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UFC 276 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nev., on Saturday, with Israel Adesanya fighting Jared Cannonier in the main event.

•1h ago Only 12 fighters have ever held a UFC belt for five consecutive defenses and, should Adesanya overcome Jared Cannonier, Izzy's five defenses would put him five behind Anderson Silva for most in middleweight history. •1h ago

Taken under the wing of Khabib Nurmagomedov, a wrestling-based American plans to travel across seas to earn a belt – and UFC notoriety thereafter. A Cage ...

Agy Sardari (15-3) at Cage Warriors 141 in London Dylan Hazan (8-0) – July 22 vs. Italo Gomes (11-2) at LFA 136 in Sao Paulo, Brazil Italo Gomes (11-2) – July 15 vs. Madars Fleminas (9-3) at Cage Warriors 141 in London Mike Figlak (7-0) – July 22 vs. Sam Creasey (15-4) at Cage Warriors 141 in London Mike Linhares (16-3) – July 23 vs. Miles Lee(3-0) – July 29 vs. Vinicius de Oliveira (17-2) at UAE Warriors 30 in Abu Dhabu Daniel Reis (8-1) – July 8 vs. Davi Costa (11-3) at LFA 136 in Sao Paulo, Brazil Wellington Prado (12-2) – July 15 vs. Wellington Prado (12-2) at LFA 136 in Sao Paulo, Brazil Alimardan Abdykaarov (16-6-1) at UAE Warriors 30 in Abu Dhabi You go get this and this is your golden ticket to the UFC. Look at all the names that have held this belt, not only in this weight class but in the women’s divisions and all the men’s divisions. I deserve to fight in the biggest event in the world like UFC or other. The skinny: There are some fighters where I ask myself, “Why isn’t so-and-so in the UFC.” More rarely I say, “It’s outrageous and a travesty so-and-so isn’t in the UFC.” De Oliveira is a prime example of the latter.

The Irishman hasn't been tested by the US Anti-Doping Agency since last year, leading one of his UFC rivals to accuse him of leaving the programme while he ...

The Irishman has gone 1-3 since 2016, including two losses in a row to Dustin Poirier last summer. He has returned to kicking drills and boxing sparring, but is still unable to engage in full MMA sessions at SBG Ireland's HQ yet. He’s full of s***. So, if he had the opportunity to listen to it, he probably would’ve went to McDonald’s. He went to Burger King. So, I get underneath his skin. Ferguson has had a bitter and long-standing feud with the Irishman since they were managed by the same company. He has been in Miami, New York, California, Dublin, Cannes, Rome and a host of other major cities, which would make it hard for a USADA representative to track him down as he continues to move around. And his long-time rival Tony Ferguson believes that it's because he has pulled out of the promotion's rigorous testing system, where fighters must update USADA of their whereabouts on a frequent basis.

Jared Cannonier. American mixed martial arts fighter · Israel Adesanya. Nigerian-born New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter · Alexander ...

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'The Last Stylebender' will attempt to defend his middleweight crown for a fifth time against the American Cannonier and enters the contest as the hot favourite ...

Who is Jared Cannonier? Jared Cannonier's journey in the UFC has been a unique one. He debuted at heavyweight in 2015, dropped to light heavyweight soon after, ...

- ft. Jared Cannonier's journey in the UFC has been a unique one. Riddell (10-2) won his first four UFC bouts before suffering a setback last time out and will be looking to defend his spot in the top 15 against Turner (12-5), who has won four in a row - all by stoppage.

Kicking off UFC 276 fight day, will be the early prelims featuring three bouts on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.

Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC.MMATop StoriesUFC 276: Adesanya Vs. Cannonier: Preliminary And PPV Undercard Live Results, HighlightsBy FIGHT SPORTS 56 mins ago Last updated Jul 2, 2022 Share Kicking off UFC 276 fight day, will be the early prelims featuring three bouts on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.Following at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT will be four high-level matchups fulfilling the preliminary card on ESPN+.Finally, at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, the main card will feature five fights and will go live on ESPN+ PPV. Follow the Live Results and Highlights below, provided by FIGHT SPORTS Early Prelims 6 p.m. ET (UFC Fight Pass) Live Results:(In Progess) Jessica Eye vs. Jessica-Rose Clark via Submission (Armbar) – Round 1, 0:42What a start to tonight’s card by Julija Stoliarenko 😳[ #UFC276 Early Prelims starting NOW on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/zRLEv8rG6R— UFC (@ufc) July 2, 2022 Alexander VolkanovskifightsliveIsrael AdesanyaJared CannonierJessica EyeJessica Rose-ClarkJulija StoliarenkoLive Coverage Share

Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight championship against Jared Cannonier, and featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski takes on Max Holloway in a trilogy ...

Sean O'Malley(15-1, 7-1 UFC, -310) Max Holloway(23-6, 19-6 UFC, +175) Jared Cannonier(15-5, 8-5 UFC, +370) Du Plessis bested Tavares via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in a back-and-forth, bloody battle on the UFC 276 prelims. Women's bantamweight: Julija Stoliarenko (10-7-2, 1-3 UFC) def. Women's flyweight: Maycee Barber (11-2, 6-2 UFC) def. Middleweight: Andre Muniz (23-4, 5-0 UFC) def. Volkanovski (24-1) has won 11 straight UFC fights and 21 in a row overall. Middleweight: Dricus du Plessis (17-2, 3-0 UFC) def. Strickland is one of the most prolific trash talkers in the division, while Pereira is 2-0 against Adesanya in kickboxing, including a knockout victory. In the co-main event at UFC 276, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight title against former champion Max Holloway in a trilogy bout. The Nigerian-born New Zealand resident is coming off a unanimous decision win over rival Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in February. Adesanya, 32, has four successful middleweight title defenses after unifying the belt with Whittaker in 2019.

A pair of title fights top the marquee for UFC's return to Las Vegas for International Fight Week.

Hard fight to judge— The Prince (@AmirAlbazi) #Ufc276 July 3, 2022 Gabriel Green is up next in a very intriguing battle of welterweights. [ #UFC276 [ #UFC276 Garry landed a solid combination that buzzed Green and opened a cut under his eye and he followed it up with more good strikes and movement to avoid any return fire from Green. Garry closed the round with a very impressive and extended combination, though many of the shots did not hit the mark. The two quickly found themselves in a clinch as Green tried to take the fight to the floor. [ #UFC276 Gabriel Green -- Round 3: Green came out with a very high pace but was dropped by a big Garry right hand. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV following preliminary bouts at 8 p.m. ET. [ #UFC276 Both men have won two fights since that meeting, setting up a third showdown between two of the best featherweights in UFC history. [ #UFC276

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The Kiwi defends his middleweight title against the hard-hitting American, after his City Kickboxing team-mate Brad Riddell suffered a second straight loss.

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A new challenger has emerged for UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, while UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will face a familiar foe.

In the U.S., the UFC 276 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+, which also requires a subscription. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 276 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. du Plessis had Tavares out by the cage and starting tagging him with shots to end the fight. Miller is now the all-time wins leader in UFC history. 8:25 p.m. ET - du Plessis and Tavares start swinging to open the third. 9 p.m. ET - Garry with a low kick to start the second round. After that, he went 14-1, beating Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title in 2016. In 2019 at UFC 245, Volkanovski beat Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title. Joining the UFC in 2018, Adesanya is 11-1 with the promotion. He would beat Holloway in a controversial rematch at UFC 251 in 2020. He's 11-0 in the UFC since joining the organization in 2016. At UFC 276 on Saturday, Adesanya defends his title against Jared Cannonier. Volkaovski will look to go 3-0 against Max Holloway. The event takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS — One of the most remarkable careers in UFC history ended on Saturday when Donald Cerrone announced his retirement after he was submitted by Jim ...

