Top middleweight contenders Paulo Costa and Jared Cannonier will headline a UFC fight card scheduled for Aug. 21. Multiple people with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following a report from ESPN.com. The city and venue of the late summer event has yet to be confirmed. Costa returns to the cage
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News May 11, 2019; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Jared Cannonier (red gloves) fights Anderson Silva (blue gloves) during UFC 237 at Jeunesse Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Anderson Silva said he is content to leave the Octagon in his rearview mirror. The former UFC middleweight champion told ESPN that his career as a
You can add Alexander Gustafsson to the list of inactive fighters ready to make a comeback. Gustafsson hasn’t fought since July of 2020 when he suffered a quick armbar loss to Fabricio Werdum in “The Mauler’s” much hyped debut at heavyweight. That came a year after his last bout at light heavyweight — a fourth
Forbes champ: Conor McGregor takes crown for highest paid athlete on Forbes’ list Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion and current no. 6 ranked lightweight contender Conor McGregor added yet another victory to his resume. This victory came from outside of the octagon, as he topped the 2021 issue for Forbes’ list of highest paid
Image: UFC on Instagram A battle of Brazilians has been added to an upcoming Fight Night card as Thiago Santos will battle Johnny Walker. According to a report from Combate, Santos and Walker have agreed to fight one another on September 25 at a location TBD. Thiago Santos (21-9) is on a three-fight losing streak
The NBA playoffs were heating up, MLB opening day had just passed and Alaska Fighting Championship 139 was in the books on the morning of April 19, 2018. Seems like an odd combination but the distracting performance of Lester helped make it happen. David Booker and Elijah Terrell were first up on the UFC FIGHT
8:05 AM ET Anderson Silva, one of the greatest to ever compete in the cage, says he thinks he has fought in mixed martial arts for the final time. The former longtime UFC middleweight champion told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in an interview published Wednesday that he likely is done with MMA following his release from
“The Notorious” Conor McGregor vowed “world domination” recently, and we are beginning to see what that looks like. In Forbes’ 2021 highest-paid athletes list released earlier today, Conor McGregor scored the #1 spot on the list, the first time an MMA fighter has achieved this feat. The rankings take into account not only earnings garnered
After building a six-fight win streak in arguably the UFC’s toughest division, Beneil Dariush just wanted a chance to prove himself by facing a top-ranked opponent. He’ll finally get that opportunity on Saturday night when facing Tony Ferguson in the UFC 262 co-main event, and after waiting so long to earn a fight like this,
News Apr 24, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; YouTube star Jake Paul is confronted by UFC ringside announcer Daniel Cormier before Anthony Smith (Red Gloves) fights Jimmy Crute (Blue Gloves) during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports UFC president Dana White said he doesn’t want anything to do with
The Octagon leaves the comforts of “Fight Island” and UFC APEX this Saturday (May 15, 2021), heading down to Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, with a Lightweight title fight at the helm. In UFC 262’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event, Charles Oliveira puts his eight-fight win streak on the line against former Bellator king Michael Chandler,
UFC 262 Embedded: Michael Chandler crosses paths with Charles Oliveira On the second episode of UFC 262 Embedded, Michael Chandler and Sean Soriano put their coach’s custom pads to the test. Chandler packs a lucky candy bar. Beneil Dariush starts his weight cut with caffeine. Chandler lands in Texas and crosses paths with opponent Charles
Jon Jones on Instagram Jon Jones may not have a fight booked for his heavyweight debut, but that hasn’t stopped him from making huge leaps in his physical transformation. It was originally thought that ‘Bones’ would make his heavyweight debut against the winner of March’s Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou rematch at UFC 260. However,
First, Jim and Matt are joined by Katlyn Chookagian. She roasts Matt for his choice Netflix shows, reveals what it’s like to train at Matt’s BJJ school, and talks about her upcoming fight against Viviane Araujo at UFC 262 this Saturday. Then, Gina Mazany makes her debut appearance on UFC Unfiltered ahead of her bout against
3:36 PM ET Bellator light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was arrested in Fairfield County, Connecticut last Friday evening, shortly after scoring a knockout victory in his promotional debut. According to police records, Johnson, 37, was arrested by the New Canaan Police Department on suspected third-degree identity theft, for allegedly purchasing an airline ticket illegally with
Eddie Hearn announced today that the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO Champion, Anthony Joshua and WBC Champion, Tyson Fury is happening in August in Saudi Arabia. Hearn calls the news “ a very bad secret” since Bob Arum already hinted at the time and place but nothing has been finalized yet. Speaking to Sky Sports,
Jose Augusto was a big underdog in his second Bellator appearance this past Friday, when he replaced Yoel Romero against Anthony Johnson in the company’s light heavyweight grand prix, but managed to impress in defeat at Bellator 258. “Gugu” welcomed “Rumble” back to the sport after a four-year absence and dropped the former two-time UFC
News UFC Credit: UFC On Saturday, May 15, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view with UFC 262. A card that once looked spectacular before planned bouts featuring Nate Diaz versus Leon Edwards, and Jack Hermansson against Edmen Shahbazyan were scrapped in the lead-up to the event. That said, the 13-fight card does include a