Dana White exposes Jon Jones lying allegation (FULL UFC on ESPN 9 scrum video) [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) The UFC is preparing to make its re-emergence on its home turf in Las Vegas. UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns will take place on Saturday, marking the first time the promotion has been
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Despite only competing once in the past twelve months Conor McGregor was able to crack the Top 20 on Forbes ‘World’s Highest-Paid Athletes’ list for 2020. The former two-division UFC champion’s lone Octagon appearance during that 12-month stretch came at January’s UFC 246 event where he needed just 40-seconds to dismantle Donald Cerrone. McGregor’s quick
12:57 PM ET The UFC’s first main event back in its hometown is now official. Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns made weight Friday morning at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Woodley and Burns each weighed in at 170.5 pounds. The UFC Fight Night card will take place Saturday night at the
Image Credit: Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Jon Jones didn’t hold back when responding to UFC president Dana White. Jones and White have gone back-and-forth over what really happened during negotiations for a move up to the heavyweight division. Jones was intrigued by a showdown with knockout artist Francis Ngannou. The
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley may be gearing up for his first non-title fight in over five years this weekend against Gilbert Burns at UFC on ESPN 9, but “Chosen One” still has to deal with surging contender Leon Edwards. Remember, Woodley and Edwards were expected to clash at UFC London this past March
Following a win in the 2019 PFL tournament championship finals in December, welterweight Ray Cooper III was looking forward to continuing his momentum in 2020 when the novel coronavirus hit. With lockdowns being imposed worldwide and sports being placed on hold, the PFL suspended its seasonal format for 2020, leaving fighters like Cooper to their
Image: @ufc on Instagram Tyron Woodley and Leon Edwards are no longer scheduled to fight, but the pair seem to have plenty of lingering animosity towards each other. The pair were scheduled to fight in the main event of UFC London on March 21, but the card fell through due to travel restrictions associated with
May 20, 2020 Tyron Woodley already has established himself as one of the greatest welterweights of all time. This weekend, he will try to prove he’s one of the greatest welterweights right now. Woodley (19-4-1, 9-3-1 in the UFC) will meet rising 170-pound contender Gilbert Burns (18-3, 11-3 UFC) in the main event of Saturday’s
Image Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images UFC president Dana White is offering Conor McGregor some advice. McGregor has expressed his eagerness in returning to the Octagon. The “Notorious” one made a successful return back in Jan. 2020. He defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone via TKO in just 40 seconds. With UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is no longer headed to Dublin, Ireland, this summer after the country extended its ban on live events, which means the promotion needs a new date and location for the Robert Whittaker (20-5) vs. Darren Till (18-2-1) showdown. According to a report from Combate, “The Reaper” will throw hands with “The
Flashback Fight: Khabib Nurmagomedov finishes Conor McGregor at UFC 229 [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight championship against Conor McGregor in he biggest fight in UFC history at UFC 229 just under two years ago. The event took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 6, 2018 in front
UFC President Dana White has chimed in after former two-division champion Conor McGregor recently “accepted” a fight with Anderson Silva. Following McGregor’s recent Twitter rants regarding who is the current GOAT of MMA, the Irishman received a challenge from former middleweight champion Anderson Silva. ‘The Spider’, who McGregor had initially pegged as number one on
7:37 AM ET Tyron Woodley is back in action on Saturday after more than one year away from the Octagon. The last time we saw Woodley, he lost the UFC welterweight title to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 on March 2, 2019. His planned bout with Leon Edwards in March was scrapped due to the
Image Credit: Joshua Dahl/USA TODAY Sports UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is fired up over Dana White’s recent comments. Jones had been calling for a heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou. “Bones” has also said that he’d be willing to move up in weight if the UFC can “open up the checkbook.” The promotion wasn’t
Jon Jones’ quest to score a bout against top heavyweight contender, Francis Ngannou, came to a screeching halt after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) shut down his pay increase request. According to “Bones,” though, actual numbers were never discussed, so you can understand why he was fuming after catching wind of Dana White’s claims that he
Conor McGregor accepts super fight with Anderson Silva Who knows if it will ever happen, but former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has proposed a 176-pound catchweight bout with former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. McGregor accepted. Silva had surgery in early May, so it isn’t likely that he’d be returning to the Octagon any
Image Credit: Dan Ige’s Instagram (photographer not listed) Dan Ige doesn’t understand how people thought Edson Barboza beat him. Back at UFC on ESPN 8, Barboza made his featherweight debut against the 15th-ranked, Dan Ige. Early on in the fight, the Brazilian dropped Ige but the Hawaiian rallied in the second and third rounds to
7:07 AM ET Tyron Woodley has been having some trouble sleeping lately, but it’s not because he has too much on his plate. Woodley said he’s 100 percent focused on Saturday’s Fight Night main event against Gilbert Burns, which wasn’t the case the last time he was preparing to step in the Octagon. Woodley had