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Earlier, Australian Alexander Volkanovski will look to defend his featherweight belt in his third meeting with fierce rival and crowd favourite Max Holloway.

Everyone wants to see the trilogy. So if that’s going to move me forward, let’s do it.” Watch this level change and look at the beautiful use of the hips and amazing flexibility in her core to get over there, passes that arm and gets that far-side armbar.” You all want to see it, right? “My thoughts are only on what he’s going to attempt to do Saturday night and what I’m going to do Saturday night. “But I feel good, I feel great. “It’s the same old song. I’m just glad I have new blood to fight in this fight.” So why do I even pay attention to what people say?” So there’s a lot of people saying a lot of different things. “I’ve been a pro since 2009. I’ve spent my entire 20s and 30s doing this.

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, one of the most beloved fighters of the past decade, announced his retirement from mixed martial arts following a submission loss ...

Cerrone finishes his career with 48 appearances between the WEC and UFC combined, more than any other fighter history. However, Cerrone came up short in some of the biggest fights of his career, including three WEC title fights, one UFC title fight and a blockbuster event against Conor McGregor in 2020. Cerrone, 39, who has dabbled in acting in recent years, is one of the most beloved fighters of the past decade.

Miller jumped into a guillotine choke to become the all-time wins leader in UFC history.

In the second round, Miller and Cerrone threw kicks at the same time, with Cerrone's landing to Miller's face. Miller, who made his debut at UFC 89 in October 2008, looked sharp from the early moments of the fight. LAS VEGAS -- On Saturday night, Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone met on the UFC 276 prelims in a welterweight clash that would determine the UFC's all-time wins leader.

The retirement marks the end of a legendary 16-year career for Cerrone (36–17 MMA, 23–14 UFC), whose 38 UFC fights are second-most all time.

He then moved to the UFC in 2011 when the WEC's roster was folded into the sport's biggest promotion. The 39-year-old Cerrone brought his two sons, Danger and Riot, inside the octagon with him to mark the occasion. I'm going to be a movie star, baby, so it's time to bow out."

Two title bouts will be decided Saturday night, including Israel Adesanya's defense of his middleweight belt against Jared Cannonier.

Strickland has been inching closer and closer to a title shot, but Pereira—who already owns two wins against Adesanya from their kickboxing matchups—would make for a better story line if Adesanya retains his title. In the main event, Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Jared Cannonier. Eleven years into his career, this marks Cannonier’s first UFC title fight. Cerrone was built to deliver Fight of the Night performances. 24—the most in UFC history—for Miller, and it was immediately followed by Cerrone announcing his retirement. Jalin Turner looked outstanding in his victory against Brad Riddell, who entered the bout ranked No. 14 in the lightweight division. The eye poke occurred just over three minutes into the second round, and Munhoz (19–7, 2 NC) was unable to continue.

Alexander Volkanovski bloodied Max Holloway early and dominated throughout, winning for the third time in this matchup of featherweight greats at UFC 276 in ...

I want to move up." "I want to be busy. "I want to be in this Octagon as much as possible," Volkanovski said. I needed to remind myself." According to UFC Stats, Volkanovski outlanded Holloway in total strikes 204 to 161 -- and the difference felt more pronounced than that for those watching the fight. I really needed it.

Volkanovski made it a clean sweep over the former champion in the co-main event from Las Vegas.

Holloway began to fight more desperate in Round 4 and traded strikes on largely even terms as the action slowed. Volkanovski began to openly taunt Holloway in the opening round and briefly buckled him with a big right cross. But he turned in a largely lifeless performance as Volkanovski's speed and accuracy began to piece the Hawaiian fan favorite up from the start.

Israel Adesanya has defended his UFC middleweight belt after a comfortable win over American Jared Cannonier. Adesanya fights Cannonier. (Source: Getty).

