May 9, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Francis Ngannou (red gloves) defeats Jairzinho Rozenstruik (blue gloves) by knockout during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king Francis Ngannou did not mince words when explaining the falling out between him and former head coach Fernand Lopez.
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Anthony Smith says former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) king Conor McGregor has crossed the line so much he’s doing victory laps. Smith has had less than delightful exchanges with fighters, including former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones in the lead-up to their title fight. McGregor, however, is taking things way too far for “Lionheart”
No. 3 ranked middleweight contender Jared Cannonier is set to make his return to the octagon this Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 34 when he faces no. 9 ranked contender Kelvin Gastelum. Cannonier has not fought since he was defeated by no. 1 contender and former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in
Darren Till discusses his thirst for a UFC belt, delivers a message to Israel Adesanya and more on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the
UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping trashed Bellator fighter Dillon Danis following his boxing callout, saying “You cannot fight… utter fool.” Danis took to his social media on Thursday to reveal that an offer has been made to Bisping for a boxing match. However, “The Count” fired back shortly after, insisting that there is no
A third UFC analyst has blasted Conor McGregor over his controversial trash talk. Anthony Smith, a current UFC light heavyweight and analyst, says he doesn’t like the way McGregor has been talking since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He also thinks the Irishman has taken his trash talk too far throughout his
11:03 PM ET The return of The Ultimate Fighter has hit an unforeseen snag. Tresean Gore is injured and out of the TUF middleweight final at UFC Fight Night on Aug. 28, UFC officials confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. Gilbert Urbina, whom Gore beat in the semifinals, will now fight Bryan Battle in the championship bout.
MMA Fighting has PFL 8 results for the Harrison vs. Fabian event Thursday night at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The PFL 8 card will feature semifinals in the women’s lightweight and heavyweight divisions in the Season 3 playoffs. Check out PFL 8 results below. PFL Playoffs continue this Thursday! The
Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Nate Diaz reacts following his loss against Leon Edwards during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It’s another day and another fight tease from resident Ultimate Fighting Championship fan-favorite lightning rod Nate Diaz. It seems that rarely do many days go by
Long-time contender, Kelvin Gastelum, will square off with multi-division power puncher, Jared Cannonier, this Saturday (Aug. 21, 2021) at UFC Vegas 34 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gastelum is an interesting athlete, especially from the analyst’s chair. On one hand, he’s clearly a remarkable talent, a contender in whatever division he can make
Former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre was offered a lucrative deal to box Oscar De La Hoya, but UFC president Dana White prevented it from happening. During an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, St-Pierre detailed exactly what went down from the time he was offered the fight from Triller Fight Club, his
PhotoCred: TheMacLife Georges St-Pierre was open to the idea of yet another comeback — just not in an MMA cage. Widely considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, if not the greatest, St-Pierre is now 40-years old and hasn’t fought since his middleweight title capturing against Michael Bisping at UFC 217 in 2017.
Georges St-Pierre has revealed a big reason why UFC President Dana White was against the idea of him boxing Oscar De La Hoya. It’s no secret that White and De La Hoya have bad blood. White has taken jabs at De La Hoya’s past drug use. De La Hoya has referred to White as a
11:40 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published in Sept. 2019. Cannonier fights Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC Fight Night on August 21, 2021. Jared Cannonier was living in Anchorage, Alaska, and doing maintenance on air traffic control equipment for the Federal Aviation Administration. It was 2009, he was almost
Francis Ngannou isn’t exactly sure where he stands with the UFC right now. Despite claiming the heavyweight title with a stunning second-round knockout over Stipe Miocic back in March, Ngannou saw an interim champion crowned barely five months later after Ciryl Gane finished Derrick Lewis at UFC 265. It was a bizarre sequence of events
May 16, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; General view of the octagon before UFC on ESPN at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Despite a world that has not fully recovered from the ongoing global pandemic, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is raking in boatloads of cash like it’s 2019. UFC parent company
Jorge Masvidal is bringing Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva to the world of Gamebred Fighting Championship and bare-knuckle mixed martial arts (MMA). Masvidal is setting the wheels in motion for Gamebred Fighting Championship 2, the second event from Masvidal’s bare-knuckle MMA promotion. The event takes place in Biloxi, Mississippi on Sat., Sept. 11. The former Ultimate Fighting
Israel Adesanya on Jon Jones: “He’s getting fat for no reason now.” UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who is coming off a unanimous decision victory and a third successful middleweight title defense against Marvin Vettori at UFC 263, was the final guest on the re-installment of “The MMA Hour”, hosted by Ariel Helwani. ‘Stylebender’ spoke