No. 6 ranked middleweight Marvin Vettori spoke at the post-fight press conference after he defeated no. 10 ranked middleweight Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 23 (aka UFC on ABC 2) on Saturday.
As far as what Vettori wants next after such a decisive victory, “The Italian Dream” made his case for why he believes he’s next in line to challenge Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title.
Marvin Vettori storms Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 23
“Five [fight] win streak. Accepting anybody at any time. Always showing up. Always making weight. Never complaining about nothing and I just show up and I just beat these guys very dominantly,” Vettori said. “I leave no doubt. The last fight that I had with Adesanya was the closest fight that he’s ever had and in my eyes I still won it and that fight has to be made again.”
Conor McGregor says Dustin Poirier trilogy booked for UFC 264
April 4, 2021
The UFC has been targeting a trilogy bout between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor for UFC 264 on July 10. The bout now appears to be signed, as McGregor and Poirier both have posted on social media about it being a done deal.
“The fight is booked! July 10th, you’re gonna see what the Mac is about,” McGregor wrote on Instagram. “Adjust and absolutely f ing destroy!”
Poirier retweeted a BT Sport report that the bout was set for July 10, indicating the bout would be five rounds, though neither said whether or not it would headline the card.
UFC bantamweight Adrian Yanez realized his dream of making to the UFC, but not until after he lost his father to cancer. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t carry his father with him into every single fight.
In fact, Yanez’s father lives within him. He is a driving force in Yanez’s approach not only to fighting, but life in general.
Yanez most recently defeated Gustavo Lopez at UFC Vegas 22. He is currently awaiting his next bout in the Octagon.
‘Stay Calm’ – a short film about Adrian Yanez’s journey to the UFC
LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announced
BELLATOR 259 on Friday, May 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter
Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’s
Leslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIME
at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
In addition to the main event, two matchups are confirmed, as No. 7 lightweight
Adam “The Bomb” Piccolotti (12-4) takes on No. 10
Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC), while the undefeated No. 7
Christian “Pain” Edwards (4-0) meets
Endeavor is upping its stake of UFC ownership to 100-percent of the company ahead of a planned initial public offering, opening up the company to investors.