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They've Stepped On The Scales In Phoenix To Make It Official For Saturday. Prelims Get Underway At 5:30pm/2:30pm ETPT.

The fight will proceed as scheduled, but the championship will only be on the line for Gaethje. If Oliveira wins, he will be the number one contender for the vacant Lightweight Championship and will fight the next challenger for the undisputed title belt at a time and place to be determined. *Charles Oliveira missed weight for his UFC 274 main event bout against Justin Gaethje on Friday afternoon in Phoenix, weighing in at 155.5 pounds. The prelims will continue exclusively on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 8pm ET/5pm PT followed by the ESPN+ Pay-Per-View main card that will kick off at 10pm ET/7pm PT.

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Chandler raises the stakes on a stacked pay-per-view card with his next opponent already in mind before taking on Tony Ferguson.

I lost to Charles Oliveira for the world title, and then I lost a fight of the year candidate to Justin Gaethje. But that didn’t feel like a loss. She is both the present and future of UFC, and she will be too much for Esparza (18-6) on Saturday night. She lost to Esparza in the inaugural strawweight title bout in December of 2014, but Namajunas (11-4) is now a far more complete fighter. “People are going to call me out and say I want the money fights, but really, I got into this sport for a couple different reasons: I wanted to fight the best guys on the biggest stage with the most on the line. It was a blast, and even though I didn’t get my hand raised, we created some waves that are going to be felt for years to come. I was knocked down and hurt, but this is the calling of my life. He’s a guy I would love to fight next.” "I’d love a rematch with Oliveira, and when I fought Gaethje in November, we fought to break each other. “That’s a fight everybody wants to see. Cerrone opens the main card against the dangerous Joe Lauzon (28-15), who has hungered for a moment and platform like this. Rua (27-12-1) is coming off a loss to Paul Craig, while Saint Preux (25-16) has dropped his last two. Bellator 280 is headlined by heavyweight champ Ryan Bader defending his title against Kongo Cheick in Paris, France. The afternoon start (main card begins at 4 p.m. ET) won’t help the Showtime rating, but it does extend the fight day for fans.

Charles Oliveira 'incredulous' after claims weight-check scale was incorrectly calibrated, with champ stripped of lightweight title ahead of UFC 274 main ...

Charles Oliveira has been stripped of the UFC lightweight title after missing weight ahead of his title fight with Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 in Phoenix on ...

With two championship fights and an important bout at lightweight taking place at UFC 274, a lot is on the line. Will there be any last-minute drama before ...

Carla Esparza 2 (115) for the UFC strawweight title Justin Gaethje (155) for the UFC lightweight title - Francisco Trinaldo (170.5) vs. - Rose Namajunas (c) (115) vs. - Randy Brown (170.5) vs. That portion of the event begins at 10 p.m. ET. - Charles Oliveira (c) (155.5)* vs. Justin Gaethje takes place on May 7. Esparza made her pro debut in 2010. At UFC 269 in December, he beat Dustin Poirier via submission to defend the belt. She lost the title against Jessica Andrade, beat Andrade in a rematch, and reclaimed the belt against Zhang Weili in April 2021. Will there be any last-minute drama before fight night on May 7?

This weekend could be another Trevor Wittman success story with both Rose Namajunas and Justin Gaethje in title fights.UFC 274 will see Thug Rose defe.

Carla is the main goal and the main mission is to defeat her. I had a couple more bumps a long the road but eventually got there,” Namajunas recalled. “I had a few moments,” Namajunas started. But I do think there is a benefit in going to a big team atmosphere, it’s just being around other fighters and all that stuff. “I would imagine that he has a bunch of people who do specific things for him. He has a bunch of people that are surrounding him…

Charles Oliveira missed weight for his UFC 274 main event bout against Justin Gaethje on Friday afternoon in Phoenix, weighing in at 155.5 pounds.

