Aotearoa's City Kickboxing Takeover Of UFC 281
City Kickboxing is back to take over another UFC event, this time at UFC 281 in New York where Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, Brad Riddell and Carlos Ulberg will all be in action.
Kai Kara-France vs Brandon Moreno II Preview
Kai Kara-France may be one of Aotearoa's most underrated athletes and his interim flyweight championship bout against Brandon Moreno at UFC 277 can't slip under your radar.
Blood Diamond vs Orion Cosce Preview
Mike Mathetha otherwise known as Blood Diamond has had a tricky start to his UFC career and that journey continues deep on the UFC 277 undercard against Orion Cosce.
Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier Preview
Israel Adesanya defends his UFC middleweight championship at UFC 276 this weekend in a refreshing contest against a rather likeable opponent in Jared Cannonier.
Brad Riddell vs Jalin Turner Preview
Brad Riddell has been simmering away as City Kickboxing's best undercover UFC fighter and his bout against Jalin Turner at UFC 276 is a crucial juncture in Riddell's lightweight journey.
Israel Adesanya, Carlos Ulberg, Blood Diamond UFC 271 Debrief
Another hefty UFC event and another middleweight championship defence from Aotearoa's Israel Adesanya at UFC 271, while Carlos Ulberg bounced back with a win and Blood Diamond fell victim to the weird dark arts. T
Carlos Ulberg and Mike 'Blood Diamond' Mathetha UFC 271 Previews
Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker headlines UFC 271 and hours before Adesanya steps into the octagon, Aotearoa's Carlos Ulberg and Mike 'Blood Diamond' Mathetha have fights on the early-prelims section of the card.
Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker Preview (UFC 271)
Aotearoa's 2022 UFC journey starts with a Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker rematch headlining UFC 271, Carlos Ulberg making his second UFC appearance and Mike 'Blood Diamond' Mathetha making his UFC debut this weekend.
2021 City Kickboxing Tracker: Kai Kara-France vs Cody Garbrandt Preview
Back to back weekends of Kiwi-UFC action didn't start too great with Brad Riddell losing in the third round of his bout vs Rafael Fiziev, now Kai Kara-France comes up against Cody Garbrandt in a flyweight contender match up.
2021 City Kickboxing Tracker: Brad Riddell vs Rafael Fiziev Preview (+ Team CKB Vibes)
It's Team City Kickboxing season and the summer vibes will be boosted by a Sunday afternoon featuring Brad Riddell vs Rafael Fiziev.
2021 City Kickboxing Tracker: Dan Hooker Fights Anyone (Now It's Islam Makhachev)
Sundays in Aotearoa with a Dan Hooker UFC scrap on the telly can be extremely fun and kinda stink at the same time.
2021 City Kickboxing Tracker: Dan Hooker Fights Again
Dan Hooker fights on Sunday. He's probably in the process of leaving Aotearoa and arriving in Las Vegas as I write this on Friday morning.
2021 City Kickboxing Tracker: Genah Fabian vs Kayla Harrison Preview (PFL Lightweight Women's Semi-Final)
City Kickboxing haven't had any UFC fights during Aotearoa's winter months, beneath the radar though there are two major Kiwi-MMA angles out of Team CKB with Mike 'Blood Diamond' Mathetha grabbing a UFC contract and wahine toa Genah Fabian storming through the PFL Lightweight Women's Tournament.
2021 City Kickboxing UFC (/PFL) Tracker: The Mid-Year Basics
Mid-way through 2021 and after following City Kickboxing in the UFC for a year or two now, CKB's UFC activity tends to be clumped together leading to down periods and periods of frenzy.
Israel Adesanya Is Perfectly Poised To Takeover
However you want to view what was happening as Dustin Poirier laid out plenty of mahi on Conor McGregor on Sunday afternoon in Aotearoa, one thing should be blatantly clear; Israel Adesanya is perfectly poised to takeover combat sports.
2021 City Kickboxing UFC Tracker: UFC 263 Debrief
In dropping his standard dose of post-fight gems, Israel Adesanya spoke for all young kiwis as he outlined the backwards nature of Aotearoa's marijuana and coward-punch/murder laws.
2021 City Kickboxing UFC Tracker: UFC 263 Preview (Israel Adesanya/Brad Riddell)
City Kickboxing worked through the fog and logistical nightmares of 2020 without much fuss, which was a minor miracle considering the efforts CKB's UFC fighters went through to seal a fight compared to many of their UFC peers.