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Dana White knows a potential Conor McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal fight would be massive for the promotion. In the main event of UFC 251, Jorge Masvidal is stepping in on six days’ notice to battle Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title. Many believe if “Gamebred” wins, he would become the second-biggest star in MMA behind

9:56 PM ET A UFC Fight Island title bout is in jeopardy. Deiveson Figueiredo, a top UFC flyweight contender, tested positive for the coronavirus Friday in Brazil, his manager, Wallid Ismail, confirmed with ESPN Brazil. Figueiredo is scheduled to fight Joseph Benavidez for the vacant flyweight title in the main event of UFC Fight Night

Jorge Masvidal (Photo: MMAJunkie.com) Jorge Masvidal is giving a pro tip to fighters with some pull who are going through contract issues in MMA. For the most part, “Gamebred” received what he was asking for. While Masvidal didn’t get the exact amount of money he hoped for to fill in at UFC 251, the UFC

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Even after a number of successful events in the couple months since UFC has returned to action, the future still appears very uncertain for combat sports. With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, there’s a real risk past event locations like Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada will once again stop allowing

Dana White: UFC 251 is trending higher than a Conor McGregor fight | Fight Island [embedded content] UFC president Dana White is hit from all sides all the time. Just when he thinks he has things figured out, things explode, particularly during the ever unpredictable coronavirus pandemic. One thing that White always counts on is

Kamaru-Usman UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says he is hoping to fight George St-Pierre next should he get by Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251. Usman takes on Masvidal in a megafight on Fight Island this Saturday night. The UFC 251 pay-per-view is trending to do massive numbers for the UFC, so

Jun 30, 2020 Just when you think nothing in MMA will surprise you anymore, Jorge Masvidal goes and accepts the first UFC title fight of his career on six days’ notice. And you know what? I’ll definitely fall for it again. Even though I’ll try to remember moving forward that I know nothing, and this

Khabib Abdulmanap (Photo: Valery Sharifulin/TASS) The UFC brass will not be rushing Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return to the Octagon. Nurmagomedov is the UFC lightweight champion. He’s due for a showdown with interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov was eager to get back to action and even said he could return as soon as July. Those plans changed

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be back in business this weekend for one of its most important projects to date, as UFC 251 sets sail live on ESPN+ PPV from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In preparation for the debut of “Fight Island,” UFC president Dana White sat down with media members for his typical

Dana White reacts to Mike Perry assault charge: ‘I saw this coming’ [embedded content] UFC welterweight fighter Mike Perry has always been an in-your-face kind of guy. But things finally got out of hand when he punched a man and knocked him out, and assaulted at least two other individuals (according to the police report).

Image: @paigevanzant on Instagram Bets on UFC welterweight superstar Jorge Masvidal are “through the roof” and Paige VanZant and Max Holloway aren’t far behind heading into UFC 251. All three of Masvidal, VanZant, and Holloway are the underdogs in their fights against Kamaru Usman, Amanda Ribas, and Alexander Volkanovski, respectively. While the oddsmakers are pegging

8:28 PM ET The UFC says it is “troubled” by the actions of fighter Mike Perry, who was involved in a physical altercation at a bar this week that was caught on video in which he also yelled racial slurs. In a statement Thursday, the UFC said Perry has apologized and “committed to immediately seek

Mike Perry (Photo: Steve Marcus/Getty) The UFC has released a statement on the incident involving Mike Perry in a Texas bar. Video was released of Perry getting into a heated argument with people inside Table 82 in Lubbock. The UFC welterweight was shoved by a patron following a back-and-forth verbal exchange, and “Platinum” retaliated by

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Any time there’s bad blood ahead of a mixed martial arts (MMA) bout, it must be questioned how much of the beef is genuine. Do these two men really hate each other? Is it merely an attempt to sell a few extra pay-per-view (PPV) buys? Reading between the lines and attempting

UFC 251 Embedded: Fight week is in full swing <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Kamaru Usman shares sleep woes with UFC President Dana White on their flight to Abu Dhabi. Max Holloway unboxes his action figure; Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan do interviews. Yan adapts to the climate with

UFC President Dana White believes former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor could end up fighting next year. McGregor shocked the MMA world back in June when he announced his retirement from the sport. “The game just does not excite me, and that’s that,” McGregor told ESPN shortly after announcing his retirement on Twitter. “All this

7:00 AM ET ACCORDING TO THE handbook of the Federal Correctional Institution in Seagoville, Texas, there are six televisions for the approximately 175 inmates housed in its satellite camp. Televisions are made available from 6 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and correctional officers can terminate viewing at any time if appropriate noise levels

Conor McGregor & Dana White (Photo: Fernando Quiles Jr./MMA News) UFC president Dana White believes there’s a chance Conor McGregor will get the itch to compete again next year. As it stands, McGregor says he’s retired from MMA competition. Despite this, the “Notorious” one isn’t afraid to hurl jabs at fighters such as his old