Former UFC flyweight challenger Lauren Murphy was glad her corner didn’t stop the fight in between rounds against Jéssica Andrade. Murphy lost to Andrade via a unanimous decision (25-30 x 2, 26-30) on the UFC 283 main card in Rio de Janeiro. Andr…
Former UFC flyweight challenger Lauren Murphy was glad her corner didn’t stop the fight in between rounds against Jéssica Andrade. Murphy lost to Andrade via a unanimous decision (25-30 x 2, 26-30) on the UFC 283 main card in Rio de Janeiro. Andrade dominated the majority of the exchanges on the feet and ground in…
On Saturday night, the MMA leader returned for its first pay-per-view event of the year, UFC 283. Not only did the UFC open its PPV schedule for 2023, but it did so with a return to Brazil, a nation that’s created some of mixed martial arts’…
On Saturday night, the MMA leader returned for its first pay-per-view event of the year, UFC 283. Not only did the UFC open its PPV schedule for 2023, but it did so with a return to Brazil, a nation that’s created some of mixed martial arts’ greatest fighters throughout the years. And on a card…
Reigning UFC middleweight champion, Alex Pereira has been tipped to make an eventual light heavyweight move during his time with the organization – by his training partner, Glover Teixeira, who suffered a title fight loss to Jamahal Hill at UFC 283 last night. Pereira, the current undisputed middleweight champion, managed to land his undisputed status […]
Reigning UFC middleweight champion, Alex Pereira has been tipped to make an eventual light heavyweight move during his time with the organization – by his training partner, Glover Teixeira, who suffered a title fight loss to Jamahal Hill at UFC 283 last night.
Pereira, the current undisputed middleweight champion, managed to land his undisputed status back in November of last year at Madison Square Garden – defeating Israel Adesanya with a fifth round TKO in their main event clash.
In the time since, the Sao Paulo striker has been linked with both an immediate title rematch with Adesanya, as well as a championship clash opposite former gold holder, Robert Whittaker, ahead of an expected April Octagon comeback.
“I want to come back in April or May,” Alex Pereira told ESPN through an interpreter during a recent interview. “I will be ready for those dates. There’s nothing in the works now, and I know probably it’s going to be Izzy (Israel Adesanya) with a rematch, or probably Robert Whittaker.”
Featuring in the corner of Minas Gerais veteran, Teixeira last night in Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pereira has since been tipped to fight for light heavyweight gold in the near future – after his teammate dropped a unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) loss to the Dana White’s Contender Series alum.
Alex Pereira tipped to make light heavyweight title move following UFC 283
“In reality, I think I’m too tough for my own good,” Glover Teixeira said through an interpreter. “Too tough for my own health. I can’t keep up anymore. I’m gonna focus my energy on Alex Pereria, on ‘Po Atan’. He’s gonna keep his [middleweight] belt for a while and then go up to light heavyweight.”
Previously holding undisputed light heavyweight gold during his kickboxing career under the scrutiny of GLORY, Pereira has competed exclusively at the middleweight limit during his four-fight UFC tenure – stopping the trio of Andreas Michailidis, Sean Strickland, and the aforenoted, Adesanya, in between a decision win over Bruno Silva.
Former undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Glover Teixeira has bowed out from the sport of mixed martial arts on his own terms – highlighting his toughness in a five round, unanimous decision loss to Jamahal Hill at UFC 283, before announcing his retirement. Teixeira, a former undisputed light heavyweight champion under the banner of the […]
Former undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion, Glover Teixeira has bowed out from the sport of mixed martial arts on his own terms – highlighting his toughness in a five round, unanimous decision loss to Jamahal Hill at UFC 283, before announcing his retirement.
Teixeira, a former undisputed light heavyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, headlined UFC 283 in his native Brazil last night at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, challenging the aforenoted, Hill for the vacant 205lbs championship.
Glover Teixeira claimshe’s too “tough” for his own health following UFC 283
“In reality, I think I’m too tough for my own good,” Glover Teixeira said through an interpreter. “Too tough for my own health. I can’t keep up anymore. I’m gonna focus my energy on Alex Pereria, on ‘Po-Atan’. He’s gonna keep his [middleweight] belt for a while and then go up to light heavyweight.”
“It’s an honor to put on the gloves down on the same night as Shogun (Rua),” Glover Teixeira said. “I wish we were in the Royce Gracie era where you just go no rounds and keep going. But we’re not, and I just can’t keep up anymore.”
Clinching the undisputed light heavyweight title back in October 2021 in the main event of UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Teixeira managed to submit former champion, Jan Blachowicz in a second round rear-naked choke effort.
The victory came as the Minas Gerais veteran’s sixth consecutively, as part of a run which saw him dispatch Ion Cutelaba, Karl Roberson, Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith, and Thiago Santos before defeating Blachowicz for gold on ‘Fight Island’.
Former undisputed UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo is set to be inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame this year, after confirming his retirement from the sport back in September of last year. Aldo, 36, who recently booked his professional boxing debut for next month, most recently featured at UFC 277 back in August of […]
Former undisputed UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo is set to be inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame this year, after confirming his retirement from the sport back in September of last year.
Aldo, 36, who recently booked his professional boxing debut for next month, most recently featured at UFC 277 back in August of last year in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Clashing with Georgian wrestling talent, Merab Dvalishvili in a high-stakes bantamweight clash, Jose Aldo suffered a unanimous decision loss as his three-fight winning streak came to a halt at the Vivint Arena.
Back in September of last year, Aldo confirmed his intentions to walk away from active competition and mixed martial arts with immediate effect, closing the curtain on a gleaming, gold-laden career which included title triumphs under both the WEC and UFC banners.
Jose Aldo is set to receive his Hall of Fame jacket
“Jose Aldo is the greatest featherweight of all-time,” UFC president Dana White said. “From WEC to UFC, Jose helped up build the sport of MMA and UFC as a brand, as well as change the perception of the smaller weight classes and what they could accomplish inside the Octagon. It will be an honor to induct him into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)
Competing at the bantamweight limit from 2019 until his retirement last September, Aldo will be best remembered for his tenure as a featherweight in the UFC – becoming the most successful champion in 145lbs history with an impressive seven title defenses – the most in promotional antiquity.
Beyond a 2011 win over Mark Hominick in Ontario, Aldo would go on to knock back Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes twice, Frankie Edgar, Chan Sung Jung, and Ricardo Lamas as undisputed featherweight champion.
Ji?í Procházka wasted no time sending a message to Jamahal Hill following the latter’s title-winning performance in the main event of UFC 283. The UFC’s light heavyweight division was thrown into flux at the end of 2022 during the lead up to UFC 282. T…
Ji?í Procházka wasted no time sending a message to Jamahal Hill following the latter’s title-winning performance in the main event of UFC 283. The UFC’s light heavyweight division was thrown into flux at the end of 2022 during the lead up to UFC 282. That event was meant to be headlined by a fight between…