He was in such control during the fight he shouted he was "way too fast" in round one. Pereira, who has beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing bouts, rocked Strickland with a vicious left hook before closing the fight with an accurate right hand. One judge gave all five rounds to Adesanya, the other two scoring it 4-1.

Israel Adesanya defended his UFC middleweight crown for the fifth time, scoring a clinical albeit unspectacular decision win over Jared Cannonier at UFC ...

His lone pro MMA loss was up in weight, for the UFC light heavyweight title against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 in March 2021. Adesanya kept Cannonier at bay and Cannonier had little to no luck getting inside Adesanya's length for strikes or takedowns. The Nigerian-born New Zealand resident was coming off a unanimous decision win over rival Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in February. Coming in, ESPN had Adesanya ranked No. 3 in the world on its pound-for-pound list. The crowd grew restless with the lack of thrilling action, especially in the fourth round, which was marked by boos and fans holding up lit-up smartphones. Adesanya's superiority in striking was evident throughout the bout.

The UFC's middleweight champion Israel Adesanya said earlier in the week that he wanted to get back to finishing fights “in style”.

It was more of the same for Adesanya in the fourth – and why not – it had been working for him all fight and Cannonier had not really found any way to stop the jabs and leg kicks. Low kick and jab, low kick and jab – it was pretty straightforward stuff for the champion, keeping Cannonier at bay and almost forcing him to try something different in the hope it would lead to a mistake. And he did. He did land a flurry of short punches after inside though after getting Adesanya to the cage but again was unable to capitalise or turn it into a momentum-shifting moment in the fight. Adesanya did not necessarily have to do a whole lot to stay in control of the fight, knowing that as long as he kept his distance and used his superior speed, Cannonier would be bound to falter at some point. The fight was stopped for a brief period after Adesanya accidentally poked Cannonier in the eye but unlike the earlier contest between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz, he was fine to continue.

Alexander Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time Saturday night, defending his featherweight title by unanimous decision with a dominant ...

Cerrone beat Miller in their first meeting in 2014, but Cerrone is now 4-10 since 2016 with a seven-fight winless streak. Bryan Barbarena also stopped Robbie Lawler on strikes late in the second round of a brutal fight in which both veterans absorbed tremendous punishment. Before the title fights, Alex Pereira demolished Sean Strickland with strikes midway through the first round of a victory that burnished the Brazilian kickboxing champion's status as an immediate title contender at middleweight. Holloway's answers dwindled as his cuts grew larger, and Volkanovski patiently racked up scoring shots to leave no doubt in the decision. Cannonier, getting his first UFC title shot at 38 years old, struggled to find a consistent striking range, and he didn't show enough desperation to figure it out. Volkanovski executed a sharp boxing game plan against one of the UFC's best punchers, bloodying Holloway's face early on and steadily increasing the punishment into the final minutes.

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 and Alexander Volkanovski scored dominant unanimous decision victories and retained their UFC titles at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday on a ...

It's time to bow out, one hell of a career." "I'm going to be a movie star. In the co-main event, Australia's Volkanovski used his speed and a consistent stinging jab to score a convincing victory over Hawaiian Max Holloway, keeping his featherweight title before suggesting a move up to lightweight.

UFC stunned as trash talking star punched 'into oblivion' with 'terrifying' KO.

It was just the second KO loss in Strickland’s career and dropped his record to 25-4, while Pereira improved to 6-1. The referee jumped in to wave off the fight as Pereira ran off to celebrate while Strickland continued to stumble around the cage. Sean Strickland did plenty of talking at the UFC 267 press conference, but a sweet left hook from Alex Pereira shut his mouth in an emphatic KO victory for the Brazilian.

Israel Adesanya shows again why he's the king of the UFC's middleweight division, defending his title for the fifth time with hard-fought win.

