Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 100 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, topped by the 170-pound showdown between welterweight bruisers Neil Magny and Carlos Prates.
Event: UFC Vegas 100: “Magny vs. Prates” Date: Sat., Nov. 9, 2024 Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada Broadcast: ESPN+ Start Time: 4 p.m. ET Prelims Card | 7 p.m. ET Main Card
UFC Vegas 100 Main Event On ESPN+:
170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates
UFC Vegas 100 Main Card on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Miles Johns vs. Cody Garbrandt — CANCELED (details here) 115 lbs.: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes 135 lbs.: Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj 185 lbs.: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder 115 lbs.: Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson
UFC Vegas 100 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Zach Scroggin (not Nicholas Dalby) vs. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos 185 lbs.: Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic 170 lbs.: Matthew Semelsberger vs. Charles Radtke 135 lbs.: Cody Stamann vs. Da’Mon Blackshear 135 lbs.: Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Syguła 135 lbs.: Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious 185 lbs.: Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli
*Fight card, bout order and amount of fights remain subject to change.*
To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.
At 40, and just over three years removed from one of the most devastating injuries in UFC history, Chris Weidman recognizes his own mortality when it comes to fighting.
The former middleweight champion already defied the odds when he returned from a gruesome broken leg suffered back in 2021 that resulted in numerous surgeries and more than two years on the sidelines as he recovered. He finally got his first win since the injury when he defeated Bruno Silva back in March, but as much as that was a night and day performance compared to his initial return to action, Weidman refuses to look too far down the road when it comes to his future in the sport.
“Honestly, I’m still taking it fight by fight to see how I feel, to see how I perform,” Weidman told MMA Fighting. “Right now in the gym my body, I feel good and I’m doing great in the gym but I’ve got to be able to perform under the lights.
“So that’s all just fight to fight at this point at my age and everything. We’ll see how I feel and we’ll just play it from there.”
In his initial return back in 2023, Weidman promised he was more than ready to go but then once he set foot in the cage, he just couldn’t pull the trigger on throwing kicks on the same leg that endured all that trauma. To make matters worse, Weidman’s opponent Brad Tavares attacked him with a vicious series of leg kicks that put him on the defensive and actually resulted in a small fracture on the opposite leg from the one that was previously injured.
When he returned seven months later, Weidman felt dramatically better and he was finally able to perform without constant concern about the leg injury.
He’s only built on that confidence as he prepares for his return against Eryk Anders at UFC 309, but Weidman understands that nothing is guaranteed once a fight gets started. That’s why he’s not making wild declarations about his future but rather thinking about every performance as a potential gauge on whether or not he decides to compete again.
“I’m pretty much taking it fight by fight,” Weidman said. “I’ll make my decision after the fight. I’m not planning on putting my gloves down or anything like that either win or lose. But I’m planning to just not make any rushed decisions.
“Right now, I still feel great. I’m excited. I love training. I love being in camps. I love just the whole discipline of it and how it keeps you on routine. It’s really addictive. I’m super competitive so it’s just like the ultimate best thing for me to be doing. But obviously you can’t do it forever. So that’s why I’ve got to take it fight by fight and kind of just weigh the pros and cons of everything and see where we’re at.”
As much as he tries not to think about it anymore, Weidman confesses that the broken leg he suffered back in 2021 is always going to play into his training camps and upcoming fights.
Add to that, Weidman turned 40 back in June and as the old adage goes, father time remains undefeated when it comes to sports.
He got a healthy dose of reality about the way his body has changed over the past few years when he participated in a baseball challenge with his son just recently.
“With MMA, I still feel great, I still feel fine on the mats,” Weidman explained. “I don’t feel 40 year years old, all these surgeries, I still feel great. I’m going with these younger guys and doing as good as usual. As good as I ever have. But when it comes to other sports, I feel like I slowed down. Sports specifically for MMA, my body has adjusted and I know I’ve got situations to stay away from that would hurt me. I’ve been able to be dominant in those positions that I’m going into. But I played baseball the other day with my son, both my kids are on these travel baseball teams.
