Новости за 07.01.2023

Derrick Lewis | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

The upcoming UFC Vegas 68 card on Feb. 4 will take place at the UFC APEX but the start times for the event will be much later than the average cards happening in the United States.

Dana White | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

Let’s be honest, the first week of 2023 has been awful in MMA news. Mostly terrible stuff that I don’t want to talk about. I’ve (for the most part) already said my piece on the Dana White situation and don’t particularly want to continue talking about it, at least not right now. So instead we are (mostly) going to focus on everything else.

Henry Cejudo | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Henry Cejudo still hasn’t officially been booked for his next fight, but all signs are pointing toward him facing UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in his return to action from retirement.

Leon Edwards’ underdog story was one of the bright spots for the UFC in 2022 | Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

2022 was a wild one for the sport of MMA, and so with the year now officially in the rear-view, MMA Fighting is taking a look back at what happened in the major promotions, where they succeeded, where they failed, and what’s in store for 2023.

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images

With UFC 283 almost two weeks away, the UFC has released a promo for the year’s first pay-per-view card. In the main event, former UFC champion Glover Teixeira will square off against Jamahal Hill for the vacant light heavyweight title.

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Cynthia Calvillo will return to her old stomping grounds at strawweight when she faces Loopy Godinez in a fight expected to take place at UFC 287 on April 8 with the location for the event still to be determined.

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

A big-time matchup of English prospects is in the works for London, as featherweights Lerone Murphy and Nathaniel Wood are expected to meet on March 18 at UFC 286.

Lorenz Larkin | Bellator MMA / Lucas Noonan

Bellator’s network television debut has added a slew of new preliminary bouts.