Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-news-fighting-families-ufc-fighters-brothers-sisters-family February 5, 2025 12:45 am ET (Editor’s note: This list originally published Aug. 4, 2022.) For some, fighting is the family business. We’ve seen siblings break into the UFC together or years apart, and there’s
Dricus Du Plessis is determined to clear up any questions about his first fight with Sean Strickland in Saturday’s UFC 312 title rematch. After Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) took the middleweight title from Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a debated split decision at UFC 297 in January 2024, the pair will run
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-312-pre-event-facts-dricus-du-plessis-sean-strickland-zhang-weili-tatiana-suarez February 4, 2025 9:20 pm ET The UFC’s second numbered event of 2025 goes down Saturday with UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Two championship fights take center stage “Down Under,” with Dricus
Sean Strickland has an opinion about the Bryce Mitchell controversy that has dominated recent MMA headlines because, of course he does. Early in his session with reporters during Tuesday’s media day for his UFC 312 title rematch with Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+), Strickland took
Zhang Weili is ready for the challenge that the unbeaten Tatiana Suarez will bring to the table at UFC 312. Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) will attempt to make the third defense of her second strawweight title reign when she meets Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the co-headliner of Saturday’s co-headliner at Qudos Bank
Despite being potential rivals, Dricus Du Plessis heaped praise on fellow UFC champion Alex Pereira. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in a rematch, which headlines Saturday’s UFC 312 event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following
Michael Bisping also doesn’t think Alex Pereira should be cornering Sean Strickland at UFC 312. Light heavyweight champion Pereira will corner Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) for his title-fight rematch against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC), which headlines Saturday’s card at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). With Pereira
Terrance McKinney beat Damir Hadzovic with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 250 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Take a look inside the fight with McKinney, who has 12 straight first-round finishes. Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadzovic Result: Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadzovic via TKO (strikes) –
Sean Strickland has often been criticized for promising war but winning fights by decision. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a title-fight rematch, which headlines Saturday’s event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). Strickland dared Du Plessis for a striking-only battle and
Believe it or not, Sean Strickland actually had something nice to say about fellow former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya – and his words seemed genuine. Strickland, who challenges Dricus Du Plessis for the 185-pound title in a rematch Saturday at UFC 312 (ESPN+ pay-per-view) in Sydney, appeared Tuesday on Fox Sports Australia, where he
Hamdy Abdelwahab beat Jamal Pogues with a split decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 250 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Take a look inside the fight with Abdelwahab, who returned 2.5 years after his UFC debut win, which was overturned for a failed drug test. Hamdy Abdelwahab def.
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-news-jairiznho-rozenstruik-released-heavyweight February 4, 2025 2:45 pm ET Jairzinho Rozenstruik is no longer a UFC fighter. The ranked heavyweight contender was released from the promotion Monday, a little over 48 hours after his UFC Fight Night 250
