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Adesanya was making the fifth defence of his middleweight title as he welcomed the challenge of the hard-hitting Cannonier.

Adesanya snapped back Cannonier's head with another unerring jab at the start of the fourth session as he continued to dominate. The champion increased the pace at the start of the second round as he effortlessly switched stances to land his ram-rod jab. The champion was barely out of second gear over the five-round main event as he cruised to a fourth title defence.

Israel Adesanya made a huge entrance for his UFC 276 main event with Jared Cannonier using WWE legend, The Undertaker's entrance music. Adesanya came to the ...

It came at UFC 243 as he took on Robert Whittaker, in the Australian's own backyard, and he danced his way into the arena in impressive style. The urn had Cannonier's name on the front of it, as the Last Stylebender looked to make the latest challenge to his UFC title rest in peace. It wasn't just the music, as the lights dipped and smoke paved his way to the octagon, whilst he wore a hat in the style of the WWE Hall of Famer and carried an urn.

32-year old Israel Adesanya used the elaborate entrance in his middleweight title bout at UFC 276.

And with the WWE execs in attendance, there could never have been a more appropriate time to walk out on the ‘dead man’s’ theme. The urn, the champion walked in with, had Cannonier’s name written on it. In UFC 243, as he took on Robert Whittaker, in the Australian’s own backyard, and he danced his way into the arena.

Diaz was in attendance at the latest pay-per-view show, which saw Israel Adesanya defend his middleweight title via unanimous decision against Jared ...

Nate Diaz showed up in Las Vegas to watch UFC 276 on Saturday night Nate Diaz warned an MMA reporter to 'watch your tweets about me' before slapping him while backstage at UFC 276 on Saturday night. - MMA veteran Nate Diaz attended UFC 276 in Las Vegas on Saturday night

The featherweight champion retained his belt at UFC 276 with a comprehensive points victory in the third defence of the belt he won from Holloway in their first ...

The challenger was enjoying his best spell to date but a combination of Volkanovski's timing and his own cut eye continued to cause him trouble. The challenger answered back with the same shot but continued to play second fiddle as his cut reopened. The challenger struggled with Volkanovski's speed from the opening round and was unable to stamp his authority on the co-main event.

Diaz got angry with tweets supposedly sent by a journalist from Full Send MMA, the new media outlet launched by YouTube stars Nelk, who were covering their ...

Diaz is currently training for a return to the octagon as he looks to finally fight out his UFC contract and get a chance to test free agency. He has been out of action for over a year after losing his last fight to Leon Edwards, and has won just once since his star-making victory over Conor McGregor six-and-a-half years ago. And despite seemingly being interested in chatting with the reporter before posing for photos, he seemed annoyed at his attitude and whispered a message about tweets he had supposedly posted.

Before the start of the event, mixed martial arts journalist 'OG' Shawny Mack attempted to get an interview with Diaz backstage at the T-Mobile Arena. Advert.

He recently called on the UFC to either set him up with another fight or release him, as he eyes a potential bout with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Diaz remains under contract with the UFC but has not fought since he was beaten by British fighter Leon Edwards at UFC 263 over a year ago. But the UFC veteran was in no mood to talk after taking exception to tweets previously posted by Mack.

JESSICA-ROSE CLARK appeared to suffer a horrific broken arm less than a minute into her UFC showdown with Julija Stoliarenko.The 34-year-old Aussie ba.

Jessica is tapping desperately." "The way she passed the guard, the way she got to that position. "It’s dislocated bad.

UFC 276 took place on Saturday night in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and included something you often don't see in a mixed martial arts fight: comedy!

Elsewhere on the night, Alexander Volkanovski defended the Featherweight Championship against Max Holloway, Alex Pereira beat Sean Strickland in a middleweight contest and Bryan Barberena beat Robbie Lawler in the welterweight division. The second match on the card was a bantamweight contest which saw 27-year-old Sean O'Malley, complete with pink corn rows, take on the veteran 35-year-old Brazilian fighter Pedro Munhoz. UFC 276 took place on Saturday night in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and included something you often don't see in a mixed martial arts fight: comedy!

Rapper Drake has infamously cursed a number of high-level athletes by publicly showing his support for them ahead of major events, and broke that streak as ...

The Canadian musician's infamous "curse" extends to other sports as well, with many joking that he was behind Manchester City's Champions League loss to Tottenham Hotspur in 2019. Earlier, in video shared on social media, Adesanya could be seen on a Facetime call with the rapper before the fight. And the Nigerian dominated from start to finish as Cannonier failed to take advantage of his opportunity.

Donald Cerrone announced his retirement after a loss at UFC 276 on Saturday, ending his career with the second-most wins (23) in UFC history.

Cerrone ends his career having never held a UFC title. He finishes his career 36-17 with two no-contests. He ends his career on a seven-fight winless streak with six losses and a no-contest.

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Israel Adesanya, right, kicks Jared Cannonier in a middleweight title bout during the UFC 276 mixed ...

