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The newly-crowned champion of the UFC strawweight division Jessica Andrade has called for an immediate rematch with her UFC 237 opponent, Rose Namajunas. For about 95% of the UFC 237 main-event’s run-time, it really did seem like Rose was about to make a serious statement about her spot within the pound-for-pound rankings with a stunningly polished performance against an incredibly …

Michael Bisping has given his take on the UFC 237 main-event that saw Jessica Andrade become the new women’s strawweight champion. Everything seemed to be going the way of the defending champion Rose Namajunas up until it simply wasn’t. Andrade somehow managed to knock Rose out on her second attempt at cracking the champ’s kimura counter to her takedown. Hoisting …

Jessica Andrade managed to pull off a phenomenal slam knockout of UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in the UFC 237 main-event. And to be honest, it came out of absolutely nowhere after an opening round that Andrade stifled completely. Those in the commentary booth were left singing the praises of Rose Namajunas after the first round, with Daniel Cormier declaring …

Combat sports, like many things in life, have traditionally been dominated by an over-emphasis on the brash, the brawn, and projecting an air of fearlessness no matter how you’re feeling on the inside. Fear is weaponised by those who seek to draw out cracks in the facade of their adversaries and moments of visible doubt of swarmed upon by fans …

UFC 237’s main-event will see UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas make the second defence her title against powerful contender Jessica Andrade. Many people forget that Rose Namajunas was one of two fighters to compete for the inaugural women’s strawweight title back in 2014. As a relatively green 22-year-old submission fighter with a 2-1 pro-record, she was defeated by the far …

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has made it clear that she is not willing to make the jump to flyweight just yet as her work remains unfinished at 115lbs. After being linked to an eventual move to the 125lb division, many have speculated that a loss against Torres tonight could bring the former strawweight champion’s time as a 115lb-r to an end. For Jedrzejczyk, who will …

Former women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will look to bounce back from her second successive defeat to Rose Namajunas at UFC Calgary in July. UFC 217 may have contained one of the biggest shock upsets of all-time but at UFC 223 in the rematch, Rose Namajunas proved that her stunning first-round KO of Joanna Jedrzejczyk was anything but a fluke. In the …

The very best of the reactions after Khabib Nurmagomedov and Rose Namajunas came through with a pair of huge wins at UFC 223 last night. Last night’s UFC 223 perhaps didn’t manage to reach the ridiculous heights of its memorable fight-week but all in all, it was a fun night of fights that managed to undisputedly usher in a new …

After one of the most insane fight-weeks we’ve ever seen, here is your final fight-card for tonight’s UFC 223 in Brooklyn, New York. What a week we’ve had, eh? At times it really did seem as though UFC 223 was cursed, with everything from the constant lineup changes to the chaos at its recent media day adding to the widespread …

The UFC has come through yet again with a pair of excellent promos for one of the year’s biggest nights, April 7’s UFC 223, a card that features a pair of tantalising title fights in the main event slots. UFC 222 brought to the table its fair share of talking points when the action inside the t-Mobile Arena in Las …

Valentina Shevchenko has weighed in with her prediction for the UFC 223 women’s strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. UFC 217, well before any action took place inside the octagon, stood as the UFC’s marquee event for the year 2017. On paper, it was easily one of the most attractive cards in the history of the sport, …

The arrival of Spring will bring with it a plethora of eagerly anticipated fights, and with that in mind we rank the top seven bouts to look forward to as we bid winter farewell. We’re only one month into 2018 but following UFC 220’s pair of scintillating main-event fixtures, the stage has been set for some incredible match-ups and storylines …

The newly-crowned women’s strawweight champion is reportedly being looked at for a co-main event slot at UFC 223 which is scheduled to take place in Brooklyn, New York on April 7. UFC 217 was a night that will live long in the memory of fight-fans for a myriad of reasons and while the successful return of Georges St-Pierre and TJ …

2017 may not have been the most lucrative year in the history of the UFC, but there is no doubt that it did have some memorable moments that will not be forgotten anytime soon. It really did appear as though 2017 was just going to be a down year for the UFC after a noticeable drop in quality in the …