UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña has rejected rival Amanda Nunes’ claim that a knee injury played a part in the result of their UFC 269 fight. At the final pay-per-view of 2021, Peña unseated Nunes from the 135-pound throne, which she’d occupied since a 2016 victory over Miesha Tate and maintained through the challenges
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10:22 AM ET Coming off a sellout UFC Fight Night in Texas this past weekend, the UFC’s summer schedule is heating up. As the promotion returns to the APEX this week, the main event features Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot. This was not the original No. 1 fight on the card, but I love that
Tom Aspinall Chael Sonnen has continued to champion his client UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall. Last month, ‘The Bad Guy’ implored the Brit to talk more on the microphone. Specifically, Sonnen had an issue with Aspinall opining that he doesn’t deserve a title shot. On his YouTube channel, the former UFC title challenger stated: “Aspinall does
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, who now works as both analyst and commentator for the world’s preeminent MMA organization, was recently on location in Singapore for the UFC 275 pay-per-view (PPV) event. Singapore still has an indoor mask policy to help combat the spread of coronavirus. That means visitors and residents alike are required
UFC Austin Official Scorecard: Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett The UFC Austin main event between featherweights Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett ended in a split decision on Saturday at the Moody Center in Texas. The judges all agreed on that Emmett won the first and third rounds. They all also agreed that Kattar won round
Aljamain Sterling is trying to set up for life after the Octagon and has revealed the business venture he’s working on to get started. Sterling was recently a guest on UFC commentator Joe Rogan’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” During the conversation, Sterling explained that he’s setting up for life outside of the Octagon. He
1:53 PM ET The fight between a pair of UFC lightweight luminaries seems to be cursed. For the second time, Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon has been canceled the day of the planned bout, UFC officials confirmed Saturday with ESPN. Lauzon had to withdraw because of a non-weight-cut-related medical issue, the promotion said. The contest
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley believes that Daniel Cormier wants him to lose. ‘Sugar’ is scheduled to return next month against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276. The bout is expected to be the biggest test of the 27-year-old’s career to date. He’s also looking to expand his winning streak to three. During that stretch, he’s scored
Eddie Wineland had another tough night in the cage at UFC Austin, losing his fight to Cody Stamann via TKO just 59 seconds into their fight. It was Wineland’s third loss in a row and dropped him to 1-5 over his last six fights. Following the bout, cameras caught Wineland removing his gloves and holding
Josh Emmett: ‘I’m the best featherweight on this planet’ | UFC Austin Video Josh Emmett will jump into the Top 5 rankings in the featherweight division following his split decision win over No. 4 ranked Calvin Kattar in the UFC Austin main event on Saturday. The win extended Emmett’s winning streak to five consecutive bouts,
Adrian Yanez has now accepted Gilbert Burns‘ money for KOing Tony Kelley at UFC Austin last night. Yanez got revenge for Burns and the rest of Brazil with a first-round knockout of Kelley on the UFC Austin main card. This came after Kelley made controversial remarks about Brazil while cornering Andrea Lee last month. After
10:33 PM ET Josh Emmett‘s case for a UFC featherweight title shot got a lot stronger on Saturday, as he picked up a split decision over Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Austin, Texas. Emmett (18-2) attacked Kattar (23-6) with winging right hands and body shots over the course of
Tonight’s UFC Austin fight card just lost it’s co-main event as Donald Cerrone will no longer be fighting Joe Lauzon. The veteran lightweight standouts were expected to collide this evening in a fan-friendly affair. However, MMA Journalist Ariel Helwani recently took to Twitter where he revealed that the Donald Cerrone vs Joe Lauzon fight has
Just how bad was Albert Duraev’s eye when the doctor waved off his fight against Joaquin Buckley? Pretty bad based on new up close photos from ESPN. Buckley and Duraev went back and forth early in the bout with both fighters landing massive head kicks on each other. But it was Buckley who kept up
Kevin Holland details most recent crime-stopping heroics | UFC Austin Video UFC welterweight Kevin Holland has a knack for being in the right place at the right time, or the wrong place at the right time depending on your perspective. In October 2021, Holland chased down an alleged car jacker in his neighborhood and held
UFC Austin ended up as one of the most action-packed cards of the year, but things got off to a rocky start when the event lost its scheduled co-main event on fight day. A lightweight bout between longtime UFC veterans Joe Lauzon and Donald Cerrone was expected to serve as the co-main event for Calvin
11:07 PM ET Fight fans in Austin were treated to an absolute show on Saturday night. The 12-match fight card delivered eight knockouts, tying six other events for the most KO’s during a single event in the modern era. Rising stars like Joaquin Buckley, Gregory Rodrigues and Adrian Yanez made statements with finishes and put
Image Credit: UFC Lightweight veteran Joe Lauzon has explained why he was forced to pull out of tonight’s UFC Austin co-main event with Donald Cerrone. Earlier this afternoon news broke that Lauzon (28-15 MMA) was forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight with Cerrone (36-16 MMA). The cancellation marked the second time in two months