Cerrone beat Miller in their first meeting in 2014, but Cerrone is now 4-10 since 2016 with a seven-fight winless streak. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. Holloway's answers dwindled as his cuts grew larger, and Volkanovski patiently racked up scoring shots to leave no doubt in the decision. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. I knew it was only a matter of time.” You're going to get frozen, like Elsa, I'll leave it at that.” Adesanya patiently picked at Cannonier with kicks and occasional punches for five rounds. After losing the first round on two judges' scorecards, Barbarena ended it with a prolonged flurry that began with a series of step-in elbows to break down the defense of the 40-year-old Lawler, who had his first UFC bout in 2002. I really needed it. “That intensity that we both had, I needed it. Adesanya’s victory preserved the 32-year-old champion’s unbeaten record in his favoured weight division and took his overall UFC record to 23 wins and one defeat (in a light heavyweight contest).

Israel Adesanya walked to the octagon for his UFC 276 middleweight title defence against American Jared Cannonier in Las Vegas mimicking WWE's The ...

He was in such control during the fight he shouted he was "way too fast" in round one. Pereira, who has beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing bouts, rocked Strickland with a vicious left hook before closing the fight with an accurate right hand. One judge gave all five rounds to Adesanya, the other two scoring it 4-1.

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And unfortunately the fight, which wasn’t the most exciting we’ve ever seen, made a lot of the fans rest in peace. Though he didn’t hit a Tombstone Piledriver and roll his eyes into the back of his head for the three-count. The haunting sounds of the organ filled the venue - and fittingly, WWE head honchos Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Vince McMahon were in the building (Vince appearing despite stepping down as CEO due to allegations he paid an employee with whom he had an affair $US3 million in hush money).

UFC 276 was another showcase for not only Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski, but a number of rising stars as well.

He used his technique to lock in Riddell and squeeze him into a guillotine to make him tap. In his postfight interview, Pereira asked the crowd here to cheer for Adesanya in the night's main event. I loved how he hurt Riddell early, knew that he had him in trouble and clearly knew what to do next. His defense, while not great, looked improved from his previous fights as Green was able to touch him up, forcing Garry to scramble and reset. Most fighters of his MMA experience level are toiling on the regional scene or jockeying to earn a berth on Dana White's Contender Series. Pereira? He might have just secured a UFC title shot. He beat Andreas Michailidis and Bruno Silva in his first two UFC bouts. I just don't think anyone in the sport is quite at his level at the moment. The Brazilian striker, who trains under former UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira, was one of the best kickboxers in the world for several years, a former two-division Glory champion. There had been no wrong answer to the question: Who is the best fighter on the planet? Two great champions who belong in the top three pound-for-pound rankings, both believing the other has double-champ status in their destiny. In addition to the work he's done with Trevor Wittman to refine his striking, Usman is a wonderful fighter. For the past year or so, to me, the debate between the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world has been between Kamaru Usman, Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. And of course, it's close, right?

'The Last Stylebender' cruises to a unanimous decision over the American to defend his middleweight crown for a fifth time.

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Making his fifth defence of the undisputed UFC middleweight championship, the Kiwi made no mistake against hard-hitting American Jared Cannonier, putting on a ...

Still, the change in tactic worked for Cannonier as he was able to limit what Adesanya could throw at him. The second round continued in that vein; Adesanya had Cannonier frozen with feints and was able to land with volume. Cannonier changed things up a touch in the third round, looking to use his grappling to change the way the fight was going. There was good action both ways in the opening round as Adesanya looked to pepper Cannonier with leg kicks early before opening up a bit more, while Cannonier looked for power. With the victory, Adesanya improved his record to 23-1 and remains unbeaten at middleweight. The initiators – the jabs, the leg kicks – they were working, but I couldn't find my power shots.

While Alexander Volkanovski put on an incredible show of dominance in retaining his featherweight championship against Max Holloway in their trilogy fight, ...