Due to the weight miss, Oliveira will forfeit a percentage of his purse. The fight will proceed as scheduled, but the championship will only be on the line for Gaethje. If Oliveira wins, he will be the number one contender for the vacant Lightweight Championship and will fight the next challenger for the undisputed title belt at a time and place to be determined. As of this moment, Charles Oliveira remains the UFC Lightweight Champion, but upon the start of the Main Event Headliner tomorrow night he will vacate the 155-pound title.

This detailed guide covers how to watch UFC 274 Oliveira vs Gaethje on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, web, and more.

Other UFC 274 fights include the Namajumas vs Esparza title bout, Chandler vs Ferguson, and more. $145). If you’re already an ESPN+ subscriber, the fight costs $74.99. UFC main card fights are exclusive to PPV through ESPN in the US and you’ll need an ESPN+ subscription.

Conor McGregor has told his American fans he'll see them soon as he looks set for a return to the octagon in the coming months.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was able to beat him within two rounds last time but Gaethje saw Oliveira as a completely different challenge. UFC title fights do not permit the one-pound allowance typically afforded in non-championship showdowns. The 32-year-old Brazilian was due to put his lightweight title on the line at UFC 274 in Arizona but weighed in half a pound over the limit.

The Brazilian had been scheduled to defend his title against Justin Gaethje in Saturday's UFC 274. The fight will continue, but only Gaethje is the only one ...

Oliveira came back a second time and weighed the same. Oliveira missed weight at the UFC 274 weigh-in and became the first fighter in UFC history to be stripped of his title and is no longer the UFC lightweight champion. Oliveira had one hour to shed the weight.

SportsLine's Andrew Gombas locked in his UFC 274 best bets for Justin Gaethje vs. Charles Oliveira and the rest of the fight card.

Visit SportsLine now to get detailed top picks on UFC 274, all from the insider who's up more than $10,000 on MMA picks the past two years, and find out. Oliveira is listed as the -140 favorite (risk $140 to win $100) in the latest Oliveira vs. Oliveira (32-8-1) has made a well-documented transformation from borderline journeyman to world champion in the past five years. "I trust Cerrone's cardio much more. But his last performance ended in a first-round stoppage of prospect Jonathan Pearce, who has since won three straight. His last victory came in a dominant five-round main event against Al Iaquinta in May 2019 that he won by unanimous decision. Both fighters are considered legends of MMA who have more than 25 years of combined UFC experience between them. He gets his way most of the time, which is why the former World Series of Fighting champion is on the short list of the UFC's most popular fighters. But the 32-year-old Brazilian has since gone on a tear that has seen him finish nine opponents while winning 10 straight. Kattar dominated to win a unanimous decision and give his followers an easy winner. He started the MMA handicapping service MMA Knockout Bets in 2018 and has shown a profit every year since. Gaethje grew up a couple of hours away in Safford, Ariz., where he was a high school wrestling star before accepting a scholarship to Northern Colorado. The top-ranked lightweight already was one of the most popular fighters on the UFC roster, and now he'll have a massive edge in crowd support as he looks to claim the belt with a win.

UFC 274 features Justin Gaethje making his second run at the UFC lightweight title against Charles Oliveira. Oliveira already successfully defended the ...

- Blagoy Ivanov vs. - Macy Chiasson vs. - Donald Cerrone vs. Ovince Saint Preaux, and Donald Cerrone vs. - Mauricio Rua vs. - Michael Chandler vs. That portion of the event begins at 10 p.m. ET. - Charles Oliveira vs. The night will take place at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Joe Lauzon. Ferguson, Saint Preaux, and Cerrone are the respective favorites. The two would fight again in November at UFC 268, with Namajunas winning to keep her belt. He has since been stripped of the belt after missing weight.

Lightweight champion Oliveira weighed in half a pound over the 155lb limit yesterday and now cannot retain his title even if he beats Justin Gaethje.

The Arizona Department of Gaming, who are licensing the UFC 274 show, insisted the official scale was correct. I was told at 7:30am that the scale was off. But a conspiracy theory began to emerge as fighters complained the 'test' scale they used before the official weigh-in was faulty.

