{"id":40336,"date":"2026-09-02T02:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T02:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-newcomer-says-he-can-pack-out-Madison-Square-Garden-by-himself-202616"},"modified":"2026-09-02T02:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T02:17:37","slug":"ufc-newcomer-says-he-can-pack-out-madison-square-garden-by-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-newcomer-says-he-can-pack-out-madison-square-garden-by-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC newcomer says he can \u2018pack out\u2019 Madison Square Garden by himself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Adam
\nLivingston<\/a> believes he can sell out Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

Livingston (8-1) opened
\nWeek 4<\/a> of
\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> 2026 with a lightweight matchup
\nagainst Hunter
\nSmith<\/a> (8-2). He went toe-to-toe in a slugfest against Smith for
\nthree rounds, earning an
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> contract in his second DWCS
\nopportunity.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Adam Livingston targets UFC\u2019s November MSG card after earning
\nhis contract on DWCS<\/h2>\n

Livingston says he wasn\u2019t in his best shape when he came up short
\nin his first DWCS appearance last year. The 25-year-old believes he
\nis gradually coming into his prime now. Livingston also aimed high
\nby calling for a main card opener spot at the UFC\u2019s Madison Square
\nGarden card in November. The New Yorker believes he has enough fans
\nto sell out MSG by himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my f*cking time, guys,\u201d Livingston said in his post-fight
\ninterview. \u201cI\u2019m 25 years old now, I\u2019m growing into my body, I\u2019m a
\nf*cking man now. Last time I was 23, coming off a f*cking trip;
\nthat wasn\u2019t my best performance. You guys got one of the best
\nversions of me today and it\u2019s just the beginning. I\u2019m coming for
\nall you f*cking lightweights\u2026 I want MSG in November. I want to
\nopen up the main f*cking card. And I will put on a show like that
\nevery f*cking time. I\u2019m from New York, I\u2019ll pack out the f*cking
\nplace by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SPINNING BACKFIST INTO THE HEAD KICK \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n[ #DWCS<\/a>
\n| LIVE on @ParamountPlus<\/a>
\n] pic.twitter.com\/seCXcCJ6IG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
\nSeptember 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Adam Livingston believes he can sell out Madison Square Garden. Livingston (8-1) opened Week 4 of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series 2026 with a lightweight matchup against Hunter Smith (8-2). He went toe-to-toe in a slugfest against Smith for three rounds, earning an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract in his second DWCS opportunity. Advertisement Adam Livingston targets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}