The first big UFC Fight Island show has already suffered a major blow with the news that the main event bout between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns is off due to the Brazilian testing positive for COVID-19. US-based MMA outlet MMA Junkie received information from multiple sources late Friday night […]
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Paige VanZant looks set to become the latest high-profile free agent in MMA after the flyweight fighter added her voice to growing discontent about fighter pay, suggesting she earns more through endorsements than via the UFC. VanZant is scheduled to face Amanda Ribas at UFC 251 on ‘Fight Island’ next […]
UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns has queried why Conor McGregor remains in the UFC rankings despite recently announcing he was quitting the fight game. Earlier in June the 31-year-old Irishman said he was calling it quits, citing a lack of “buzz” from the sport and claiming he was frustrated […]
Petr Yan aims to become Russia’s latest UFC champion when he takes on the legendary Jose Aldo for the vacant bantamweight title on July 11 and as he told RT Sport, he is in very confident mood indeed. Ask anyone in the know and they would have told you that […]
Conor McGregor teammate Dillon Danis has publicly vowed to take revenge on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s camp after rewatching footage of the scrap that saw both sides heavily sanctioned following their clash at UFC 229 in October 2018. The incendiary post-fight brawl after the headline fight between lightweight champ Khabib and Irish […]
Cody Garbrandt emphatically backed up his claim that he has rediscovered his passion for fighting by brutally knocking out bantamweight foe Raphael Assuncao with a colossal right hand at UFC 250, earning Performance of the Night. Garbrandt ended a run of three losses and secured his first win since he […]
Conor McGregor announced on Twitter he has decided to retire from fighting, but many commenters are skeptical, considering the number of times he has done this before. The 31-year-old Irish fighter announced his retirement on Twitter, posting a picture of himself and his mom after one of his title wins. […]
UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski has become the latest man to seek a lucrative showdown with notorious Irishman Conor McGregor, with the Aussie calling out his rival for a contest on the fabled ‘Fight Island’. Volkanovski, who was crowned featherweight champ in December after unseating longtime ruler Max Holloway, said […]
UFC strawweight became the first woman ever in the promotion to win with a leg submission as she defeated fellow American Hannah Cifers in the first round of their Las Vegas fight on Saturday night. Dern, 27, was forced to weather an early storm as Cifers came out swinging but […]
You might want to make sure you follow social distancing rules when former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski is around – or risk being on the wrong end of a flamethrower. Belarusian MMA veteran Arlovski demonstrated his novel approach to tackling Covid-19 as well as maintaining social distancing, sharing a […]
Alistair Overeem became the second fighter on the UFC roster to claim victories in FOUR different decades when he stopped Walt Harris in the second round of an emotional UFC Florida headliner on Saturday night. Veteran Dutch striker Overeem claimed the 46th win of a career which has now included […]
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has paid tribute to the UFC for successfully hosting three events in the space of eight days in Jacksonville, Florida. The UFC kicked off their Jacksonville triple-header with UFC 249, which took place on May 9 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in the […]
UFC official Jason Herzog has said suggested he has learned a “harsh” lesson as he appeared to apologize after being widely criticized for not stopping the light heavyweight fight between Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira sooner. Veteran referee Herzog eventually called things off just over a minute into fifth round […]
Conor McGregor’s friend and long time sparring partner Artem Lobov says that the Irish fighter was more focused on his business ahead of the UFC 249 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, but will be victorious should they meet again. It’s not a secret that a rematch with Nurmagomedov is one of […]
Dominick Cruz is not a happy man following his controversial second-round stoppage loss to Henry Cejudo during Saturday’s UFC 249, claiming afterwards that referee Keith Peterson smelled of “alcohol and cigarettes.” Former bantamweight champion Cruz came up short in his quest to reclaim UFC gold after a 1,227-day absence from […]
Tony Ferguson will be licking his wounds in more ways than one on Sunday morning after he was taken to hospital for injuries suffered in his TKO defeat to Justin Gaethje in a fight which removes ‘El Cucuy’ from title contention. Ferguson was stopped late in the fifth round after […]
Justin Gaethje produced the performance of a lifetime to demolish Tony Ferguson and win the interim lightweight title at UFC 249, and one man distinctly impressed was Khabib Nurmagomedov – the fighter he will likely face next. Gaethje picked Ferguson apart almost at will on the way to earning a […]
Heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou was already frustrated not to have been given his second shot at the UFC heavyweight title, and he took that frustration out on undefeated former kickboxer Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249. Ngannou had worked tirelessly with coach Eric Nicksick in isolation at Xtreme Couture in Las […]
United States President Donald Trump sent a message of congratulations to Dana White and the UFC for being the first major sports league to return to action following the COVID-19 shutdown. Trump has earmarked sports leagues as the starting point for a gradual restart of the US economy, and he […]
It’s been nearly two months since the last UFC show, but now the biggest MMA promotion is back with a stacked card and a world title double-header at the top of the bill. Follow our live updates throughout the night. It’s been a rocky road to get here, but we […]
UFC president Dana White said his team has worked flat out to keep fighters safe ahead of UFC 249, and revealed President Donald Trump is watching developments in Jacksonville ahead of fight night in Florida. Speaking to US showbiz outlet TMZ ahead of UFC 249 – and before news of […]
The news that Ronaldo ‘”Jacare” Souza, plus his two cornermen, tested positive coronavirus test couldn’t have come at a worse time for the UFC, who had done everything they could to mitigate risk ahead of UFC 249 The event, which is set to be the first major sporting event in […]
The build-up to Saturday night’s UFC 249 event has been hit by a major setback following the news that UFC middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, plus two cornermen, have tested positive for coronavirus in Jacksonville. Souza was due to face Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout on the UFC 249 […]