At long last, hardcore MMA fans will finally be able to see the highly anticipated match-up between UFC welterweight veterans Matt Brown and Carlos Condit at UFC Fight Island 7 on Saturday. While most fans probably wish this fight took place in prior schedulings between the two when they were closer to their primes, both
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PhotoCred: SGB Media When being paired to shoot a commercial together, TJ Dillashaw and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson had to be on their best office behavior. In July 2018, men’s clothing company Van Heusen released a commercial displaying their new Flex Collection. Showing off the new wares were none other than UFC superstars Stephen Thompson and,
2:12 PM ET The UFC has “essentially” struck marijuana as a punishable offense in its anti-doping policy, the promotion and anti-doping partner USADA announced Thursday. Beginning retroactively Jan. 1, a positive drug test for carboxy-THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, will no longer be considered a violation — unless USADA is able to prove that
Ryan Hall’s long-awaited return to the Octagon now has a date and opponent attached to it. As originally reported by BJPenn.com, Ryan Hall’s opponent for his return bout will be #11-ranked featherweight Dan Ige. With Hall ranked #13, the winner of this bout will, in all likelihood, crack into the top 10. Of the seven
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be LIVE at 4 a.m. ET for the UFC Fight Island 7 weigh-in event, where 22 hungry fighters will climb on the scale for this Sat. night’s (Jan. 16, 2021) mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+ and ABC from inside Etihad Arena on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The
UFC president Dana White wants to see what Conor McGregor can accomplish being fully dedicated to mixed martial arts in 2021, but it appears the Irish superstar may not be ready to commit wholly to MMA this year. McGregor in 2020 teased a boxing match opposite Manny Pacquiao. Having done the same with Floyd Mayweather
Image Credit: UFC (photographer not listed) Tyson Nam wasn’t surprised the UFC booked him against Matt Schnell for the third time. Nam and Schnell were supposed to fight on September 12 and December 19 but a botched weight cut by Schnell and Schnell pulling out canceled both of those fights. However, Nam knows the UFC
7:46 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders As the UFC looks to kick off 2021 with two elements that were sorely lacking for most of 2020 — Conor McGregor and fans in attendance — this brief pause in the calendar offers the perfect window to take stock and look ahead. So who will have the best
UFC president, Dana White, is expecting a back-and-forth fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. In the main event of UFC 257 on January 23, Poirier and McGregor are set to have their rematch six and a half years in the making. It’s a very intriguing matchup, and the Irishman has said he will KO
This weekend (Sat., Jan. 16, 2021), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for UFC Fight Island 7, the first event of the New Year. Given the more strict COVID-19 testing to even arrive in Abu Dhabi (details), as well as the tighter bubble in place, there’s
While the first part of 2020 was not as productive as it could have been for strawweight Loveth Young with a loss in January to Vanessa Demopoulos at LFA 81 followed by the Covid-19 lockdown, the end of the year went decidedly better. In her second bout of 2020, Young picked up a devastating first
PhotoCred: Las Vegas Review-Journal After continuous studies reveal more information, the UFC keeps on looking at ways to improve fighter health. In most sports that involve contact with the head, it’s unfortunately common to see brain health deteriorate or be impacted over time. Recently it was revealed via MMA Fighting of the severity of former
9:56 PM ET The UFC is looking to get involved with research into psychedelic drugs as a therapy for fighters’ brain health. The promotion has been in contact with Johns Hopkins University about its psychedelics studies with an eye toward seeing if the drugs can be helpful for fighters dealing with brain issues, UFC president
Dana White has provided an update on Weili Zhang’s next fight, specifically the possible opponent and location. Dana White has not given up on a potential showdown between strawweight champion Weili Zhang and Rose Namajunas. Recently, White seemed to do just that when he claimed that Namajunas has no desire to be world champion again.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Moving on from 2020, there are several storylines and fights that carrying into this year. Perhaps the biggest revolves around Jon Jones, who abandoned his Light Heavyweight throne back in the Summer. “Bones” is heading to Heavyweight and likely to debut in July, very possibly opposite the winner of Stipe Miocic
Check out Calvin Kattar’s top UFC finishes [embedded content] Calvin Kattar has climbed up the featherweight ranks since joining the UFC with impressive performances and finishes in big-time matchups. This Saturday, Kattar headlines the first UFC fight card of 2021 when he meets former featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC Fight Island 7. Kattar (22-4)
Carlos Condit expects to beat Matt Brown with ease on Saturday night. In the co-main event of UFC Fight Island 7, Condit and Brown will finally fight one another after being booked two times previously. For Condit, he is eager to share the Octagon with him but expects to finish Brown. “I’m glad he is
7:42 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders As the UFC looks to kick off 2021 with two elements that were sorely lacking for most of 2020 — Conor McGregor and fans in attendance — this brief pause in the calendar offers the perfect window to take stock and look ahead. So who will have the best