LAS VEGAS – Dana White doesn’t think Raul Rosas Jr. is too green for the UFC. Despite just being 17-years-old, the UFC president had no hesitation in giving Rosas (6-0) a contract with the UFC after his dominant showing at Dana White’s Contender Series 55. Rosas dominated Mando Gutierrez (7-2) to win a clean 30-27 …
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The UFC is bringing in a fighter who is just shy of his 18th birthday. Raul Rosas Jr. became the youngest fighter to sign with the UFC on Tuesday night, following a unanimous decision win over Mando Gutierrez on Dana White’s Contender Series. White, impressed by Rosas’ performance, offered the teen a contract before the …
Former UFC fighter and “TUF Nations” winner Elias Theodorou has died. Theodorou died Sunday after a battle with cancer. Sources who knew Theodorou confirmed the news to MMA Junkie after various reports of his death surfaced online. Theodorou had n’t publicly revealed his illness prior to his death. according to TSN journalist Aaron Bronsteter, Theodorou …
Gallery Nate Diaz def. Tony Ferguson at UFC 279: Best photos view 39 photos Diaz improved to 5-5 in UFC welterweight competition. Diaz has earned 12 of his 16 UFC victories by stoppage. Diaz’s 10 submission victories in UFC competition are the tied with Royce Gracie for fourth-most in company history behind Charles Oliveira (16), …
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 279 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $202,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 279 took place at T-Mobile …
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Conor McGregor isn’t a fan of how the UFC handled Khamzat Chimaev. When Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds Friday for his scheduled welterweight headliner at UFC 279, it put not only the fight but seemingly the event itself in jeopardy. UFC president Dana White, chief business officer Hunter Campbell and the UFC brass spent …
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Conor McGregor had only praise for longtime rival and “bonafide superstar” Nate Diaz ahead of his likely UFC farewell bout. Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) will fight out the final bout on his current contract tonight when he meets Tony Ferguson (25-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) on Saturday night at UFC 279 in a welterweight headliner …
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LAS VEGAS — The UFC has completely shuffled the top three fights on its UFC 279 card one day before the scheduled pay-per-view event, UFC president Dana White told SportsCenter in a live Instagram video Friday. Nate Diaz now will face Tony Ferguson in the main event of the Saturday show at T-Mobile Arena. Diaz’s …
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LAS VEGAS — The UFC 279 scheduled main event is in jeopardy after participant Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds Friday morning at the UFC Apex. Chimaev and Nate Diaz were contracted for a welterweight bout to headline UFC 279 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The nontitle welterweight limit is 171 pounds and …
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Share this article share tweet text e-mail link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-279-news-fighters-react-khamzat-chimaev-weight-miss-nate-diaz-main-event-bout September 9, 2022 at 1:52 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Khamzat Chimaev came in heavy. The UFC contender missed weight on his first attempt to make the welterweight limit for his bout against Nate Diaz …
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