Image: Pundit Arena Today marked the eighteen year anniversary of Joe Rogan’s first ever commentary gig with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Rogan made his debut with the promotion at UFC 37.5 on June 22, 2002. That night Chuck Liddell defeated fellow mixed martial arts legend Vitor Belfort by unanimous decision in the event headliner. Since
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7:33 PM ET UFC featherweight Josh Emmett recorded one of the biggest wins of his UFC career on Saturday, although it came with a price. Emmett (15-2) told ESPN on Monday he suffered a complete ACL tear in his left knee during the opening moments of his unanimous decision win against Shane Burgos at UFC
Josh Emmett (Photo: Bruce Fedyck/USA TODAY Sports) Josh Emmett emerged victorious at UFC on ESPN 11 but he certainly didn’t walk away unscathed. Emmett shared the Octagon with Shane Burgos this past Saturday night (June 20). About 20 seconds into the fight, Emmett planted his foot awkwardly and his leg appeared to be damaged. Not
Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the bigger stories to come out of UFC on ESPN 11 was Max Rohskopf’s stoppage loss to Austin Hubbard. More specifically, the controversy came when Rohskopf — 25 years of age with just five professional fights to his record — admitted defeat in the corner repeatedly. Rather than throw
Curtis Blaydes: ‘I’m a heel… I like to make you mad’ [embedded content] Curtis Blaydes may be at odds with UFC president Dana White over his standing in the heavyweight division, but the promotion’s No. 3 ranked heavyweight seems to be coming to grips with what he believes his role is in the division. “I’m
Image via @thenotoriousmma on Instagram Top UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns wants former two-division champ Conor McGregor bounced from the official UFC rankings. McGregor, who previously held the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles, is riding a first-round TKO win over the ever dangerous Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, and is currently ranked No. 4 in the lightweight
7:39 AM ET [embedded content] Dustin Poirier versus Dan Hooker certainly has fight fans amped for UFC Fight Night on Saturday. The main event pits two ferocious strikers who, with a victory, will at least remain in the title hunt in a loaded lightweight division. Once interim champ Justin Gaethje and world titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov
Alexander Gustafsson & Curtis Blaydes (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) Alexander Volkov has spoken out on his UFC on ESPN 11 loss to Curtis Blaydes. Volkov and Blaydes collided this past Saturday night (June 20). The bout went the distance and in the end, it was cleared that Volkov had no answers for Blaydes’ wrestling. Volkov had
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes, who sits at No. 3 in the 265-pound rankings, understands that most mixed martial arts (MMA) fans were underwhelmed by his unanimous decision victory over Alexander Volkov. Now it’s time for fans to understand that he doesn’t care. Especially because “Razor” previously told the combat sports community
UFC launches Fight Island with bold new promo: ‘Instead of panicking, we’re actually getting out there’ [embedded content] The UFC is about to embark on a one-month residency in Abu Dhabi to kick off events at UFC Fight Island, which is located on Yas Island. The promotion is launching the move with a bold promotional
10:09 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission said it will look into a controversial sequence of events that occurred during Saturday’s UFC fight between Max Rohskopf and Austin Hubbard. Rohskopf, a previously undefeated prospect who accepted a short-notice fight against Hubbard five days ago, repeatedly told his chief cornerman, Robert Drysdale, to end the
Austin Hubbard & Max Rohskopf (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) UFC president Dana White isn’t about to criticize Max Rohskopf for quitting. On Saturday night (June 20), Rohskopf took on Austin Hubbard in the first bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Rohskopf’s corner, particularly Robert Drysdale, came under fire after the fighter was pushed to
Image via @borrachinhamma on Instagram (photographer not listed) Jon Jones took aim at top middleweight contender Paulo Costa shortly following the conclusion of last night’s UFC on ESPN 11 event. ‘Bones’, who recently vacated his UFC light heavyweight title due to contract issues and a bitter feud with Dana White, went on Twitter where he
We haven’t seen a new EA UFC game since UFC 3 came out in 2018, but along with the big reveal for the upcoming Playstation 5 console came news that the franchise will be returning with a new game for current and next gen consoles. The UFC plans on revealing more news on exactly when
Dana White blasts boxing, backs fighter who quit at UFC on ESPN 11 [embedded content] It’s no secret that UFC president Dana White and boxing promoter Bob Arum aren’t anywhere close to being friends. In fact, they despise each other. So when White was asked about Arum talking about holding a boxing event in Las
11:31 PM ET Curtis Blaydes‘ nickname is “Razor.” But there was nothing close about his fight with Alexander Volkov, especially early on. Blaydes used takedown after takedown to ground the much taller Volkov in a unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-46) victory Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The
The UFC on ESPN 11 promotional guidelines compliance payouts have been revealed. This past Saturday night (June 20), UFC on ESPN 11 took place inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes went one-on-one with Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight battle. Blaydes set a record for most takedowns in
UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes said that he knows fans didn’t enjoy his main event fight against Alexander Volkov but he’s content with it. Blaydes won a unanimous decision with scores of 49-46, 48-47, and 48-46 over a tough Volkov in the main event of UFC on ESPN 11. Blaydes was able to set the