With Joe Solecki out, top prospect Max Rohskopf is getting his chance to step into the octagon. Solecki announced via Instagram that he is out of his lightweight bout with Austin Hubbard that was scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN 11 this Saturday at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. MMA Fighting confirmed with
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Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Frankie Edgar feels his preparation for a move down to 135 pounds doesn’t yield drastic changes. Edgar is set to make his bantamweight debut on July 11. He’ll share the Octagon with Pedro Munoz on the UFC 251 card. The action is set to take place
That deeper, personal focus and drive to showcase as much of himself and his talents as possible is what makes Miller a “Professional Fighter” — capital P, capital F — and a big part of what has contributed to the long-time lightweight’s legacy as one of the most respected men to ever step into the
UFC President Dana White is looking at options to get fans back to UFC events, but he’s not willing to compromise with socially-distanced crowds. White has been able to promote multiple events since the coronavirus pandemic began. Several occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, and the most recent have occurred inside the UFC Apex facility. Several more
UFC on ESPN 10 bonuses: finishers get rewarded UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the $50,000 performance-based bonuses stemming from UFC on ESPN 10 during the event’s post-fight press conference on Saturday. No bout was given the distinction of being called Fight of the Night. Instead, the fight promotion handed out four Performance
How do you know when a sport like mixed martial arts (MMA) has gone mainstream? When it has just as many assholes per capita as some of the powerhouse leagues like NFL and MLB. Anyone who thinks MMA fans are toxic has never worn a New York Yankees jersey to a Boston Red Sox playoff
It was another profitable night for MMAInformed.com at the betting window for UFC Fight Night: Eye vs Calvillo. This was the 7th card in a row where we showed a profit. We’re now up 30.19 units for 2020. All bets are 3rd party tracked at http://www.betmma.tips/vclub619. Let’s recap all the bets. Unfortunately one bet was
5:13 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will return to action later this summer. JDS vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik has been verbally agreed to for UFC 252 on Aug. 15, sources told ESPN. Combate first reported the fight. Dos Santos (21-7) will look to snap a two-fight losing streak. He most recently lost
Add champ Amanda Nunes to the list of UFC stars discussing retirement. The two-division queen defended her featherweight championship with a dominant decision victory over Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 earlier this month in Las Vegas. In the post-fight press conference, “The Lioness” said she’d likely sit out the remainder of 2020 to focus on
Just as there are some fighters who have shiny records, but have never really fought anyone, there are others whose records don’t look particularly impressive at first blush, but upon closer inspection, show just how talented its owner is. Casey falls in the latter category, as the 33-year-old is only 9-7 as a professional yet
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC president Dana White has a theory on why Amanda Nunes hasn’t been given enough respect. Nunes is undoubtedly the most dominant female fighter in MMA today. She is a UFC “champ-champ,” holding both the women’s featherweight and bantamweight titles. She’s finished the likes of Cris Cyborg,
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal took to social media to scold the “White Knights” who have commentating gigs with the UFC for their stances on fighter pay. Masvidal is currently locked in a contract stalemate with the UFC. Instead of taking the UFC’s offer to fight Kamaru Usman at UFC 251,
The UFC recently announced a big batch of fights for the upcoming Fight Island cards in Abu Dhabi, and while UFC 251 is looking hella fire from our point of view it’s impossible not to feel a bit sad about the lack of Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal was supposed to face welterweight champion Kamaru Usman before
Cynthia Calvillo accuses Jessica Eye of cheating (UFC on ESPN 10 post-fight video) [embedded content] Cynthia Calvillo moved from strawweight up to the UFC flyweight division on Saturday with an impressive victory over No. 1 ranked contender Jessica Eye in the UFC on ESPN 10 main event in Las Vegas. Having had trouble making weight
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1:22 AM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card started with three first-minute flash knockouts and ended with Cynthia Calvillo making an emphatic statement in her UFC women’s flyweight debut. Calvillo soundly defeated Jessica Eye and instantly put herself in the conversation among the best in the division. Merab Dvalishvili made an impression of his own,
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Eye wouldn’t win that title fight with Shevchenko, getting stopped in the second round, and she missed weight before her subsequent win over Viviane Araujo and ahead of Saturday’s bout with Calvillo. But on Saturday night, all that matters is what she does when the Octagon door shuts, and with a statement making performance, she