Anthony Smith is still interested in a fight with Luke Rockhold. Ahead of Rockhold moving up to the light heavyweight division, he trashed Anthony Smith. He claimed he would be able to have success at 205 if someone like Smith did. “Lionheart” did not like those words and since then the two have trashed one
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov had it all figured out. The Lightweight champion seemingly wants to follow his father’s wishes and retire at a largely unprecedented 30-0. That leaves two bouts left for “The Eagle,” and one of those is firmly booked against interim kingpin Justin Gaethje. Assuming he survives the Gaethje car crash,
Watch Aleksandar Rakic’s stunning KO of Jimi Manuwa ahead of UFC Vegas 8 this weekend [embedded content] Aleksandar Rakic steps into the Octagon this weekend at UFC on ESPN+ 33 (aka UFC Vegas 8), where he faces Anthony Smith in the main event. It’s an opportunity for Rakic to take a huge step in his
For the coaches challenge during season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen had an excavator obstacle course race for $10,000 and $1,500 for each member of the winning coaches’ team. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
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Coming off a loss and receiving a title shot last year, it may appear that Anthony Smith is out of the light heavyweight title picture, but all that can change by night’s end this Saturday. Anthony “Lionheart” Smith will take on Aleksandar Rakic in the UFC Fight Night 175 main event Saturday, August 29 from
8:09 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has no doubt had a major impact on the UFC. With travel restrictions and positive test cases having led to canceled fights, putting on a card hasn’t been easy for UFC president Dana White and the organization’s matchmakers. But fighters taking bouts on short notice has been common since
With over 30 UFC fights under his belt already, the plan is for Diego Sanchez to add four more by the time his current contract is up. However, heading into his upcoming fight with Jake Matthews at UFC 253, Sanchez is open to the idea that any of his remaining opponents could be his last.
Friday morning, Whitmire stepped on the scale 1.5-pounds over the strawweight limit. She accepted a 20 percent fine, and went about the post-weigh-in routine of recovering and attending the ceremonial weigh-ins. As the hours passed, Whitmire still wasn’t feeling right. In the end, she pulled out of the fight, an experience she deemed “a fighter’s
Image Credit: UFC.com We’ve got a small update on a potential superfight between former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre and reigning lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov. St-Pierre recently joined Chisanga Malata of the Daily Star for an interview, and divulged that, as of yet, he hasn’t received an offer from the UFC with respect to a
I’ve got some bad news for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweights, who’ve been able to coast over the last few years. Former 185-pound champion Luke Rockhold is finally healthy and still the baddest man in the gym. Just ask him, he’ll tell you. “I feel being healthy and with a clear mind with nothing on
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 4, Week 4 results and contract winners [embedded content] Watch as Dana White announces the contract winners from week four of Dana White’s Contender Series Season 4. TRENDING > Dana White unveils plans for UFC Hotel at Las Vegas headquarters Dana White’s Contender Series Season 4, Week 4 results Jamie
If you can’t imagine the UFC without Bruce Buffer opening and closing the fight action, you won’t have to any time soon. Since 1996, Bruce Buffer has been the primary ring announcer for the UFC. With every passing year, he has become more and more embedded into the DNA of the promotion with his electrifying
Aug 22, 2020 UFC featherweight Ryan Hall has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled bout against Ricardo Lamas next week due to an injury, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. Hall (7-1) was supposed to fight Lamas on the main card of UFC Fight Night on Aug. 29 in Las Vegas. Sources close to
Jamie Pickett had failed to pick up a UFC contract on his first two tries. But there was no denying him a third time. Pickett blitzed Jhonoven Pati early in the second round after a back-and-forth first, unleashing a flurry of punches – 22 in total, according to UFC President Dana White – that evoked
As for the gym, which Lamas opened in May 2018, COVID shut it down for 70 days, but now it’s almost business as usual. “It was stressful, just kind of taking it day-by-day,” he said. “We didn’t know what was gonna happen or where we were gonna go but thank God we survived and we’re
Image: @UFC on Instagram UFC legend Anderson Silva will retire following his fight against Uriah Hall on Halloween, confirmed UFC president Dana White. Silva is 45 years old and is the oldest fighter on the UFC roster. On October 31, he returns to the Octagon one last time when he takes on Hall in a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC is making up for lost time. August isn’t over yet, but the promotion already has events booked every Saturday through December 12! That’s an unprecedentedly busy schedule (pray for me y’all), and as a result, UFC will hold its first-ever event on Halloween night. Currently, the main event is scheduled