'This is a disgrace': UFC world erupts as star stripped of title in historic weigh-in drama.

And I honestly feel most for Justin. What an absolute let down for everyone in the division,” he wrote on Twitter. We only found out when we were informed as we were coming down to check our official Weight. Luckly [sic] I was under so that didnt hurt me,” she wrote. In a stunning turn of events, Charles Oliveira was stripped of his lightweight belt on Saturday morning after failing to make weight ahead of UFC 274.

Here's the all-important UFC 274 time so you can watch the action unfold live, from the comfort of your living room, start to finish.

- Rose Namajunas vs. - Charles Oliveira vs. Since it’s a pay-per-view event, you’ll need ESPN+ in order to watch the UFC 274 live stream online. Following this is the main event, where Charles Oliveira will defend his lightweight championship against number one-ranked title contender Justin Gaethje. Following the early prelims is the preliminary card, which begins at 8 p.m. ET and features four fights. Here’s the all-important UFC 274 time so you can watch the action unfold live, from the comfort of your living room, start to finish.

Here's the complete details of the Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje UFC 274 fight which will be taking place at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday, ...

Francisco Trinaldo vs. Blagoy Ivanov vs. Brandon Royval vs. Charles Oliveira vs. The live streaming of the fight will be available on the Sony LIV app and website. Here's how you can watch Charles Oliviera vs Justin Gaethje in India, US & UK?

The now-former UFC lightweight champion will just be fighting for pride at UFC 274, with Justin Gaethje ready to take over the division.

The Sporting News may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up for a streaming service through our links. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 274 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. That portion of the event begins at 10 p.m. ET. Justin Gaethje takes place on Saturday, May 7. UFC 274: Charles Oliveira vs. Outside of Oliveira, only one other fighter competing at UFC 274 did not make weight. At UFC 269 in December, he defeated Dustin Poirier via submission to defend the belt. Oliveira has had issues in the past when it came to making weight. This is one of the first times in UFC history a champion has lost his or her title at the scales. Charles Oliveira, the UFC lightweight champion, was in great spirits heading into the UFC 274 weigh-ins. He took the whole hour but could still not make the necessary weight. At the UFC 274 weigh-ins, Oliveira came out with just a few minutes left to go before the deadline.

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UFC 274 from Phoenix, Arizona has a massive fight card. We have predictions, odds, and best bets featuring Oliviera vs. Gaethje and Cerrone vs. Lauzon.

NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. Must be 21+. AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY only. 21+. New customers only. 21+. New customers only. The man is an outright legend that is just too far beyond his prime to really be considered for any bets as a favorite. New customers only. However, if you were to bet both Gaethje and Oliveira to win in under 2.5 rounds (+200) on PointsBet, you actually be getting -131 on the under 2.5 rounds prop. His coach, Trevor Whittman, is probably the best mastermind we have in the sport today. Oliviera might be the best grappler we have seen in the UFC to date. Fast forward a few years and he is at the top of the game. Last week, I took some time off from the betting game to go on vacation.

UFC 274 is looking to overdeliver on all-action fights on Saturday night. Dana White and company arrive at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona for a ...

Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including a complete preview of UFC 274 below. Only Gaethje will be eligible to leave the Octagon as UFC lightweight champion. Shockingly, Oliveira missed weight on Friday and will be stripped of his UFC lightweight championship.

The 32-year-old Brazilian was due to put his lightweight title on the line at UFC 274 in Arizona but weighed in half a pound over the limit. It left him with an ...

“And Charles certainly is not more dangerous than Khabib. His ability to take damage is not the same, proven through the times we’ve seen him fight. Khabib Nurmagomedov was able to beat him within two rounds last time but Gaethje saw Oliveira as a completely different challenge. UFC title fights do not permit the one-pound allowance typically afforded in non-championship showdowns.

UFC 274 live from Phoenix, Arizona features Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje. How to watch UFC 274, card odds, location, time, predictions and more!

