciryl Gane.
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UFC president Dana White said 2021 was the MMA company’s best year ever. “We’re popping on every metric you can imagine … there is no ceiling,” he said.
While the Raiders’ tumultuous year dominated the news in Las Vegas, they were far from the only major story on the local sports scene.
Ultimate Fighting Championship star Jon Jones pleaded no contest on Tuesday to a misdemeanor after he smashed his head into the hood of a Las Vegas police car in September.
Julianna Pena submitted Amanda Nunes in the co-main event of UFC 269. In the main event, Charles Oliveira submitted Dustin Poirier to retain the lightweight title.
Dustin Poirier will challenge lightweight champion Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 269 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, a fight between “two blue-collar guys.”
UFC president Dana White, who is fully vaccinated, said he will remain in isolation and follow Nevada guidelines before returning to work.
A former UFC fighter was arrested after urinating inside a Las Vegas casino and punching a security guard, according to an arrest report released Tuesday.
Fighting for the second time since coming out of a four-plus year retirement, Las Vegan Miesha Tate lost a unanimous decision to Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night 198.
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway took control with a big third round on his way to a unanimous decision over Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 197.
Chris Weidman detailed the success of his disk replacement surgery in conversations with the new Golden Knights’ forward.
Both champions were pushed to the distance in rematches on the pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, but ultimately left the cage with their titles
Champions Rose Namajunas and Kamaru Usman train together and will put their respective titles on the line against opponents they’ve beaten before on Saturday night.
Khamzat Chimaev has outlanded his opponents 112-1 in significant strikes in his four victories and stole the show on a card that featured title wins by Petr Yan and Glover Teixeira.
Rising UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev burst onto the scene with three wins in a record 66 days, but has not fought in more than a year while recovering from COVID.