But McGregor also has not won a lightweight fight since 2016 and is 1-3 at the weight in his UFC career. A win for either man is massive and another accomplishment in a truly great career. While Pereira is an elite enough talent to warrant being signed on his own, his two kickboxing wins over Adesanya, one by brutal knockout, have been the underlying story every time he has fought in the Octagon. What Pereira needed to be "deserving" of a shot at Adesanya in the Octagon was an elite win. A reputation for safe gameplans and fights that lack in entertainment value has begun to creep into conversations about Adesanya's place in the sport. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 276 at the conclusion of the PPV event. While Alexander Volkanovski put on an incredible show of dominance in retaining his featherweight championship against Max Holloway in their trilogy fight, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya left the fans somewhat disappointed after a safe and uninspired victory over Jared Cannonier.

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.

Just moments removed from his UFC middleweight title defence against Jared Cannonier on Sunday, Israel Adesanya's next challenge was all but set.

"It's nice at the top, so whatever he feels he needs to do to make me fight... I was critical because I couldn't get my power stuff going; I couldn't get my change-ups going, but he's a formidable opponent. I do that, but I'm not going to do it stupidly just for the entertainment of some drunkos." I'm not here to risk my health and risk my brain. The situation at UFC 276 was a win-win looking ahead, as Adesanya said either Pereira or Strickland would be big money fights. "I like the story.

Israel Adesanya walked to the octagon for his UFC 276 middleweight title defence against American Jared Cannonier in Las Vegas mimicking WWE's The ...

He was in such control during the fight he shouted he was "way too fast" in round one. Pereira, who has beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing bouts, rocked Strickland with a vicious left hook before closing the fight with an accurate right hand. One judge gave all five rounds to Adesanya, the other two scoring it 4-1.

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And I think the lightweight guys still feel that. To think I don’t deserve to just move straight up [and compete for the title] would be pretty silly.” And I always wanted to challenge you.” It’s a different division but I’m here, I’m the champ.” “If I’m going to choose, I’m choosing Conor. The UFC hasn’t told me anything yet. So, that’s the difficulty.” Look, I got middleweights and light heavyweights that feel it.” I want to move up and go for double champ and I’ll keep two divisions busy. Who has really looked like that against someone like Max Holloway? “I just proved to you that I want to be in this octagon as much as possible. I want to fight by the end of the year, but if it’s at the end of the year, really, I would prefer to fight in January in Brazil, if that event happens.” I’m a dominant champ taking out guys like Max Holloway three times.

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.

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.

Never short of flair, the 'last style-bender' paid tribute with an Undertaker-inspired walkout, including his famed theme music and props. The Kiwi-Nigerian ...

Alexander Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time Saturday night, defending his featherweight title by unanimous decision with a dominant ...

The 38-year-old Miller's landmark victory broke his tie with Cerrone and Andrei Arlovski for the UFC's career wins mark. Cerrone beat Miller in their first meeting in 2014, but Cerrone is now 4-10 since 2016 with a seven-fight winless streak. Bryan Barberena also stopped Robbie Lawler on strikes late in the second round of a brutal fight in which both veterans absorbed tremendous punishment. Before the title fights, Alex Pereira demolished Sean Strickland with strikes midway through the first round of a victory that burnished the Brazilian kickboxing champion's status as an immediate title contender at middleweight. "He thinks he's got what it takes," Volkanovski said of Cejudo. "People want to challenge me, but they need to be big fights. There was a lot of ups and downs in there, but it was good to finally put an end to it and silence a lot of people. Cannonier, getting his first UFC title shot at 38 years old, struggled to find a consistent striking range, and he didn't show enough desperation to figure it out. "It's a bit of a journey, this rivalry," Volkanovski said. Volkanovski executed a sharp boxing game plan against one of the UFC's best punchers, bloodying Holloway's face early on and steadily increasing the punishment into the final minutes. It makes me improve my discipline." He makes me raise the bar. A lot of people that needed shutting up."

Watch the UFC 276 highlights video and recap from the featherweight title fight between champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway.

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What does the future hold for Max Holloway and Jared Cannonier after their title-fight losses at UFC 276?

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