All fighters on the UFC 248 main card faced off at media day at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, including Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk who will fight for the women’s strawweight title and middleweights Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero who will do battle for the division’s belt on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena.
Evan Dunham explains how his gym in Las Vegas has helped him rekindle his love for MMA, why he’s not ready to retire, the need for a 165-pound division and what he makes of Olivier Aubin-Mercier as his opponent at UFC 223.
Alexander Hernandez made his UFC debut on just a week’s notice and managed to knockout the no. 12 ranked lightweight, Beneil Dariush, at UFC 222.
All 24 fighters competing on the UFC 216 card in Las Vegas on Oct. 7 squared off with their opponents one last time at the T-Mobile Arena during the ceremonial weigh-ins.
The UFC 216 official weigh-ins were filled with drama as UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee nearly missed weight. He made the mark for the interim lightweight title fight at 154.5 on his second try.
Las Vegas local and UFC 216 competitor Evan Dunham discusses his upcoming fight against Beneil Dariush and how the city’s recent tragedy has affected him.
UFC 216 will be the first major event to take place on the Strip following the mass shooting that occurred in Las Vegas on Saturday. Some of the fighters competing on the card discuss their emotions on the tragedy ahead of the event.
All of the fighters involved in the main card of UFC 216 taking place on Oct. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas squared off at a media day on Wednesday.
Beneil Dariush thinks he can break his UFC on FOX 19 opponent, former Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Chiesa, both physically and mentally. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
