7:29 AM ET When UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic walks to the Octagon on Saturday to face Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 260, he’ll be accompanied by two sides of a debate that he might finally be able to settle. Is he the greatest heavyweight fighter in MMA history? The old-schoolers say
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Patricky Freire and Peter Queally will finally collide inside the Bellator cage on May 7, multiple people with knowledge of the news told MMA Fighting. Bellator 258 will take place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and air live on Showtime. Freire (23-9) and Queally (12-5-1) were first scheduled to fight in October
News Author Erik Magraken is a British Columbia litigation lawyer, combat sports law consultant, combat sports law blogger, and deeply, deeply appreciated UGer. The Professional Fighters Brain Health Study has generated much useful data. The study, conducted out of the Cleveland Clinic Luo Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas has been compiling data since
Tomorrow night at UFC 260, undisputed heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic will defend his title against Francis Ngannou in one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights of all time. Also in action will be former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley taking on Vicente Luque in the co-main event and the new season of “The Suga Show” kicking
So … just how badly do you want to attend UFC 261? The promotion is offering tickets for the April 24 pay-per-view (PPV) card inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., the first time in over a year that stateside fans have been permitted to attend. But in order to purchase seats, you’ll first
UFC 260 face-off video: Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou The UFC 260 Press Conference took place on Thursday. The press conference featured UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and opponent Francis Ngannou, as well as UFC president Dana White. Miocic and Ngannou squared off after the press conference in the first UFC 260 face-off ahead of
PhotoCred: The New York Times Triller isn’t messing around when it comes to the commentary team for Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren. Adding to the list of stars is Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson. Already set to have a plethora of entertainment acts taking place throughout the April 17 event, it was announced on Thursday
To see Young fight is to watch an athlete proud of his Maori heritage and he fights with that at the front of his mind. It will be the same at UFC 260, where he takes on Omar Morales. This time, though, his self-expression starts during his walk out, as he’ll make the stroll to
UFC Featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has scored five Performance of the Night bonuses to date. Relive those moments and don’t forget to tune in to UFC 259 on March 6 when Nunes puts her featherweight belt on the line against Megan Anderson. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC
8:06 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya acknowledged he “crossed the line” and apologized Thursday after a back-and-forth exchange on social media with fellow middleweight Kevin Holland ended with Adesanya saying he would “rape” him. Adesanya posted a video on social media earlier this week, responding to trash talk from Holland. In the video,
When Francis Ngannou fought for the UFC heavyweight title for the first time back in 2018, he had all the momentum in the world. He was undefeated in the octagon with six consecutive wins, including a brutal uppercut knockout against former title contender Alistair Overeem, that helped him earn the shot against then-champion Stipe Miocic.
Brett Johns will make his Bellator MMA debut in May against Matheus Mattos. The bantamweight matchup was reported by MMA DNA and is scheduled for May 21. Johns Last fought in the UFC and left on a two-fight win streak. One of those wins was a “fight of the night” performance against Tony Gravely where
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) next pay-per-view (PPV) offering is is set to go down this Sat. (March 27, 2021) with UFC 260 featuring a massive Heavyweight championship rematch between division king, Stipe Miocic, defending his belt for the second time against Francis Ngannou. In their first encounter at UFC 220 in Jan. 2018, Miocic earned
Dana White’s last dinner with Khabib, ‘I don’t think he’ll come back’ UFC president Dana White recently relented on his attempts to persuade former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to stave off retirement. At Thursday’s UFC 260 press conference, White addressed his last dinner with Khabib, admitting that he doesn’t think that he will ever
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he is excited for the “sloppy” boxing match between Ben Askren and Jake Paul and shared his prediction. O’Malley returns to the Octagon this Saturday night when he faces Thomas Almeida at UFC 260. Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view card, O’Malley shared his thoughts on the
“I think the fact that he didn’t fight for almost two or three years, he might have some ring rust. I visualize the fight starting with him rushing me just to impose the rhythm because he will be stressed or whatever, but I’m the better man here, so I just want to find the calm
6:21 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is now targeting a return to competition in July, according to his manager Ali Abdelaziz. Chimaev (9-0) was a breakout star for the UFC in 2020, and was scheduled to face highly ranked welterweight Leon Edwards in a main event on March 13 in Las Vegas. Chimaev,
The word legend gets tossed around a lot, but few fighters have earned that label more than UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. A throwback to the days when MMA couldn’t get sanctioned, much less shown on TV, Couture started his career without sold out crowds chanting his name. But he stuck around long enough