Image via @thenotoriousMMA on instagram Witnesses have stepped up to provide details in Conor McGregor’s latest arrest. McGregor was arrested but was released without being charged earlier this week after he allegedly flashed a young woman. A witness revealed McGregor did in fact do just that with his bodyguards by his side. “According to a
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An interesting Lightweight showdown has been booked to go down at an upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) “Fight Night” event, as Drew Dober has been booked to throw hands opposite Carlos Diego Ferreira on Nov. 7, 2020. Dober (No. 15) is currently riding a three fight win streak and has won six of his last
Watch Colby Covington defeat former champ Robbie Lawler ahead of UFC Vegas 11 [embedded content] Following a rally alongside U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, former UFC interim champion Colby Covington is preparing to square off in a heated grudge match with former teammate Tyron Woodley. Covington vs. Woodley headlines Saturday’s UFC Vegas 11 in
Ed Herman submitted Mike Rodriguez at UFC Las Vegas 10 but a controversial error by referee Chris Tognoni may have prevented Rodriguez from having finished Herman earlier in the fight. Rodriguez looked to have his opponent in trouble with a knee to the body that caused Herman to crumble. Tognoni declared that a low blow
11:59 PM ET Michelle Waterson‘s dream of becoming the first UFC champion who is also a mother is still alive. Snapping a two-fight losing streak, Waterson gutted out a split-decision (48-47, 46-49, 48-47) win over Angela Hill in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Waterson was able to rally
UFC President Dana White says that his promotion has given up on a widely rumored lightweight fight between former interim champs Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson. Poirier and Ferguson were linked to a fight at UFC 254 on October 24 for many weeks. Regrettably, this dynamite lightweight matchup hit a snag this week, when news
Will 2021 be the year we witness both Nick and Nate Diaz competing in the UFC? It’s certainly a possibility, albeit with a few major money-related roadblocks in the way. Reports have the UFC in negotiations with Nate Diaz for a BMF rematch bout with Jorge Masvidal for January 2021. As for the elder Diaz,
The Bellator MMA cage was in Uncasville, Conn. for the second night in a row on Saturday where the Mohegan Sun Arena played host to Bellator 246. The event was headlined by a bantamweights Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix fighting for the vacant bantamweight title. Mix entered the fight with an unblemished 13-0 record, but
Rose Namajunas looks to be the next in line to challenge UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang. UFC President Dana White confirmed that is the fight they are looking to make happen during the UFC Las Vegas 10 press conference. “That’s the fight we want to make,” White said when asked about Namajunas vs Zhang. “So
4:20 PM ET Ottman Azaitar has put the UFC’s lightweight division on notice, with a pair of first-round finishes in his first two fights. Azaitar (13-0) stunned 33-year-old veteran Khama Worthy (16-7) with a TKO finish just 93 seconds into their 155-pound contest on Saturday. The bout co-headlined UFC Fight Night, inside the UFC’s Apex
Image via @zhangweilimma on Instagram (photographer not listed) The UFC is working on a strawweight title fight between reigning champion Weili Zhang and the division’s former champion, Rose Namajunas, per the promotion’s president Dana White. White was asked what’s next for Zhang at the conclusion of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 10 card, which was headlined by
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White is not interested in salvaging a lightweight matchup between Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson following recent struggles with “Diamond” at the negotiating table. Poirier, who was in talks to fight Ferguson at UFC 254 this coming October, revealed earlier this week that he was unable to come to
Dana White addresses execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari [embedded content] The Iranian government on Saturday executed champion Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari for what it claimed were crimes against the government and for allegedly stabbing and killing a security guard. Afkari’s family and defense team insisted that he was forced under the means of torture
The UFC on ESPN+35 bonuses have been released. The event took place inside Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. Headlining the card was a women’s strawweight clash between Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill. This fight saw an action-packed affair as Hill won the first and second rounds. It wasn’t until the third round that
12:42 AM ET Saturday’s Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill bout wasn’t originally scheduled to be the Fight Night main event, but a positive COVID test scrapped the original headliner and pushed the strawweight fight to the top spot. And it delivered. The veterans put on a five-round slugfest that saw Waterson earn a split-decision win
A new bantamweight champion will be crowned in tonight’s Bellator 246 main event when Juan Archuleta squares off with Patchy Mix for the promotions vacant 135-pound strap. In the co-main event of the evening, former WSOF champion Jon Fitch will collide with Neiman Gracie in a key welterweight battle. Get all of tonight’s Bellator 246
Bellator 246 “Archuleta vs. Mix” took place Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main event was designed to crown a new 135 lb. champion as the undefeated Patchy Mix (13-0) faced “The Spaniard” Juan Archuleta (24-2). The first round was all Mix, hitting takedowns early and late, and searching
Jon Fitch announces retirement following Bellator 246 loss On Saturday, former UFC welterweight title challenger and former World Series of Fighting welterweight champion Jon Fitch announced his retirement from fighting. The 42-year-old Fitch faced Neiman Gracie in the Bellator 246 co-main event and was defeated by kneebar late in the second round. Following the fight,