Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jake Paul was highly critical of the bonus-winning brawl between Luke Rockhold and Paulo Costa at UFC 278. Most viewers agreed that despite some altitude-induced fatigue, both Rockhold and Costa managed to show off their grit and skill in an entertaining scrap. Paul, meanwhile, labeled the fight “embarrassing,” and Costa has
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Watch Nate Diaz hand Conor McGregor his first Octagon loss | UFC 279 Free Fight At UFC 196 in March 2016, Nate Diaz stepped in on short notice and handed Conor McGregor his first loss inside the octagon. Diaz (20-13) takes on the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) in the UFC 279 main event on Sept.
8:00 AM ET Alexander Volkanovski was already hovering near the top of the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings on the strength of last month’s dominant UFC men’s featherweight title defense against former champion Max Holloway. But there was a roadblock standing between Volkanovski and the No. 1 spot. Kamaru Usman had long held that top position,
The UFC signed MMA fighter Darrius Flowers to a contract following a nasty finish on Dana White‘s Contender Series that reminded fans of a WWE legend. Flowers battled fellow prospect Amiran Gogoladze during Week 5 of the 2022 season of DWCS. He and Gogoladze competed in the event’s co-headliner on a night that saw UFC
Image: @UFC on Instagram Merab Dvalishvili has revealed that former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo might be done. The two bantamweights faced off last Saturday night at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The bout was a pivotal matchup in the 135-pound division, as both men were in title contention. Prior to the bout,
Two-time welterweight title challenger Colby Covington is expected to make his return to the Octagon at some point in the near future, according to UFC President Dana White, despite an earlier rumor that “Chaos” was suffering from “very bad” injuries and sidelined until next March. Either Gilbert Burns was trolling the media or “Durinho” was
Jorge Masvidal fires back at ‘butt hurt’ Daniel Cormier after ‘big league’ jab Jorge Masvidal vs. Daniel Cormier is not a match-up MMA fans asked for but it’s what we got … kind of. On Wednesday morning the BMF champion took aim at the former two-division champion, Daniel Cormier, following comments that Cormier made after
Aug 21, 2022 Tony Ferguson‘s return to the cage is imminent. UFC president Dana White said Saturday night that Ferguson will face Li Jingliang at UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas. Sources told ESPN that bout agreements have not yet been signed, but there is a verbal agreement in place. Ferguson will move
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is willing to compare his UFC run to anyone, including Khabib Nurmagomedov. Jones is preparing to make his return at heavyweight, potentially by the end of 2022. He’s been out of competition since vacating the light heavyweight title in 2020 following a win over Dominick Reyes. Jones, despite
UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has stated he’d be willing to rematch Nate Diaz. ‘Rocky’ faced the Stockton-native at UFC 263 last June. In that outing, Edwards scored the biggest win of his career by unanimous decision. However, the victory didn’t come easy, as the Brit was badly rocked in round five. However, the 30-year-old
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Don’t look now, but MMA fighter turned quasi-comedian Brendan Schaub may have just dropped the funniest statement of his career. With no upcoming UFC event this weekend, the overall discussion in the MMA world continues to revolve around UFC 278. Most notably, Leon Edwards’ tremendous upset win over Kamaru Usman continues
DWCS Week 5: Mick Parkin stuns with submission of Eduardo Neves The UFC has reached the official halfway point in the 10-week so of Dana White Contender Series and this week’s show is headlined by a heavyweight clash between Mick Parkin and Eduardo Neves. The heavyweights were swinging hard at the opening bell knowing they
Aug 20, 2022 UFC president Dana White said he helped broker a deal for quarterback Tom Brady to play for the Las Vegas Raiders when Brady was a free agent quarterback in 2020, but then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden nullified the deal at the last minute. White was convinced to tell the story by Rob Gronkowski
UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards is willing to run it back with Nate Diaz should the Stockton native shock the world against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279. Edwards knows a thing or two about shocking the world having done exactly that this past weekend at UFC 278, where he dethroned Kamaru Usman with a memorable
PhotoCred: Sky Sports Former dual-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor won’t be back in the octagon until 2023. The Irishman has been out of the cage since his trilogy matchup with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 last July. In that outing, McGregor lost by first-round TKO after breaking his leg. Due to that injury, the former
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make its return to Madison Square Garden for the upcoming UFC 281: “Adesanya vs. Pereira” championship doubleheader pay-per-view (PPV) card, booked for Sat., Nov. 12, 2022 in the heart of New York City. Wanna go see it live? UFC 281 tickets will available for UFC Fight Club members on Wed.,
Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman was in good spirits and ‘not down at all’ two days removed from his UFC 278 knockout loss to Leon Edwards. “I’m feeling great,” Usman told TMZ Sports. “I’m feeling good. I’m in good spirits. It was a fight. A fight’s a fight, and it happened.” Usman was up on
5:26 PM ET The UFC has announced a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 15. The 185-pound contest, which the UFC announced on Monday, will headline the UFC Fight Night event. The promotion has not revealed a location, but it will most likely take place in Las