Image: @UFC on Instagram Merab Dvalishvili has revealed that former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo might be done. The two bantamweights faced off last Saturday night at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The bout was a pivotal matchup in the 135-pound division, as both men were in title contention. Prior to the bout,
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Two-time welterweight title challenger Colby Covington is expected to make his return to the Octagon at some point in the near future, according to UFC President Dana White, despite an earlier rumor that “Chaos” was suffering from “very bad” injuries and sidelined until next March. Either Gilbert Burns was trolling the media or “Durinho” was
Jorge Masvidal fires back at ‘butt hurt’ Daniel Cormier after ‘big league’ jab Jorge Masvidal vs. Daniel Cormier is not a match-up MMA fans asked for but it’s what we got … kind of. On Wednesday morning the BMF champion took aim at the former two-division champion, Daniel Cormier, following comments that Cormier made after
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Aug 21, 2022 Tony Ferguson‘s return to the cage is imminent. UFC president Dana White said Saturday night that Ferguson will face Li Jingliang at UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas. Sources told ESPN that bout agreements have not yet been signed, but there is a verbal agreement in place. Ferguson will move
Michael Parkin took a page out of his teammate Paul Craig’s book, turning trouble into triumph as he survived Eduardo Neves’ heavy fists and secured a submission in the headliner of DWCS Season 6, Week 5. Neves came with plenty of bravado, doing an Ali shuffle amid an early swarm of bombs. He came completely
Tuesday night, five more sets of fighters walked into the cage looking to impress the UFC President, and when White joined Laura Sanko at the end of the evening to discuss the result, he was fired up and ready to hand out a whole bunch of contracts. Each of the night’s five victors earned deals,
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is willing to compare his UFC run to anyone, including Khabib Nurmagomedov. Jones is preparing to make his return at heavyweight, potentially by the end of 2022. He’s been out of competition since vacating the light heavyweight title in 2020 following a win over Dominick Reyes. Jones, despite
UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has stated he’d be willing to rematch Nate Diaz. ‘Rocky’ faced the Stockton-native at UFC 263 last June. In that outing, Edwards scored the biggest win of his career by unanimous decision. However, the victory didn’t come easy, as the Brit was badly rocked in round five. However, the 30-year-old
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Don’t look now, but MMA fighter turned quasi-comedian Brendan Schaub may have just dropped the funniest statement of his career. With no upcoming UFC event this weekend, the overall discussion in the MMA world continues to revolve around UFC 278. Most notably, Leon Edwards’ tremendous upset win over Kamaru Usman continues
DWCS Week 5: Mick Parkin stuns with submission of Eduardo Neves The UFC has reached the official halfway point in the 10-week so of Dana White Contender Series and this week’s show is headlined by a heavyweight clash between Mick Parkin and Eduardo Neves. The heavyweights were swinging hard at the opening bell knowing they
Aug 20, 2022 UFC president Dana White said he helped broker a deal for quarterback Tom Brady to play for the Las Vegas Raiders when Brady was a free agent quarterback in 2020, but then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden nullified the deal at the last minute. White was convinced to tell the story by Rob Gronkowski
A pair of lightweight matchups are set for the UFC’s return to New York City. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bout between Dan Hooker and Claudio Puelles is set for UFC 281, which takes place Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden. Fordewin MMA was first to
Rockhold lost that fight to Belfort, and many wrote him off as a good Strikeforce fighter, but someone who wouldn’t be able to hang on the UFC level. They were wrong, and it felt good for Rockhold to stick it to the critics every chance he could as he bounce back to put together wins
UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards is willing to run it back with Nate Diaz should the Stockton native shock the world against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279. Edwards knows a thing or two about shocking the world having done exactly that this past weekend at UFC 278, where he dethroned Kamaru Usman with a memorable
PhotoCred: Sky Sports Former dual-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor won’t be back in the octagon until 2023. The Irishman has been out of the cage since his trilogy matchup with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 last July. In that outing, McGregor lost by first-round TKO after breaking his leg. Due to that injury, the former