Anthony Joshua almost suffered one of the most stunning upsets in history after Kristian Prenga scored two knockdowns on the former heavyweight champion in the opening round.
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UFC Vegas: Schedule of Blanchfield vs Barber events
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1 year agoon
(Photo of Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Las Vegas – UFC returns to UFC Apex with an stimulating fight between the best flies as No. 3 Erin Blanchfield Faces from No. 4 Maycee Barber. Also on Card No. 7 in the Airy Ranking of the President Mateusz Gamrot He meets a rising star Ludovit Klein.
UFC Vegas: Blanchfield vs Barber It takes place on Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Las Vegas I will be available on ESPN+ (English and Spanish). REMIMS will be broadcast at 15.00 PT / 18 PM ET, and then the main card, also broadcast on ESPN and ESPN deporte, at 18.00 pt / 9 pm et.
Blanchfield (13-2), fighting with Elmwood Park, NJ, wants to provide a statement and secure his first shot at UFC Gold. Still only 25 years Blanchfield became one of the best pretenders weighing 125 pounds, beating former UFC Rose Namajunas and Jéssica Andrade masters. Now he sets off to stop Barber’s shoots and win in a definite way. Dana White pretenders series Signee Hairdresser (14-2), fighting with Sacramento in California, causes a long-awaited return to action. Stapel in the flying weight ward, Barber gained a brand, dominating in powerful opponents, such as Katlyn Cerminara, Amanda Ribas and Andrea Lee. When her monuments are now on Blanchfield, Barber plans to become a clear claimant No. 1.
The eternal best lightweight pretender Gamrot (24-3, 1 NC), fighting with met in Poland, appears in the first octagonal performance in 2025. The elite Grappler, Gamrot got up through the 155-pound ranks with impressive performances against Rafael Dosow Dosowy Anjos, Arman Tsarukyan and Jeremie Stephens. Now he intends to get an example of Klein and pay attention back towards the top five of the division. Klein (23-4-1), fighting with Nove closing in Slovakia, intends to provide his best performance to ensure the greatest win in his career. In a well -rounded competitor with nine victories by knockout and eight by surrender, there is currently on seven battle an undefeated series, which covers victories over Ignacio Bahamondes, Thiago Moises and Roosevelt Roberts. Klein now wants to bring the rankings to the ranking for the first time, leaving Gamrot.
It works a semi -medium Billy Ray Goff (9-3), fighting with the groton, conn. Seokhyeon KO (11-2), fighting with Seoul in South Korea. Dustin Jacoby (20-9-1) Fighting with Englewood, Colo. Bruno Lopes (14-1) Fight with Milwaukee, Wisc., In the battle for lightweight heavyweight veterans.
Dana White pretenders series Graduates Zachary Reese (8-2), fighting with Houston in Texas, through Shiner in Texas and Dusko Todorovic (12-5), fighting from Belgrade in Serbia, compete in medium weight. Jafel Filho (16-3) Fighting with Sento Sé, Bahia, Brazil and Allan Nascimento (20-6) Fighting with Sao Paulo in Brazil are set to Flyight Wagi.
Jeremiah Wells (12-4-1) Fight with Philadelphia, Penn. Andreas Gustaffson(11-2) Fight with Västerås, Sweden in a welterweight. Also on the card we will see No. 3 in the Bantamweight Contender ranking Vieira (14-5), fighting with Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, will collide with No. 5 Macy Chiasson (14-2), fighting with Springfield, Ill.
Ramiz Brahimaj(11-5, fighting with Dallas in Texas via Bronx, NY Dana White pretenders series Signee Oban Elliott (12-2), fighting with Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, in welterweight. Airy Kurt Holobaugh (22-9, 1 NC) Fight with Amite, La. AND Jordan Leavitt (11-3) Fight with Las Vegas, Nev., Block Horns.
Marquel Mederos (10-1), fighting with Englewood, Colo., Aims to provide another characteristic performance when you are going Bolaji oki (9-2), fighting with Brussels in Belgium, in a slight fight. Rayanne dos Santos (14-8, fighting with Belém, Pará, Brazilian battles Alice Ardelean (9-7), fighting with Birmingham, England in straw weight.
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Carlos Ulberg thinks he has Magomed Ankalaev figured out following UFC Abu Dhabi: "I saw what I needed to see"
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4 hours agoon
July 26, 2026
Carlos Ulberg had vested interest in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event, and he believes he saw enough of Magomed Ankalaev to have him downloaded.
Ankalaev took center stage inside Etihad Arena this past Saturday. He shared the Octagon with Bogdan Guskov, who was a late replacement for the injured Khalil Rountree. Ankalaev ended up scoring a fifth-round TKO finish.
