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Wins over Joaquin Buckley, Edmen Shahbazyan and Ian Heinisch have proven the potential is there. The light heavyweight contest should not affect the rankings at ...

Strickland is the more technical boxer and lands more frequently. Fighting again so soon was the furthest thing from Strickland's mind, but money talks and a call from UFC vice president of talent relations Mick Maynard was the catalyst for his quick turnaround. Strickland enters UFC Fight Night having lost consecutive fights for the first time in his 30-fight career. Siding with Strickland is the safe choice. Who wins UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. "I think I just have to be careful of what he's saying, the world that he's using. Sean Strickland had no fight scheduled at the week's start and Nassourdine Imavov planned a cut to 185 pounds. The impromptu booking shifted the fight from 185 pounds to 205 pounds, likely to allow Strickland an easier weight cut on such short notice. Strickland (25-5) is officially in need of repairs after losing the momentum he built with six straight wins. Imavov is aware of Strickland's notoriously big mouth when it comes to pre-fight trash talk and in-ring talk as well. Strickland, less than 30 days removed from headlining the final UFC event of 2022, stepped in for Gastelum on four days' notice. Imavov has pieced together a strong 5-1 run in UFC with only a majority loss sullying that record.

See How The Judges Scored Every Round Of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov, Live From The UFC APEX In Las Vegas.

[Results, Highlights & More](https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-fight-night-strickland-vs-imavov-results-highlights-winner-interviews-vegas-67) [UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov](/event/ufc-fight-night-january-14-2023), live from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14, 2023. 13 ranked featherweight contender [Dan Ige](/athlete/dan-ige) squares off with streaking [Damon Jackson](/athlete/damon-jackson). 12 ranked [Nassourdine Imavov](/athlete/nassourdine-imavov). The entire card will be available on [ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) in English and Spanish, with the main card starting at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT and the prelims at 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT. [Dan Ige](https://www.ufc.com/athlete/dan-ige) [Roman Kopylov](http://www.ufc.com/athlete/Roman-Kopylov) [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) [Damon Jackson](https://www.ufc.com/athlete/damon-jackson) [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) [Ketlen Vieira](https://www.ufc.com/athlete/ketlen-vieira) [UFC FIGHT NIGHT: STRICKLAND vs IMAVOV](/event/ufc-fight-night-january-14-2023) will take place Saturday, January 14 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. [Raquel Pennington](https://www.ufc.com/athlete/raquel-pennington) [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) [Sean Strickland ](/athlete/sean-strickland)take on No.

It wound up being a pretty tough 2022 for Sean Strickland. After opening the year with a split-decision victory over Jack Hermansson in February, ...

ET, for the launch of the UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov main card for all the live updates, results and highlights. The card will take place live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Our picks are in — UFC Vegas 67 kicks off 2023 for the UFC, and we've given our picks for the five main card fights at Saturday's Strickland vs.

Strickland vs. Ige vs. Soriano vs.

Enjoy the fights, everyone. Jimmy Flick vs. Charles Johnson. Round 1 – Alright, here we go with the first fight of 2023. Both fighters very cautious here ...

Vieira closes the distance and pins her against the cage. Alhassan closes the distance and pins Ribeiro against the cage. Rebecki closes the distance and punishes Fiore against the cage. Mendonca pushes Basharat against the fence. And Nascimento sinks in the rear-naked choke! And Argueta out-grapples Aguirre until the final bell. Argueta now presses and takes down Aguirre against the cage. And Aguirre loses the back and ends on bottom. Now Argueta presses Aguirre against the cage. Once again, Argueta presses Aguirre against the cage. And he gets the takedown and transitions to the back of Johnson. The card streams on ESPN+.

The UFC returns tonight (Jan. 14, 2023) after a holiday hiatus. Kelvin Gastelum is out of Saturday's main event due to injury so Sean Strickland will step ...

New York came in 10th place with ‘UFC fight night’ and ‘UFC tonight’ showing as the most popular searches. In fourth position is Arizona with a total search percentage of 3.6%. Rounding up the top five is New Mexico. The state’s high interest in UFC could be attributed to UFC featherweight star Max Holloway, a Hawaii native and world champion who defended his title three times. The state has many fighters representing it, past and present legends such as Chuck Lidell, Cain Velazquez and the Diaz brothers. A recent study shows that, to no surprise, Nevada is the state with the highest interest in the UFC. Nevada showed high interest in ‘UFC fight night’ and ‘UFC tonight.’ A total of 4.8% are searching for UFC or UFC related terms ranking Nevada in first place. Nine of his 12 wins are by KO or submission. He’s on a three-fight win streak and has won 9 of his last 10 fights. ESPN+ costs $9.99 a month. ET with prelims beginning at 4 p.m. The main card starts at 7 p.m.