“Thug” Rose Namajunas has actually fought Esparza and lost in her UFC debut. I think Chandler actually plays this one slowly and this fight goes to a decision. Saturday’s lightweight title fight should be extremely entertaining for its entire duration. Michael Chandler (-400) vs. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. 21+. New customers only. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. 21+. New customers only. Must be 21+. AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY only. New customers only. UFC fans are spoiled this weekend with a whopping 15 fights on the card. Educate yourself before placing your bets!

Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje collide at UFC 274! What time does UFC 274 start tonight? What's the UFC 274 fight card? Where can you watch UFC 274?

You’ll need an active subscription to both Hulu and ESPN+ (individual plans start at $6.99/each or you can purchase the Disney Bundle) and then you’d buy the event through ESPN+. Again, per Hulu, only subscribers who have signed up for the standalone ESPN+ add-on or who subscribe to The Disney Bundle will be able to access ESPN+ content in the Hulu app. If you’re already an ESPN+ subscriber, you can purchase UFC 274 for $74.99. ESPN also offers two bundle packages: You can also purchase an ad-free Hulu version of the bundle for $19.99/month. Not only do we have the Kentucky Derby to look forward to, but we also have two must-see Game 3s in the NBA (Celtics vs. Tony Ferguson, Mauricio Rua battling Ovince Saint Preux, and a fight between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon.

There, reigning lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will go fist-to-fist with number one-ranked lightweight contender Justin Gaethje, and two-time women's ...

The entire UFC 274 fight card will air on ESPN+, though, and you need a subscription in order to watch the UFC 274 main card pay-per-view, anyways. However, you have a few other options for watching the preliminary and early preliminary cards. This isn’t an event you’ll want to miss, so if you want to watch UFC 274 online, then here’s where you’ll need to tune in. - What Time Is the UFC Fight Tonight? UFC 274 Schedule There, reigning lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will go fist-to-fist with number one-ranked lightweight contender Justin Gaethje, and two-time women’s strawweight champ Rose Namajunas will face down title challenger and old rival Carla Esparza in a rematch for which fans have been waiting for years. The early prelims consist of six fights and can be watched on UFC Fight Pass along with ESPN+. The early preliminary card begins at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT). This is followed by the prelims at 8:00 p.m. ET, which will be broadcast on the ESPN cable TV channel as well as on ESPN+. If you have access to either of these viewing platforms and don’t plan to pony up the cash for the UFC 274 to watch the main event, then you can still catch a portion of the show without paying extra.

Lightweight champ Charles Oliveira missed weight by a half-pound Friday, forcing him to vacate his belt after UFC274 at Footprint Center.

“I’m a completely different person and I think it shows in my fighting,” Namajunas said. The fighter from Milwaukee earned the strawweight title by beating Jędrzejczyk in 2018, but lost it to Jessica Andrade in her first title defense. She also won the rematch with Zhang in November, earning a split decision. Esparza finished Namajunas to win the inaugural strawweight title in 2014, but was mauled by Joanna Jędrzejczyk in her first title defense. The fight with Gaethje will be Oliveira’s second since taking the lightweight title from Chandler a year ago. Oliveira (32-8) came in a half-pound over the 155 limit.

In the co-main event, strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (11-4) and Carla Esparza (18-6) will meet in a rematch of the first strawweight title fight in UFC ...

Men's flyweight:Brandon Royval(13-6, 3-2 UFC, -260) vs. Carla Esparza(19-6, 9-4 UFC, +180) Justin Gaethje(23-3, 6-3 UFC, +145) Men's bantamweight: Journey Newson (10-3 1 NC, 1-2 1 NC UFC) def. Strawweight: Loopy Godinez (8-2, 4-2 UFC) def. Men's flyweight: CJ Vergara (10-3-1, 1-1 UFC) def. Women's flyweight: Tracy Cortez (10-1, 4-0 UFC) def. Welterweight: Andre Fialho (16-4, 2-1 UFC) def. Two of the judges scored all three rounds his way, and the other had it 29-28, also in Newson's favor. Fialho, 28 and from Portugal, had been stunned by a punch earlier in the short fight. Esparza won the initial meeting by submission. Gaethje, who made weight on Friday, is eligible to win the title on Saturday night.

