8:11 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a featherweight main event between Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen for a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 29, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Bout agreements have not been signed, but the 145-pound contest is close to being official, sources told ESPN. The UFC Fight Night
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Flashback to 2010 and the suggestion that Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva could one day be friendly would’ve felt like an impossibility. That’s because the two were at each other’s throats. Their middleweight rivalry was one of the most intense of the era, a two-fight series won by Silva at UFC 117
When Njokuani earned a UFC contract with a third-round stoppage win over Mario Sousa on DWCS last season, you knew the seasoned veteran was going to be a quality addition to the middleweight division. After all, this wasn’t some inexperienced youngster getting added into the 185-pound mix — Njokuani arrived with 28 fights and 20 wins
A Polish MMA fighter has been caught on camera sucker-punching a YouTuber whilst he was being interviewed by a journalist. There’s a never a quiet day in mixed martial arts — not least on the European scene, where we’ve seen a 1,200-person planned brawl at a fight festival, a 5-1 professional pulling a gun on
Song Yadong will attempt to win his fourth straight fight inside the Octagon this Saturday night (Sept. 17, 2022) when he battles Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Vegas 60, which is set to go down inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Before then, let’s take a trip back to his most
Dana White comments on the death of Elias Theodorou: ‘It’s horrible’ On September 11, former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou lost his battle with cancer at home surrounded by family and friends. In his 34 years of life, “The Spartan” touched the lives of many. Theodorou fought 11 times inside the UFC octagon from 2014 to
Octagon legend Nate Diaz made a statement as always in the main event at UFC 279 on Saturday, earning the fourth-round finish via submission over former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit
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UFC 279 winner Jailton Almeida talks to MMA Junkie post-fight after his first-round submission of Anton Turkalj in Las Vegas. Full fight recap: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-279-video-jailton-almeida-overwhelms-anton-turkalj-early-submission Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and videos. Connect with MMA
10:32 AM ET The Professional Fighters League has signed 24-year-old Biaggio Ali Walsh, grandson of Muhammad Ali, to an amateur contract to compete in its tournament finals event in November. Ali Walsh is a former collegiate football player at the University of California, with an amateur MMA record of 1-1. He currently lives and trains
A pivotal headliner in the UFC’s featherweight division is on tap for October. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen is in the works for the UFC’s Oct. 29 Fight Night event at a location and venue yet to be announced.
That attitude has led him to a 17-3 record that includes a perfect 4-0 UFC slate. That’s not easy to pull off in the featherweight division, but as he rose up the ranks of the regional scene, he prepared himself for what was to come – not by looking too far ahead, but by taking
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson is open to many challenges following UFC 279 last weekend. Ferguson was originally slated to face Li Jingliang in his welterweight return at UFC 279 on Saturday. It was his first welterweight fight since winning The Ultimate Fighter 13 back in June 2011. Ferguson ended up getting a
The Featherweights will take center stage to close out Oct. 2022. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed with UFC President, Dana White, today (Weds., Sept. 14, 2022) that UFC Vegas 63 on Oct. 29, 2022, will be headlined by a pivotal 145 pound clash, pitting Calvin Kattar against Arnold Allen. Kattar (23-6) has alternated wins and losses
Dana White rips Brendan Schaub, Pat Miletich for ‘f****** stupid’ conspiracy theory about UFC 279 On Tuesday night, after week 8 of the Contender Series, Dana White addressed several conspiracies claiming that the reshuffling of the UFC 279 card was all planned due to the lack of ticket sales. “I heard this thing today, and
7:50 AM ET FOR MAJDI SHAMMAS, the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 9 in Las Vegas were a manager’s worst nightmare. At approximately 4 a.m. local time, Shammas knew his fighter, Khamzat Chimaev, would not make weight for a UFC 279 main event against Nate Diaz. Chimaev and his team had done all they
Daniel Cormier doesn’t see Tony Ferguson’s losing streak ending anytime soon should he continue to compete. UFC 279 provided the MMA world with one of the most unforgettable fight weeks in recent memory. From press conference shenanigans and weight misses to fight changes, there was a little bit of everything. On fight night, fans were