Joe Giannetti (14-4-1) had his first taste of action in the UFC octagon on The Ultimate Fighter Season 27. Giannetti fought his way to the season finale, ...

If my goal was just to fight in the UFC, I did that when I was 22 years old. Joe “Skeletor” Giannetti should be one of the first names talked about when discussing upcoming UFC call-ups. “Even when I was in TUF I was aiming for the top. Giannetti fought his way to the season finale, in which he was defeated by current UFC featherweight, [Mike Trizano](https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/64126-michael-trizano). “I think since the finale (Mike) Trizano’s been hanging down at 145, that was a fight I always wanted to get back. [Terrance McKinney](https://www.lowkickmma.com/terrance-mckinney-paddy-pimblett-fight-march/)’s a killer, I think he’s got a lot of hype and I don’t think he’s done much yet in the lightweight division for the hype he’s got but I mean he’s a good kid great story, and he’s exciting as sh*t.

Antonio Carlos Junior is back on Brazilian network TV for a second appearance on a reality show.

Junior pulled out of the 2022 season with an injury. Junior, who collected a million dollars for winning the Professional Fighters League light heavyweight season in 2021, will pocket nearly $400,000 if he’s the BBB 23 winner by late April. “Cara de Sapato” was announced on the celebrity cast of Big Brother Brasil 23, which starts Jan.

A graphic has been displayed in Las Vegas that shows a heavyweight title fight between Jones and Ciryl Gane that is scheduled for UFC 285 on March 4.

The former pound-for-pound No.1, who recently hinted at his return by tweeting: "Champion 2023", hasn't fought since defending the UFC light-heavyweight title for the last time against Dominick Reyes in February 2020. Gane missed out on his chance to win the heavyweight title when he was outpointed by Ngannou at UFC 270. Ngannou, 36, has been caught up in a contract crisis with the UFC since defending his title against former training partner Gane last January.

The ad referred to the Jones-Gane bout as for the "world heavyweight championship," and there is no reference to interim.

JON JONES' UFC return appears to have been leaked - as a Las Vegas venue displayed a huge advert promoting the legend facing Ciryl Gane for the heavyw.

I'm free this March, Vegas." [Dana White](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/dana-white/) insisted Jones was "ready to go" for his comeback. [Francis Ngannou](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/francis-ngannou/) vacating the crown - after he too was tipped to take on [Jones](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/mma/19036893/ufc-jon-jones-return-francis-ngannou-stipe-miocic/). [defeating ex-training partner Gane](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17409110/ufc-270-results-francis-ngannou-ciryl-gane/) to retain his title on a unanimous points decision in January 2022. [UFC](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ufc/) over his desire to add boxing to his MMA schedule. JON JONES' UFC return appears to have been leaked - as a Las Vegas venue displayed a huge advert promoting the legend facing Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title on March 4.

With the UFC's all-time submission wins leader Charles Oliveira in his corner, Allan Nascimento got a slick finish at UFC Fight Night 217.

The long-awaited heavyweight debut of UFC star Jon Jones appears to be on the horizon, and it will be for a title. Jones confirmed to MMA content creator...

The graphic was later taken down, and MMA Fighting's [Steven Marrocco](https://twitter.com/MMAFightingSM/status/1614379795995045893) reported that it was a "behind-the-scenes mistake." [Ariel Helwani](https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1614400996834414597) reported that heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is likely to be stripped of his title. The fight against Gane was the last one remaining on his UFC deal. The 35-year-old had other run-ins with the law throughout his career, as he'd previously been arrested for a hit-and-run, driving under the influence, and negligent use of a firearm, among other charges. He vacated the title a few months later before announcing his intentions to move up to heavyweight, taking some time to #UFC285 pic.twitter.com/3ItpnKY4ni

The UFC is finalizing a lightweight bout between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev to its UFC 286 lineup in London in March, and the 155-pound contest is ...