Multi-time GRAMMY-Award winning artist Drake is feeling confident in Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje's ability to take out Charles Oliveira in the main event at ...

This isn't the first time Drake has posted a major bet on a UFC fight. As far as UFC 274, when it's over, Drake is hoping for some better luck this time around. So confident he is placing a $427,000 bet on Gaethje to win the belt.

Only one fighter can fight for the UFC lightweight title. The Sporting News has you covered when it comes to all things UFC 274.

New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 274 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of over 30 percent. 7:45 p.m. ET - The early prelims have ended. UFC 274: Charles Oliveira vs. That portion of the event begins at 10 p.m. ET. Royval then locked in the submission and got Schnell to tap. Ivanov had de Lima up against the octagon multiple times. The second title fight will be between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza. Namajunas made her pro debut in 2013. Only Gaethje can win the title on Saturday. "The Highlight" is coming off a violent affair against Chandler at UFC 268 in November. Gaethje won the fight via unanimous decision. He beat Michael Chandler at UFC 262 to win the UFC lightweight title. At UFC 269 in December, he beat Dustin Poirier via submission to defend the belt. The event takes place on May 7 from inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

The lightweight and women's strawweight titles are on the line when the Octagon returns to Phoenix on Saturday.

- Brandon Royval def. CBS Sports will have you covered all week long with complete coverage of UFC 274 following all the latest breaking news and analysis around the event. A welterweight contest between Khaos Williams and Randy Brown will instead kick off the PPV festivities. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including a complete preview of UFC 274 on Saturday night below. Namajunas, however, battled through the adversity to reach the summit when she topped Jedrzejczyk for the title in 2017. She then promptly lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk and has been working her way back to the title level since.

The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold for UFC 277, sources told ESPN on Saturday, although contracts have not been ...

He won the UFC title by defeating Chris Weidman in 2015, but he has since lost three of his last four -- all by knockout. Rockhold (16-5) has not fought since a light heavyweight loss to Jan Blachowicz in July 2019. UFC 277 will take place on July 30 at a location to be announced.

Ex-middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is expected to make his long awaited return to action against Paulo Costa at the upcoming UFC 277 card on July 30.

- UFC 274 Event T-Shirt Costa has dropped his past two fights in a row including a middleweight title bout with Israel Adesanya as well as falling by unanimous decision to Marvin Vettori. Combate initially reported the matchup with ESPN later confirming the date.

Not signed yet, but UFC in the process of booking Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot for a UFC Fight Night event on June 25 in Las Vegas.

The first event will be announced later this year. Nos. 11 and 12 in the division, respectively. Final ONE Championship has signed a multi-year U.S. and Canada broadcast rights deal with Amazon Prime, the promotion will announce Wednesday. The agreement calls for 12 live ONE cards to air on Prime Video annually. Final Final Final Final Final Final Final Final

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Follow all the action in our live blog below! Can’t see the blog? “On Friday [Saturday AEST] morning, we went there [to check the weight] and it was 1 kilogram over. “Every other fighter [said] the same thing, 300 grams or 500 grams over. He felt terrible. You’re crazy.’ And we started this war [cutting weight again]. After the weigh-in chaos, there was more drama just before the card began when Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was forced to withdraw due to illness. “I didn’t really care about Carla. You know, I didn’t think she was on my level,” Namajunas said on the UFC 274 countdown show. Gaethje was scathing when asked about Oliveira’s weigh-in drama on Saturday, calling it “f***ing ridiculous” and the controversy certainly created a storm in the UFC world. And the chaos continued on Sunday as a veteran was forced to pull out on the eve of the event due to food poisoning. A star-studded UFC 274 card was rocked by staggering weigh-in drama as lightweight champion Charles Oliveira became the first-ever belt-holder to be stripped of his title due to missing weight. Two UFC championships were supposed to go on the line on Sunday but that dramatically changed when Oliveira was stripped of his belt after coming in overweight at 155.5 pounds.