“We had to see who could throw harder so they had the gun out so they could measure the speed, and I was never the fastest thrower, but my 12-year-old son is not going to beat me on the speedometer thing. He beat me bad. He threw a 62, I threw a 51 and my shoulder hurt and I felt terrible. Like two pitches, and I’m done. It was awful. Then we got to switch it around and your kid got to pitch to you to see if he could strike you out as if it was a real game, you’ve got the balls and everything going, an umpire. He struck me out and I’m telling you 10 years ago, I will say I really believe that would not have happened. I think I would throw harder, and I think I’m hitting the ball off of him. The age definitely, I felt old doing that. But when I’m in the MMA gym, I still feel good.”
Considering the sheer number of surgeries that Weidman has endured over the years, it’s not a surprise that his body feels it from time to time when he’s participating in sports that aren’t MMA.
Make no mistake, Weidman doesn’t believe he’s lost a step when it comes to fighting, but there’s no way to just ignore the kind of trauma he’s endured over the years, especially with the leg injury.
“It’s something I’ve got to make sure I warm up and I’m on top of and I’m strengthening and all that stuff forever,” Weidman said. “For the rest of my life.
“This leg had now 14 surgeries on it. I’ve had 14 surgeries just on this one leg and 30 surgeries overall throughout my body. So I’ve got lots of things I’ve got to think about.”
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We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game.
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Ketlen Vieira and Kayla Harrison | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
A bantamweight showdown between Ketlen Vieira and Macy Chiasson is back on for a yet-to-be-announced UFC card on Feb. 22, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting. Ag. Fight first reported the matchup.
The UFC has yet to confirm the location for the show and its headlining attraction.
Vieira vs. Chiasson was originally booked UFC Vegas 84 on Jan. 13 of this year, but Vieira was forced off the card due to a knee injury.
In the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, Chiasson currently holds the No. 4 position at 135 pounds, with Vieira one spot behind at No. 5.
Vieira (14-4) attempts to rebound from losing a decision to Kayla Harrison at October’s UFC 307 event in Salt Lake City. The Brazilian holds octagon wins over former UFC champions Holly Holm and Miesha Tate, plus one-time title challengers Cat Zingano and Sara McMann.
In two 2024 appearances, Chiasson (10-3) stopped Pannie Kianzad and Mayra Bueno Silva to improve to 7-3 since winning the 28th season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2018. Chiasson knocked out future PFL star Larissa Pacheco on the reality show, and has also beaten surging contender Norma Dumont at featherweight.
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UFC Vegas 100, which is scheduled for this weekend (Sat., Nov. 9, 2024) from inside the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, just lost one of its best fights. According to a first report from Nolan King, high-action Welterweight veteran Nicolas Dalby has been forced to withdraw from his “Prelims” headliner match up versus fellow scrapper Elizeu Zaleski. Fortunately, Zaleski will be able to remain on the card, though he’ll face UFC newcomer Zach Scroggin.
Alas, it’s the second major cancellation of the day. Just moments ago, it was announced that Cody Garbrandt also withdrew from the event. His scheduled opponent for the co-main event, Miles Johns, will attempt to remain on the card, but it’s uncertain if UFC will find him an opponent in time for Friday’s weigh-ins.
It’s almost appropriate for the 100th Apex “Fight Night” to be plagued by late cancellations, isn’t it?
At 39 years of age, Dalby’s second UFC run has been very impressive. He’s won four of his last five, coming up big as underdog on several occasions and generally looking very sharp. Zaleski was a perfect opponent, as the two first fought to a split-decision in 2015 and have since established themselves as some of the most exciting veterans at 170-pounds. As for the replacement Scroggins, he’s undefeated (7-0) as a professional and has finished five of his victories before the final bell.
For the rest of the UFC Vegas 100 line up, click here.
Insomnia
This Khabib tweet from six years ago reappeared on my feed today, and I can’t imagine why …
Rapist, you are Rapist. You are a hypocrite who is not responsible for your actions. Justice will find you. We will see.@TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/317rLK5TVN
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) April 3, 2019
Japanese wrestlers have been incredibly successful on the world scene lately.