[Rafael dos Anjos](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335687/rafael-dos-anjos) in the final round of his first main event appearance in July. Usman and Gaethje are teammates, fighting out of Denver. [Leon Edwards](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3152929/leon-edwards) and [Kamaru Usman](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3088812/kamaru-usman). The former interim champ 5-2 in his past seven appearances, and his only losses have come against two of the best lightweights of all time in Oliveira and Khabib Nurmagomedov. He's also picked up wins over the likes of [Brad Riddell](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4575873/brad-riddell), [Bobby Green](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2502364/bobby-green) and [Renato Moicano](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3028863/renato-moicano). Contracts have not been signed, but the 155-pound contest is expected to be shored up shortly, multiple sources told ESPN on Saturday.

UFC superstar Jon Jones has sensationally revealed that he will be fighting Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title - as leaked photos of stadium sign also ...

The Frenchman would make an interesting opponent for 'Bones'. It's just been great, it's been a really great trip so far,' Jones said. Henry is just so intelligent, and such a great leader and tactician.

The ad referred to the Jones-Gane bout as for the "world heavyweight championship," and there is no reference to interim.

The undisputed heavyweight championship will be on the line live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight against Gane will mark Jones's highly-anticipated heavyweight debut. Gane fight for the heavyweight title, according to White. "Ciryl Gane is a heavyweight who moves like a middleweight.

Heavyweight Gold Will Be On The Line In Las Vegas When Jon Jones Faces Ciryl Gane Inside T-Mobile Arena On March 4. Tickets Go On Sale Friday, January 20.

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White also announced the rematch of Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman.

Edward’s finish will go down as one of the best in UFC history and certainly the best of the last year. That has to live in the head of Usman a bit — he will see it over and over in the lead up to this matchup — but I’ll take Usman in this one. He has the speed and footwork to win against an aging Jones. Jones, 35, is 26-1 and holds the UFC record for most wins in title fight history. White also announced that the title fight rematch between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman will headline UFC 286 on March 18 in London. Jon Jones will officially move up to heavyweight and take on Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4, UFC president Dana White announced Saturday.

Dana White said the UFC offered Ngannou a contract that would have made him the highest-paid heavyweight in UFC history, but that Ngannou had turned it ...

Jon Jones' long-awaited return will come March 4 for the heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane, a bout that comes after the UFC failed to reach terms with ...

[Derrick Lewis](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2560713/derrick-lewis) in August 2021. In his most recent appearance, he knocked out [Tai Tuivasa](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3722422/tai-tuivasa) in the main event of a UFC Fight Night in September. White said Jones was "ready, willing and able" to fight any heavyweight, including Ngannou. He went on to hold the light heavyweight championship off and on from 2011 to 2020. He became the youngest UFC champion of all time in 2011 at age 23. White said the highest-paid heavyweight in UFC history remains

Abdul Razak Alhassan, Allan Nascimento, and Javid Basharat lit up the ESPN prelims as UFC returns with its first live event after a four-week break.

UFC president Dana White said Saturday that welterweight champion Leon Edwards and former champion Kamaru Usman will rematch on March 18 at UFC 286 in ...

Results As They Happen, Winner Interviews And More From UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov, Live From The UFC APEX In Las Vegas.

[Official Scorecards ](https://www.ufc.com/news/official-judges-scorecards-ufc-fight-night-strickland-vs-imavov-ufc-vegas-67) [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) [UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov](/event/ufc-fight-night-january-14-2023), live from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14, 2023. [Sean Strickland](/athlete/sean-strickland)(25-5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) looks to break into the middleweight Top 5 for the first time in his career. by way of Oahu, Hawaii) takes on [Roman Kopylov](http://www.ufc.com/athlete/Roman-Kopylov)(9-2, fighting out of Bachatsky, Kemerovo, Russia) [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) [Dan Ige](/athlete/dan-ige)(15-6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. [Damon Jackson](/athlete/damon-jackson)(22-4-1 1NC, fighting out of Dallas, Texas) looks to make the most of his first UFC co-main event opportunity. [Ketlen Vieira](https://www.ufc.com/athlete/ketlen-vieira)(13-2, fighting out of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil) looks to stake her claim for a title shot when she takes on former title challenger and current No. by way of Accra, Ghana) in an intriguing middleweight bout [Watch on ESPN+](https://plus.espn.com/ufc?ex_cid=DSS-OFF-UFC-INARTICLE-EN) 13 ranked featherweight contender [Dan Ige](/athlete/dan-ige) squares off with streaking [Damon Jackson](/athlete/damon-jackson). [Carlos Hernandez](/athlete/carlos-hernandez), the Chute Boxe Diego Lima representative landed a front kick up the middle that caused Hernandez to pause and gave Nascimento the space he needed to get around to a back body lock. 12 ranked [Nassourdine Imavov](/athlete/nassourdine-imavov).

