UFC Vegas 55: Holm vs. Vieira Face-offs Video Following Friday’s UFC Vegas 55 official weigh-in, the fighters competing on the fight card faced off with the opponents. The event is headlined by a bout between former women’s bantamweight champion and No. 2 ranked Holly Holm and No. 5 ranked Ketlen Vieira in a fight that has title shot implications.
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UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson had a rocky experience with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) this week. Brunson, a UFC veteran, is coming off of a second-round TKO loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC 271. Before that, he was arguably one of the hottest middleweights in the UFC with five-straight victories over the likes
9:33 AM ET The UFC has announced it will stage its first event in France on Sept. 3 at the Accor Arena in Paris after a decade-long battle with French authorities. President Dana White said on Tuesday: “I’m so excited to hold our first event in Paris this September. It will be an unbelievable night
Former UFC lightweight champion is serious about coaching The Ultimate Fighter against Tony Ferguson. ‘The Eagle’ and ‘El Cucuy’ have one of the greatest rivalries in UFC history. Despite that, the two never fought thanks to multiple bookings falling through over the years. Their fight cancelations happening due to everything from botched weight cuts to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Did you know that UFC fighters have to keep United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) aware of their location at all times? Since they’re subject to random drug tests, athletes are supposed to constantly update the testing organization, and there’s strict punishments for failing to meet their criteria. A trio of whereabouts
UFC 274 Commentator Booth Reactions | Video See the live reactions from the UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje commentary team of Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Danial Cormier earlier this month. UFC 274 took place on May 7 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Charles Oliveira was stripped of his title after missing weight, but finished
A new suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a female MMA fighter last February in Brazil. The body of Michelle Caroline Chinol was originally found inside the trunk of a car in Curitiba on February 16. The car had been towed on February 15 and sent to the Municipal Department of
8:17 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Baseball great Alex Rodriguez is taking a swing at mixed martial arts as an investor and board member for the Professional Fighters League. The PFL announced the addition of the former New York Yankees superstar to its board of directors Thursday. Rodriguez’s investment is part of
Image Credit: UFC Gilbert Burns is sharing his lone regret from his clash with Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273. It was Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA) vs Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA) in a welterweight bout on April 9th, 2022 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was to be a split-decision win for
Michael Bisping always envisioned a potential showdown with Anderson Silva being for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight title. Instead, it came on his road to said crown. Silva is widely considered the greatest Middleweight competitor in mixed martial arts (MMA) history because of the dominant 16-fight unbeaten streak he went on as champion in
Cain Velasquez is currently in jail awaiting trial following the alleged attempted murder of the man who had been arrested for allegedly molesting a young relative of the UFC former champion. While Velasquez is awaiting a potential release on bond, a lawyer not connected with the case, has given his expert opinion about Velasquez’s chances
Dustin Poirier still hopes he and Nate Diaz are able to meet in the cage before the latter fighter potentially moves on from the UFC. Despite UFC President Dana White saying the promotion has moved on from the matchup, Diaz and Poirier have continued going back and forth online. In a recent appearance on The
4:43 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov says he recently texted Dana White to argue in favor of a lightweight title shot for his longtime friend and teammate Islam Makhachev — and apparently White left the retired legend on read. “Honestly, this is first time since we started talking to each other that he don’t respond to
Parker Porter was surprised when he found out he would be fighting Jailton Almeida. Porter has strung together three straight wins and on a month’s notice, he got the call to fight Almeida which surprised him. The Brazilain is 1-0 in the UFC and is a light heavyweight so Porter never expected to face Almeida.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Officially, Lightweight is without a champion at the minute due to Charles Oliveira’s half-pound weight miss, which may or may not be BS depending upon who you ask. Despite the technicality, a wide portion of the fan base still considers “Do Bronx” the Lightweight king given his recent finishes of Justin
Miesha Tate getting tone for UFC flyweight debut | Photos Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will make her flyweight debut during International Fight Week on July 2 at UFC 276 in Las Vegas against No. 2 ranked Lauren Murphy. Tate (19-8) came out of retirement in July 2021 after nearly five years away from
UFC veteran Sam Alvey will have at least one more chance to snap his current losing skid later this year in a fight against Michal Oleksiejczuk. MMA journalist Artur Mazur was the first to report the news of the planned Alvey vs. Oleksiejczuk matchup set for an Aug. 6 Fight Night. Alvey is desperately looking
4:04 PM ET Glover Teixeira’s days competing in the Octagon seem numbered. The UFC light heavyweight champion told Globo’s Mundo de Luta podcast Wednesday that he would like to wrap up his illustrious career in the next few months and this would “probably” be his final year fighting. Teixeira, 42, will defend his light heavyweight