3:37 PM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has signed a contract extension that will keep him inside the Octagon, ahead of his upcoming fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on Nov. 6. Gaethje (22-3) broke the news to ESPN during an interview Tuesday. The former interim champion had expressed some frustration with the UFC
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Paddy Pimblett has plans for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White and his fellow executive during UFC Vegas 36 Fight Week. Pimblett (16-3) is among the biggest and brightest prospects coming out of England. Having turned down the UFC twice in the past, the former Cage Warriors star will make his UFC debut at
Joe Rogan tests positive for COVID, forced to reschedule comedy show in Nashville Podcaster, comedian and UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan recently tested positive to COVID-19 and was forced to reschedule a comedy show in Nashville. The 54-year old Rogan made the announcement on Wednesday via Instagram. In the video, Rogan explains that he started experience
UFC commentator, Joe Rogan has revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19. Rogan announced on Wednesday that he recently tested positive after having symptoms after a recent work trip. He said he stayed away from his family and despite testing positive, he said he only had one bad day thanks to taking a handful of
UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno has warned Alexandre Pantoja that he’s making a “big mistake” by suggesting the Mexican is scared. Moreno, who had previously been released from the promotion, reached the 125-pound mountaintop following an undefeated six-fight run since his return to the UFC in 2019. After a split draw opposite Askar Askarov, victories
7:51 AM ET Derek Brunson smiles and looks off into the distance. He’s thinking about all of the world-class opponents he has competed against during his nine-year career. In just his third UFC fight, Brunson took on 2000 Olympic wrestling silver medalist Yoel Romero. Half of his 10 most recent fights have come against opponents
UFC featherweight phenom Giga Chikadze, who considers himself to be the best boxer in his class, took one step closer to title contention last Sat. night (Aug. 28) by smashing Edson Barboza in the UFC Vegas 35 main event. “Ninja” improved to No. 8 at 145 pounds, while the Brazilian fell to No. 10. Elsewhere
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 5, Week 1 Results: Five Fighters Awarded UFC Contracts Dana White’s Contender Series returned on Tuesday with the first event of the fifth season of fight cards that feed talent to the UFC roster. For the first time in the series’ history, a fighter who lost was awarded a UFC
Image Credit: UFC UFC prospect Sean O’Malley has accused TJ Dillashaw of turning down a fight against him in Submission Underground. It’s no secret that O’Malley is one of the most intriguing rising stars the UFC has right now and in equal measure, it’s also not a surprise that many of his fellow bantamweights aren’t
Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have had quite the back-and-forth exchange on Twitter. There is no love lost between Diaz and McGregor. The two fighters are 1-1 against each other under the UFC banner. Diaz won their first encounter via second-round submission back in March 2016. McGregor won the Aug. 2016 rematch via majority decision.
Aug 30, 2021 In 2017, the UFC launched Dana White’s Contender Series in order to find talent to add to its roster. Through four seasons, the promotion has awarded 117 fighter contracts, including a record 37 last season. Here we go again. Season 5 begins on Tuesday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas,
Two weeks after Jared Cannonier secured his place among the Middleweight elite with a decision over Kelvin Gastelum, two more top-ranked 185-pound contenders will look to stake their claims this Saturday (Sept. 4, 2021) when Derek Brunson (No. 5) meets Darren Till (No. 7) on ESPN+. In addition, blue-chip Heavyweight Tom Aspinall will try and
The past week has been a roller coaster for Tyron Woodley. The former UFC welterweight champion dropped a split decision to YouTube sensation and undefeated professional boxer Jake Paul (4-0) last Sunday, but potentially set himself up for redemption and another big payday with a call for a rematch in the post-fight interview. Paul responded
CM Punk won’t be competing in MMA anymore. Punk, the former WWE star, turned to MMA in 2016 and made his UFC debut at UFC 203 in Cleveland. It was a massive debut due to his star status in wrestling but he got submitted in the first round to Mickey Gall. Following the loss, it
Tyron Woodley has questioned whether Jake Paul fought clean during their boxing bout on August 29. Just days ago, Jake Paul shocked a large amount of combat sports fans when he earned a hard-fought split decision victory over Tyron Woodley, a man that many believed would be the 24-year-old’s first loss in professional boxing. After
7:16 AM ET The UFC will launch its fifth season of Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night inside the Apex facility in Las Vegas. The show, which pits unsigned talent against one another in a one-night audition for a UFC contract, is not terribly old, but it’s already produced 117 additions to the UFC
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor’s 13-second knockout win over Jose Aldo has to rank highly in the history of the sport’s greatest win. After years of buildup and a decade of dominance, the brash Irish athlete sparked the legend with essentially his first punch of the night, ending the rivalry in an instant. Immediately
Vitor Belfort says he’d KO Jake and Logan Paul in the same night Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort takes on boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya on Sept. 11, but weighted in on Jake and Logan Paul’s boxing careers. Belfort is the most recent mixed martial artists to make the jump over to