Irene Aldana could earn the next bantamweight title shot if she beats Holly Holm according to UFC president, Dana White. In the main event of the October 3 card, Aldana is set to battle Holm. They were supposed to headline the August 1 card but Aldana tested positive for COVID-19 and the scrap was rescheduled.
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7:21 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi UFC president Dana White said Tuesday night that a fight against Brock Lesnar would be a good way to introduce Jon Jones to the heavyweight division. But would it be?
Image: UFC on Instagram Ahead of his training camp for UFC 256 in November, UFC flyweight title contender Cody Garbrandt has tested positive for COVID-19. AG Fight first reported that Garbrandt tested positive for the coronavirus. The former UFC bantamweight champion reportedly tested positive earlier in the week for COVID-19 and he is currently in
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this Sat. night (Sept. 5, 2020) for UFC Vegas 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a heavyweight main event pitting longtime veteran Alistair Overeem opposite once-beaten bruiser Augusto Sakai. Before the action gets underway this weekend in “Sin City,” which also features a co-main event between
Daniel Cormier reveals million dollar bonus after first Jon Jones fight [embedded content] Former dual-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier recently announced his retirement following the loss to Stipe Miocic in their UFC 252 headlining trilogy bout. In recounting some of the highlights of his career in his ESPN podcast, Cormier revealed some of the bonus
Dana White likes the idea of Brock Lesnar welcoming Jon Jones to the heavyweight division. It was recently announced that Lesnar is a free agent from WWE and many wondered if he would return to the UFC. For White, he has already said he would make Lesnar vs. Jones if both guys wanted it. Now,
12:45 AM ET Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos will not be fighting next week in a key UFC light heavyweight bout after all. Teixeira has tested positive for COVID-19 and the UFC Fight Night main event bout scheduled for Sept. 12 has been rescheduled, UFC officials confirmed Wednesday to ESPN. Teixeira vs. Santos is now
Image via @ufc on Instagram Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones are still going at one another in the hopes they are the one to fight Stipe Miocic. Ever since Miocic beat Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 to defend his heavyweight title, many wondered what would be next for the champ. The rematch with Ngannou made
A fight between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira — which was set to headline UFC Vegas 10 on Sept. 12, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada — has been postponed after Teixeira tested positive for COVID-19. That’s according to a report from ESPN which revealed that the Light Heavyweight affair will now go down on Oct.
LAS VEGAS and SHANGHAI – UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and the Chinese Olympic Committee, on Wednesday announced a multi-year agreement that calls for UFC to play a key role in helping Chinese athletes train for the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Under the agreement, UFC
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC on ESPN+ 33 Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Women’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern re-enters the rankings at #15, and Virna Jandiroba is now ranked #14. Women’s Flyweight: Alexa Grasso enters the flyweight rankings at #14 following
5:43 PM ET If there was one fight from 2019 that stood out because of the electricity of its crowd, it was the Nov. 2 “BMF” battle in Madison Square Garden, where President Trump, The Rock and a packed house watched Jorge Masvidal bloody and stop Nate Diaz after three rounds. The UFC is negotiating
Image via @ufc on Instagram The opening betting odds have been released for the upcoming UFC women’s featherweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson. Nunes is set to make her second defense of the women’s featherweight title when she takes on Anderson at UFC 256, which is set to take place on December
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight bruiser Abel Trujillo was sentenced to two years probation on Monday in Douglas County, Colo., following his arrest on child sexual exploitation charges back in early 2019. That’s according to 9News.com. Trujillo, 36, pleaded guilty to promoting obscenity (a misdemeanor) as part of a deal that would see his
Invicta FC 43 set to feature two title fights in November KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Two titles will be on the line this fall when Invicta Fighting Championships hosts its 43rd event on Friday, Nov. 20 in Kansas City. In the night’s headliner, UFC veteran Pearl “The Chi-Town Princess” Gonzalez (10-5) meets 21-year-old Erin “Cold Blooded” Blanchfield
*Update ESPN reports the Masvidal-Diaz rematch is most likely take place in January. The UFC’s end of year pay-per-view will have three title fights on it. According to TMZ Sports, welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman will defend his belt against Gilbert Burns on December 12 at UFC 256. The outlet also reports that the rematch between
3:46 PM ET The UFC is targeting a welterweight rematch between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. Bout agreements are not signed, but both sides are interested in the rematch. TMZ reported that the bout is targeted for UFC 256 on Dec. 12. The UFC is looking to book the
Image via moneyinc.com UFC president Dana White says Jon Jones “can’t jump over” Francis Ngannou for the next heavyweight title shot against Stipe Miocic. Jones recently vacated the UFC light heavyweight title and announced his move up to heavyweight. “Bones” has been lifting weights in an effort to put on more mass before making the