A welterweight contest between Khaos Williams and Randy Brown will instead kick off the PPV festivities. The news takes a highly-anticipated fight off the main ...

During fight week, UFC president Dana White suggested that the loser of Cerrone vs. Cerrone had said the fight demanded a bigger stage than the UFC Apex but his illness could potentially push it back to the original date. The planned UFC 274 lightweight battle between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon has been scrapped hours before the fighters were set to make their cage walk.

The 39-year-old veteran was scheduled to return from a one-year layoff on Saturday, in a lightweight bout against Joe Lauzon at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center.

He had not fought in front of fans since January 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He felt ill the following morning and was pulled from the event after UFC physicians checked him. Cerrone (36-16) had been in good spirits all fight week and showed a lot of emotion talking about the opportunity to fight in front of his two sons with fans in attendance.

UFC 274 took place over the weekend in Phoenix, Arizona to immense fanfare. Rapper Drake even submitted a $400k+ bet on the main event.

Olivera versus Gaethje is one of the most intriguing fights in the lightweight division all year. If Gaethje wins, the rapper takes home $1 million. An intriguing angle beforehand related to the main event, Charles Oliviera vs.

The Bridgewater fighter had been due to kick off the main card of UFC 274, but suspected food poisoning for his opponent forced the fight between the ...

They tried to give him time to recover but I talked to Dr. [Jeff] Davidson and it was just not going to happen.” The two were scheduled to fight in the pay-per-view opener at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. It was to be Lauzon’s first fight since October 2019, when the Bridgewater resident defeated Jonathan Pearce 1:33 into the first round at UFC Boston at TD Garden. “Unfortunately, they think what might have happened is Donald ate something bad,” said longtime UFC color commentatorJoe Rogan on the ESPN broadcast.

Joe Lauzon has been in the UFC for 16 years and he's seen the very best the sport has to offer.On Saturday night at UFC 274, the 37-year-old takes o.

“April 30 was the first one but that was going to be at the APEX and we weren’t happy about that. “They’re like ‘Donald really wants to fight that day.’ That’s fine, I’m just not your guy if that’s the case. I like that it’s somewhere in the United States, but it’s too short. “I think he generally wanted quick turnovers and quick fights and I always want to have a little bit more time for fights. “I think BJ is the GOAT. Khabib was a huge lightweight. “BJ was my coach on The Ultimate Fighter. I went down and trained with him for six months on and off back in 2007.

UFC 274 takes place Saturday night in Phoenix, and we're already dealing with a bit of drama. Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is no longer the ...

After dropping her first career bout, she's won 10 straight. Cortez picked up a nice unanimous decision win over Melissa Gatto (29-28x3), largely thanks to her superior ground game. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace has 15 submission victories, the most in UFC history. He's now won six of his last eight fights. •3h ago "(But) I want to do both 135 and 145." The man looks and fights like he's easily in his 30s and showed it Saturday night. I feel bad for Tony Ferguson, one of my all-time favorite fighters but he's shown in his last couple fights he's a shell of what he once was. Rose lost the first matchup and Carla took her down at will. "Khaos is a dangerous boy, man," he said after the fight. We're not seeing a ton of action and fans are letting them hear it. Ovince Saint Preux and Cowboy Cerrone vs.

Cormier (22-3, 1 NC) built a storied career in the UFC. He won the vacant light heavyweight championship in 2015 by submitting Anthony Johnson, then ...

He will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony on June 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. They finally fought again in July of 2017, a bout that Cormier controlled until Jones knocked him out in the third round. He made his UFC debut in 2013, then won 11 of his first 13 fights, only suffering defeat in 2015 against Jon Jones. The two opposites became natural adversaries, reaching the point where it is difficult to mention one without thinking of the other.

Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira was set to defend the belt against top-ranked contender Justin Gaethje, but he failed to make weight. That has led to the ...

A win for Ferguson keeps him in the top-10 rankings and allows him to maintain relevance in the division, but a loss will be devastating. The victory increases Brown’s win streak to three, and he now looks for a fight against a ranked opponent. Even with the setbacks, 274 is still a loaded card. Rua (27–13–1) is approaching the end of his legendary career. The pace and energy was far different in the rematch, with both men—Rua, who is now 40, and Saint Preux, who is 39—considerably more cautious. Chandler (23–7) generated so much power for that boot to the face, almost like he was kicking a field goal.

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“He’s so long, but he keeps his hands to the side and so there was a lane up the middle.” Congrats on a solid win Michael and another barnstormer,” McGregor responded on Twitter. You and me at 170 this summer, this fall, this winter. “I’d have a nice knock off this guy, no doubt about it. Daniel Cormier declared: “That was crazy. Lightweight superstars Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler promised their UFC 274 bout would be an epic.

The former lightweight title challenger made an emphatic statement with his front-kick knockout on Saturday night.

For one round at UFC 274, it appeared Tony Ferguson was finally ready to get back in the win column, showcasing some of his classic speed and power in the striking game. The result of the two-way ground assault was both men heading back to their corners cut and bloodied. In the second round, Chandler wasted absolutely no time before closing the show.

UFC 274's main card action headlined by Michael Chandler's knockout of Tony Ferguson has many stars flocking to social media with their reactions.

Congrats on a solid win Michael and another barnstormer.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 8, 2022 I'd have a nice knock off this guy, no doubt about it. But before Gaethje and Oliveira's fight, Chandler's bout against Ferguson was a thrilling affair. Gaethje entered UFC 274 having won five of his prior six matches. Although he didn't get the opportunity to properly defend his championship, Oliveira entered Saturday with momentum. Charles Oliveira faced Justin Gaethje in the main event title fight, but only the latter had a shot at claiming the belt.

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Nearly eight years after their first meeting, Esparza once again reigned supreme over Namajunas to claim the title.

Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 274 from Phoenix at the conclusion of the PPV event. Still, the takedowns were a show of aggression that was more than Namajunas had offered at any point in the fight. From the opening seconds, much of the fight was spent with the two women standing at distance, feinting and occasionally throwing strikes from a distance where they had no chances of landing.

Carla Esparza beat Rose Namajunas for the UFC strawweight title in a fight where very little happened across five rounds.

Ultimately, Esparza, 34, moved to 2-0 over Namajunas -- and it's unclear whether the sport would even allow a third matchup to happen. It was a fight in which neither woman appeared to have any confidence in her skill set. A third had it for Namajunas 48-47.

Of the 14 fights on the bill, a whopping 10 ended by decision. The co-main event, which saw Carla Esparza defeat Rose Namajunas to win the strawweight title, ...

The victory pushed her to 4-0 in the UFC after earning a contract with a decision win over Mariya Agapova on Dana White's Contender Series in 2019. In the penultimate bout of the UFC 274 undercard, Macy Chiasson defeated Norma Dumont by split decision in a women's featherweight bout. It's time for the promotion to take some decisive action, one way or the other. Rather than try to fix the problem, the UFC seems content to ignore the women's featherweight division entirely. The women's featherweight division, for those with short memories, was essentially created to give Cris Cyborg a place to fight. For most truly old-school MMA fans, there were only a handful of recognizable names on the UFC 274 lineup. On the other, we'd just seen Ferguson—a man who has already taken far too much damage in the Octagon—suffer the most devastating loss of his career. Of the 14 fights on the bill, a whopping 10 ended by decision. When Charles Oliveira flew to Phoenix, Arizona, for UFC 274, he was the lightweight champion. While both are excellent fighters—they wouldn't be competing for UFC gold if they weren't—neither seemed to have much interest in doing any actual fighting in the UFC 274 co-main event. The UFC commentators deserve some props for their honesty. Keep scrolling for our take on the action now that it's come to pass.

