[ The UFC is back for its first pay-per-view of 2024, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 297 takes place Saturday at Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. In … Read more
[ TORONTO – Mayra Bueno Silva has been honest ahead of UFC 297 – brutally honest. When looking at the card on paper, Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) said she understands and even connects with critics of the vacant women’s bantamweight title fight vs Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) scheduled for Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. … Read more
[ The UFC is back for its first pay-per-view of 2024, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 297 takes place Saturday at Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. In … Read more
[ The UFC on Saturday returns to Toronto for the first time since December 2018 with UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena. The first numbered event of the year features a title fight doubleheader. In the main event, Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) will attempt to defend the middleweight title against Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 … Read more
[ TORONTO – For Mayra Bueno Silva, winning the vacant women’s bantamweight title at UFC 297 is about more than just getting recognition as one of the best fighters in the world. “I want to change lives,” Silva told MMA Junkie on Monday. “I think this is my motivation (to win the belt) – to … Read more
[ TORONTO – UFC 297 will mark a new chapter in the history of the women’s bantamweight division when Mayra Bueno Silva and Raquel Pennington fight for the vacant championship left behind by Amanda Nunes. After years of dominance atop the weight class, Nunes retired from competition in June, leaving the belt without an owner. … Read more
[ The UFC is back for its first pay-per-view of 2024, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 297 takes place Saturday at Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. In … Read more
[ Mayra Bueno Silva was not having Sean Strickland’s sexist remarks. Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) meets Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) for the vacant bantamweight title in the UFC 297 co-main event Jan. 20. Headlining that card is middleweight champion Strickland, who makes his first title defense against Dricus Du Plessis. Strickland … Read more
[ Mayra Bueno Silva was brutally honest on her upcoming title fight vs. Raquel Pennington. With Amanda Nunes retired, Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) and Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) will square off for the vacant women’s bantamweight title in the UFC 297 co-headliner Jan. 20 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Former champion Julianna … Read more
[ After a multi-year absence, the UFC is bringing back its seasonal press conference format on Friday spotlighting its championship bouts for the first quarter of 2024, beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. With the promotional closing out its 2023 campaign on Saturday with UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, attention is … Read more
