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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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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.

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LAS VEGAS -- In what was expected to be a moment of truth in Sean O'Malley's potential ascension from bright prospect to bantamweight title contender ended ...

The native of Montana, who fights out of Phoenix, Arizona, stopped all three of his opponents immediately after Vera yet admitted he was only willing to face a top-10 ranked opponent if UFC paid him commensurate to his perceived value. The Brazilian's offense consisted almost exclusively of calf kicks, many of which the 27-year-old O'Malley was able to check. The result was a largely anticlimactic affair for a matchup which featured plenty of tension between the two during fight week press events.

After a back-and-forth fight, Sean O'Malley and Pedro Munhoz had their fight ruled a no contest after an accidental eye poke.

The fight was gearing up to be a technical bout. O'Malley, a Helena native, accidentally poked his opponent Pedro Munhoz in the eye in the second round of their fight at UFC 276 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The fight was ruled a no contest after Munhoz was unable to see out of his poked eye. After a much-anticipated top-15 fight was on the books, Sean O'Malley's fight at UFC 276 ended in disappointing fashion.

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.

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.

Ahead of the UFC 276 main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya made quite a stir with an entrance inspired by WWE legend The Undertaker.

Israel Adesanya (c) vs. - Israel Adesanya (c) def. Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Adesanya (50-45) Israel Adesanya (c) vs. - Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. B2YB @OnePlus_USA] pic.twitter.com/vtmHICqZPv July 3, 2022 Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Adesanya (40-36) B2YB @OnePlus_USA] pic.twitter.com/AMbjxK9tGB July 3, 2022 Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/f2ejdXxGz3 Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Adesanya (20-18) Cannonier attempted to make a mid-fight adjustment to work from the clinch against the cage.

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.

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.

Israel Adesanya also retained his middleweight belt with a tepid unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier in Saturday's main event in Las Vegas.

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. 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. 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.

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."

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.

Fighters from Saturday's UFC 276 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $362500, the highest total of the Venum era.

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The middleweight entered the main event dressed as the famous WWE star and with his opponent's name written on an urn.

“This is MMA, it’s a whole new world,” Adesanya said. “That Pereira win was beautiful,” Adesanya said. “I was looking forward to the battle of the minds, a battle of the gameplans. I’ve called him the dark horse of the division for a long time, and he proved that again in this fight.” “That came to me last Tuesday,” Adesanya said. He dictated the pace and held the advantage in significant strikes, 116–90, in a fight that was ruled in his favor by the judges (49–46, 49–46, and 50–45). This was a high-level fight, with Adesanya constantly one step ahead of Cannonier (15–6).

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.

Pedro Munhoz revealed he suffered a corneal abrasion in his eye during the UFC 276 no-contest against fight Sean O'Malley.

This was the second no-contest of Munhoz’s career and the first for O’Malley. The fight was called off after Munhoz could be heard saying he couldn’t see anything but “black” out of his right eye. The first fight of UFC 276’s main card ended early after Sean O’Malley was disqualified for poking Pedro Munhoz’s eye in the second round.

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.

Check out the facts and figures to come out of UFC 276, where Alexander Volkanovski continued his epic run with a 22nd consecutive win.

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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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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 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.

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

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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?

Who should champs Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski fight next after their successful title defenses at UFC 276 in Las Vegas?