Image: UFC on Instagram Junior dos Santos was recently forced out of his UFC Moscow headlining fight with Alexander Volkov. He’ll be replaced a very unlikely fighter: former football player Greg Hardy. UPDATE: This Hardy vs. Volkov fight will serve as the UFC Moscow co-headliner. A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Zabit Magomedsharipov will
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2:16 PM ET The UFC is searching for a new main event for next month’s card in Moscow. Junior dos Santos, who was scheduled to headline the Nov. 9 card versus Alexander Volkov, has been forced to withdraw from the event after recently contracting cellulitis, a skin infection, on his left shin, according to his
Jorge Masvidal will compete for the ‘baddest motherf**er in the game’ title at UFC 244, but he already earned those credentials years ago when he was competing on the street fighting circuit in Miami. Long before he was a top-ranked UFC welterweight, Masvidal was nicknamed “Ponytail” as part of the street fight series promoted by
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Brendan Schaub doesn’t agree with the quick decision to have Greg Hardy’s UFC Boston win overturned. Hardy competed on the main card of UFC Boston this past Friday night (Oct. 18). He went one-on-one with Ben Sosoli. While Hardy initially scored a unanimous decision victory, the result
Credit to former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, for believing in himself. But we can’t overlook the fact that he’s lost five of his last six, all by way or knockout or technical knockout. Hardly leaves him in a position to be talking about title shots. In addition, Weidman was given an
Watch Jorge Masvidal lay out Cowboy Cerrone ahead of his UFC 244 bout with Nate Diaz (fight video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) In one of the best performances of his career, Jorge Masvidal knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC Fight Night Denver in 2017. Masvidal faces Nate Diaz in the main event of
It was back to the regional circuit for another victory, and when he was signed for a third Contender Series appearance, he knew what was on the line. So he had to leave no doubts that he was ready for the UFC. “That was definitely my mindset,” said Mayes, who got his contract after a
UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes took a shot at First Round Management, who he claims don’t manage UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones anymore. Dominick Reyes has been calling for a fight against Jones since finishing Chris Weidman in the main event of last weeks’ UFC Boston event. Jones so far doesn’t seem to
3:48 PM ET ESPN.com staff Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured a combination of MMA and wrestling conversation on Monday, as he looked back at Friday’s controversial UFC Fight Night card in Boston and looked ahead to Tyson Fury’s future in WWE. Fury and Triple H were among the guests. Watch the show on YouTube or
Image Credit: Getty Images Dominick Reyes wants Jon Jones to bring his UFC title, not his “special sauce” if they fight. Reyes went one-on-one with former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman this past Friday night (Oct. 18). The light heavyweight tilt headlined UFC Boston. “The Devastator” stopped Weidman in the first round and called for
When Cain Velasquez made the decision to put his mixed martial arts career behind him to sign a multi-year deal with WWE, one of the first calls he made was to UFC president Dana White. Of course, Velasquez needed to let the promotion know that he was retiring but he also wanted to speak to
Watch the top finishes by Saturday’s UFC Singapore fighters [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Ahead of Saturday’s fights in Singapore, watch some of the athletes getting ready to compete, as they land some of the top finishes of their UFC careers. UFC on ESPN+ 20 features a pivotal welterweight showdown between former title contender Demian
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Simultaneous knockdowns are rare, but they do happen. When both fighters step forward with the intent to land, sometimes, their punches actually do connect at the exact same time! In MMA, there was a notable instance in 2017 when Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione connected with power punches at the same
At a Bare Knuckle FC media day in New York, Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov had to be pulled apart after a physical altercation. Lobov fights Jason Knight at Bare Knuckle FC 5 and is expected to fight Malignaggi at a June BKFC event. Footage courtesy of Bare Knuckle FC Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our
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Ben Askren was an appropriately hyped undefeated champion of basically every promotion he’s fought in and a legendary college wrestler. With some of the best wrestling in all of MMA, Askren isn’t exactly winning fans over via flash. It’s his ability to build fights. Witty, irritating prefight chatter is Askren’s weapon of choice. After peaking