Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is eyeing gold in another weight class. Garbrandt had expressed interest in a move to the 125-pound division before his UFC 250 bout with Raphael Assuncao. He appeared to have second thoughts after knocking Assuncao out cold. As it turns out, “No Love” is still interested in moving down
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White told the mixed martial arts (MMA) media that he didn’t expect reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski to love the idea of an immediate Max Holloway trilogy. Not surprisingly, the Aussie stuck to the script. “By the end of the year, we’re going to have a clear No. 1
NEW YORK (July 28, 2020) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has named Loren Mack Vice President of Corporate Communications. Mack, with over 15 years of experience in media and sports, becomes the latest hire to join a growing list of top sports, media and entertainment executives for the first organization to present Mixed Martial Arts
Image: UFC on Instagram Cody Garbrandt believes he is the number one contender at flyweight and wants the next title shot. After Deiveson Figueiredo beat Joseph Benavidez many wondered what would be next for the new flyweight king. Three names came up in Alex Perez, Brandon Moreno, and Askar Askarov. Yet, the former bantamweight champion
1:29 PM ET The UFC’s lightweight title will be unified on Oct. 24, Dana White announced on Tuesday, and compelling storylines surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his belt against interim champ Justin Gaethje serve as a backdrop for what is likely to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. The most poignant question mark
UFC commentator Dan Hardy called for greater accountability among referees and a new system for preventing late stoppages in a video response to veteran official Herb Dean. Responding to Dean’s video defending his stoppage of Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jai Herbert at UFC on ESPN 14, Hardy broke down footage on the fight to back his
Tom Aspinall is going to be a problem in the heavyweight division. There, I said it. Sure, he’s only had 45 seconds of Octagon time, but a deeper look at the Brit shows that he has all the tools to make a lot of noise among the big boys. At 6-foot-5, he’s got the size,
The UFC on ESPN 14 medical suspensions are in. The event took place on July 25 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the headliner, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker went one-on-one with Darren Till. Whittaker won the bout via unanimous decision. Both men have been medically suspended for 30 days with no contact
Khamzat Chimaev still has a bit more to go before he overtakes longtime veteran Donald Cerrone as the most active fighter on the UFC roster, but the Russian-born combatant is off to one mighty start. After dominating John Phillips in his UFC debut at UFC Fight Island 2 on July 15, he turned right around
Video: Dana White’s State of the UFC following month-long stint on Fight Island [embedded content] UFC president Dana White recently gave a “State of the UFC” rundown with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. He spoke at length about the success of a month-long stint on Fight Island, but also addressed several other key issues, chief among them,
Image via @ufc on Instagram VaynerSports, a talent agency that is already established in professional football, baseball and e-sports, has entered the MMA industry. This news was first reported by veteran MMA reporter Mike Russell, and confirmed in a release on Tuesday. As if the social media and mixed martial arts intersection wasn’t bizarrely murky
8:05 AM ET Ronda Rousey said it’s not a matter of whether Edmen Shahbazyan will become a UFC champ — it’s just a matter of when. But that hype train has a legitimate roadblock on Saturday night in the person of Derek Brunson. The main event of the first Fight Night back in Las Vegas
If you asked Roy Jones Jr. five years ago if he would fight Mike Tyson in 2020, he’d compare it to asking him if he would become heavyweight champion in 1988 – he would never have believed it to be possible. But on Sept. 12, Jones Jr. will face Tyson in an eight-round exhibition bout
“My goal was always that I wanted 10 fights because that to me solidifies a career in the UFC,” said Saenz, who has trained at Phoenix’s Fight Ready for the duration of his professional career, and watched the outfit expand in recent years. “For me, I just wanted to get in tune because I’ve never
Jorge Masvidal & Stephen Thompson (Photo: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa) Stephen Thompson believes a better version of Jorge Masvidal would show up if the two have a rematch. Back in Nov. 2019, Thompson and Masvidal shared the Octagon on the main card of UFC 217. The bout took place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Not long ago, Sean O’Malley revealed that despite selling a high-volume of O’Malley gear through Reebok, “Suga Show” himself only walked away with a very small percentage of that number. He also told of plans to release his own merchandise, speaking cryptically of some big money moves to come. O’Malley was
USADA on Monday announced that an independent arbitrator issued a decision that Gilbert Melendez should receive a two-year suspension after failing a drug test last October. Melendez had contested USADA’s jurisdiction, as the UFC had released him from his contract a few days prior to him submitting the drug sample in question. Melendez was unaware
Image: UFC on Instagram Stephen Thompson says he is still interested in having a rematch with Jorge Masvidal. When Masvidal agreed to step up on short notice and fight Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 he said he wanted to fight Thompson as his first title defense. “Another dude that we’re going to definitely be scrapping