Jon Jones is back to calling his own shots and this time it revolves around former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. After vacating his UFC light heavyweight title back in 2020 Jones planned to move to heavyweight for a potential superfight with Francis Ngannou. It was a dream matchup concocted in combat heaven, but contract
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1:38 PM ET Two title fights are now official for UFC 273. Alexander Volkanovski will defend his UFC featherweight title against Chan Sung Jung, “The Korean Zombie,” in the main event of the pay-per-view card April 9 in Jacksonville, Florida, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The co-main event will
Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes to coach The Ultimate Fighter 30 Women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña and former titleholder Amanda Nunes will coach ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Season 30. Peña made the announcement on Friday during an appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show. “I was the first (woman) to (win) on that show, ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Joanna Jedrzejczyk has revealed who the hardest puncher she has ever fought is. Jedrzejczyk has fought the who’s who of the strawweight division and even competed at flyweight against Valentina Shevchenko. She shared the Octagon with the likes of Jessica Andrade, Rose Namajunas, and Weili Zhang among
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou appears in Jackass Forever and will be featured in a very violent scene. Francis Ngannou captured UFC gold last March when he stopped a former foe in two-time heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in the second round. After landing a role in the long-awaited film Jackass Forever, the newly minted heavyweight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Aljmain Sterling is still getting s—t for his disqualification victory over Petr Yan. It’s not at all Sterling’s fault that Yan threw a blatantly illegal knee, costing himself the UFC title in the process. However, fans, as well as Yan himself, have labeled Sterling an actor, and he’s constantly taking digs
Following his first loss in two years to Seung Woo Choi at UFC Fight Night last June, featherweight Julian Erosa was able to rebound and pick up his second win of 2021 when he faced Charles Jourdain three months later at another UFC Fight Night. While he might have preferred to have had a full
Image Credit: UFC Jason Witt believes he is a stylistic nightmare for Phil Rowe. Witt picked up his second UFC win last time out in a Fight of the Night performance against Bryan Barberena. After the fight, he was rewarded with a new contract and after discussing opponents, he and his team pushed for the
Feelings seem to be mutual between middleweights Sean Strickland and Kevin Holland. Both middleweights have recently stated their issues with each other. Holland was recently asked about his pick in the upcoming fight between Strickland and Jack Hermansson. When asked about the fight, Holland went on a rant about why he doesn’t like the rising
Paddy Pimblett may be the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) next big British superstar. The 27-year-old earned his 17th career victory in what was his 20th bout, which also happened to be his long-awaited octagon debut. Pimblett scored a thrilling first-round TKO over Luigi Vendramini after suffering some early adversity (watch highlights). Pimblett blew the roof
8:36 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Conor McGregor is the biggest star in combat sports. Francis Ngannou is the baddest man on the planet. Nate Diaz is one of the UFC’s most beloved needle movers. Every
Sean Strickland reveals what he said to Kevin Holland to piss him off It’s not hard for Sean Strickland to say something inappropriate. In fact, he’s made saying terrible things his gimmick. But not everyone appreciates what comes out of his mouth and during his UFC Vegas 47 media day interview, Strickland explained what he
Dana White and Jake Paul Jake Paul does not hold back when it comes to Dana White and the UFC. Paul has used social media to continually highlight the unfair treatment of fighters in the UFC, particularly when it comes to fighter pay. ‘The Problem Child’ most recently released a new rap song on his
Israel Adesanya is preparing a surprise for Robert Whittaker. A middleweight title fight rematch is on the horizon for UFC 271. Champion Israel Adesanya will be taking on Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 next Saturday. These two men have some history together, as they fought once before when the belt originally
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight scrappers Punahele Soriano and Nick Maximov will throw down this weekend (Sat., Feb. 5, 2022) at UFC Vegas 47 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hawaii’s Soriano is a Contender Series product who quickly made a strong first impression inside the Octagon, scoring a pair of dramatic first-round knockout
Israel Adesanya: UFC 271 Fight Camp Video – Episode 4 Go behind the scenes with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya as he prepares for his 5th title defense against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas on February 12th. Adesanya captured the UFC middleweight championship by defeating Whittaker, who was the champion at the
Eagle FC 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov Eagle FC has opted against disclosing fighter payouts from their recent event in Miami, Florida. Eagle Fight Club 44 took place at the FLXcast Arena in Miami, Florida on Friday, January 28th. Eagle FC was launched by Khabib Nurmagomedov, (29-0 MMA), who retired from the UFC in 2020 after
Chris Curtis wants his 2022 to be even more active than his inhuman 2021. Curtis fought his way into the UFC last year and had a strong start in the promotion, although that was only part of his 2021 story. Curtis fought six times in the year in total, scoring four wins on the regional