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MIAMI – UFC 287 takes place Saturday and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results. UFC 287 takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. In the main event, middleweight champion Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) puts his title on…
Hip-hop icon Drake once again stands to lose or gain an enormous amount of money at UFC 287. The A-lister has bet on Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal and backed both men to win via a KO. Drake is notorious amongst the MMA community for being a jinx whilst betting on fights, which is referred…
Dana White finally outlines title shot roadmap for Jorge Masvidal prior to UFC 287 fight. On April 8, ‘Gamebred’ makes his 22nd Octagon appearance against Gilbert Burns in the UFC 287 co-main event. There has been some controversy about what’s at stake between the elite welterweights after the UFC president confirmed Colby Covington is next…
Laura Sanko discusses rumored crush on Shavkat Rakhmonov. UFC interviewer and analyst Laura Sanko recently addressed the long-running joke that she’s attracted to rising welterweight star Shavkat Rakhmonov. Sanko is a self-admitted huge fan of Rakhmonov’s eclectic fighting style, which incorporates wrestling, combat sambo, and a diverse array of strikes. Sanko’s gushing over the Kazakh’s…
The feud between Jorge Masvidal and Kevin Holland added another layer Friday when the pair had their second altercation of UFC 287 fight week. After Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) and Holland (23-9 MMA, 9-6 UFC) were caught on camera getting into an argument at the host hotel in Miami earlier in the week, another encounter occurred at UFC 287 official weigh-ins on…
An expert MMA panel featuring a number of former middleweight champions broke down and predicted the UFC 287 main event between Israel Adesanya and middleweight champion Alex Pereira. The UFC had a special panel featuring Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Chris Weidman, and Georges St-Pierre. They all highlighted the strengths of each fighter before making their…
Javier Mendez doesn’t think either fighter would do well against a middleweight with dominant wrestling. Javier Mendez says that he’d confidently favor Khamzat Chimaev to defeat both Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya with his wrestling. The American Kickboxing Academy founder has trained a number of UFC champions and is one of the most respected coaches…
Alex Pereira is set to face Israel Adesanya in a clash that would mark their fourth professional combat sports contest against one another. Ahead of his highly-anticipated matchup against ‘Izzy’, Pereira has lately been training with UFC legend Chuck Liddell. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@alexpoatanpereira) ‘Poatan’ has…
Israel Adesanya is aware of what’s at stake in his upcoming matchup against Alex Pereira at UFC 287. ‘The Last Stylebender’ entered the octagon back in November last year against his arch nemisis. Despite seemingly being ahead on the judges’ scorecards, Adesanya ended up suffering a TKO loss in the fifth round of the fight…
Conor McGregor has responded to Justin Gaethje’s latest comments about him. Former UFC two-weight champion Conor McGregor has issued a heated response to some of Justin Gaethje’s recent remarks. McGregor will face Michael Chandler in his Octagon return later this year. A formal venue, date, and event haven’t been booked for the McGregor vs. Chandler…
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