Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continued to speak out against UFC President Dana White’s remarks toward him at the post-fight press conference for UFC 260, tweeting late into the night Saturday and Sunday morning as he called White’s tactics “a huge slap in the face.” Upon hearing that Jones tweeted “show me the money”
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If Tyron Woodley never makes that walk to the octagon again, he can take comfort in knowing that his last exit came on the heels of a memorable performance. Woodley fought on Saturday. That may sound like the minimum requirement that is asked of a professional fighter, but anyone who saw Woodley’s previous three outings
This is the UFC 260 live blog for Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou, the heavyweight headliner for Saturday’s fight card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The bout is a rematch from their first meeting at UFC 220. Ngannou had stopped six straight opponents and was widely expected to win the fight. But Miocic survived
The long run of UFC events is finally coming to an end. Since January 16th, we have had at least one UFC card a week for a total of 10 events so far this year. And while most of those events have been pretty damn good, that’s still a lot of MMA coming at you.
LAS VEGAS – They were supposed to be separated by plexiglass per COVID-19 protocols, but Jake Paul wasn’t having any of that when it came time to face off with Ben Asrken at the Triller press conference. Paul got right in Askren’s face and talked trash, which he’d done almost without interruption since walking on
Patricky Freire and Peter Queally will finally collide inside the Bellator cage on May 7, multiple people with knowledge of the news told MMA Fighting. Bellator 258 will take place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and air live on Showtime. Freire (23-9) and Queally (12-5-1) were first scheduled to fight in October
When Francis Ngannou fought for the UFC heavyweight title for the first time back in 2018, he had all the momentum in the world. He was undefeated in the octagon with six consecutive wins, including a brutal uppercut knockout against former title contender Alistair Overeem, that helped him earn the shot against then-champion Stipe Miocic.
The word legend gets tossed around a lot, but few fighters have earned that label more than UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. A throwback to the days when MMA couldn’t get sanctioned, much less shown on TV, Couture started his career without sold out crowds chanting his name. But he stuck around long enough
Brett Johns has his Bellator MMA debut set. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Johns will face Matheus Mattos at Bellator’s May 21 event, which is expected to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. MMA DNA was first to report the bantamweight booking. Johns begins
Add Adrian Yanez’s name to the increasingly long list of potential contenders to watch at 135 pounds. Yanez was already building plenty of buzz after scoring a pair of highlight-reel knockouts in 2020, first finishing Brady Huang in 39 seconds to snag a Contender Series contract and then following that with a spectacular first-round head
Frank Mir will no longer be facing Antonio Tarver next month. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting that Tarver is out of his scheduled 10-round matchup with the former UFC heavyweight champion following an initial report from ESPN. The report states that Tarver’s withdrawal stems from not meeting requirements to
Kenny Florian is returning to the broadcast booth, but this time he’ll be doing it for the PFL. The retired Ultimate Fighter season 1 veteran, who previously called fights for the UFC, has now inked a deal to join the PFL where he will serve as part of the commentary team that also includes Sean
Liz Carmouche vs. Vanessa Porto is the latest addition to Bellator 256 on April 9. A promotion official confirmed the flyweight matchup to MMA Fighting following a report from Fansided. The event takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and airs live on Showtime. Two-time UFC title challenger Carmouche made her promotional debut
In a lot of ways as Stipe Miocic prepares for his rematch against Francis Ngannou at UFC 260, his 2021 is already mapped out. The only thing that’s getting more of his attention ahead of the fight is his baby boy due in late summer but outside of that, the 38-year-old heavyweight champion is solely
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Montserrat Ruiz admits she wanted to settle a score at UFC Vegas 22, but she denies any unsportsmanlike conduct against Cheyanne Buys. The UFC strawweights’ fight didn’t exactly end at the final bell of their three-round clash on Saturday. Ruiz appeared to gloat after smothering Buys, and the two had a verbal skirmish that ended
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 22 results for the Brunson vs. Holland fight card Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 22 Twitter updates. In the main event, Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland will clash in a pivotal middleweight tilt. Brunson has
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