Steve Erceg

Former UFC title challenger Steve Erceg books bout vs. rising contender Asu Almabayev

Steve Erceg will look to turn things around in early 2025 – but not Down Under. Although the promotion is set to return to his native Australia in February, Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will compete at UFC Fight Night 253 vs. rising Kazakh contender Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA,...

UFC 305 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight

UFC 305 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET 3:30 p.m. PT). UFC 305 (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) takes on two-time former...

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, May 7: Jose Aldo returns to top 10

Following UFC 301, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. In the main event of UFC 301 at Rio Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja denied challenger Steve Erceg to maintain his position as No. 1. The co-main event produced the biggest move of...

Video: UFC 301 ceremonial weigh-in faceoffs with title fight headliner, Jose Aldo’s return, more

UFC 301ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday’s event. The weigh-ins took place at Rio Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Check out the video above to...

Renato Moicano: ‘I don’t think it was very smart’ for Alexandre Pantoja to fight Steve Erceg at UFC 301

Renato Moicano thinks Muhammad Mokaev would have created more buzz than Steve Erceg as a UFC title challenger. Despite Mokaev having more experience in the octagon, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) wound up drawing Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) headliner at...

Michael Bisping: ‘Nasty bastard’ Alexandre Pantoja has no weak areas, beats Steve Erceg at UFC 301

Michael Bisping doesn’t think Steve Erceg is ready for Alexandre Pantoja. Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) defends his flyweight title against Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) main event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Bisping marveled at Pantoja’s resume, which includes two wins...

UFC 301’s Steve Erceg aware of unusual title shot opportunity, still feels pressure to win

Steve Erceg doesn’t deny that his shot at the UFC flyweight title came under unusual circumstances. Less than a year since signing with the UFC, Erceg already finds himself headlining a UFC pay-per-view and challenging for the undisputed belt at 125 pounds. Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on...

Steve Erceg was eating KFC when he received call to fight for title at UFC 301

Steve Erceg’s title shot opportunity at UFC 301 was definitely unexpected – even for him. After less than a year in the promotion, Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) got the call to challenge flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at Rio Arena in...

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