The saga behind Diego Sanchez’s UFC release is one that carries themes of distrust, confrontation, miscommunication, and now murder. Last week, Diego Sanchez was released from his UFC contract just days before he was scheduled to have his final bout in the promotion against Donald Cerrone. The fact that Sanchez’s 16-year tenure in the UFC
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Featured News UFC Credit: UFC UFC on ESPN 24 has been ravaged by canceled bookings for weeks. Throughout the card and all the way up to the originally planned main event, the show has lost fights because of retirements, injuries, withdrawals, and even a notable fighter release. Fans lost out on a ridiculously interesting main
This past weekend, the main fight on the UFC Vegas 26 prelims played host to some controversy when Randa Markos was disqualified in the first round of her bout with Luana Pinheiro for throwing an illegal upkick that rendered Pinheiro unable to continue. After the bout, Markos accused Pinheiro of taking a dive to get
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Kamaru Usman’s next title challenger is unclear. Colby Covington has been gunning for that position, even declaring himself the unofficial back up for Usman’s 261 title defense in the hopes of a rematch. Usman himself is unimpressed, however, and there is no clear-cut choice. One potential challenger from left field is
UFC Hall of Fame member, winner of the inaugural season of The Ultimate fighter, and former lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez continues to display alarming behavior after being released by the UFC. The 39-year old Sanchez displayed a state of mind filled with paranoia and irrationality during a Tuesday appearance on Sirius XM’s MMA Today.
Lightweight Michael Chandler introduced himself to UFC fans in dramatic fashion with a quick finish of Dan Hooker in the co-main event at UFC 257 earlier this year. Hooker will face Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 262 on Saturday, May 15. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience
Dana White announces UFC is a public company, MMA community reacts, Kamaru Usman ready for Nick Diaz title bout, the UFC could join NFT and cryptocurrency market, Colby Covington not impressed with UFC 261 Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal outcome, Anthony Rumble Johnson praises Yoel Romero as his most scariest challenger, Rose Namajunas ready to
PhotoCred: Sirius XM’s MMA Today Diego Sanchez has seen his lengthy run in the UFC come to an abrupt and unceremonious end ahead of what was to be a bout with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone this Saturday. After being released from the promotion following a 16-year tenure, Sanchez began leaking some footage of and audio from
Jim and Matt are joined by two winners from this past Saturday’s card, and a UFC fan who happens to be a top MLB pitching prospect, on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Jim and Matt are joined by this weekend’s main event winner, Jiří Procházka. He shares how it feels to be on the
10:00 AM ET For the first time ever, the UFC has published an official concussion protocol for fighters. The UFC Performance Institute released Tuesday a robust digital journal entitled “A Cross-Sectional Performance Analysis and Projection of the UFC Athlete.” The 484-page study uses data collected between 2017 and 2019 as reference material for mixed martial
A battle between two top-5 bantamweights is going down at UFC 264 this July when strikers Irene Aldana and Yana Kunitskaya touch gloves. Originally reported by ESPN Deportes on Tuesday, Irene Aldana will be making her first trip to the Octagon this year when she meets Yana Kunitskaya. The main event of this card will
Editorial News After a couple of weeks off, Bellator MMA is back in action this Friday, May 7, as they bring a bantamweight title fight and continue on with their Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. The main event of Bellator 258 will see defending bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta defend his title against former UFC
Until 2019, fighters who popped for pot in Florida could expect a suspension with the state’s boxing commission’s zero-tolerance policy on the plant. On Tuesday, the Florida State Athletic Commission voted to remove marijuana from the list of banned substances for which it monitors, commission spokesperson Patrick Fargason confirmed to MMA Fighting. The vote came
Professional Fighters League (PFL) will be moving from ESPN2 to ESPN for the “Werdum vs. Ferreira” regular season event, which takes place this Weds. night (May 6, 2021) from inside Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. As the name suggests, PFL 3 will be headlined by former UFC heavyweight champion and decorated jiu-jitsu wizard
Manager not keen on Khamzat Chimaev fighting Nick Diaz, eyes bout with Neil Magny After a strenuous battle with COVID-19 and even a suggestion of early retirement, no. 15 ranked welterweight Khamzat Chimaev is ready for a return to the octagon after taking the fight game by storm in 2020. One opponent that has been
Image: @ColbyCovMMA on Instagram UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington blasted Conor McGregor for wanting a title shot at 170lbs, calling the MMA superstar “a joke.” Covington is one of the top-ranked contenders at 170lbs right now and is likely next in line to fight UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman following his big KO win over
WHAT’S NEXT? Prochazka has to on the short list of contenders to face the winner of the bout between champion Jan Blachowicz and challenger Glover Teixeira, but if that fight takes place as expected in September, will Prochazka wait for what will likely be the end of the year, or stay busy? If he stays
11:49 PM ET The anticipated bout between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz has a new date and location. Diaz has a minor, undisclosed injury and his welterweight fight with Edwards will no longer take place as the co-main event of UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday night. Edwards-Diaz