'DC' was among the most accomplished fighters in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.

"DC faced the greatest athletes in the world on every level of wrestling and MMA. He is also the ultimate professional. Daniel Cormier was a lock for the UFC Hall of Fame even before hanging up his gloves. Cormier would lose the rematch and trilogy fights with Miocic as the final two bouts of his career, retiring with a record of 22-3, the only losses on his record coming against Miocic and Jones, two men with claims to possibly being the best fighters in the history of their respective divisions.

UFC Welcomes Former Double Champion Daniel Corimer To The Modern Wing Of The UFC Hall Of Fame As Part Of The Class of 2022.

Tied for third-most significant clinch strikes landed in a UFC light heavyweight fight (UFC 192 vs. Second-most significant head strikes landed in a UFC light heavyweight fight (UFC 192 vs. Outside the Octagon, Cormier has become an accomplished combat sports analyst with ESPN and serves as a commentator during UFC events. Cormier was also as a member of the US Olympic Wrestling team for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Games. He faced Miocic two more times in the main events of UFC 241: CORMIER vs MIOCIC 2 and UFC 252: MIOCIC vs CORMIER 3, losing both, before officially retiring from competition. Cormier would then win four of his next five fights over three years, defending the light heavyweight title three times in the process. UFC 182: JONES vs CORMIER took place on January 3, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and served as the first UFC main event of Cormier’s career. Cormier defeated Mir via unanimous decision and followed with victories over Roy Nelson, Patrick Cummins, and Dan Henderson, to earn his first shot at the UFC light heavyweight title against UFC Hall of Famer Jon Jones at UFC 182. In that event, which took place on May 23, 2015, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Cormier dominated the first two rounds before submitting Johnson via rear-naked choke in the third to capture his first UFC title. “Daniel Cormier is one of the most badass competitors of all time,” said UFC President Dana White. “DC faced the greatest athletes in the world on every level of wrestling and MMA. He is also the ultimate professional. The 2022 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires, will take place on Thursday, June 30, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets can be purchased via AXS. The event will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 7 p.m. PT. Cormier made his professional MMA debut during STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS: KENNEDY vs CUMMINGS on September 25, 2009, defeating Gary Frazier via TKO (punches) in the second round.

'Makes you want to see Khabib': Fans want 'best on earth' UFC bout... the next best thing looms.

His jiu jitsu is ridiculous.” “He only has to get them done once for the whole fight to change.” “Islam should be next in line for the title.” “Having that level of grappling and control on the ground puts a level of fear into his opponents that he can just start unloading bombs with his hands because he has absolute control of the game. “On the way down, whether he could wrap something before Khabib got him in the grasp would be awesome to see.” “[Oliveira] could catch [Khabib] on the feet,” he said of the hypothetical bout.

Shaking off two big punches from Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira choked him out in the first round to win by submission in the lightweight division at UFC ...

The woman ran from the stands and leaped onto the stage a few seconds after Charles Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje in the first round. Wary of Esparza’s wrestling skills, Namajunas spent most of the night in the desert at a distance, ducking in occasionally to throw punches before backing out. Security immediately swarmed and took her away right before Gaethje left the arena floor. Esparza had Namajunas down briefly twice in the fourth round, but she wriggled out both times — the second on a quick flip reversal. Ferguson lay on the canvas for several minutes while being attended to by medical personnel before slowly rising to his stool. “Thug Rose” reclaimed the title by beating Zhang Weili and won the rematch last November. Gaethje added in a takedown and again let Oliveira get back up. I can't have a strategic fight?" Gaethje briefly appeared as if he would escape, but Oliveira got a arm under his chin and forced him to tap out with a rear-naked choke hold. “I'm always in exciting fights. ”I went through so much to get the belt both times." It (the belt) should be here.”