Welcome to Midnight Mania! Yoel Romero is one of the best fighters in MMA history without a major title to his name. He came damn close to capturing the UFC title on several occasions, but the strap eluded “Soldier of God.” Now, UFC has released the knockout artist onto the world, pointing to Romero’s recent
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Watch Deiveson Figueiredo’s swift finish of Alex Perez ahead of UFC 256 title defense [embedded content] UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo made the first defense of his belt at UFC 255 with a stunning first-round finish of Alex Perez. Just three weeks removed from the first title defense, Figueiredo is being called upon to again
Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori faced off after weighing in on Friday morning for their main event matchup at UFC Vegas 16. 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. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8
Jordan Leavitt hosted a post-fight press conference after his UFC on ESPN 19 slam knockout win over Matt Wiman in Las Vegas. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Find us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom
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UFC welterweight Anthony Pettis is promising a new “Showtime signature move” a decade after his infamous kick on Benson Henderson at WEC 53. On December 16, 2010, Pettis challenged then-WEC lightweight champion Henderson for his belt in the main event of WEC 53, the last show the promotion ever held. The fight between Pettis and
Jamahal Hill surprised a lot of people with his win over Ovince Saint Preux last weekend. And it’s not that people didn’t think he had the talent to get the victory over one of the most seasoned veterans in the light heavyweight division; it’s the way he did it and the poise he showed in
Dana White loves the idea of Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa. After Vettori defeated Jack Hermansson on Saturday night, he called out Costa in his post-fight interview. Immediately, many fans loved the idea of the scrap and so too did UFC president, Dana White. “I love that fight. Love it,” White said post-fight. Although White
6:27 PM ET Popular women’s flyweight fighter Rachael Ostovich is the latest victim of UFC’s planned cuts, the promotion confirmed on Monday. UFC president Dana White said Saturday following UFC Fight Night that they would be making “serious cuts” — about 60 fighters would be released before the first of the year. The UFC released
A pair of bantamweight veterans will try to snap recent skids when Eddie Wineland and John Castaneda meet at a UFC event on Feb. 20. Verbal agreements are in place and contracts are expected to be signed for the fight, which was first reported by MMA Junkie and confirmed to MMA Fighting with multiple people
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President, Dana White, recently revealed that the promotion would be making a huge amount of cuts to its bloated roster after announcing he had released multiple-time Middleweight title contender, Yoel Romero. Prior to parting ways with “Soldier of God,” the promotion released top Flyweight contender Jussier Formiga, Justin Ledet, Bevon Lewis,
Floyd Mayweather decides to fight again, but not Conor McGregor Floyd Mayweather this week announced that he is once again returning to the boxing ring. It will not, however, be the rematch that former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor was hoping for opposite him. Just a week removed from YouTube sensation Jake Paul’s second boxing
Following his release from the UFC, middleweight Yoel Romero is reportedly drawing no interest from Bellator or PFL on the free-agent market. Romero was surprisingly released by the world’s leading MMA promotion last week as part of UFC president Dana White’s plan to cut 60 fighters from the roster. At 43 years of age, having
50% of the net proceeds – $12,345 – will help purchase equipment for the organization’s new pediatric physiotherapy fitness center, to help patients recover and stay active during treatment. UFC also donated an additional $5,000 to help purchase equipment. “We were super excited to partner with UFC on this raffle and it was really important for this campaign to happen during
Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul have decided to capitalize on the buzz of exhibition boxing and pull the trigger on a fight that has been rumored for weeks. Floyd Mayweather announced Sunday evening that he will be boxing for the first time since 2018 when he takes on Logan Paul in an exhibition bout on
8:01 AM ET Already a breakout star in 2020, UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is looking to make a rather extraordinary statement on Saturday. Figueiredo will defend his title against top contender Brandon Moreno in the main event of UFC 256 in Las Vegas. That fight will go down as the fastest turnaround in history
Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese are set to face off in the new year. The UFC announced Monday that Akhmedov (20-5-1) and Breese (12-2) will fight in a middleweight bout on Jan. 16. A location for the Fight Night event is still to be announced. Akhmedov recently saw a six-fight unbeaten streak end when he
News #1 heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou spoke recently with the great Damon Martin for MMA Fighting, and expressed frustration that the title shot vs. division champion Stipe Miocic. Ngannou has not fought since KOing Jairzinho Rozenstruik in May. It earned his third performance bonus in four fights, in a combined time of 2:31. Miocic’s last three fights were vs.