8:25 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Chris Curtis dreamed about fighting inside the Octagon for over a decade as a professional mixed martial artist. Now that his UFC debut was happening, though, it was turning nightmarish. He was in a UFC 268 prelim last November in New York, and Curtis was getting beaten to the punch
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez‘s longtime MMA coach has given his first public comments on Velasquez’s legal situation. Velasquez remains detained for attempted murder among other charges stemming from a February incident involving the alleged molester of his son at a nearby daycare. In a high-speed chase, Velasquez shot at Harry Goularte’s vehicle and
Volkan Oezdemir is excited to make the walk to the Octagon and get the bad taste of his last fight out of his mouth. Oezdemir is set to face Paul Craig at UFC London as he enters the fight on a two-fight losing skid. He’s coming off a decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back this weekend to stage another stacked card live on ESPN+ from O2 Arena in London, England. Seeing as the Octagon was nearly set ablaze last time the promotion traveled to the United Kingdom, fight fans should only expect absolute chaos when the action begins this weekend. The main event
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz official as main event for UFC 279 Nate Diaz has been asking for a fight and now he’s got one. According to ESPN, the rumored fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Diaz is official. The fight will take place at UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas, NV and will
3:20 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a welterweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz to headline UFC 279 on Sept. 10, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed, but both fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup and date according to Campbell. UFC 279 will
Sara McMann is still scratching her head at the response she received from a call out of Germaine de Randamie. Sara McMann is getting ready for her 14th appearance in the UFC Octagon on August 13. McMann was one of the original bantamweights to come into the UFC when the division was created back in
Bryce Mitchell is opening up about fighting Yair Rodriguez, as long as he can get a title shot after he wins. Mitchell, (15-0 MMA), has no losses in his pro career. The 27 year old last fought in March of this year where he defeated Edson Barboza (22-11 MMA) at UFC 272. Rodriguez, (15-3 MMA),
Paddy Pimblett sees no reason to call his shots regarding potential future opponents. “The Baddy” is back in action this weekend (Sat., July 23, 2022) at UFC London and looks to captivate his country live and in person for a second consecutive occasion. Quickly becoming one of the bigger stars in mixed martial arts (MMA),
Brian Ortega speaks out for the first time since ‘freak injury’ Brian Ortega was on the losing end of a freak injury in the UFC Long Island main event and now he’s speaking out after the loss. On Saturday Ortega’s shoulder became dislocated in his fight with Yair Rodriguez. “Sorry to keep you guys waiting
4:12 PM ET In October, the UFC lightweight championship is officially up for grabs in Abu Dhabi. The vacant 155-pound title will have former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira fighting Islam Makhachev for the strap. Oliveira, who recently earned the ESPY for MMA fighter of the year, has won 11 consecutive bouts, including the past 10
Fallon Fox has responded after a BBC radio host admitted to being unaware of previous controversial comments made by the transgender MMA fighter before interviewing her. The topic of transgender athletes in sports was a major news story recently after the International Swimming Federation (FINA) adopted a new policy that effectively banned transgender women from
In the main event of UFC Long Island, a crucial featherweight fight headlined the card as Yair Rodriguez took on Brian Ortega. Rodriguez entered the fight coming off a decision loss to Max Holloway back in November while Ortega lost a decision to Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight belt. In the end, it was Rodriguez
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Dustin Jacoby has felt the infamous left hook of Alex Pereira and believes there’s nobody else that hits harder. Pereira, a former GLORY two-division champion, has taken the MMA world by storm over the past year after turning in a 3-0 record as a member of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Most
Sean Strickland: ‘Israel Adesanya is a b**ch’ Middleweight contender Sean Strickland isn’t a fan of middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. He acknowledges Adesanya’s fighting ability, but considers him to be a b**ch. The two recently fought on the UFC 276 fight card on July 2. Adesanya defeated Jared Cannonier in the main event while Strickland was
9:11 AM ET Nate Diaz is the kind of guy who makes more headlines from doing an interview than most fighters get for competing in the cage. He’s one of the most famous athletes in the history of the UFC and remains relevant in any MMA conversation despite having just one win since 2016. Diaz
UFC President Dana White and UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski have weighed in on a potential interim title bout. UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodríguez earned a quick, albeit controversial, win over Brian Ortega at UFC Long Island last Saturday. He was expected to potentially get the next shot at Volkanovski if he earned a win
UFC President Dana White has weighed in on Donald Cerrone’s decision to retire from MMA. It was earlier this month that the 39 year old announced his retirement. Cerrone (36-17 MMA) suffered yet another defeat in a series of losses, this time to Jim Miller (35-16 MMA) at UFC 276. It was to be ‘Cowboy’s’