1:08 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Amanda Nunes, the pound-for-pound best female fighter in the UFC, will have to wait a little longer for the next defense of her bantamweight championship. She tested positive for COVID-19, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Thursday, canceling her fight with Julianna Peña that was scheduled for
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Former UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic could move to One Championship, Joe Rogan reveals on the Joe Rogan Experience, that Conor McGregor asked for post UFC 264 interview, after he lost against Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler responds to Justin Gaethje, wants to face him next Islam Makhachev and Rafael Dos Anjos (RDA) keep going after
Juancamilo Ronderos has received a sanction from UFC anti-doping partner U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for cocaine. USADA announced Thursday that Ronderos (4-1) was suspended for one month following a positive drug test for cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine stemming from an in-competition sample collected for his UFC debut on May 22 at UFC
Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder Chris Weidman had cameras follow him on a recent doctor visit to update fans on the possibility of needing a second surgery on the broken fibula he suffered in April at UFC 261. Chris Weidman’s broken leg not healing properly The New York native
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, who also wears gold at 145 pounds, was pulled from her upcoming title defense opposite Julianna Pena in the UFC 265 co-main event on Aug. 7 in Houston, Texas. UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN that “Lioness” will be rebooked against “The Venezuelan
Following a successful 2020 that saw him win both of his fights, lightweight Chris Gonzalez kicked off his 2021 in even bigger fashion by picking up the biggest victory of his career, defeating veteran Roger Huerta this past April via third round submission. For Gonzalez the win over Huerta was something he’d been wanting for
Image: @ufc on Instagram A women’s bantamweight bout pitting Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson has been rescheduled following its last-minute scratch at UFC Vegas 32. Ladd vs. Chiasson was scheduled to be the co-main event at last weekend’s TJ Dillashaw vs. Cory Sandhagen card, but the fight was scratched at the last minute after Chiasson
AJ McKee is intrigued at the thought of mixing it up with the best fighters from different promotions. McKee is due for the biggest bout of his pro MMA career. Mckee will challenge Patricio “Pitbull” Freire for the Bellator Featherweight Title. This will also serve as the final bout in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand
11:36 PM ET Chris Weidman has another hurdle to overcome after a gruesome broken leg sustained in a fight earlier this year. The former UFC middleweight champion wrote Wednesday on Instagram that he will need another surgery on the right leg he fractured in a fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 261 on April 24.
A new bantamweight champion will be crowned at BKFC 20 on Friday night, Aug. 20, as Johnny Bedford clashes with Reggie Barnett Jr. in the main event. Bedford previously held the bantamweight title before losing a close decision to Dat Nguyen at BKFC Knucklemania back in February. Nguyen was then stripped of the title after
Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports For Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king Francis Ngannou, there are three specific options for his first title defense. Either a dream fight with former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. A trilogy bout with two-time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, or the winner of August’s UFC 265 interim title
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Vitor Belfort is among the many MMA legends chasing boxing money. The former UFC champion is currently scheduled to face boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya in a professional boxing match set for Sat., Sept. 11, 2021 inside Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. However, that’s likely not the end of
It would be an understatement to suggest Colby Covington is outspoken. The no. 1 contender in the welterweight division, who will face division champion Kamaru Usman in a rematch for the UFC’s 170 pound title at UFC 268, even has nicknames for those he is not too fond of. Whether it be ‘Con-man McGregor’, ‘Dustin
Jorge Masvidal has weighed in on a potential fight between Dustin Poirier and Colby Covington. For over a year now, Poirier and Covington have taken shots at one another and ‘The Diamond’ event said it was “on sight” when they saw each other next. However, nothing has happened as of yet and if Covington defeats
It’s safe to say that Tyron Woodley is brimming with confidence ahead of his boxing showdown with Jake Paul. Woodley and Paul are set to face off in a professional boxing match in what is expected to be one of the most highly-anticipated sporting events this year. The bout will take place on Aug. 29th
8:00 AM ET Scott Coker took the reins of Bellator MMA in 2014 with a firm plan for growth. The longtime combat sports promoter was going to apply some of the principles that worked well when he ran Strikeforce, from its first MMA event in March 2006 until it was acquired by the UFC’s parent
Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz proving Dana White wrong, and calling out Chris Brown, UFC 262 Tony Ferguson surprises Beneil Dariush with UFC 262 press conference statements, Nick Diaz working with Tyson Fury, Khamzat Chimaev and Darren Till calling each other out on social media, Kevin Lee frustrated after Mike Perry declined his bout offer
The World MMA Awards 2021 nominees have been announced. MMA Fighting, a five-time winner for MMA Media Source of the Year, has been nominated once again for this honor. Shaun Al-Shatti and Ariel Helwani, whose MMA Hour show will return on Aug. 16, have been nominated for journalists of the year. Helwani has won this