Ahead of UFC 252 on Saturday night, a lot of attention has been paid to Daniel Cormier and his declaration that he will call it a career regardless of the outcome of his third and final fight with reigning heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. While Cormier has said repeatedly that he’ll be retiring, there have also
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When Felice Herrig injured her knee in early 2019, she knew it was bad. The veteran strawweight was starting training camp for an eventual showdown against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 238 in Chicago when she jumped into wrestling drills like she would during any other practice. The only difference was Herrig wearing boxing shoes because
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.
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
Impa Kasanganay will make his octagon debut 11 days after earning a UFC contract on the Contender Series. UFC president Dana White revealed at the end of Contender Series Season 4: Week 2 on Tuesday that Kasanganay had already agreed to compete on the UFC’s Aug. 22 event in Las Vegas before awarding him one
With a co-main event clash with rival Sean O’Malley just over a week away, one might expect Marlon Vera to be excited about finally getting his hands on the popular bantamweight. However, as is the case with most of his bookings, “Chito” isn’t particularly fixated on any personal grudge with the man who will be
With the flyweight championship on the line in the main event, a pivotal matchup has been added to the UFC’s November pay-per-view card to likely determine the next title challenger. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a top-five matchup between Brandon Moreno and Alex Perez is being targeted
Sean O’Malley already considers himself the most talked-about bantamweight on the entire UFC roster, which is why he’s not surprised at all that he got Cody Garbrandt’s attention just recently. Ahead of his flyweight title fight against Deiveson Figueiredo being confirmed this past week, the former bantamweight champion had teased a move down to 125
Geoff Neal revealed on Sunday that he had been hospitalized for several days dealing with a near life-or-death situation, which obviously forced him to drop out of his upcoming fight against Neil Magny on Aug. 29. In his place steps former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, who has agreed to face Magny at upcoming card
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Derrick Lewis caught ESPN censors napping – and cracked up commentator Paul Felder after his big win at UFC Vegas 6. Moments after stopping Aleksei Oleinik in the main event of Saturday’s fight card, Lewis started his cageside interview by declaring “I’ve gotta take a sh*t” before greeting the UFC commentator. Check out the video.
Kevin Holland knows how to hold a grudge. “Trailblazer” has only been a member of the UFC roster for two years, but he’s already made it a point to remember the slights his peers have made against him. And considering he hopes to compete in two weight classes, that’s a lot of potential rivalries for
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 6 results for the Lewis vs. Oleinik event Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 6 Twitter updates. In the main event, Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik will clash in a heavyweight tilt. Former UFC champion Chris
MMA Fighting has Bellator 243 results for the Chandler vs. Henderson 2 fight card Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson will clash in a lightweight contest. Chandler defeated Henderson via split decision at Bellator 165 on Nov. 19, 2016. Get Bellator 243
Featherweights Mirsad Bektic and Eduardo Garagorri have agreed to meet inside the octagon at the upcoming UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, NV, on Sept. 26, multiple sources told MMA Fighting. Bektic (13-3) will enter the cage looking to snap a two-fight losing skid, a split decision to Dan Ige and a first-round knockout
MMA Fighting has Bellator 243 weigh-in video and results for Friday’s event at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson will have to hit 156 pounds or less. Check out Bellator 243 weigh-in results below. Main card (Paramount/DAZN at 10 p.m. ET) Michael Chandler (155.9) vs.
“F—k 2020”. That about summed up one-time UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee’s feelings after suffering his second ACL tear while recovering from his first one. Lee tore his left ACL earlier this year and was expected to be out of action for six months. That timeframe has now been considerably pushed back after
Carla Esparza has enjoyed running off four straight wins and becoming the strawweight division’s halter of hype trains. Now she’s ready to get back to a title fight in one of the UFC’s most competitive divisions. Esparza earned a hard fought split decision win over Marina Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 14 this past month