UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has reiterated his annoyance at the fact he wasn’t chosen to fight for the vacant lightweight title earlier this year. In October 2020, Gaethje was preparing for his unification clash with the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov. Prior to his meeting with “The Eagle,” the 32-year-old had been on a destructive path in
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8:00 AM ET The UFC’s year-end slate is taking shape, and the promotion is already starting to fill in some big fights for 2022. Conspicuous by their absences are some prominent, pay-per-view-headlining-caliber names, including Nate Diaz, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and the Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-crowned BMF himself, Jorge Masvidal. Other stars, such as
The trash talk for Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3 got so heated that Top Rank CEO Bob Arum waved off the staredown — watch the pre-fight press conference video highlights here. Fury and Wilder exchanged words on the microphone ahead of their blockbuster boxing pay-per-view (PPV) main event this Sat. night (Oct. 9, 2021)
Dana White’s Contender Series 5, Week 6 Results: Two fighters earn UFC contracts Dana White’s Contender Series was back on Tuesday with its sixth week of Season 5. Two fighters earned UFC contracts and another fighter earned an opportunity. Watch UFC president Dana White announce the contract winners and give another fighter an opportunity on
Image via @francisngannou on Instagram (photographer not listed) Two title fights featuring Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane and Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 are being targeted for UFC 270. According to the French outlet “La Sueur,” UFC 270 is being planned to take place on January 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight is
Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has reacted to Jon Jones‘ most recent run-in with the law. Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion was arrested and charged with battery domestic violence on Sept. 24, 2021. While it appeared Jones was bulking up to make a huge splash in the heavyweight division, “Bones” himself poured
12:26 PM ET The UFC has quickly rebooked a middleweight contest between Kyle Daukaus and Kevin Holland, after their first meeting ended in a no-contest at a UFC Fight Night last weekend. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have verbally agreed to run it back on Nov. 13 in Las Vegas, multiple sources
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the 42nd time, a handful of top prospects put it all on the line tonight (Tues. Oct. 5, 2021) from inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series (DWCS). Per usual, all of the athletes were especially aggressive, as finishes and violence are
Ronda Rousey shares post-baby body (PHOTO) Former UFC champion, Ronda Rousey, just gave birth last month and she’s already showing the progress she’s made getting her body back into shape. Rousey shared the series of images on Instagram showing her stomach from the side and the front telling fans she’s hoping to get back to
Image Credit: @ufc/Twitter Cody Garbrandt says all the unanswered questions around his flyweight move are scaring him but also motivating him. Garbrandt is the former UFC bantamweight champion but has struggled as of late and decided to drop down to flyweight. He will make his flyweight debut at UFC 269 on December 11 against Kai
Kayla Harrison is helping Amanda Nunes train for her upcoming bantamweight title defense against Julianna Peña. Nunes and Peñawere supposed to fight in August, but after Nunes tested positive for COVID-19, the fight was postponed to December 11 in Las Vegas. It’s an intriguing matchup and recently, American Top Team coach, Mike Brown shared a
4:02 PM ET In the wake of a fighter’s death, the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) medical advisory committee has issued a statement urging athletic commissions to exercise caution when it comes to bare-knuckle fighting. In the statement written Tuesday by co-chairman and ringside physician Dr. Michael Schwartz and obtained by ESPN,
UFC 266 was rife with thrill and agony. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has released a nearly 10-minute long sneak peek at the UFC Fight Pass special, UFC 266: The Thrill and the Agony. The featurette shows an intimate behind-the-scenes moments from the pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las
Retired UFC fighter turned analyst, Alan Jouban, has taken to Twitter to voice his thoughts about the death of a BKFC fighter this week. According to BKFC president, Dave Feldman, via MMA Junkie, Justin Thornton died after injuries sustained in a knockout loss at BKFC 20 in August. Jouban having heard the news expressed his
Michael Bisping explained how former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov took himself out of the MMA GOAT conversation. Nurmagomedov is considered one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time as he went 29-0 in his amazing MMA career, including 13-0 in the UFC. However, he decided to walk away from the sport following his
Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo is advocating for Nick Diaz to get a third and final fight against his UFC 266 opponent Robbie Lawler. “Ruthless” and Nick Diaz ran it back after seventeen years. While many were dubious of Diaz’s return after six years off, the 209 native represented and put on a very
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Aljamain Sterling was not going to win over any fans by pulling out of his title rematch vs. Petr Yan, which was originally scheduled for UFC 267 on October 30. The heat has yet to really die down from Sterling’s title win via disqualification in the first place, as he’s received
Ronda Rousey shares video holding newborn daughter Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey gave birth to a daughter, La’akea Makalapuaokalanipõ Browne, on Sept. 27. Rousey shared a video of herself holding La’akea via Instagram. Rousey married former UFC heavyweight Travis Browne on August 2017 in his home state of Hawaii. La’akea is their first