Ulberg is the reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, so he had his eyes on the Ankalaev vs. Guskov fight. During his interview with UFC on Paramount+, “Black Jag†said Ankalaev showed him enough in case the two ended up clashing with the 205-pound gold at stake (via MMAJunkie).
“I saw what I needed to see, and I'll make sure I do everything I can to get back in there,†Ulberg said. “I've always seen Ankalaev as a top contender, so he's definitely one of the guys that will be up next as well. … I saw what I needed to see. I'll leave it at that.â€
Ulberg has been out of action due to a torn ACL, which he suffered in his title-winning bout against Jiri Prochazka back in April. The light heavyweight king said he's hoping that an early 2027 return is in the cards.
“I'm just making sure I need to do everything I need to keep on task with my injury, but then also just been working closely with the (UFC) PI and make sure I can get back in there as quickly as possible, but then also as safely as possible,†Ulberg said. “We're looking at early next year, so 2027 if we're being smart so we don't come in too early and reinsure ourselves.â€
One big talking point within MMA is whether or not there will be an interim UFC light heavyweight title fight before the end of 2026. Paulo Costa recently made his 205-pound debut, and he has been calling for an interim title fight. Alex Pereira recently lost an interim heavyweight title fight against Ciryl Gane, and one can't rule out “Poatan†returning to the 205-pound division.
When Carlos Ulberg is ready to return, who do you think he'll end up facing? Will it be Magomed Ankalaev or another top contender? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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MMA fighter pulls joint out of shorts and lights up after win
Published
21 hours agoon
July 25, 2026
The Diaz brothers have a new applicant to join their team.
You never know what's going to happen on the regional MMA scene. On Saturday night in Gliwice, Poland, we saw another MMA first, when a winner fighter pulled a joint out of his shorts after scoring the stoppage, and then lit it up right there in the cage.
A 5-5 fighter out of Poland, Bartlomiej Skowyra took on Pablo Moura on the main card of DWN 10 at PreZero Arena. After battering Moura in the second round to move to 6-5 as a professional, “Bucketboy†went farming for a viral clip, jumping on top of the cage and pulling out what appears to be a joint from his shorts. He then lit the thing up and enjoyed a long smoke break before jumping down to make his win official.
Talk about smoking your opponent!
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Anthony Joshua survives 2 knockdowns, comes back to flatten Kristian Prenga in second round
Published
21 hours agoon
July 25, 2026
But just when it looked like Joshua was doomed to fail and his highly anticipated showdown against Tyson Fury would fall apart again, the British slugger recovered and came out launching bombs in the second round. With Prenga fading, Joshua unloaded a brutal right hand that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas and through the bottom rope.
It didn't take long for the referee to stop the fight with the end coming at 2:43 in the second round.
“It was more than me that just picked me up,†Joshua said about the stunning opening round. “It can't just be me. There's a higher power that's calling.â€
While he was celebrating his win, Joshua quickly turned his attention towards Fury with his promoter Eddie Hearn saying the long awaited fight was already signed for later this year.
“Have we got Tyson Fury in the room, actually?†Joshua shouted. “To more important matters, I'm going to rip his heart out. I'm the meanest and most vicious champion there's ever been. Nobody can stop me. Alexander? No, he's no Alexander.
“I respect everything that he's done and everything he's achieved but as a fighting person who's been calling for this fight for a long time … I think he fans will be in for a treat.â€
Before he gets to Fury, Joshua first had to leave the crowd on pins and needles after the way the fight started on Saturday.
In a shocking turn of events, Prenga launched an uppercut that blasted Joshua and sent him crashing to the canvas. Joshua was able to get back to his feet but he was obviously shocked at what just happened.
Prenga stayed on the attack as he kept swinging hammers trying to put Joshua back down again. Joshua was potentially dealing with some kind of leg injury after the knocked as he looked unstable whenever he was standing.
Prenga blasted Joshua with another ferocious right hand that wobbled and put the former heavyweight champion down again.
Another wild exchange ended he opening round as Joshua smiled at his opponent before returning to his corner.
As the second round got started, Joshua was aggressive throwing combinations and Prenga was seemingly losing steam. Joshua backed him into the corner and unloaded several stiff punches in succession as Prenga was forced to play defense.
Realizing that Prenga was still hurt, Joshua came after him with everything in his arsenal until he blasted the Albanian heavyweight a huge shot that put him down and he actually fell through the bottom rope. As soon as Prenga hit the canvas, it was pretty clear he was done but the referee gave him time to attempt to recover.
A moment later, the fight was waved off as Joshua celebrated his comeback victory after he hit the ground twice in the opening round.
The win puts Joshua in position for one of the biggest boxing matches of the year with all signs pointing towards a showdown against Fury before 2026 is over. There are still some details that have to be worked out like the location for the fight but it appears Joshua vs. Fury is finally going to happen.
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