Jeff Wagenheim

2 weeks ago | espn.cl | Vinicius Garcia |Brett Okamoto |Jeff Wagenheim

¿Cómo es la vida en el gimnasio brasileño que brilla en UFC y fue elegido el mejor del mundo en 2024? Te presentamos al grupo que revoluciona las MMA. Nota del editor: la siguiente historia se publicó originalmente en ESPN Brasil en diciembre y se actualizó en español rumbo a UFC 314 y la pelea de Jean Silva vs Bryce Mitchell. En la mayoría de las películas de Hollywood, los nerds son los que aman sus estudios y sienten aversión por los deportes.

2 weeks ago | espn.cl | Jeff Wagenheim |Brett Okamoto

Puede parecer contradictorio, pero para Michael Chandler, Paddy Pimblett es una mejora de Conor McGregor. Era mayo de 2022 y Michael Chandler acababa de conseguir un impresionante nocaut con una patada frontal, derrumbando a Tony Ferguson ante un público extasiado en Phoenix. Esto fue un "¡guau!" extra para los aficionados, cuyo principal atractivo del UFC 274 era el evento principal aún por venir, una pelea por el campeonato entre otros dos pesos ligeros, ambos estrellas más grandes que Chandler.

2 weeks ago | espn.ph | Jeff Wagenheim |Brett Okamoto |Andreas Hale |Ian Parker

It was May 2022 and Michael Chandler had just scored a breathtaking front-kick knockout, crumbling Tony Ferguson before a gasping crowd in Phoenix. This was a bonus "wow!" for fans whose primary draw to UFC 274 was the still-to-come main event, a championship fight between two other lightweights, both bigger stars than Chandler.

Jan 17, 2025 | espn.co.uk | Andreas Hale |Brett Okamoto |Jeff Wagenheim

More than a decade after producing one of the most shocking knockouts in MMA history, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman announced his retirement on Friday during the UFC 311 weigh-in show. "Since 2009, the goal was to be a UFC fighter," said Weidman. "Then, immediately the goal was to become a UFC world champion. Fourteen years later, I'm here and I'm here to tell you guys I'm hanging up the gloves in the UFC.

Jan 17, 2025 | espn.ph | Jeff Wagenheim |Brett Okamoto

The UFC's plan was to make a strong first impression in 2025 by putting its best foot forward. The year's pay-per-view schedule would begin with a two-title-fight card headlined by MMA's best fighter. So much for the best laid plans. Islam Makhachev, No. 1 in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings, will still defend his lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 311 on Saturday (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV).