Brad Tavares

Call Brad Tavares a gatekeeper all you want – he knows how he stacks up

The term “gatekeeper” usually has a bad connotation in combat sports. To be one, it means regularly being on the cusp of greatness – but also regularly just short while someone else goes on to, in this case, a middleweight title. So to get to that point to begin...

Gregory Rodrigues: Brad Tavares ‘has a lot of experience, but I believe his time is gone’

Gregory Rodrigues is ready to springboard his career off of Brad Tavares. Rodrigues (14-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Tavares (20-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 236 (ESPN+) main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Tavares, a perennial middleweight contender, has fought just about every...

UFC 292 play-by-play and live results

BOSTON – UFC 292 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results. UFC 292 takes place at TD Garden. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. In the main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (23-3 MMA,...

UFC 292 results: Brad Tavares targets legs, spoils Chris Weidman’s return from injury by decision

Chris Weidman returned to action for the first time since April 2021, but Brad Tavares played the role of spoiler in the former UFC middleweight champion’s return from a nasty leg injury. The middleweight bout closed out the UFC 292 preliminary card at TD Garden in Boston, and the...

Brad Tavares vs. Chris Weidman at UFC 292: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Brad Tavares’ unanimous decision win over Chris Weidman at UFC 292 at TD Garden in Boston. (Photos by Bob DeChiara, USA TODAY Sports; MMA Junkie; and UFC)

UFC 292 press conference faceoffs: Neil Magny vs. Ian Machado Garry gets personal

BOSTON – The UFC 292 pre-fight news conference took place Thursday at TD Garden, the same venue that hosts Saturday’s event. Before the faceoffs of the co-main event strawweight title fight of champion Zhang Weili vs. challenger Amanda Lemos, and the main event bantamweight title fight of Aljamain Sterling...

Former UFC champion Chris Weidman booked to return against Brad Tavares at UFC 292

Finally, Chris Weidman will make his long-awaited return to the UFC. The former UFC middleweight champion has been booked to take on veteran Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 at the TD Garden in Boston. The news was confirmed by MMA Junkie through sources, following an initial...

Brad Tavares: UFC event in Hawaii ‘would mean everything,’ but lost all hope of it happening

" LAS VEGAS – Brad Tavares isn’t holding his breath for a UFC event in Hawaii. Despite Hawaii having a number of high-level fighters across the UFC roster, Tavares (19-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) doesn’t like the chances of the promotion hosting an event on his home island. The UFC...

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