Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently found himself in hot water for telling the combat sports media that Octagon girls, or “ring girls” depending on your platform, are the most useless people in all of martial arts. He also wants aspiring female fighters to stay home. UFC fixture and former Playboy cover girl Arianny
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UFC 266 Countdown: Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega UFC 266 Countdown previews the featherweight title fight main event as Alexander Volkanovski defends his belt against Brian Ortega on Saturday, September 25. After coaching a season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite one another, champion Volkanovski and Ortega finally meet inside the octagon in Saturday’s main event.
UFC bantamweight veteran Brian Kelleher says that rising star Sean O’Malley has accepted a fight against him after recently calling him out. Kelleher recently defeated Domingo Pilarte via dominant unanimous decision, and following the fight, he used his post-fight interview as an opportunity to call out O’Malley. We didn’t hear much from O’Malley at first,
Jake Paul was not a fan of the Vitor Belfort vs. Evander Holyfield spectacle. Belfort went one-on-one with Holyfield in a boxing match on Sept. 11. Holyfield is 58 years old and looked every bit of it. Belfort ended up knocking down the “Real Deal” on his way to a first-round TKO win. Speaking to
10:17 PM ET Anthony Smith said two years ago after a title loss to all-time great Jon Jones that maybe he’d never get another chance to beat Jones. But that was OK, Smith said, because he’d simply outlast Jones — and the rest of the UFC light heavyweight division. Those comments have aged pretty well.
The UFC has an official poster for its return to Abu Dhabi. On Thursday, a poster was released for UFC 267, which is set to feature a pair of championship bouts and take place at Etihad Arena on Oct. 30. In the main event, Jan Blachowicz goes for his second defense of the light heavyweight
June 6, 2020; Las Vegas, NV, USA; A general view of the octagon prior to UFC 250 at the UFC APEX. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports The women’s flyweight division is the UFC’s most recent addition to their various weight classes. Separating the strawweight division from the bantamweight at 125 pounds.
A lot of people have been calling out Jake Paul lately. Off the top of my head, you’ve got Jorge Masvidal, Tommy Fury, Vitor Belfort, Anderson Silva, Michael Bisping, Paddy Pimblett, Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley, and Derek Brunson over the past month alone. It’s not surprising that everyone wants a Paul-fueled red panty night. But
Devin Clark shares injury update from his hospital bed following UFC Vegas 37 (Video) Devin Clark suffered a gruesome injury to his teeth on Saturday night when he ate a knee from Ion Cutelaba somewhere before the third round began. That knee snapped a row of his bottom front teeth back into his mouth, enough
Dan Hooker vs. Nasrat Haqparast is a go for UFC 266. Hooker was campaigning to fight on this card for weeks before and about five weeks out, BJPENN.com reported he would be facing Haqparast. The fight was then confirmed but there have been major hurdles in making it happen due to New Zealand being locked
Nick Diaz makes his return to the Octagon at UFC 266 to face Robbie Lawler in a rematch after their first bout in 2004. Look back at some memorable moments from the welterweight’s 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
Donald Cerrone talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters at UFC on ESPN 24 media day ahead of his welterweight co-main event with Alex Morono on Saturday in Las Vegas. #UFCVegas26 #DonaldCerrone #DiegoSanchez 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
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 11, 2017, 12:41 PM] Carlos Condit understands why Tyron Woodley receives criticism. Woodley is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder, but he’s perhaps the most criticized champion in the promotion. “The Chosen One” has beaten the likes of Robbie Lawler, Stephen Thompson, Demian Maia, and even Condit. With that
1:01 AM ET Yoel Romero shook his head and wagged his finger like Dikembe Mutombo. Bellator in-cage announcer Michael C. Williams was reading the results of the Bellator 266 main event and one of the judges had Romero winning the bout. Romero did not agree with the judge, pointing to his opponent, Phil Davis, and
Alex Pereira left the kickboxing world after becoming a two-division champion in GLORY to pursue a different challenge, and he makes his highly anticipated UFC debut against Andreas Michailidis at UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 6. Glover Teixeira — the UFC light heavyweight contender and a long-time training partner of “Poatan” —
Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Anthony Smith gestures while on the scale during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Smith defeated Ryan Spann by submission in the first round of their light heavyweight main event bout Saturday night at UFC Vegas 37 in Las
Yoel Romero’s return to the cage for the first time since March of 2020 didn’t go so well, with his opponent Phil Davis taking a split decision win over “Soldier of God” with 30-27, 30-26, and 28-29 scores. Don’t pay too much mind to the dissenting 28-29 score though — most watching had the fight
Fighters and writers in an uproar over Yoel Romero vs. Phil Davis decision All eyes were on former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero in his highly anticipated Bellator debut when he stepped in to face Phil Davis at Bellator 266. Romero had initially been forced to delay his debut due to not being cleared by