Author: admin

A great welterweight match-up has been added to the UFC’s return to London. 

Gunnar Nelson is set for his return to the Octagon after a year away.

According to his upcoming opponent, Nelson and Daniel Rodriguez have agreed to fight at UFC 286. ‘D-Rod’ announced the pairing on his Instagram stories.

Following back-to-back losses to Leon Edwards and Gilbert Burns, Nelson was sidelined for nearly three years with injuries. When he returned, ’Gunni’ earned a unanimous decision over Takashi Sato at UFC London this past March.

Rodriguez suffered his second UFC loss at UFC Vegas 64, where he was submitted by Neil Magny. Prior to that, the 36-year-old was on a four-fight win streak that included decisions over Mike Perry, Kevin Lee and Li Jingliang.

UFC 286 is scheduled for Sat., March 18, at the O2 Arena in London, England. No headliner is announced, but it is rumored that the trilogy between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman will get top billing. The current line-up is as follows:

Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze

Nathaniel Wood vs. Lerone Murphy

Joanne Wood vs. Luana Carolina

Jake Hadley vs. Malcolm Gordon

Jai Herbert vs. ?udovít Klein

Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neill

Veronica Macedo vs. Juliana Miller

Gunnar Nelson vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Stay tuned to Bloody Elbow for more updates to the event as they become available in the coming months.

The Fights & Performances That Warranted An Extra $50,000 In 2023

Read the Full Article Here

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will kick off its 2023 fight campaign TONIGHT (Sat., Jan. 14) on ESPN+ from inside the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a 205-pound headliner between Top 15 middleweights Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov. “Tarzan” takes over for the injured Kelvin Gastelum.

The No. 7-ranked Strickland (25-5) is coming off a split decision loss to fellow middleweight contender Jared Cannonier at the UFC Vegas 66 fight card just last month, his second straight defeat after getting laid to rest by Brazilian bruiser Alex Pereira at the UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) last summer in “Sin City.”

Imavov, currently ranked No. 12 at 185 pounds, is the winner of three straight and now stands at 4-1 under the UFC banner, improving to 12-3 overall with his unanimous decision victory over Joaquin Buckley in front of a hometown crowd at the much-ballyhooed UFC Paris event at Accor Arena back in September.

Check out their fight video preview embedded above.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 67 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the ESPN+ preliminary card bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET.

To check out the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 67 news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive here. For the updated and finalized “Strickland vs. Imavov” fight card and ESPN+ lineup click here.