Francis Ngannou doesn’t normally talk dollar amounts, but in a recent interview, the former UFC heavyweight champion and new PFL signee revealed what he was making during his final contract with the UFC prior to winning the heavyweight title in March 2021. “100, 120 [thousand per fight],” Ngannou declared on the Dan LeBatard show. Ngannou’s
Month: May 2023
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VETTORI vs. CANNONIER will take place Saturday, June 17 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ (English and Spanish) starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The prelims will be available on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m.
Mitch Ramirez On Fighting Conor McGregor During an interview with Fight Fluency, Mitch Ramirez was asked if he’d have more aggression toward McGregor if he were to ever be offered a fight against him. Ramirez responded with the following: “I mean, I feel like I’d be throwing from the hips a little harder, maybe,” Ramirez
Undefeated welterweight sensation Ian Machado Garry improved his record to 12-0 by starching Daniel Rodriguez at the UFC Charlotte event earlier this month on ABC, his fifth straight win under the UFC banner and third by way of thunderous knockout. Joaquin Buckley remains unimpressed. In fact, “New Mansa” believes “The Future” is easy work and
UFC superstar Conor McGregor and boxing champion Canelo Alvarez are the latest in a growing number of mixed martial artist vs. boxer spats. The two recently jawwed about who could beat the other, all resulting in much ado about nothing. Jon Jones vs. Tyson Fury gets Dana White endorsement UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has
Amanda Serrano believes her business with Katie Taylor is likely concluded. In April 2022, Serrano faced Taylor for the unified lightweight title in a bout that was promoted as the biggest women’s boxing match of all time. Billed as For History, Serrano and Taylor were the first two women to headline Madison Square Garden, and
All bouts scheduled for three rounds. The opening round of ROAD TO UFC Season 2 on May 27 and 28 will air in Asia primetime (GMT +8) on UFC broadcast partners (check local listings). Additional information on the tournament will be announced at a later date. Follow us on Facebook (UFC Asia), Twitter and Instagram
Joe Pyfer isn’t sure when he will be able to fight again. Pyfer is set to grapple Gerald Meerschaert – who he knocked out at UFC 287 – this Saturday night. However, he says he is using that grappling match as a chance to see if he needs surgery on his injury or if he
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The relationship between Aljamain Sterling and UFC is strained, to say the least. The UFC Bantamweight champion has defended his belt three times, most recently defeating Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 earlier this month. UFC President Dana White quickly lined up Sterling to face Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 in Boston,
UFC president Dana White isn’t a big fan of mixed martial artist vs. boxer bouts. He wasn’t even all that supportive of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather until the desire for that bout became insurmountable. He’s now, however, a little more quick to back the idea of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. boxing champion
Reed Kuhn Close Reed Kuhn Special to ESPN.com Reed Kuhn is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and strategy and analytics consultant. He is the author of “Fightnomics: The Hidden Numbers and Science in Mixed Martial Arts,” the first book to quantify drivers and performance metrics in combat sports. Ian Parker May 25, 2023, 09:26 AM ET
A lot of MMA fans seem to be excited about a potential matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. With Chimaev recently teasing the matchup himself, and saying it would take place at 170, is that the fight to make? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s
What would you learn from Michael Chandler? If we’re talking about martial arts or fighting, he’s very good at close range, striking to grappling, and extremely explosive. That is something that I’m always looking to learn from the best. That is his forte, so I want to learn his forte. What would you learn from
Khamzat Chimaev’s Unfollow Spree Twitter user RainManMMA recently took notice of Khamzat Chimaev’s Twitter account and saw that he scrubbed some accounts off his follow list. Two of those names are Dana White and Darren Till. Khamzat Chimaev unfollowed everyone but Andrew Tate and Tam Khan 👀… No longer following Dana white, Sean Shelby, Mick
When is Cain Velasquez expected to stand trial for attempted murder? The former UFC heavyweight champion appeared in court earlier this week but had his trial setting postponed until Aug. 2, 2023, according to MMA Fighting, which means Velasquez may not go to trial until some point in 2024. Once he gets there, his attorney
Sean O’Malley has no sympathy for UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling claiming that he needs to see how his body reacts for their scheduled upcoming bout. Sterling defended his belt from former dual-division champion Henry Cejudo in the UFC 288 main event on May 6. When that happened, O’Malley was ushered into the Octagon to
UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern was indeed in the midst of a court fight with her estranged husband before her fight with Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 73. During a Wednesday appearance on The MMA Hour, Dern went into detail about her fractured relationship with her estranged husband, Wesley Santos, and, for the first time, accused
What does it feel like to be a part of The Ultimate Fighter season 31? It was a little bit to process, but I’m excited about it and I’m super ready to get going. I know I belong in there and I’m just excited for the opportunity to be back in it. What was your
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