Dana White says there is ‘zero chance’ Conor McGregor fights Jake Paul [embedded content] Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has a fight lined up with Dustin Poirier in January, this is what UFC president Dana White is focused on for his sport’s biggest star, not YouTubers. Mike Tyson recently returned to the boxing world
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Image via @ufc on Instagram Darren Till issued a hilarious response to a callout from fellow middleweight contender Marvin Vettori this afternoon on social media. Vettori stepped in for Till against Jack Hermansson at last weekend’s UFC Vegas 16 and emerged victorious by way of unanimous decision. It was an impressive showing from ‘The Italian
The UFC 256 weigh-ins are now complete! Every fighter on the card successfully made weight, so we are all set for tomorrow night! The main event will feature Deiveson Figueiredo defending his flyweight title for the second time against Brandon Moreno. In the co-main event, a major fan-favorite scrap is in store for us when
7:51 AM ET I think I might have been wrong about Deiveson Figueiredo. Prior to UFC 255, which was a whopping three weeks ago, I said I didn’t know if Figueiredo was the guy to make people care about the flyweights, at least to a degree they haven’t before. I thought it was more likely
It wasn’t that long ago that Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov were supposed to fight at UFC 249. This was back in May. It would be the fifth failed attempt to host the lightweight grudge match. After Khabib was unable to compete due to COVID-19 travel restrictions he was replaced by lightweight brawler Justin Gaethje.
Dana White reacts to fighter vaccines and antitrust lawsuit in full UFC 256 scrum [embedded content] As a pandemic plagued 2020 winds down, UFC president Dana White met with the media to not only address UFC 256 – the promotion’s final pay-per-view event of the year – but he also addressed plans for vaccines and
Tonight’s UFC 256 event is headlined by a short-notice flyweight title fight between champion Deiveson Figueiredo and challenger Brandon Moreno. Figueiredo (20-1 MMA) notched his first career title defense at last month’s UFC 255 event, defeating Alex Perez in the very first round with a guillotine choke. The victory marked the Brazilians fifth in a
Jacare Souza will be competing against Kevin Holland at UFC 256 this Saturday, but he claims that he would have fought last week instead had Jack Hermansson accepted. As Jacare Souza is well aware, there have been numerous fight cancellations during the COVID era. In fact, Souza was the very first fighter reported to have
7:31 AM ET Marc Raimondi Eric Gomez The half-made piñata would be sitting on the floor of Pinatas Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico, and business owner Alfredo Moreno would not be happy. The job was not done, and his son’s other interest was probably to blame. Brandon Moreno started his mixed martial arts training when he
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White will stop at nothing to keep hosting fights. This includes spending millions of dollars on COVID-19 testing to ensure the safety of his staff and fighters. White, who helped UFC become the first major sports organization to return from COVID-19 purgatory earlier this year, has done everything in
Jae Woong Kim stops Tetsuya Yamada at ONE: Big Bang II Jae Woong Kim bounced back from the first defeat of his ONE Championship career in style. The Korean stopped seasoned veteran Tetsuya Yamada in the second round at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. There were three MMA fights on the card at ONE: Big Bang
Image via YouTube UFC President Dana White has named the fight he’s most hoping to see in the New Year, and it’s unlikely that many fans are going to disagree with him. During a recent interview with Aaron Bronsteter of TSN, White was asked to name one fight, above all others, that he’s hoping will
Bellator 254 took place tonight from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main event saw someone’s 0 go when a new champion was crowned in the main event between Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez. Julianna Velasquez’s undefeated record remained intact while Macfarlane’s evaporated as the judges’ scorecards were rendered, bringing to a close
12:24 PM ET For the second time in three weeks, a pay-per-view main event for the UFC flyweight title is official. Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo weighed in successfully Friday morning at 124.5 pounds and challenger Brandon Moreno was also 124.5 pounds. The bout will take place in the UFC 256 headliner Saturday night in Las
The final Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) event of 2020 has taken some licks, but it limps across the finish line at Las Vegas’ APEX this Saturday night (Dec. 12, 2020) with some quality tussles still intact. The main event sees UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo make the fastest turnaround in UFC championship history
Bellator MMA closed out their 2020 events schedule on Thursday with Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The eight-bout fight card was headlined by a women’s flyweight title bout between champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez. Both women entered the cage with undefeated records. The bout went the
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) MMA manager Wallid Ismail says the UFC is targeting an important middleweight matchup between Paulo Costa and Robert Whittaker for March. Ismail told Portal Do Vale Tudo that the UFC has already offered the fight to Costa and Whittaker for March. The manager said that Costa has
Tony Ferguson’s frustration in not receiving a UFC title shot has led him to become content with what he’s already accomplished while still being stumped as to how and why the shot has eluded him. Tony Ferguson has proven to stand the test of time in the UFC, turning in win after win and one