With four straight wins, Jasmine Jasudavicius has put herself firmly into a small circle of UFC contenders at flyweight. The 36-year-old Canadian is coming off what might be her biggest win yet, and even though contenders Manon Fiorot and Erin Blanchfield are presumably the next two in line for champion Valentina Shevchenko, stranger things have
Jasmine Jasudavicius would love to think about a UFC title shot, but in lieu of that knows she has some wide-ranging options on the table. Jasudavicius has four straight wins, including three straight at flyweight since she returned there after a one-off bantamweight bonus-winning submission. And her most recent resume listing was a win over
Fares Ziam was honest in his assessment of where he stands in the UFC lightweight division. Ziam (17-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) notched his fifth-straight win less than two weeks ago when he defeated Mike Davis by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 250 in Riyadh. The 27-year-old has shown vast improvements in his all-around game
Justin Tafa and Tallison Teixeira meet Saturday on the UFC 312 main card at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3UFC main cards, 2024: 8-8 Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira UFC 312 preview Tafa (7-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) will
Rodolfo Bellato and Jimmy Crute meet Saturday on the UFC 312 main card at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3UFC main cards, 2024: 8-8 Rodolfo Bellato vs. Jimmy Crute UFC 312 preview Bellato (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will
Every fighter experiences a decline, but when it happens at the highest level of the sport, the flaws that lead to it can have an even greater spotlight. That’s what coach Sayif Saud sees happening to former UFC middleweight champion and future UFC Hall of Famer Israel Adesanya, who saw his losing skid hit a
Din Thomas isn’t surprised to see Israel Adesanya on a losing skid at this point in his career. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third-straight loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 250 headliner at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After
Kamaru Usman suggests Israel Adesanya emulate Anderson Silva’s approach to the end of his UFC career. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third straight loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in this past Saturday’s main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has now lost
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) –
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
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-saudi-arabia-israel-adesanya-retire-loss February 4, 2025 1:25 pm ET Israel Adesanya is in a tricky spot. For the first time in his MMA career, Adesanya has suffered three defeats in a row, with his latest being this past