20 year old Masanosuke Ono (Japan) beats 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Zavur Uguev (Russia) in round 1 at worlds 10-2.
Kid is unreal.
Match highlights below: pic.twitter.com/TzpJ5GCeEC
— SNL Wrestling (@WrestlingSNL) October 30, 2024
Gun to my head, I would’ve sworn this fight has happened already.
Ketlen Vieira will fight Macy Chiasson at #UFC TBA on February 22nd. (first rep. @AgFight) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN #UFC2025 pic.twitter.com/gpJYAcQypd
— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) November 5, 2024
On a scale of 1-10, how hype are you for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic? I’m feeling a solid four.
Lore accurate Jones vs Miocic poster pic.twitter.com/GiT6yCDdvD
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) November 1, 2024
Based on clips I’ve seen and stories I’ve heard, Ilia Topuria has good reason to be so confident leading into his fights.
“Ilia Topuria knocked out three fighters at Kill Cliff,” Eddie Alvarez shares his insights from the Kill Cliff gym.
: @TimwelchMT pic.twitter.com/frvX6LZHTB
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) October 31, 2024
Mike Tyson’s promotion for the Jake Paul fight has been positively unhinged. Old man still has it!
Mike Tyson on Jake Paul: “I have to catch him and slaughter him. No [I don’t fear for him] because he stepped into the ring. If my mother steps into the ring, she has a problem with me. Don’t go in the ring if you don’t want that problem… Jake believes his own lies sometimes.…
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) October 31, 2024
Anderson Silva at the gun range!
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Slips, rips, and KO clips
Using the uppercut to set up the body shot:
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez knocking out Juan Francisco Estrada with a sickening body shot in the 7th round. pic.twitter.com/isHGgks6Ss
— b0xingfan (@b0xingfan) November 4, 2024
Hard knees to the body still feel underutilized in MMA.
OOF. Nikola Dipchikov with the sneaky clinch knee to the liver against Murad Abdulaev #ACA181 pic.twitter.com/PmleTBGbTM
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 2, 2024
Kick low, kick high!
Glory Hamicha’s cousin Adil Mezouari highkicked Marouane Elkass in the very 1R at #Enfusion142 and won his promotional debut. He is currently 13-0 (5KO) pic.twitter.com/Hb7wsKhJgf
— Daniel Dziubicki ボバー・コーバー (@DDziubicki) November 2, 2024
Random Land
Cubing eggs, a vital task.
This is a device that allows you to make cube eggs pic.twitter.com/f3EVbNRvgh
— Interesting As Fuck (@interesting_aIl) October 29, 2024
Midnight Music: Punk, 1978
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
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Hiromitsu Miura has died at 43 years old.
On Tueday, Miura’s family released a statement on social media revealing that the former WEC welterweight title challenger passed away on Oct. 26 following a battle with acute leukemia.
#三浦広光 #hiromitsumiura pic.twitter.com/uM7Ky0DvTI
— HIROMITSU MIURA 三浦広光 (@HiromitsuMiura) November 5, 2024
“Hiromitsu Miura passed away suddenly on October 26, 2024 at the age of 43 after fighting acute leukemia since mid-September.
“We should have informed you of his death earlier, but we sincerely apologize for the delay in notifying you.
“The funeral was attended only by his immediate family.
“We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the kindness you extended to the deceased during his lifetime.
“Sincerely, Miura Family.
Born in Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan, Miura made his MMA debut in 2004 at 22 years old, competing as a middleweight. After going 7-3 to start his career, Miura signed with the WEC where he would eventually drop down to welterweight. Miura is best-known in MMA for his four-round war with Carlos Condit for the WEC welterweight title at WEC 35, that Condit won by stoppage.
After his time in WEC, Miura left MMA to pursue boxing where he won his first nine fights before challenging for the OPFB super middleweight title against Yuzo Kiyota. Miura lost that fight by TKO and then returned to MMA a few years later, spending the final years of his career competing in Pancrase where he won the welterweight title by beating Akihiro Murayama in 2016.
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