Bobby Green (Photo: Getty Images) Bobby Green has explained how his friendship with Nate Diaz makes his bout with Clay Guida personal. This Saturday night (June 20), Green is set to collide with Guida. It’ll be the featured preliminary bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. The action will be held inside the UFC
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The official fight poster for the stacked UFC 251 card, scheduled for July 11 on Fight Island, has been released by the promotion. See it below: UFC 251 will be topped by a trio of compelling title fights. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will look to defend his title for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is roughly 24 hours away from its UFC on ESPN 11: “Blaydes vs. Volkov” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, taking place this Sat. night (June 20, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. But before anyone can fight, they must first weigh in, and those festivities get underway today (Fri.,
UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov LIVE weigh-in video and quick results [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Watch the UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov official weigh-ins, live from Las Vegas. [SPOILER: Scroll down for written weigh-in results] UFC returns to Las Vegas for fourth event at the Apex UFC Fight Night: Blaydes
2:16 PM ET UFC’s dance card for its four events on Fight Island next month is just about full. UFC president Dana White officially revealed the company’s main card lineups, as well as the majority of prelims, for events scheduled on July 11, July 15, July 18 and July 25. The events will be held
Eddie Alvarez (Photo: Getty Images) Former UFC lightweight champion and current ONE Championship fighter, Eddie Alvarez, has been speaking out on fighter pay. Much has been made over how MMA fighters are treated. From accusations of shady matchmakers to low pay, combat sports athletes are starting to be more vocal. Alvarez is seeing the stories
Image Credit: Paulo Costa’s Instagram (@borrachinhamma) Paulo Costa has set his price to coach The Ultimate Fighter and fight Israel Adesanya. Dana White has recently said TUF is coming back and named a few possibilities of who may coach the season. One pairing fans were eager to see was Adesanya and Costa. The two have
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier today, United States Anti-Doping Administration (USADA) issued a statement on UFC Strawweight Rachael Ostovich (4-5) failed a drug test due to a tainted supplement. Per the report, Ostovich tested positive for ostarine and GW1516, an anabolic agent and Hormone/Metabolic Modulator respectively. “During an investigation into the circumstances of the positive
Flashback Fight: Jon Jones destroys Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 [embedded content] Jon Jones defended his light heavyweight belt for the fifth time when he faced fellow TUF 17 coach Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 in 2013. The event took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey in April 2013. Jones took out
7:11 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Curtis Blaydes has won three fights in a row, the past two by knockout, and has just one loss in his past 10 trips inside the Octagon. Alexander Volkov has been a winner in five of his six bouts since he joined the UFC roster in 2016. Runs of success
Gray Maynard (Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa) Gray Maynard has been vocal about fighter pay in the UFC and he has explained why now is the right time to do so. Maynard is a former longtime UFC fighter. He made his debut for the promotion in June 2007 and had his last fight with the organization in
Image: @ufc on Instagram Long-time UFC welterweight contender Rafael dos Anjos has made his prediction for the upcoming welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. Usman, the UFC welterweight champion, holds a decision win over dos Anjos. He’s scheduled to defend his title against dos Anjos’ friend and countryman, Burns, in the main
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was forced to scratch the lightweight showdown between Matt Frevola and Frank Camacho after a cornerman for “The Steamrolla” tested positive for coronavirus. With just two days before bell, Frevola vs. Camacho is likely to get rebooked for a future card, leaving Sat. night’s (June 20) ESPN event in Las Vegas
LFA and the rest of the world’s sporting events came to a halt in mid-March due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the UFC became the first major sports entity to come back. They did so with a trio of events in May that took place in Jacksonville, Florida, followed by weekly events that are currently
4:18 PM ET An important heavyweight fight is scheduled to headline the UFC’s Aug. 8 show. Derrick Lewis vs. Alexey Oleinik has been verbally agreed to, sources told ESPN. Lewis (23-7, 1 NC) has won his past two fights. He most recently defeated Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision in February. 1 Related Following the victory,
Image Credit: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images UFC president Dana White has put Colby Covington in the category of fighters who are a bit tougher than others to deal with. White has dealt with a slew of fighters over the years. While some negotiations are done without a hiccup, others have proven to be far more difficult.
Image via @ufceurope on Instagram Henry Cejudo has made it clear he will end his retirement to fight Alex Volkanovski and he has now upped the stakes. Before Cejudo retired from MMA, “Triple C” was calling out the featherweight to become the first-ever three-weight world champion in the UFC. It would’ve been a massive fight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Steve-O may be retired from his “Jackass” days, but the entertainer remains a glutton for punishment. He’s also a huge mixed martial arts (MMA) fan — Steve-O broke the news of “Shogun” vs. Nogueira 3! — and once again, his love of suffering and MMA fandom have crossed paths. Steve-O visited