Image via @bellatormma on Instagram Current Bellator women’s featherweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Cris Cyborg is not impressed with how the UFC handled Tony Ferguson. The former UFC featherweight champion, Cyborg, had jumped ship over to Bellator earlier this year and quickly took home the promotions 145lbs title. While Justino has had nothing
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UFC 249 and all upcoming UFC events have been postponed indefinitely as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world. Regardless of the current COVID-19 outbreak, the UFC was still orchestrating a series of events that would be held behind closed doors at the Tachi Palace Casino and Resort in Lemoore, Calif. That
8:32 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Despite the UFC pulling out all the spots to try and make it happen, UFC 249 will no longer happen April 18. On Thursday, UFC president Dana White told ESPN’s
Outlook: Last year saw a bit of a resurgence for a pair of former title challengers. Volkan Oezdemir found himself at a small crossroads after losing his title bid to Daniel Cormier and subsequently getting submitted by Anthony Smith. Although he dropped a split decision to Dominick Reyes, “No Time” looked back on track, which he
UFC 249 will not be taking place on April 18. UFC president Dana White had been adamant about running the event on its planned date. While it appeared that nothing would change the UFC boss’ mind, in came a call from the higher-ups at Disney and ESPN. White’s hand has finally been forced. UFC 249
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For much of the previous month, the MMA world has been trapped in their homes, watching little else but the rise and fall of UFC 249. As more and more sporting events were cancelled, UFC 249 looked less and less likely. Then, UFC President Dana White came out with a new
UFC president Dana White announced on Thursday that UFC 249 has been postponed along with all other events due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The event was scheduled for April 18 at Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore, California. Shortly after the breaking news, fighter reactions started pouring in via social media. A statement on #UFC249:
Image: Daniel Cormier on Instagram Former two-division UFC champ Daniel Cormier is willing to undertake commentary duty for upcoming UFC events — provided certain conditions are met. The UFC schedule has been massively affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While most sports organizations have closed up shop, however, UFC president Dana White has taken a
A heavyweight showdown between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris has been rescheduled for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on May 16. Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting with the fight moving to a new date after being postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Overeem vs. Harris was originally slated to headline
9:00 AM ET “We literally met with every network, every sports network — from the big broadcasters, NBC, ABC, CBS, the obvious, ESPN — multiple times,” said Lorenzo Fertitta, the CEO of the UFC in 2004. “Met with anybody that would take a meeting. We couldn’t get anybody to bite because everybody was very concerned
Fedor Emelianenko I – March 16, 2003 – PRIDE 25Result – Emelianenko W3https://ufcfightpass.com/video/33512 From 2000 to 2003, a span of 14 fights, Nogueira was unbeaten and considered to be one of the best heavyweights in the game. But no one stays on top forever, and after an exhaustive 2002 that saw him fight five times, he
Image Credit: MMAFighting Josh Thomson isn’t a fan of Dana White pushing through with UFC cards in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. UFC 249 is on target for April 18. White says the event will be held inside a venue that the UFC has under wraps for two months. While White hasn’t disclosed the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title contender Francis Ngannou is on a mission to capture the 265-pound crown, but won’t consider his combat sports career to be complete until he also crosses over to the “sweet science.” And before all the naysayers accuse him of jumping on the boxing bandwagon, thanks to the resurgence of
With coronavirus precautions forcing the cancellation of many MMA events, among the hardest hit was the LFA. Originally scheduled to hold events on March 20, April 3, and April 17, no fewer than 30 bouts composed of 60 fighters were wiped off the books and currently sit in limbo, waiting to see when or if
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Justin Gaethje will be stepping up on short notice to battle Tony Ferguson for the UFC interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 249 on April 18. Ferguson was originally slated to challenge undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at the event. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ‘The Eagle’ was grounded in Russia