Michael Chandler reflects on his year in the UFC and picks up some new art. Beneil Dariush takes in fights and Southern food before a Mother’s Day ride. Headliner Charles Oliveira lands in Houston, and Tony Ferguson works out after midnight. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC
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“[Oliveira] is champ material and he’s proven that against very good guys and he’s good everywhere; he’s very experienced and he’s always very relaxed. I like him as a person; he’s not a trash talker, he is serous and that makes him dangerous. I respect him a lot and that’s why I know he’s one
9:39 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a middleweight main event between Paulo Costa and Jared Cannonier for a UFC Fight Night in August, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts have not been signed, but the 185-pound contest is expected to become official shortly. The fight will headline UFC Fight
Two top-5 middleweights will meet on August 21 when Paulo “Borrachinha” Costa returns to face Jared Cannonier to headline the Fight Night Event. Originally reported by ESPN on Wednesday night, Paulo Costa will make his first trip to the Octagon in nearly a year when he faces Jared Cannonier to headline the August 21 Fight
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
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