Yoel Romero & Uriah Hall The UFC is looking at a middleweight showdown between Yoel Romero and Uriah Hall. ESPN first reported that a matchup between Romero and Hall is in the works. If all goes according to plan, then Romero vs. Hall will take place on Aug. 22 as MMAFighting later reported. It’s said
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! The bad blood between Conor McGregor and the Nurmagomedov clan has not calmed in the nearly two years since McGregor and Khabib faced off inside the Octagon. Even with McGregor retired and Khabib slated opposite Justin Gaethje, it seems that the feud only grows worse. Abubakar Nurmagomedov is one of Khabib’s
Following seven years on the regional circuit, lightweight Justin Jaynes made his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov on June 20 in about as a statement making of a performance as he could have. In just 40 seconds, Jaynes was able to TKO UFC veteran Frank Camacho, and pick up a Performance
Image via @mikebising on Instagram (photographer not listed) Michael Bisping has opened up on an unlikely beef with former three-time UFC featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes. This unexpected beef between Bisping and Mendes stems from a May Instagram post from Bisping’s former opponent Tim Kennedy. In his post, Kennedy looked back on beating Bisping, and
11:17 AM ET Paige VanZant competed on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” in 2016. It was huge crossover exposure for someone who was, at the time, a top MMA prospect. VanZant said Tuesday she made more money on that show than she has in her eight UFC fights combined. Soon, she will attempt to cash
Justin Gaethje (Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa) Interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has explained why he doesn’t often utilize his wrestling skills in the UFC. Gaethje is known for his exciting fighting style. Gaethje has yet to leave the Octagon without receiving a bonus at the end of the night. In seven UFC bouts, Gaethje has
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just a couple of days away from kicking off its UFC on ESPN 12 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, topped by a lightweight headliner featuring top-ranked contenders Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker. The action gets underway this Sat. night (June 27, 2020) inside UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC officially cancels Dublin event slated for August The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Wednesday, to almost no one’s surprise, officially canceled its planned event for Aug. 15 in Dublin, Ireland. Though the promotion had held on to hope that perhaps the situation regarding the global coronavirus pandemic could clear up enough to hold an event
Image Credit: Dan Hooker’s Instagram (photographer not listed) Dan Hooker believes if he knocks out Dustin Poirier this weekend it will make Justin Gaethje look bad. Gaethje and Poirier fought back in 2018 where “The Diamond” scored a fourth-round TKO win. Since then, Poirier went on to fight for the lightweight title while Gaethje is
4:00 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has made significant changes to his camp ahead of an upcoming title defense against longtime teammate Gilbert Burns at UFC 251 on July 11. In anticipation of UFC 251 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, Usman (16-1) has moved his camp to Denver, under head coach Trevor Wittman.
Image via Combate Americas broadcast Add Combate Americas to the list of mixed martial arts promotions making their return to action with live competition. In a press release, Combate Americas up announced they would be making their return by bringing three events to live television, the first being in August. With the news came details
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In case anyone was still holding out hope all these years later, further confirmation that the Reebok deal is bad for fighters has arrived. Sean O’Malley went on Brendan Schaub’s “Food Truck Diaries” to discuss his recent rise, thoughts on training, and overall approach to his newfound stardom. One such topic
Watch Dan Hooker and Paul Felder’s Fight of the Night bout (UFC on ESPN 12 Free Fight) [embedded content] Dan Hooker and Paul Felder put on a show for the crowd in Auckland earlier this year with a UFC Fight of the Night main event. Hooker earned a fight with former interim lightweight champion Dustin
Michael Bisping isn’t ragging on Max Rohskopf but he does feel the young fighter will regret quitting at UFC on ESPN 11. Rohskopf collided with Austin Hubbard in the opening bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. The action took place this past Saturday night (June 20). It was clear that Hubbard was too
11:05 PM ET A former Invicta FC champion has agreed to make her UFC debut on less than a week’s notice on Saturday at UFC Fight Night. Jinh Yu Frey, the former Invicta atomweight champion, will meet Kay Hansen this weekend in both fighters’ UFC debut. Both Frey and Hansen announced the news on social
Daniel Cormier (Photo: Getty) Daniel Cormier believes Stipe Miocic will be on his back more often than not on Aug. 15. Cormier and Miocic are set to collide in the main event of UFC 252. This will be the third encounter between the two. The score 1-1 with Miocic scoring the last victory to regain
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight contender Calvin Kattar opened as the -130 (10/13) favorite over fellow 145-pound hopeful Dan Ige, who clocked in at +110 (11/10) for their July 15 headliner on ESPN+ from Abu Dhabi. Less than 24 hours later, Kattar’s betting line more than doubled, pushing “The Boston Finisher” to -270 (10/27) against
The Six-Part Digital Series Premieres Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00am ET on PFL’s YouTube Channel, and Continues Weekly Through Tuesday, August 4 Red King Rundown Features Commentary From Rory’s Inner Circle, Including MMA Legends Georges St-Pierre and Randy Couture and Long-Time Coach Firas Zahabi, and Past Opponents Such As Douglas Lima [embedded content] NEW YORK (June