Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 249 is finally booked and settled away, but what’s to become of the “postponed” UFC London event and its respective main event fighters? Leon Edwards’ future is seemingly guaranteed: no fights for “Rocky,” who is stuck in England on the sidelines. Edwards may want former matched foe Tyron Woodley to
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[embedded content] UFC president Dana White on Monday unveiled not only a new main event between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje, but the entire revamped UFC 249 fight card. Hours later, White conducted an interview with TMZ Sports, declaring “as of April 18, the UFC is back up and running.” That wasn’t the only bomb
Image: @ufc on Instagram It’s official: Justin Gaethje has stepped in to fight Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 249, replacing undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. As expected, this announcement generated a wide range of reactions from fighters, fans, and members of the media alike. See some of
This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. For this episode, UFC lightweight veteran Joe Lauzon joins José Youngs and Alexander K. Lee to break down some of the top story lines in the world of MMA. There’s plenty to talk about, so join us at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on
6:51 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com The Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm, Sweden, was empty, save for a few fighters shadow boxing and getting a feel for the Octagon in the middle of the floor. Suddenly, one of the fighters scaled a side of the cage and straddled it, feigning a celebration, raising No. 1 with
Outlook: Lightweight isn’t short of championship-level fighters, and it isn’t short on dealing some heartbreak to deserving ones as well. Paul Felder has shown he has the ability and toughness to compete with the top of the division, but in a make or break fight against Dan Hooker, “The Irish Dragon” fell short. He hinted at
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dominick Reyes says he was in talks for a rematch with Jon Jones this fall. Reyes challenged Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title back in February. “The Devastator” fell short after five rounds of action, losing via unanimous decision. Many believe Reyes deserved to get the
ONE Championship, much like Bellator MMA, is going to sit this one out. While Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is trudging forward with its April 18 fight card, Chatri Sityodtong is going to instead take his mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions to the sidelines in an effort to help flatten the curve. “Unfortunately, ONE Championship will
Dana White denies fake Khabib-Putin report, but insists UFC 249 happening A Tweet on Sunday reported that UFC President Dana White reached a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that would bring Khabib Nurmagomedov to the United States for UFC 249 on April 18. While the tweet appeared to be “breaking news” from ESPN reporter
11 of UFC middleweight Uriah Hall’s 15 professional wins have come via knockout. Relive some of Hall’s top finishes so far in his UFC career. 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 on
Nate Diaz wants some credit for kicking the fight game back in gear, Jorge Masvidal is headed to Australia to help battle the wildfires, Corey Anderson on dethroning Jon Jones, Tyron Woodley believes he’s the best welterweight in the world and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and
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Image via @paigevanzant on Instagram UFC standout Paige VanZant and her husband Austin Vanderford have developed a new hobby during the Covid-19 quarantine and that is taking “artistic” nude photos. VanZant, who is a staple of the UFC flyweight and strawweight divisions, and Vanderford, who is a rising star in the Bellator middleweight division, started
Watch Israel Adesanya vs. Rob Wilkinson full fight video to watch Adesanya pick up his first UFC win by defeating Wilkinson at UFC 221 on Feb. 11, 2018, in Perth, Australia. A highly-vaunted kickboxer, the then-28-year-old Adesanya showed flashes of the world champion he would become, overcoming the gritty Wilkinson and finishing him with strikes
2:03 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt says he’s recovered from the kidney issues that forced him to pull out of a scheduled fight against Raphael Assuncao last month, and he is looking forward to booking a fight as soon as the UFC resumes operations following coronavirus-related postponements. Garbrandt is even considering booking
In other words, Wilks is passionate about the film and his new lifestyle, and he will answer any questions about it, but he’s not a preacher. And that’s how he was when he was an active mixed martial artist as well. Wilks wasn’t a talker, preferring to let his actions speak for him, and while
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images T.J. Dillashaw knows he isn’t owed anything but he has been told by the UFC brass that he’ll receive a title shot upon his return. Dillashaw is serving a two-year suspension under USADA for EPO use. Dillashaw will be eligible to compete again in Jan. 2021.
The second night of WrestleMania 36 has wrapped up, and what an up and down weekend of matches it was. The absence of a crowd was obviously pretty jarring through the whole night, but the WWE did do some interesting things with the opportunity to step away from a live audience format. The ‘cinematic’ Boneyard