Before Conor McGregor became the UFC’s biggest star, he was an up-and-coming fighter just like the rest of them. Ahead of McGregor’s first fight of 2021, the UFC has released a video chronicling his rise from two-division Cage Warriors champion to two-division UFC champion. Included in the clip are McGregor’s pre-UFC wins over Aaron Jahnsen,
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UFC 257 has lost a key fight as Hakeem Dawdou is out of his fight against Shane Burgos. MMAJunkie was first to report that Dawdou has been forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury. MMANews.com has since been able to confirm the report. As of right now, it is also uncertain if the
UFC 257 goes down on Saturday January 23rd, and it’s a pretty hype event featuring Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier. But almost on par with the hype for that event is the hype surrounding a near-mythical meeting between UFC president Dana White and retired lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib promised his mother he was done
Watch Max Holloway fold Anthony Pettis to win interim UFC featherweight title [embedded content] Max Holloway won the interim UFC featherweight championship in December of 2016 with an impressive performance against Anthony Pettis. Holloway next faces Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 live on ABC on Saturday, January 16. (Video
We’re heading back to Fight Island for a triple header of events starting January 16. Look back at the top finishes from the UFC’s first two trips to Fight Island in 2020. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC.
UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC title, Failed Dana White and Khabib Meeting?, UFC 258 Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns main event bout, Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis rematch set, Team Paulo Costa wants Robert Whittaker title bout, due the current champ Israel Adesanya moving up and facing Jan Blachowicz,
We have a packed episode of UFC Unfiltered before Matt heads to Fight Island to tape the latest installment of Dana White: Lookin’ FWD to a Fight! First, Din Thomas calls in to share what inspired him to bike across Florida for men’s mental health awareness, and why the cause is important to him. Then,
UFC.com Former UFC standout Stephan Bonnar was not happy to read the news that Google had removed Parler from its app store. Parler is advertised to be a non-biased, free speech social media platform focused on protecting user’s rights. The app has been described as an alternative to Twitter, but currently pales in comparison due
7:11 PM ET UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will seek the first defense of his 135-pound title when he meets Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on March 6, sources confirmed to ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the matchup, which was originally scheduled for UFC 256 on Dec. 12, but Yan was forced to withdraw
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, regional MMA powerhouse and UFC feeder league LFA let fans choose the end-of-year best. The promotion assembled a video compilation to make the winners official. The promotion held 17 events in 2020, including a burst of events this summer after a four-month layoff due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several
For the first time since December of 2016, Max Holloway will be in a non-title bout. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 on January 16, Holloway is set to return to the Octagon against Calvin Kattar. Holloway is looking to snap his two-fight losing streak while Kattar is looking to earn a
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will begin his road back to a title shot at UFC Fight Island 7 on Jan. 16 live on ABC and ESPN+ from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., when “Blessed” meets rising contender Calvin Kattar in the main event. Holloway is coming off back-to-back losses to current
Watch Conor McGregor destroy Eddie Alvarez ahead of UFC 257 [embedded content] Conor McGregor became the first person to hold two belts simultaneously after he defeated lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in 2016. On January 23, McGregor returns to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in their main event rematch. (Courtesy of UFC)
It was a major hire for the UFC, and one that sent shockwaves through the boxing world, which wasn’t too happy about this sudden development. “When it was first announced, I had some people say, ‘You’re betraying the sport of boxing,’ which was a weird thing to say,” said Ratner. “When I left, the commission
Tony Ferguson has provided an injury update after being caught in a nasty armbar during his unanimous decision loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 256. The UFC’s former interim lightweight champion, Ferguson (25-5 MMA), suffered his second consecutive setback, this time to ‘Do Bronx’, in the co-headliner of last months pay-per-view event. During the lopsided
3:00 PM ET A limited number of fans will be in attendance for the UFC’s first three live events of 2021 — marking the first time UFC events will be open to any spectators since UFC 248 on March 7 in Las Vegas. The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism discussed permitting spectators during
Bellator has seen some truly insane finishes and on Thursday the promotion released a compilation of its fastest knockouts. The list, which doesn’t feature a single fight lasting longer than 20 seconds, includes Javy Ayala spoiling the debut of heavyweight veteran Sergei Kharitonov, Ryan Bader making short work of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in the
The UFC announced that it has contributed $1 million towards brain research with the Cleveland Clinic. According to ESPN.com, the Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas has been working on the Professional Athletes Brain Health Study for 10 years. The UFC has also donated $2 million over three rounds of