5:31 PM ET UFC welterweight Leon Edwards has had an even more frustrating 2020 than some of his peers, but says he is still “100%” committed to taking a fight this year. Edwards (18-3), of England, was supposed to headline UFC Fight Night opposite former champion Tyron Woodley in March, inside London’s 02 Arena. The
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UFC president Dana White had a memorable reaction to Tafon Nchukwi and his insane head kick KO in the main event of the Contender Series. A top light heavyweight prospect, Nchukwi landed a ridiculous head kick to knock out Al Matavao in the headlining fight on Tuesday’s edition of the Contender Series. Nuchkwi is just
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Few have experienced as harsh a fall as TJ Dillashaw. After capturing and defending the Bantamweight title by stopping bitter rival Cody Garbrandt, Dillashaw pursued double champion status by dropping down to face Henry Cejudo. Instead, Cejudo promptly knocked him out in less than a minute. Dillashaw didn’t even have his
UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture injured in ATV accident Former UFC two-division champion Randy Couture and his girlfriend, Mindy Robinson, were injured on Monday in at ATV accident on his ranch in Flagstaff, Ariz. TMZ Sports first reported the news, which was confirmed by Couture’s longtime agent, Sam Spira. “Randy Couture and his girlfriend
Tonight (Sept. 8), the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada will play host to the 32nd edition of Dana White’s Contender Series. The featured bout will see light heavyweights Al Matavao against the 3-0 Tafon Nchuwki. Despite having three times the experience of Nchuwki, Matavao will enter the bout as a massive 4.3 to 1
9:27 AM ET The wheels kept turning last week as Dana White’s Contender Series continued to be one of the most important parts of the pandemic-mired year for the UFC. Last Tuesday, three DWCS winners were awarded UFC contracts and two others — plus one of the losing fighters — received an invitation back to
Image Credit: Bellator MMA Patrick Mix knows he will be Bellator’s bantamweight champion. On Saturday night in the main event of Bellator 246, Mix is set to take on Juan Archuleta for the vacant bantamweight title. Yet, for the undefeated Patrick Mix, he doesn’t believe Archuleta deserves the title shot at 135-pounds. “I think Juan
UFC hall of famer Randy Couture and his girlfriend Mindy Robinson wrecked their ATV on Monday night in Flagstaff, Arizona, according to TMZ, incurring injuries serious enough to send the 57 year-old “Natural” into orthopedic surgery. UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis can relate. “As a result of the accident, later today, Randy will be having
Nick Diaz hasn’t set foot in the Octagon to fight since UFC 183 on Jan. 31, 2015. Diaz then lost to Anderson Silva before the result was changed to a no contest after both fighters tested positive for banned substances. Diaz is now contemplating a UFC return, but who will he fight? The oddsmakers have
Derrick Lewis wasn’t happy with Alistair Overeem’s win over Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 9. Lewis took to Twitter to trash Overeem throughout the fight as the two do not like each other. Both men have accused the other of ducking them so it appeared “The Black Beast” wasn’t happy to see him win. So,
5:44 PM ET One of the best featherweight fighters in MMA over the past decade is calling it a career. Ricardo Lamas, 38, announced Monday on MMA Junkie Radio that he is retiring from mixed martial arts after 12 years as a pro. The former UFC title challenger said after his unanimous-decision win over Bill
The news of an improbable Octagon return for Nick Diaz has sparked a wave of interest from fans and fighters alike with Dan Hardy the latest to express an interest in welcoming the 37-year-old back to the UFC. With social media abuzz with potential match-ups for the Stockton native, Hardy threw his hat into the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Last week, it became known that UFC is looking to book a BMF title rematch between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, and the crowd went … mild. The two are stars, and it’s likely to be an entertaining fight, but given how one-sided the first match was, there’s not exactly a
While in many ways the novel coronavirus hindered fighters during the first half of 2020, some were able to use the time afforded by the lockdown to better themselves. Such is the situation for bantamweight Leomana Martinez. Specifically, Martinez was able to work on his physical conditioning. He feels that when he returns to fighting,
Ricardo Lamas has officially retired from mixed martial arts. Lamas returned to the win column against Bill Alego at UFC on ESPN+33 and after the fight said he is contemplating retirement. After talking with his family, the former title challenger officially retired from the sport. “If you watch me fight, you’ll know that I always
11:01 AM ET Is Nick Diaz ready to return to the Octagon for his first UFC fight in over five years? His manager told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that Diaz is “100 percent” committed to fighting again, and the plan is for an early 2021 return. The manager, Kevin Mubenga, even provided a video of a
Paige VanZant said in a new video posted to her social media that she feels “absolutely terrible” and wonders if she may have COVID-19. VanZant, a long-time women’s strawweight and flyweight in the UFC, recently signed a big-money contract to join Bare Knuckle FC (BKFC). On Sunday, VanZant’s husband Austin Vanderford revealed that he has
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is afraid he might be drinking that Tyron Woodley Kool-Aid again, which has me convinced “The Nigerian Nightmare” is too young to remember Jonestown, where fruit-flavored sugar water served a vehicle for mass suicide. “The one thing that I feel like I’m being pulled in again is Tyron is giving