Carla Esparza is hopeful that the UFC will grant her a title shot. The former strawweight champion is waiting anxiously to be the next challenger to the newly crowned two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas after dominating Yan Xiaonan in her most recent fight at UFC Vegas 27. Despite absolutely mauling Xiaonan in the fight
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A featherweight fight with fireworks written all over it has been booked as former champion Max Holloway is expected to face Yair Rodriguez in the five-round main event at the upcoming UFC card on July 17. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup is in the works when speaking to MMA Fighting on Wednesday following UFC President
There hasn’t been a whole lot to be optimistic about regarding Jon Jones and the UFC’s relationship over the past year. Jones went from being the consensus GOAT and indestructible light heavyweight champion to out in the wilderness pretty quick, all after a call out of Francis Ngannou turned into a very public and very
Following a year and a half layoff, welterweight Bobby Nash returned to action this past November in about as strong of a fashion as he could have, picking up a first round TKO of Spencer Jebb in the first round of the XFC welterweight tournament. Not only did picking up the win prove to be
The wins are there and the names are there, but Roberts’ intuition tells him it’s better to attack a fighting style change early instead of late. If all else fails and Roberts needs to pivot back, he’s only 25 years old and yet to even enter his fighting prime, despite all his opponents being in
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones announced that he has hired boxing promoter Richard Schaefer as his new advisor. Earlier this week, Jones promised that he would share some big news with his fans, and he did so on Wednesday when he announced that he has hired Schaefer as his new advisor. Schaefer is
7:31 AM ET With a rare off week on the UFC calendar, it’s a good moment to take a step back and look at the biggest stories across several key divisions, with each having its own questions surrounding the championship and the greater title picture. The heavyweight division is seemingly headed toward a rematch of
Jon Jones and Chael P. Sonnen are at it yet again. Our saga begins with Jon Jones teasing the world of a big announcement forthcoming. I’m about to give birth to something big, something out of the ordinary. — BONY (@JonnyBones) May 24, 2021 “I’m about to give birth to something big, something out of
Michael Page seems to be in a much better place with Bellator MMA than he was heading into his most recent appearance, but he still has his eye on a future spot on the UFC’s roster. Page is on the verge of a welterweight title shot after picking up his fifth straight win earlier this
Featured News UFC Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 27 prelims–like most preliminary cards–featured several talents making their Ultimate Fighting Championship debuts. However, it also includes Octagon and main card veterans like Court McGee and Ben Rothwell looking to bounce back from recent losses. Yancy Medeiros versus Damir Hadzovic was a fight day
Luke Rockhold is coming off back-to-back knockout losses and has not seen the inside of the Octagon for nearly two years. But don’t expect that to rattle the confidence of the 36 year-old ex-champ, who already has his sights set on reigning 185-pound kingpin Israel Adesanya. “I know what Israel is capable of, I’ve been
Luke Rockhold seeks middleweight return: “Everything that I’ve entertained, someone’s gone running or chosen a different route.” Luke Rockhold is looking for a fight. Rockhold has not fought since suffering a KO loss at light heavyweight to current division champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 in July 2019. Now, the former middleweight champion is keen
Cody Garbrandt looks to make the climb to the bantamweight title just as he did once before. A barrage of finishes to start his UFC career earned Garbrandt a title shot against Dominick Cruz at the end of 2016 and completed his ascension to the top of the division. Subscribe to get all the latest
Conor McGregor on Diego Sanchez, Joshua Fabia split up, UFC Community React to Rob Font vs Cody Garbrandt at UFC Vegas 27, UFC champ Kamaru Usman trash talking on Conor McGregor ahead of Dustin Poirier trilogy bout at UFC 264, Rob Font on Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan as potential opponents, Kevin Lee returns at
UFC: Welcome to the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter! You’re the third Urbina brother to be on the show. What does that feel like? Urbina: Following them and having older brothers that were doing great things kind of had me under looked, not overlooked. I’m excited to be the third Urbina brother on the
Michael Venom Page is keen to test his skills in the UFC. The 34 year old has spent the majority of his career competing at Bellator, but admitted that the prospect of fighting in the UFC is the reason he got into MMA. As reported by Adam Martin, Page spoke to Michael Bisping on his
1:33 PM ET Aaron Pico has his next fight queued up. The top MMA prospect will fight Aiden Lee at Bellator 260 on June 11 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. That card will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Douglas Lima and challenger Yaroslav Amosov. Pico
Jon Jones dropped a bombshell Tuesday night about when we might see him compete again. For months, Jon Jones has argued that the one thing preventing him from making the move up to the UFC’s heavyweight division is his current salary. Jones has made it clear that he would like to fight Francis Ngannou when