“I like to put on a show,” Adesanya said of the pageantry. Adesanya wants it all, and he has one of the biggest personalities in the sport. I hope when we fight, he does a better fight than that. I don’t melt.” “I thrive. Adesanya has earned one stoppage victory in his five title defenses while doing nothing that would put him in front of everyone on a social network for days. “The greats all get to this point," Adesanya added. Instead, he grinded out a comfortable win, picking apart Cannonier from a distance in another point-fighting performance. He fought Cannonier with a French tip manicure and sparkly polish on his toenails. That style can win belts, but it rarely wins legions of fans outside of hard-core fight circles. With his gravity-defying athleticism, he is among the few MMA fighters who can create them solely from his own talent. "Anderson Silva, GSP (Georges St. Pierre), I’d see them and say, ‘That was a fantastic fight,’ and people would boo them.

Martin Brundle's F1 grid walks for Sky Sports before every race never fails to produce headlines, and the British Grand Prix proved no different.

And despite Brundle ignoring him on the grid, he was in great spirits, blessing the camera and viewers at home with a glistening grin. There is bound to be more drama on show during next weekend's Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. It's always a welcome source of entertainment among the F1 community when cameras catch a big name, but the well-liked presenter misses some from time to time.

Israel Adesanya has the otherworldly fighting ability and the personal charisma necessary to become mixed martial arts' next crossover superstar.

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LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Israel Adesanya has the otherworldly fighting ability and the personal charisma necessary to become mixed martial arts' next crossover ...

“I like to put on a show,” Adesanya said of the pageantry. Adesanya wants it all, and he has one of the biggest personalities in the sport. I hope when we fight, he does a better fight than that. I don’t melt.” “I thrive. Adesanya has earned one stoppage victory in his five title defenses while doing nothing that would put him in front of everyone on a social network for days. “The greats all get to this point," Adesanya added. Instead, he grinded out a comfortable win, picking apart Cannonier from a distance in another point-fighting performance. He fought Cannonier with a French tip manicure and sparkly polish on his toenails. That style can win belts, but it rarely wins legions of fans outside of hard-core fight circles. With his gravity-defying athleticism, he is among the few MMA fighters who can create them solely from his own talent. "Anderson Silva, GSP (Georges St. Pierre), I’d see them and say, ‘That was a fantastic fight,’ and people would boo them.

Julija Stoliarenko opened the UFC 276 mega-card with a gruesome submission of Jessica-Rose Clark.

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UFC middleweight champion Adesanya also defended his performance against Jared Cannonier.

Pereira boasts two wins over Adesanya in the kickboxing world and is the only man to ever knockout "The Last Stylebender." Jon Jones -- the former UFC light heavyweight champion and one of Adesanya's detractors -- expects Pereira to mop the floor with Adesanya. "Bro I can't stop thinking about this ----. - The aftermath of UFC 276 has set in motion a heated rematch between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. The longtime foes have never met in mixed martial arts. LAS VEGAS -- Nate Diaz is still without a contracted UFC fight, but he did manage to do a little damage in Sin City over the weekend. Diaz (20-13) has not competed since losing a unanimous decision to UFC welterweight title challenger Leon Edwards last year. The source of Diaz's frustration is reportedly disparaging remarks that Mack made about Diaz's training partner Nick Maximov, according to Jason Hartley. The interviewer, Shawny Mack of internet collective Full Send, approached Diaz for a short interview.

The featherweight king was asked to sketch how Holloway would look after their UFC 276 bout in a promotional stunt - and he turned in an amazingly accurate ...

It was so serious he had to be treated in hospital after the fight. He's on the record as saying he wants to headline a UFC card held in Australia, and the ideal way for him to do that would be to get a crack at his ambition of holding belts in two weight divisions at the same time. But that wasn't the only similarity to the Aussie's sketch - Holloway was also left with a smaller cut under his right eye, a bloodied mouth, and a wound on the right side of his forehead, just as predicted. The finished product showed Holloway with a series of stitches above his blackened left eye, a cut under his right eye, fat lips and another cut on the right side of his forehead - and it was very close to the mark. Volkanovski and other stars on the card were asked to sketch their opponents before the event kicked off in a 'putting the art in martial artist' promotion for the UFC - and he hit the nail on the head with his drawing. - Revealed after the fight that he broke his left hand in the second round

The UFC might have a problem with its 'boring' star Israel Adesanya after fans booed him, headed for the exits and lashed him online over a lack of action ...

THEY TIRED and LOUD about it. Make no mistake, the bout was a walkover. 'UFC might begin to have a problem on its hands.

Michael Chandler had some words of advice for Dustin Poirier in the aftermath of their heated altercation at UFC 276.

“I’m a dangerous fight for him. Michael Chandler had some words of advice for Dustin Poirier in the aftermath of their heated altercation at UFC 276. Dustin Poirier has been hungry to get back inside the octagon after he unsuccessfully challenged for the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 269.

The Undertaker has reacted to UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya paying homage to him at the 7/2 UFC 276 pay-per-view event.

Fans will get a rare chance to meet and greet with the iconic Undertaker later this month. “He’s not only a great fighter, he’s an awesome entertainer as well! UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya channeled his inner “Deadman” as he stepped out to an Undertaker-inspired entrance for his match at the 7/2 UFC 276 pay-per-view event.