[ Aside from a scare late in the first round, former champion Robert Whittaker turned in a phenomenal performance in an all-out striking affair against Paulo Costa. The middleweight bout was one filled with action from two powerful top-tier fighters. When time expired after three rounds, Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) claimed victory over Costa … Read more
[ Brian Ortega had a lot of adversity to deal with before entering the cage at UFC Fight Night 237. Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) avenged his loss to Yair Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by second-round submission in this past Saturday in Mexico City. As Bruce Buffer introduced Ortega in the octagon, “T-City” jumped … Read more
[ Aljamain Sterling has a bunch of new challenges awaiting him as he makes his featherweight debut. Former bantamweight champion Sterling (23-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) will move up to 145 pounds to take on Calvin Kattar (23-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at UFC 300 on April 13 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Sterling watched Brian … Read more
[ MEXICO CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 237 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $135,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 237 … Read more
[ Yair Rodriguez is staying positive despite suffering a loss on home soil. The former UFC interim featherweight champion posted on Instagram on Sunday to react to his loss to Brian Ortega. Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was submitted by Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the third round of their co-main event at UFC Fight … Read more
[ Brian Ortega once again showed us what a unique entity he is in MMA when he overcame numerous hurdled for his first win since October 2020. From all the injuries, surgeries and time off, to rolling his ankle during Bruce Buffer’s introduction, to nearly getting put away early in the first round – there … Read more
[ Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has earned 10 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his eight UFC wins. Ortega’s seven stoppage victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (11). Ortega’s four submission victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second-most … Read more
[ Brian Ortega’s first attempt vs. Yair Rodriguez ended in an injury and a loss. The second attempt started with an injury and ended in victory. In a rollercoaster 15-minute stretch, Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) overcame an ankle injury and an onslaught of striking to defeat Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by arm-triangle choke … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-237-twitter-x-reacts-brian-ortega-comeback-submission-yair-rodriguez-rematch February 25, 2024 12:17 am ET Brian Ortega put himself back in the title discussion on Saturday when he avenged his loss to Yair Rodriguez in their UFC Fight Night 237 rematch. After their … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/02/ufc-fight-night-237-video-yair-rodriguez-brian-ortega-show-love-final-faceoff-mexico-rematch February 23, 2024 6:56 pm ET MEXICO CITY – Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega had their final staredown ahead of their co-main event bout at UFC Fight Night 237. As expected, the two featherweight … Read more
