Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Sean Woodson (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Charles Jourdain (red glove) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports “I just really focused on what’s in front of me. That’d be cool (to be ranked), of course, but I’m just excited to have a guy of … Read more
Dricus du Plessis has shot down any future plans of running for president in South Africa. And according to the UFC world champion, it has everything to do with a “screwed up” system. On Sunday morning, the Pretoria boy made history when he became the first African to win the middleweight title. The fight – … Read more
Julianna Pena was not entertained by Raquel Pennington’s performance in Saturday’s UFC 297 vacant women’s bantamweight title win over Mayra Bueno Silva. “It was a snooze fest,” Peña said on Monday’s episode of “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani. “I was not impressed. I was not impressed with their performances, as my friend Georges St-Pierre … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-297-toronto-video-dana-white-roundup-quotes-raquel-pennington-saudi-arabia-malott January 21, 2024 6:50 pm ET TORONTO – The first UFC pay-per-view of 2024 is in the books, and CEO Dana White sat with the media to react to the event, as well as other … Read more
Movsar Evloev kept rolling Saturday when he defeated arguably his toughest test to date in Arnold Allen. The featherweight bout kicked off the UFC 297 main card at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) won a closely contested decision unanimously (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). When the dust settled and it was time for … Read more
Dricus du Plessis challenges Sean Strickland for the middleweight title in the UFC 297 main event, which is scheduled for the Scotiabank Arena in Ontario, Canada on Sunday morning. Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis ALSO READ: Dricus Du Plessis fires back at Sean Strickland after threats from UFC champ When Strickland (28-5) defeated Israel … Read more
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main card for UFC 297. UFC 297 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Last event’s results: 3-1 Overall picks for UFC main cards in 2024: 3-1 Welcome to MMA Junkie’s Quick Picks and Prognostications, … Read more
TORONTO – Charles Jourdain says he’s not about to let the excitement of fighting in his home country negatively impact his performance at UFC 297. Jourdain (15-6-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) will compete in Canada for the first time in his UFC career when he takes on Sean Woodson (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) in Saturday’s event … Read more
The UFC on Saturday returns to Toronto for the first time since December 2018 with UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena. The first numbered event of the year features a title fight doubleheader. In the main event, Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) will attempt to defend the middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, … Read more
The UFC is back for its first pay-per-view of 2024, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 297 takes place Saturday at Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. In the … Read more
