Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is roughly 24 hours away from its UFC on ESPN 10: “Eye vs. Calvillo” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, taking place this Sat. night (June 13, 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.,
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During the early days of the lockdown imposed due to the novel coronavirus, flyweight Tyson Nam was understandably frustrated. His livelihood was put on hold and he was unable to compete, but after several weeks things began to look up. With the UFC to begin holding events again in May, Nam felt energized and let
Image: @taxmexufc UFC bantamweight Ray Borg is out of his scheduled bout against Merab Dvalishvili this weekend at UFC Fight Night Las Vegas due to personal reasons. Borg is no stranger from withdrawing to fights due to personal issues, and unfortunately, sometimes the withdrawals have been to his son Anthony’s well-documented medical issues. After the
7:02 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Dana White first brought up the concept of “Fight Island,” it sounded so exotic. The intrigue intensified as the UFC president refused for weeks to share the site’s location or any other details. It was easy to conjure up images of fight teams relaxing on a beach among palm
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Sean O’Malley is convinced that he’ll do battle with former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt one day. O’Malley is coming off a sensational knockout victory. The same can be said for Garbrandt. Both 135-pounders were featured on the main card of UFC 250. O’Malley knocked out Eddie
I have great news for all the grappling fans in our audience and absolutely terrifying news for everyone else. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes is coming soon to a wet dream near you, thanks to the promotion’s untimely shrinkage. And as a special bonus, he’s bringing fellow heavyweight bruiser Alexander Volkov. “I
Watch Jessica Eye defeat Jessica-Rose Clark (UFC on ESPN+ 30 Free Fight) [embedded content] Jessica Eye soundly defeated Jessica-Rose Clark in Singapore in June 2018. She squares off against Cynthia Calvillo in the main event of Fight Night Vegas on Saturday, June 13. Eye is the top ranked contender in the women’s flyweight division. (Video
Image credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Daniel Cormier doesn’t agree with the timing of Conor McGregor’s retirement announcement. Just after UFC “champ-champ” Amanda Nunes turned in a stellar performance against Felicia Spencer, McGregor hopped on Twitter to claim he is retiring from MMA competition. Some feel that the timing of McGregor’s announcement took
11:38 AM ET The UFC’s Fight Island is real, and it’s located in the Middle East. UFC president Dana White revealed to ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday his mysterious Fight Island is located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The island will help the company promote some of its international athletes who
Image Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev /AFP/Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father is making progress, says Ali Abdelaziz. Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, has been in a hospital in Moscow, Russia. “The Eagle” said that Abdulmanap, who has battled pneumonia, was also diagnosed with the coronavirus. At one point, it was reported by multiple Russian outlets that Abdulmanap was on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 250 presented a ton of action top-to-bottom, but the show was stolen by the Bantamweight talent. Aljamain Sterling picked up a quick submission to secure his title shot, while Cody Stamann earned an exciting decision victory to break into the top 10. In addition, Cody Garbrandt and Sean O’Malley picked
[embedded content] Conor McGregor came out of nowhere to announce his retirement from fighting following UFC 250 on Saturday. Though it was a bit of a sideswipe, UFC president Dana White was not surprised. After all, the with the current state of the world, not much surprises him any more. “Conor McGregor is frustrated right
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Sean O’Malley has some interest in finally fighting Marlon Vera inside the Octagon. O’Malley and Vera were expected to fight at UFC 239. Yet, the fight was scrapped due to the undefeated contender was forced off the card after traces of Ostarine was found in his system.
2:12 PM ET UFC president Dana White made some news Tuesday morning, and while much of the focus was on the cards he announced for the highly anticipated Fight Island, he threw in a nugget that arguably dwarfs any other fight mentioned. The trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former two-division champ Daniel
Boxing legend Mike Tyson reportedly turned down a massive offer to fight Wanderlei Silva. Tyson has the world of combat sports buzzing with his planned return. “Iron” Mike Tyson plans to return to boxing in exhibition matches for charity. Tyson dazzled many with videos of him hitting the pads as he looks to have incredible
Event: UFC 251 “Usman vs. Burns”Date: Sat., July 11, 2020Location: Yas Island in Abu DhabiBroadcast: ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) UFC 251 Main Event: 170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns UFC 251 Main Card, Prelims: 145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Petr Yan for vacant
Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3 set for August 15 The rubber match between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former two-division champion Daniel Cormier is a done deal. The third bout between the two heavyweights will take place on Aug. 15 at a location yet to be announced. UFC president Dana White revealed the news
Leon Edwards will be getting the winner of Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns at UFC 251 according to Ali Abdelaziz. After Usman TKO’d Colby Covington at UFC 245 to defend his welterweight belt for the first time, many thought his next opponent would be Jorge Masvidal. Yet, negotiations stalled leaving Burns to step up and