Aside from a scare late in the first round, former champion Robert Whittaker turned in a phenomenal performance in an all-out striking affair against Paulo Costa. The middleweight bout was one filled with action from two powerful top-tier fighters. When time expired after three rounds, Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) claimed victory over Costa (14-3 … Read more
Brian Ortega’s first attempt vs. Yair Rodriguez ended in an injury and a loss. The second attempt started with an injury and ended in victory. In a rollercoaster 15-minute stretch, Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) overcame an ankle injury and an onslaught of striking to defeat Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by arm-triangle choke at … 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/2024/02/ufc-news-opinion-analysis-video-live-stream-pfl-bellator-francis-ngannou-boxing February 26, 2024 8:00 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian … Read more
MEXICO CITY – Brian Ortega wasn’t just in pain. He was in disbelief after he rolled his ankle when he jumped and landed awkwardly while octagon announcer Bruce Buffer introduced him for the UFC Fight Night 237 co-main event. What an unfortunate thing to happen just moments before his first fight in 19 months. “Talk … Read more
MEXICO CITY – For the first time in his career, including as an amateur dating back nearly 10 years, Victor Altamirano has a home fight this week. Altamirano (12-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will try to get back in the conversation at flyweight and look to reverse a loss that snapped a two-fight streak when he … Read more
