Four fights have been added to upcoming UFC Fight Night cards in June, including the return of exciting featherweight contender Andre Fili. Check out the four new fight announcements below, which were confirmed by MMAjunkie.com. All of the events mentioned are scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, though that’s
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10:24 PM ET Paige VanZant and Amanda Ribas have agreed to a UFC flyweight bout on July 11 at an undisclosed location, sources confirmed to ESPN. The matchup was originally booked for March 14 in Brazil, but VanZant (8-4) was forced to withdraw because of an arm injury. Ribas (9-1) remained on the March 14
In the co-main event, it’s a heavyweight showdown between Blagoy Ivanov and Augusto Sakai. The UFC Fight Night card airs live on ESPN and ESPN+. Also made official for next week’s event are the following bouts: Kevin Holland vs Daniel RodriguezBrok Weaver vs Roosevelt RobertsMackenzie Dern vs Hannah CifersKatlyn Chookagian vs Antonina ShevchenkoBilly Quarantillo vs Spike CarlyleJamahal Hill
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Frankie Edgar will officially drop down to bantamweight on July 11. According to a report from MMAFighting, Edgar will make his 135-pound debut when he battles Pedro Munhoz on July 11. The UFC has yet to announce the matchup or the event location. Edgar is 23-8-1
There’s a new trend going on right now of bored fighters in quarantine complaining about their position in the UFC rankings or even better, the overall GOAT rankings. But the real galaxy brain in all this is Nate Diaz, who decided to sidestep all that and claim the title of Baddest Motherf**ker again. That’s a
After kicking off his 2020 with a unanimous decision win over Brandon Girtz at Bellator 239 in February, lightweight Miles Jury was making plans for his next fight when the novel coronavirus pandemic put those plans possibly on hold. While lockdown may put a delay in Jury’s plans, he’s staying optimistic and hoping that he
As most MMA fans already know, UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry recently parted ways with his wife Danielle Nickerson. The couple had been married for approximately seven months before ‘Platinum’ allegedly “dumped her ass” according to former striking coach Frank Lester. In a post on his official Instagram page, Lester expressed his delight after hearing
Frankie Edgar has a date and opponent targeted for his bantamweight debut. “The Answer” and Pedro Munhoz have agreed to a 135-pound clash at UFC’s upcoming card on July 11, multiple sources told MMA Fighting. The UFC has to yet to officially announce the event and its location. Edgar (23-8-1) decided to make his first
7:57 PM ET UFC women’s flyweights Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo have agreed to fight June 13 at UFC Fight Night, sources told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The bout would headline the event, sources said, though a location was not immediately known. Eye (15-7, 1 NC) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Viviane Araujo
“That wasn’t on my radar,” Lauzon said of fighting full-time. “To me, it was something fun to do. I fight Jens Pulver, and regardless of how that went, I figured they’d probably give me another fight, and I get two or three fights in the UFC, just get to say I did it, and it
Image Credit: Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images A key flyweight bout between Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo is set to headline the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night card on June 13. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was first to report the news that the fight was set to headline the card with Eye confirming she was the
The expected return of legendary boxer Mike Tyson has sparked much intrigue from around the combat community, including former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz. Tyson, 53, nearly broke the internet with a powerful sparring showcase earlier this month while hinting at a potential return to the boxing ring. Fans really didn’t know what to
Flashback Fight: Watch Michael Bisping take UFC belt, avenge loss to Luke Rockhold <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Check out Michael Bisping’s victory over Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, where he not only took the middleweight championship belt from Rockhold, but avenged a loss from earlier in his career.
Should Colby Covington make the move to pro wrestling, he’s targeting one of its biggest stars. In April, Covington teased that a move to the WWE could take place as early as next year, vowing to “make wrestling real again” and bring his brand of showmanship to the wrestling company. Current WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
Chael Sonnen has once again taken aim at former opponent and reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The self proclaimed ‘American Gangster’ went off on ‘Bones’ earlier this week, this after Jones insinuated that Sonnen was nothing but a has-been. Chael Sonnen followed that up by slamming another one of his rivals in Tito
During season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2013 Chael Sonnen shared his thoughts and perspective about failure and doubt with Uriah Hall and his team. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views
1:28 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marcus Gaethje was at dinner with his twin brother, Justin. It was May 8, and the Gaethjes and a few of Justin’s coaches had settled in at Chart House, an
Matt kicks off the show sharing what he and the rest of the Serra/Longo fight team did for Ray Longo’s birthday. Then, analyst and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian joins the show to share how nervous he was to begin his broadcasting career at UFC 83, which happened to be Matt’s rematch with GSP. He