Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo recently signed a lengthy contract extension because “Junior” plans to make a serious run at the 135-pound title. That mission continues in the UFC 265 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event this Sat. night in Houston, Texas, where Aldo battles bantamweight stalwart Pedro Munhoz. “I think this is a great fight
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12:48 PM ET The UFC’s first-ever women’s flyweight champion is no longer with the promotion. Nicco Montaño was released by the UFC this week, officials confirmed with ESPN on Wednesday. The decision comes on the heels of Montaño missing weight last Friday by 7 pounds, forcing the cancellation of her scheduled fight with Wu Yanan
HOUSTON — At the UFC 265 press conference, stars from the main event, along with UFC President Dana White, are expected to attend Thursday evening. One-time heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis gets his second crack at UFC gold when he faces Ciryl Gane for the interim UFC belt. Lewis and Gane are scheduled to answer
May 19, 2018; Santiago, Chile; Vicente Luque (red gloves) defeats Chad Laprise (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Movistar Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports The UFC 265 main card features a pivotal battle in the welterweight division’s top-10 when sixth-ranked talent Vicente Luque (18-7-1) battles the man one spot ahead of him
Pedro Munhoz wraps up camp in Florida. Vicente Luque arrives on a redeye. Derrick Lewis does S&C in the Houston heat. Jose Aldo plans to recapture gold. Ciryl Gane tries to improve his form… at golf. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
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UFC Champ Valentina Shevchenko posts bikini pics while training in Washington UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is in training camp for her UFC 266 co-main event title defense against Lauren Murphy. “Bullet” posted photos to her Instagram account of her relaxing at the beach. Training camps aren’t solely spent in the gym. Shevchenko (21-3)
In the main event of UFC 265, the interim heavyweight title is up for grabs as Derrick Lewis takes on Ciryl Gane. Ahead of the fight, Gane is a -380 favorite while “The Black Beast” is a +290 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for
Fedor Emelianenko finally has his opponent for Bellator Moscow. On October 23, Bellator MMA will host a grand MMA extravaganza when MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko competes in his home country of Russia. For weeks, there has been speculation of who will be his opponent, with people coming out of the woodwork to volunteer their services:
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov is less than pleased with Conor McGregor. Following McGregor’s shin-snapping injury and subsequent loss to Dustin Poirier, Khabib congratulated “The Diamond” and remarked that “good always defeats evil.” A couple weeks afterward, McGregor returned fire with quickly deleted tweets, suggesting that by Khabib’s logic, his recently deceased father is
1:44 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will return to the Octagon in November. Rockhold (16-5) has agreed to face Sean Strickland (24-3) at UFC 268 on Nov. 6, multiple sources told ESPN. The UFC has not announced a location for the pay-per-view event, but the current target is New York City. The
Fedor Emelianenko has an opponent for his homecoming bout. The former PRIDE champion makes his return against recent interim title challenger Tim Johnson at the upcoming Bellator Moscow event scheduled for Oct. 23 at VTB Arena. Bellator officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday following a report from Russian outlet TASS. Considered arguably
Credit: USA TODAY Sports Luke Rockhold is ready to return to the octagon and has matchup with Sean Strickland set for UFC 268. Luke Rockhold vs Sean Strickland headed to UFC 268 TSN and MMAJunkie confirmed the booking had been agreed to with sources close to both fighters. Rockhold is 13 months removed from a
Dana White on A.J. McKee: “When his contract’s up he’ll have to call” This past Saturday, A.J. McKee put the world on notice. The surging featherweight choked out Patricio Pitbull to capture the Bellator featherweight title along with a million dollar prize for winning the Bellator featherweight grand prix. While the UFC was also putting
Chad Mendes has ended his retirement. The former UFC title challenger retired after his loss to Alex Volkanovski at UFC 232 in December of 2018. Since then, Mendes has remained in the gym but there were no talks of a possible comeback. However, over the past couple of months, he has teased a return to
Boxing great George Foreman would have liked to see what Derrick Lewis would have become had he chosen the path of boxing instead of MMA. Over a decade ago, long before MMA fans worldwide became accustomed to the man who would later be known as “The Black Beast,” Lewis was sharpening his tools for a
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler was recently booked to throw down against fellow Top 5 action fighter Justin Gaethje as part of the upcoming UFC 268 pay-per-view (PPV) event this November at Madison Square Garden in New York. There’s just one teeny, tiny little problem. Chandler, 35, has yet to receive a vaccination for COVID-19,
7:30 AM ET Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi If Derrick Lewis beats Ciryl Gane in the UFC 265 main event Saturday night in Houston to capture the interim heavyweight title, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him scan the crowd for a familiar face. And he wouldn’t necessarily be searching for heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou, who