There’s been a whole lot of speculation regarding whether former double champ Henry Cejudo was serious about retiring from mixed martial arts after his latest and arguably greatest win over former bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz. But one party that’s no longer entertaining any other possibility is the UFC. The promotion has just updated their rankings
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Flashback Fight: Relive Matt Brown and Erick Silva’s war from 2014 [embedded content] (Video courtesy of UFC) Matt Brown and Erick Silva met in the main event of a UFC Fight Night Cincinnati six years ago in what would be an incredibly entertaining back-and-forth bout. The event took place at U.S. Bank Arena in May
Four fights have been added to upcoming UFC Fight Night cards in June, including the return of exciting featherweight contender Andre Fili. Check out the four new fight announcements below, which were confirmed by MMAjunkie.com. All of the events mentioned are scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, though that’s
10:24 PM ET Paige VanZant and Amanda Ribas have agreed to a UFC flyweight bout on July 11 at an undisclosed location, sources confirmed to ESPN. The matchup was originally booked for March 14 in Brazil, but VanZant (8-4) was forced to withdraw because of an arm injury. Ribas (9-1) remained on the March 14
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Frankie Edgar will officially drop down to bantamweight on July 11. According to a report from MMAFighting, Edgar will make his 135-pound debut when he battles Pedro Munhoz on July 11. The UFC has yet to announce the matchup or the event location. Edgar is 23-8-1
There’s a new trend going on right now of bored fighters in quarantine complaining about their position in the UFC rankings or even better, the overall GOAT rankings. But the real galaxy brain in all this is Nate Diaz, who decided to sidestep all that and claim the title of Baddest Motherf**ker again. That’s a
After kicking off his 2020 with a unanimous decision win over Brandon Girtz at Bellator 239 in February, lightweight Miles Jury was making plans for his next fight when the novel coronavirus pandemic put those plans possibly on hold. While lockdown may put a delay in Jury’s plans, he’s staying optimistic and hoping that he
As most MMA fans already know, UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry recently parted ways with his wife Danielle Nickerson. The couple had been married for approximately seven months before ‘Platinum’ allegedly “dumped her ass” according to former striking coach Frank Lester. In a post on his official Instagram page, Lester expressed his delight after hearing
7:57 PM ET UFC women’s flyweights Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo have agreed to fight June 13 at UFC Fight Night, sources told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The bout would headline the event, sources said, though a location was not immediately known. Eye (15-7, 1 NC) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Viviane Araujo
Image Credit: Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images A key flyweight bout between Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo is set to headline the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night card on June 13. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was first to report the news that the fight was set to headline the card with Eye confirming she was the
The expected return of legendary boxer Mike Tyson has sparked much intrigue from around the combat community, including former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz. Tyson, 53, nearly broke the internet with a powerful sparring showcase earlier this month while hinting at a potential return to the boxing ring. Fans really didn’t know what to
Flashback Fight: Watch Michael Bisping take UFC belt, avenge loss to Luke Rockhold <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Check out Michael Bisping’s victory over Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, where he not only took the middleweight championship belt from Rockhold, but avenged a loss from earlier in his career.
Chael Sonnen has once again taken aim at former opponent and reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The self proclaimed ‘American Gangster’ went off on ‘Bones’ earlier this week, this after Jones insinuated that Sonnen was nothing but a has-been. Chael Sonnen followed that up by slamming another one of his rivals in Tito
1:28 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marcus Gaethje was at dinner with his twin brother, Justin. It was May 8, and the Gaethjes and a few of Justin’s coaches had settled in at Chart House, an
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jan Blachowicz believes Jon Jones has been trying to avoid him. Jones is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion but he’s expressed interest in a move to heavyweight. “Bones” became intrigued with a potential change in weight class after seeing Ovince Saint Preux try his hand against
No weekend would complete without a Conor McGregor knockout video, right? Well, Mania has you covered as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has released McGregor’s clash with Chad Mendes at UFC 189 back in 2015. The contest was held for the interim featherweight title and saw “Notorious” get rid of Mendes via second-round TKO (punches). Despite
Video: Dana White unveils UFC Fight Night Woodley vs. Burns fight card for May 30 [embedded content] UFC president Dana White joined commentator Jon Anik live on ESPN to reveal the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns fight card. The event is slated for May 30 and is tentatively scheduled for Las Vegas, as
Image Credit: UFC on Instagram Reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones wanted to shakeup the UFC by moving up a weight class to take on dangerous knockout artist Francis Ngannou. ‘Bones’ announced his intentions on social media and instantly had fight fans salivating over the potential matchup. Even Jones’ longtime rival and former opponent in