Las Vegas – UFC returns to Atlanta with an invigorating fight in a half -way Cameroon Usman Battle growing No. 6 Joaquin Buckley. Also, the former weight of straw and No. 6 in the weight scale ranking Rose Namajun accepts No. 12 Miranda Maverick.
UFC Atlanta: Usman vs Buckley It takes place on Saturday, June 14 at the State Farm Arena. The entire card will be available in English and Spanish at ESPN+, starting with Rzels at 19.00 et / 16 pm The main card will also be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN deporte, starting at 22:00 ET / 19 PM entitled
Usman (20-4) Fight with Denver, Colo. According to Auchi, Nigeria returns with the intention to provide the performance. The dominant master for over three years, he has won compared to Colby Covington, Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns. Usman now intends to start its 2025 campaign, starting its growth to the world title.
Buckley (21-6) Fighting with St. Louis, Mo. He plans to continue his momentum, adding to his CV a former master. The animated striker and artist KO, gained invigorating finishes from Colby Covington, Stephen Thompson and Vicente Luque. Buckley is now hoping to provide his seventh in a row to give his claims for a championship chance.
Namajunas (14-7) Fighting with Denver, Colo. He intends to finish at her first case in 2025. She was the world champion twice, won spectacular wins over Zhang Weili, Joanna Jedzejczyk and Jessica Andrade. Namajunas now has monuments to defend their place in the rankings, turning another growing pretender.
Maverick (17-5) Fight with Denver, Colo. Through Buffalo, Mo. He plans to extend his won series by removing his first former UFC titles holder. The winning last four octagonal performances in its four, he has significant victories against Andrea Lee, Priscili Cachoeira and Gillian Robertson. Maverick now looks to pay attention, ending with Namajunas to continue climbing after flying weight rankings.
Michael Church (20-7) Fight with Spokane Valley, Wash. Input McGee court (23-13) Fight with Orem, Utah in a clash of welterweight veterans. Invincible Mansur Abdul-Malik (8-0) Fighting with Las Vegas, Nev. He maintains a 100 % finish when he meets a coarse Cody Brundage (11-6 1NC) Fighting with Englewood, Colo. In medium weight.
Teresa Blady (7-1), fighting from Prague, the Czech Republic, faces Destinations (7-2), Fighting with Squamish, BC, Canada in a flying of the fly weight. Edmen Shahbazyan (14-5) fighting Las Vegas, Nev., Sides with Andre Petroski (13-4) fighting Philadelphia, Penn. in medium weight.
GeorgiaCody Durden (17-7-1), fighting with Covington, Ga., Blocks the corners with Jose Ochoa (7-1 1NC), fighting with Moyobamba, Peru, in Flyight. Also on the card we will see No. 14 in the Lithe President to the heavyweight ranking of Alonzo Menifield (16-5-1), fighting with Dallas in Texas, will collide with the invincible Oumar Sy (11-0,) from Paris in France.
Alex
Pereira believes aggression could be decisive in a potential
fight between Paulo Costa
and Magomed
Ankalaev.
With
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion
Carlos
Ulberg sidelined by injury, Costa and Ankalaev are seeking a
title opportunity. Pereira believes his fellow Brazilian can defeat
Ankalaev by applying pressure.
Alex Pereira says Paulo Costa must impose his pace to defeat
Magomed Ankalaev
“Poatan†said Costa must impose his pace to beat Ankalaev. He
expects a more evenly matched contest if Costa hesitates.
“I think ‘Borrachinha' [wins],†Pereira told Laerte Viana. “He's
more aggressive. I think ‘Borrachinha' would do better. If he stays
there like will he or won't he [hesitant], then it will be a fairly
even fight. You don't know who takes it. But if he imposes his
game, his rhythm, I think he takes it.â€
Costa (16-4) and Ankalaev (21-2-1, 1 NC) have exchanged criticism
on social media, with Ankalaev accusing the Brazilian of declining
multiple offers to fight him. Costa has also publicly disputed the
UFC's proposed terms for his next bout, saying he wants to complete
the one fight remaining on his contract.
Dana White puts no stock in Alex Pereira's complaints against Daniel Cormier.
“Of course that's not true,†White said. “These guys are the most paranoid people on the planet. Like we're telling DC — I've never told DC to do anything, ever. It doesn't work like that. We don't operate like that.â€
Pereira's complaint seems primarily to stem from his personal animosity with Gane. “Poatan†lost his fight with Gane for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House, and has since lobbied for a rematch, citing illegal blows from Gane as the reason for his loss. Pereira has had some issues with the UFC before, but this one seems to run a bit deeper for the former two-division champion. It also comes at the same time as UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been airing his grievances about the promotion. But for White, this is simply a normal part of fight promotion.
“I don't know. We have over 700 guys on contract, and we've talked about two of them being sideways right now,†White said. “This is normal when you're in this business. As you guys know — first of all, I've never told Rogan or DC or any of these guys to say anything about anybody. And one of the things, as a longtime fan of the fight business, I actually can't stand the commentators saying negative things about fighters or anything like that.
“But I don't tell anybody what to say. I don't tell the fighters what to say, I don't tell the commentators what to say. This thing all just plays out organically in the way that the fights are called, and whatever they say when they walk out here and they interview with you guys tonight. We don't police any of that stuff. If we did, Sean Strickland would've been gone three f*cking years ago, and we wouldn't even be having this conversation.â€
Michael
“Venom” Page says his new deal will pay him more than he earned
during his
Ultimate Fighting Championship tenure.
Page had promised an exciting performance against Nursulton
Ruziboev in September, the final bout of his UFC contract. He
won by unanimous decision, but the promotion opted not to re-sign
him. The Englishman now says his move to Misfits Boxing will bring
a substantial increase in earnings.
Michael Page compares three-fight Misfits contract with
earnings from six UFC appearances
Page produced highlight-reel knockouts in Bellator,
but all six of his UFC appearances went the distance. He finished
5-1 in the promotion, with his only loss coming against Ian
Garry.
Page (26-3) said he received offers from several promotions before
signing with Misfits. He expects to earn more from the three-fight
agreement than he did from his six UFC bouts, describing his new
compensation as roughly double what he previously earned. He also
said Misfits intends to launch an MMA show with him as a leading
figure.
“Misfits came with an absolutely crazy deal, which means I’ve
continued to grow and get better financially,†Page told Ariel
Helwani. “They have vision for the future. They're trying to get an
MMA show going, with me kind of lead that way, be the face of that…
I’ve left the UFC and I’m making more money. Like two times more,
maybe just over, and in a shorter period. In a three-fight deal,
I’ll make more than I have my whole UFC contract.â€
MVP reveals he’ll make more money in his
three-fight Misfits deal than he did during his entire UFC run,
with seven figures per fight: “Misfits came with an absolutely
crazy deal, which means I’ve continued to grow and get better
financially. I’ve left the UFC and I’m making more money. Like two
times more, maybe just over, and in a shorter period. In a
three-fight deal, I’ll make more than I have my whole UFC
contract.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
October 12, 2026