The Sheehan Show: UFC 2022 Year-End Review

With the constant churn of near-weekly UFC events, many Fight Night cards fall through the cracks. Saturday's card in Austin, Texas is not one of those events. Instead, the UFC has loaded up one of the final cards of the year with compelling and meaningful matchups across several divisions. The main event features a pair of top 10 lightweights when…

The first of two consecutive Fight Night cards before December's UFC 296 sees lightweight contenders Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan compete in the main event at the Moody Centre in Austin, Texas. Those who place their first bet with BetVictor on this weekend's fight between Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan can grab £30 in Free Bets: Join the…

Almost nobody could have imagined Sean Strickland would be the UFC middleweight champion at the end of 2023. There's no question that he's always been good, but like most fighters in the division, he seemed to be a step behind the former champ Israel Adesanya. At UFC 293 in September, Strickland scored a lopsided decision win over Adesanya and will…

List some of the marquee main events to headline UFC cards at Madison Square Garden - Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre and Daniel Cormier are among the winners - and Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic could have topped them all. The heavyweight championship clash instead got KO'd. Jones, on the short list of great MMA fighters of all time, tore a pectoral…

Drake lost $500000 on Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who suffered a defeat at the hands of Sean Strickland over the weekend in UFC 293. Judges scored it 49-46 on all cards for Strickland, who upset Adesanya in the pair's middleweight title fight Sunday in Sydney, Australia. On Friday, Drizzy took to Instagram to reveal he'd bet $500000 on…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market for the upcoming UFC 293 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by the middleweight title fight between reigning 185-pound kingpin Israel Adesanya and No. 5-ranked contender Sean Strickland. The action takes place this Sunday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia,…

Israel Adesanya will try to start a second reign as dominant champion on Saturday when he defends his title against veteran contender Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293. Their five-round battle tops the main UFC 293 fight card starting at 10 p.m. ET from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Adesanya won and defended the middleweight…

For the first time since 2017, the world's leading MMA promotion returns to Sydney, Australia, for a UFC 293 pay-per-view card from Qudos Bank Arena. Israel Adesanya looks for the first defense of his second 185-pound title reign (and sixth overall) when he faces Sean Strickland in the main event. Heavyweight slugger Tai Tuivasa also returns to…

On Saturday, September 9, the UFC returns to PPV action live from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, for UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland. The main event of the night is a middleweight championship fight as Israel Adesanya puts his title on the line against Sean Strickland. UFC 293 odds feature close fights, with the champ and only one…

Some may say it is far too early to be trying to predict who will be a UFC champion at the end of 2024. When you think about how often world champions defend their belts, we only have to predict the outcomes of the next 1-2 fights. That is easier than you think. I remember betting on Islam Makhachev at 4-1 to be the champion by the end of 2022. He…

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Popular Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter Drake won $2.7million after Israel Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the middleweight title, the Mirror reports. Adesanya won back the title with a second round knockout just five months after he lost it to Pereira, who has previously beaten him twice in kickboxing. Drake lost…

The UFC has recently completed 29 years since its inception, delivering yet another year of top-class mixed martial arts entertainment. The promotion saw eight new undisputed champions crowned in 2022 across 511 fights. The UFC also likely did a better job of promoting its events than most other martial arts promotions. This obviously made space…

JohnBrannigan/Sherdog.com illustration The UFC hasn't seen a champion with such limited big-time MMAexperience since BrockLesnar was patrolling the Octagon. AlexPereira defied the odds in the UFC281 headliner, rallying for a fifth-round technical knockoutvictory against reigning middleweight king IsraelAdesanya at Madison Square Garden in New York…

The Ultimate Fighting Championships returns with one of the biggest fight cards of the year and an event that will include multiple title fights and some of the greatest fighters to have ever fought in the octagon. Israel Adesanya will face his greatest rival in kickboxing - Alex Pereira. Will the challenger dethrone Adesanya? Here are our…

Welcome to Octagon Oracle. Each week, we'll set aside some time to break down the other sweet science in anticipation of the upcoming UFC event. This edition covers UFC 281 predictions, betting odds, and just a dash of armchair analysis (main card). Enjoy the hostilities and gamble responsibly. As far as UFC pay-per-view events go, this one is by…

On Saturday, November 12, live from Madison Square Garden in New York City, the undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his crown against a familiar foe in Alex Pereira. Thirteen fights have been scheduled for the UFC 281 preliminary and main event cards, and following the success of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, it'll be a tough…

After a brief stint inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Octagon goes international once again this Saturday (Oct. 22, 2022) when Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev fight for the Lightweight title on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Bantamweight belt will also be at stake in UFC 280's pay-per-view (PPV) co-feature,…

UFC 280, one of the most competitively matched fight cards of the year, is upon us. The Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, with the larger 30-foot Octagon, will host the event. Fights kick off in prime time Saturday in Abu Dhabi (9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT), which is more proof of the global growth of the UFC. Lightweight and bantamweight titles will be up for…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American sports institution that organizes mixed martial arts (MMA) fights. The UFC features the most talented international fighters with incredible martial arts styles. Among the MMA juggernauts plying their trade in the competition is middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya. (More on Adesanya later.) As…

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosts the highest levels of mixed martial arts (MMA) striking this weekend (Sat., July 2, 2022) when Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski put their belts on the line against lethal contenders Jared Cannonier and Max Holloway. In additional UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) main card action, GLORY great, Alex…

Fight sports remains one of the top things to place a wager on. Between picking which fighter you think will win to how it will go down, there's countless ways to place a bet on either boxing or MMA. Saturday night brings us another chance to do so with UFC 271 and a loaded fight card from Houston. Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya battles…