Image: UFC on Instagram The August 22 UFC card has taken another hit as Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill will no longer be fighting on that date. The event is scheduled to be headlined by Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar at bantamweight. Sources told BJPENN.com that Michelle Waterson vs. Hill has also been removed from
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Undefeated bantamweight sensation Sean O’Malley dyed his hair the same colors as the Ecuadorian flag, which in terms of mind games, is right up there with Leon Edwards planning to walk out to one of Tyron Woodley’s shitty rap songs. Unfortunately for “Sugar,” the stunt failed to rattle the cage of longtime 135-pound veteran Marlon
While it’s been a year since lightweight Vinc Pichel last stepped into the UFC Octagon, the layoff was not something he had intended to take. Following his win over Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 3 in June of last year, Pichel was sidelined due to an injury, and then had his return further pushed
3:47 PM ET Paige VanZant has found a new home. The former UFC fighter says she has signed a new four-fight, exclusive contract with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Her debut for BKFC isn’t set yet, but the current plan is for her to compete in November. “It was an amazing contract, an amazing opportunity,” VanZant
Only one fighter might match Daniel Cormier if he’s able to retake the UFC heavyweight belt from Stipe Miocic on Saturday night at UFC 252, according to promotion president Dana White. “He’d be neck and neck for greatest exit with [Georges] St-Pierre,” White said on Wednesday during a live-streamed chat with Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole.
The winner not only holds the heavyweight title but also the tag as “Best Heavyweight of His Generation,” and some would say “of all-time” That is especially in mind for Cormier, who makes his final walk to the Octagon on Saturday night. Miocic, on the other hand, hasn’t made any public announcements regarding his future,
It looks like we’ve got ourselves a title unification bout between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez. Mike Coppinger of The Athletic took to his Twitter account to reveal that Lomachenko and Lopez have agreed on the matchup for October. Coppinger also notes that the bout is likely heading towards ESPN rather than pay-per-view. Breaking: Vasiliy
Image: Paige VanZant on Instagram Paige VanZant isn’t worried about the damage she may sustain from fighting sans gloves in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. VanZant has spent the majority of her professional combat sports career in the UFC. Yet, on Wednesday it was revealed that she signed with BKFC. The news shocked many but for
With a knockout win apiece under their belts, UFC Heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, and former double champion, Daniel Cormier ,will end their rivalry this Saturday evening (Aug. 15, 2020) with a rubber match at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC 252 will also feature two of the Bantamweight division’s most fearsome finishers, Sean O’Malley
Following a loss to Jordan Griffin at UFC on ESPN+ 27 to start off his 2020 in February, featherweight TJ Brown’s year was further compounded by the novel coronavirus and the lockdown that ensued. While Brown was able to get in some training, being able to work out in a facility became an issue due
Daniel Cormier trains in the swimming pool, practices his golf swing and watches UFC with his family. Sean O’Malley works hard and games hard. Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic shows off his man cave ahead of his rubber match against Cormier. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT
6:53 AM ET Editor’s note: When Daniel Cormier walks to the Octagon on Saturday to challenge heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252, the MMA world will be viewing it through the prism of historical significance. Cormier, 41, has said that this will be the last fight of his storied career,
Highly touted prospect Max Rohskopf’s time with the UFC has already come to an end. The 25-year-old lightweight has been released by the promotion as confirmed by sources close to the situation when speaking to MMA Fighting. The former N.C. State wrestler made waves on the regional fight scene while building an impressive 4-0 record
They would get even better when Marlon Sr. bought them their first home. “I’m 27,” said Vera. “I bought my house in California, a beautiful place with a nice yard big enough for all my kids and my wife, and I can only imagine what my dad is feeling. What I felt, the day my
UFC president Dana White had a priceless reaction to a nasty arm dislocation. On the 28th edition of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Dustin Stoltzfus and Joe Pyfer shared the Octagon in a middleweight clash. Both men were hoping to earn a UFC contract by the end of the night. Stoltzfus ended up scoring
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is looking to get back into the win column just three months after suffering a brutal knockout loss to Francis Ngannou. Back at UFC 249 in May, Rozenstruik was knocked out in 20 seconds. Following the loss, many expected the former kickboxer to take some time off to heal his brain. Yet, that
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes was probably the second-happiest guy in the promotion — behind Derrick Lewis — to have “The Black Beast” defeat Aleksei Oleinik at UFC Vegas 6 last weekend in Las Vegas. That’s because “Razor,” holding steady at No. 3 in the heavyweight rankings, is now one step closer
Relive the top UFC trilogies in the history of the venerable fight promotion [embedded content] We count down the top UFC trilogies that occurred all underneath the UFC banner. Quite a few UFC Hall of Famers and legends of the sport make an appearance on the list. Which trilogies do you think should be added