Sean Strickland stepped up on short notice and won a unanimous decision over Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night 217.

UFC president Dana White has announced Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 for the welterweight title is a done deal for UFC 286 in London.

Jon Jones is set to make his return to the octagon in a UFC heavyweight title fight with Cyril Gane at UFC 285.

In January last year, Francis Ngannou mounted his first and only defence of the UFC heavyweight title against Gane. This is for the official heavyweight title." The only snag was that the bout hadn't been announced yet.

Jon Jones' long-awaited return to the Octagon will be for the UFC heavyweight championship against Ciryl Gane on March 4, Dana White announced.

[Derrick Lewis](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2560713/derrick-lewis) in August 2021. In his most recent appearance, he knocked out [Tai Tuivasa](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3722422/tai-tuivasa) in the main event of a UFC Fight Night in September. White said Jones was "ready, willing and able" to fight any heavyweight, including Ngannou. He went on to hold the light heavyweight championship off and on from 2011 to 2020. He became the youngest UFC champion of all time in 2011 at age 23. White said the highest-paid heavyweight in UFC history remains

Leon Edwards has the psychological advantage over Kamaru Usman going into their trilogy fight, according to Gilbert Burns.

[UFC News](https://www.givemesport.com/ufc/latest-news) right here on GIVEMESPORT. I want to be ready. “I’ll be ready. “To be honest, for sure I want to know, but I don’t really care. I don’t know who’s going to be champion. “That’s a good question.

Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman will face off in the rubber match of their trilogy in the main event of UFC 286 in London, England on March 18.

- Malcolm Gordon vs. - Joanne Wood vs. - Nathaniel Wood vs. - Marvin Vettori vs. - Justin Gaethje vs. Both of those fights are done.”

Dana White announced that heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou will be released from his contract after turning down an offer that would have made him the ...

He has only ever been knocked down once, by Aussie Tai Tuivasa, and has a record of 9-1 - his only loss coming to Ngannou last January. Ngannou is arguably the biggest free agent in MMA history and may now pursue his longstanding boxing ambitions. 'We offered Ngannou a deal that would make him the highest-paid heavyweight of all time,' said White.

Jon Jones is set to face Ciryl Gane for the undisputed heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Rumours about a titl.

He doesn’t know what’s going to happen with his knee, he’s not getting younger. “It’s not like this is something that has never happened before. [Tai Tuivasa](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1186097/tai-tuivasa-fake-wobbles-before-ko-loss-ciryl-gane-ufc-paris/) – he’ll now get a second shot at the undisputed heavyweight title. [UFC 270](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1026178/francis-ngannou-cyril-gane-ufc-270-result-highlights-wins/) but is now believed to be closing in on full fitness. And he turned the deal down.” He feels like he can fight lesser opponents and make more money.

UFC 285 got a major boost Saturday when UFC President Dana White announced Jon Jones will fight for the heavyweight title March 4 against Ciryl Gane at ...

Ngannou will depart the UFC after being embroiled in a contract feud with the promotion, which will see him vacate his heavyweight title.

[YouTube channel.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLgjkiMp1S4) "And the reason I tell you it's disrespectful. And UFC legend Chael Sonnen suggested that his contract demands were unfair and were also unlikely to be agreed to along the stretch. The heavyweight champion wants to fight in the boxing ring and r "And he turned the deal down. It was expected that the Cameroon star would return to the octagon against undefeated superstar Jon Jones if he was able to agree a fresh deal with the promotion. UFC kingpin Dana White has now confirmed the news at yesterday's press conference, where he suggested Ngannou was offered a new mega-money deal but turned it down.

Jon Jones will face France's Cyril Gane for the UFC heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena on March 8 after champion Francis Ngannou vacated the belt to ...

His replacement as champion will be crowned when American Jones, a former light heavyweight champion who has previously been banned for doping, meets Gane, who held the interim heavyweight championship until he was beaten by Ngannou for the undisputed title in January 2022. Jan 15 (Reuters) - Jon Jones will face France's Cyril Gane for the UFC heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena on March 8 after champion Francis Ngannou vacated the belt to enter free agency, UFC president Dana White told a news conference. "We offered Francis a deal that would have made him the highest-paid heavyweight in the history of the company, more than (former champion Brock) Lesnar, more than anybody, and he turned the deal down," White said.