In the final episode of UFC 273 Embedded, the fighters do some last-minute training and cut weight, step on the scale and trade some last-minute trash talk on the final staredowns.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Ex-champions Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk are expected to meet in a rematch at the upcoming UFC 275 card slated for June 11 in Singapore.
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Chute Boxe’s Diego Lima has a busy schedule in the coming months in the UFC with the return of lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and his teammates Allan Nascimento, Polyana Viana and Daniel Santos. The latter, a sparring partner of “Do Bronx” on a daily basis, gets extra motivation seeing the UFC belt hanging on the gym’s wall.
Читать дальше...Gilbert Burns of Brazil and Khamzat Chimaev of Russia face off during the UFC 273 ceremonial weigh-ins. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
The UFC 273 start time and TV schedule for the Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie event at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla on Saturday night is below.
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Bec Rawlings will make her long awaited return to bare-knuckle action with a rematch booked against old foe Britain Hart at the upcoming BKFC card in Omaha, Neb. on May 13.
Читать дальше...Alexander Volkanovski and Korean Zombie will clash in the UFC 273 main event Saturday night. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
MMA Fighting has UFC 273 results for the Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and live UFC 273 Twitter updates.
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Three pay-per-views. Six title fights. It all kicks off Saturday night.
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If Alexander Volkanovski has questions about the level of competition A.J. McKee has faced in his career, the Bellator featherweight champion has an easy solution.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UFC commentator Laura Sanko breaks down Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns, Alexander Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie, Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling 2, and more ahead of UFC 273.
Aljamain Sterling
Tensions continue to escalate between UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling, interim champ Petr Yan, and their respective teams ahead of UFC 273.
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Is Khamzat Chimaev inevitable or will Gilbert Burns slow down the hype train? Which of the two title fights between Alexander Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie and Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 is more likely to end in an upset?
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The phrase “tap or snap” isn’t a joke to Anna Somers.
The strawweight prospect scored the first win of her MMA career in brutal fashion on Friday with a submission that saw her break the arm of Irlanda Galindo at Combate Global. The grisly finished unfolded late in the first round as Somers wrenched on Galindo’s arm from bottom position until the joint finally gave out in a scene reminiscent of Frank Mir’s infamous devastating kimura of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in 2011.
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Marlon Vera isn’t on the fence about who’s going to win the rematch between UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and interim champ Petr Yan at UFC 273.
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Dana White gets enough of his fighters butting heads in the cage, he doesn’t need to see it in the streets.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev are as hyped up about their upcoming fight as everyone else is, if their final faceoff is any indication.
Читать дальше...Alexander Volkanovski | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Alexander Volkanovski is expecting another classic.
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UFC 273 takes places Saturday at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.. The pay-per-view features two title fights and arguably the most intriguing non-title fight of the year. In the main event, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defends his title against The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling finally settles his longtime feud with interim champion Petr Yan... Читать дальше...