5:52 PM ET The plaintiffs in the long-running antitrust lawsuit against the UFC have earned a victory. Judge Richard Boulware of the United States District Court in Nevada granted the plaintiffs class certification on a status conference call Thursday, opening the door for nearly 1,200 fighters to be included in what will now be considered
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Bellator 254: “Macfarlane vs. Velasquez” is set to air TONIGHT (Thurs., Dec. 10, 2020) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., broadcasting via CBS Sports Network. The women’s Flyweight title is on the line as Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) faces another undefeated fighter named Juliana Velasquez (10-0). Bellator 254’s main card will air on CBS Sports
UFC 256 Countdown – Full Episode [embedded content] UFC 256 Countdown brings 2020 to a close with flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo battling Mexico’s Brandon Moreno after lightweights Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira go toe to toe. Plus, veteran Jacare Souza takes on up and comer Kevin Holland. (Courtesy of UFC) TRENDING > UFC planning ‘serious
ONE Championship’s Demetrious Johnson, the greatest flyweight MMA fighter of all time, says he will never fight at 125lbs again. Johnson is the undisputed GOAT of 125lbs. He was the long-time flyweight champion in the UFC and he’s carried his talents over to ONE Championship, where he hopes to fight out the rest of his
Scott Coker has stated his reasons for his current lack of interest in recently released UFC great Yoel Romero. When Yoel Romero’s UFC release was reported recently, the reasonable expectation would be for Romero to be fielding offers and having his pick of the litter. Surprisingly, this turned out not to be so, with both
8:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Tony Ferguson believes he is a big reason the UFC resumed operations as quickly as it did in 2020, and he theorizes that everyone profited from that quick return — except for him. Ferguson (25-4) will face Charles Oliveira (29-8) at UFC 256 on Saturday, in his first appearance
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Deiveson Figueiredo last defended his title at UFC 255 on Nov. 21, 2020, and he’ll attempt to do so again this Saturday night at UFC 256. Perhaps a bit lost in all the chaos, however, is that Figueiredo was supposed to face Cody Garbrandt back in November. Complications from COVID-19 —
Having missed most of 2019, middleweight Romero Cotton was looking to have a better year in 2020 when the novel coronavirus ended up placing him on the shelf for most of the year again. Throughout it all Cotton remained as patient as he could, and finally following over a year since his last fight he’ll
Former UFC champions Henry Cejudo and Cody Garbrandt got into a heated dispute after Deiveson Figueiredo suggested he wants ‘Triple C’ after UFC 256. During a recent interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the reigning flyweight champion in Figueiredo said that he wanted to fight Cejudo after UFC 256 because he has “talked a lot of
Any horror movie buff knows that the slasher does not die the first time he’s knocked out. MMA’s answer to a horror slasher is El Cucuy, the UFC’s own Boogeyman, Tony Ferguson. Ferguson is known to spill more blood than Voorhees and dice up more victims than Krueger. And don’t even bother running. El Cucuy
10:00 AM ET Deiveson Figueiredo will make history Saturday when he puts his UFC men’s flyweight championship on the line for the second time in 21 days, the shortest span between title defenses ever in the promotion. But Figueiredo (20-1) has another fight in mind beyond this weekend’s UFC 256 main event against Brandon Moreno,
After Yoel Romero and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) parted ways, many felt that “Soldier of God” would have countless offers from major promotions to compete for them. After all, Romero is one of the scariest and intimidating fighters in the game and has the highlight reel to back it up. And while he has lost
Tito Ortiz fields a healthy dose of criticism, sworn in as Mayor Pro Tem in Huntington Beach (video) Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz was elected to the Huntington Beach, Calif. city council in November’s election. While the majority of the United States was focused on the U.S. Presidential Election, Ortiz quietly won a
Image via @thenotoriousmma on Instagram Conor McGregor is in fantastic shape ahead of his anticipated rematch with Dustin Poirier, which goes down at UFC 257 on January 23. This upcoming rematch with Poirier will be the Irishman’s first since he knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in just 40 seconds in January of 2020. Despite his
Within hours of the news that Michelle Waterson is out of her UFC 257 bout against Amanda Ribas, Marina Rodriguez has stepped in to take her place in what is now a Brazil vs. Brazil strawweight showcase. As reported by AG Fight, Marina Rodriguez will now be facing Amanda Ribas at UFC 257. From a
8:07 AM ET Igor Resende Deiveson Figueiredo needed less than two minutes to submit Alex Perez on Nov. 21 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas to retain his flyweight title. The plan was to return home to Brazil shortly after the fight, but then everything changed — quickly. Now, Figueiredo is set to make
The place is here, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 254: “Macfarlane vs. Velasquez” tomorrow night (Thurs., Dec. 10, 2020, on CBS Sports Network) go down today (Wed., Dec. 9, 2020) before undefeated Flyweight stars meet as Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) takes on Juliana Velasquez (10-0).
The UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno fight card has suffered more hits this week as COVID-19 continues to ravage UFC fight cards. Mirroring the increase in COVID-19 cases across the United States, the UFC’s final events of 2020 have seen an uptick in bout cancellations because of the disease caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.