Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 249. It was nearly here, then it wasn’t, and now we’re once again at the “nearly here!” stage. For those keeping track, it’s roughly the same amount of time from the event as the moment right before ESPN/Disney pulled the plug on the whole April 19th show over safety concerns.
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Conor McGregor makes personal PPE delivery at Children’s Hospital UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been a vocal critic of governmental measures that he feels don’t go far enough in slowing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. He has also been leading a drive to donate supplies to many of the front line workers that are
Image Credit: Chris Unger/DWCS LLC via Getty Images PFL star Brendan Loughnane opens up on everything from his signing with the promotion to life in quarantine and beyond in this exclusive with BJPENN.com. Loughnane has largely been viewed as one of the most underrated British talents for many years now, with most fans believing that
7:37 AM ET Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is sitting in front of the bar he recently built on his 10-acre BMF Ranch in Edgewood, New Mexico. Exactly 100 days have passed since he suffered a 40-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 246, and he is about to address it publicly for the first time.
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Scott Coker makes a lot of sense when he speaks about the plan for July. If anything about what has been going on with the current situation has shown, it’s that time is the biggest asset when planning for a comeback. The restrictions in place now will likely not be
UFC President Dana White recently told the combat sports media that he didn’t need a live gate to promote MMA fights, which is probably because he gets $750 million from ESPN regardless of whether the event takes place in a close studio or packed arena. Fossilized fight promoter Bob Arum, however, is not ready to
Dana White ‘not very’ confident Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson happens in 2020 The winner of the UFC 249 main event between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje on May 9 is expected to then face Khabib Nurmagomedov later this year, but UFC President Dana White isn’t betting the house on it happening. Though he didn’t
Mark Hunt has launched a savage attack on the UFC for not caring about their fighters, and he references Jon Jones to make his point. The New Zealand native has been on a crusade against the UFC ever since Brock Lesnar failed a drug test for their UFC 200 fight in 2016. Hunt lost the
7:37 AM ET I’ll never forget Jan. 17, 2016. Not so much because of the great TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz UFC bantamweight title fight that happened that night in Boston (it was a really great fight and worth watching, if you’ve never seen it before), but because of what Cruz said to me after
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC president Dana White isn’t sold on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson taking place this year. Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson was scheduled for April 18. The UFC decided to replace “The Eagle” with Justin Gaethje. This was due to Nurmagomedov being in Russia where a travel ban
Welcome to Midnight Mania! With a huge percentage of fighters unbooked due to the global pandemic, there are lots of hypothetical match ups being thrown around. Some of these fighters were booked briefly then cancelled, while others are entirely new creations only possible because of the sudden availability of most everyone on the UFC roster.
Flashback Fight: Brock Lesnar smashes Randy Couture to win UFC title <span style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Brock Lesnar faced off with Randy Couture for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 91 in 2008. After defeating Couture, Lesnar would defend the heavyweight belt two times before falling to Cain Velasquez
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC president Dana White says that Jorge Masvidal and his flying knee finish over Ben Askren at UFC 239 is his favorite KO of all time. There are hundreds of amazing knockouts that have taken place inside the Octagon, but perhaps none of them have been as crazy as Masvidal’s
10:00 AM ET Robert Whittaker says he has regained the “spark” to train and fight after stepping away from the UFC following an 18-month period when his desire to throw down waned. Whittaker spoke of his time away from the sport for the first time late last week, but he delved much deeper into the
Image via ESPN broadcast ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has caught wind of Donald Cerrone’s self-assessment of his UFC 246 performance. Back in January, Cerrone shared the Octagon with Conor McGregor. The welterweight bout headlined UFC 246. “Cowboy” was stopped in just 40 seconds via TKO. Stephen A. took a lot of heat for his
Longtime ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith, oft-criticized for having diarrhea of the mouth, may not be well versed in mixed martial arts (MMA), but he certainly knows a thing or two about the world of sports. Like how to spot an athlete who doesn’t have his head in the game. Smith was lambasted by Ultimate
Cowboy Cerrone details disastrous Conor McGregor fight at UFC 246 [embedded content] Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone went into his UFC 246 headlining bout knowing it represented the biggest opportunity of his career. McGregor may not be considered the greatest fighter of all time, but he is a global superstar and a victory over him could have
Israel Adesanya is ready to confront Paulo Costa, Mortal Kombat-style, on the UFC’s much discussed Fight Island. The UFC has had to put multiple fight cards on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. This has given Paulo Costa the time to heal from surgery and prepare for an anticipated middleweight title fight with Adesanya. Now,