Welcome to Midnight Mania! “Our rematch is going to be epic” – Jon Jones, immediately after the UFC 247 main event (HIGHLIGHTS). As it turns out, that rematch may be coming sooner than anticipated. UFC seemed to imply that Jones would next be facing the victor of Jan Blachowicz vs. Corey Anderson, and Blachowicz lived
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UFC 249 Press Conference video: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson [embedded content] The UFC 249 Press Conference on Friday almost boiled over as security had to keep Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson apart during their face-off, but that was just the capper to an intense round of trash talk. The two went at each other
Floyd Mayweather has named his price for a potential fight with Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor has been clamoring for a rematch with the undefeated boxer since he suffered a TKO loss back in 2017. Nurmagomedov, meanwhile, has recently called out Mayweather and said he wants to do 11 rounds of boxing followed by
8:00 AM ET Truth be told, UFC 248 will not be the company’s biggest pay-per-view event of the year when it’s all said and done. Not with Conor McGregor teasing the possibility of three fights, and 2019 breakout Jorge Masvidal on the cusp of his first UFC title shot. Not with a Stipe Miocic, Daniel
Image Credit: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Bisping has praise for Israel Adesanya but he believes he would’ve dethroned “The Last Stylebender” in his prime. Adesanya is set to put his UFC middleweight championship on the line for the first time. Tomorrow night (March 7), Adesanya will collide with Yoel Romero. The 185-pound
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya, will face off with high-flying knockout artist, Yoel Romero, this Saturday (March 7, 2020) at UFC 248 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Few have risen to the top faster than Adesanya. It obviously helps to have an extensive and decorated professional kickboxing record, but Adesanya
Dana White tells anyone who doesn’t like Henry Cejudo vs. Jose Aldo ‘don’t watch it’ Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will put his title on the line against Jose Aldo in the UFC 250 main event, but not everyone has been happy since that fight was made official. While both Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan are
Image via @sugaseanmma on Instagram (photographer not listed) Undefeated bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley recently opened up on his financial hardships caused by his recent tangle with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. At UFC 248 in Las Vegas, “Sugar” Sean will return to fight Jose Alberto Quinonez. It will mark the first time he has stepped
5:37 PM ET The UFC has elected to run back one of the most controversial fights of the year, as light heavyweights Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba will meet for the second time at UFC 249. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is in the process of finalizing the matchup, per sources. The
Image Credit: Contender Stories: Sean O’Malley (UFC.com) Sean O’Malley has laid out his plan to take out Jose Quinonez early. This Saturday night (March 7), O’Malley will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. He’ll go one-on-one with Quinonez in the featured preliminary bout on the ESPN portion of UFC 248. It’ll be O’Malley’s
Welcome to Midnight Mania! First and foremost, congratulations to Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff! The longtime couple have been talking about having children since at least 2017, and it was decided then that Ansaroff would carry the child. One of them was going to face a layoff, and it’s likely hard to argue against the
Dana White reveals Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 in Brazil Two-division champion Amanda Nunes will put her featherweight title on the line against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 on May 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. UFC president Dana White revealed the title bout on Thursday to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Nunes (19-4) captured
Image Credit: @UFC on Instagram Magomed Anaklaev and Ion Cutelaba will run it back following their controversial fight last weekend. At UFC Norfolk, Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba was a fight many fans were looking forward to. Before the scrap even began, the Moldovan fighter in Cutelaba went to the Russian’s corner and was forced to be
4:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s double champion Amanda Nunes will defend her featherweight title against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 in Brazil, according to UFC president Dana White. Contracts have not been signed, but verbal agreements are in place, White and additional sources told ESPN. The 145-pound title fight will serve as
Amanda Nunes’ next UFC women’s featherweight title bout has been set. Nunes will put her 145-pound gold on the line against Felicia Spencer. The bout will be held on the UFC 250 card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. UFC 250 takes place on May 9. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first broke the news, which was confirmed by
That was fast. Just a few days removed from her technical knockout win over Zarah Fairn dos Santos at UFC Norfolk, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight contender, Felicia Spencer, will face off against reigning 145-pound titleholder, Amanda Nunes, at the upcoming UFC 250 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for Sat., May 9, 2020 inside Ginasio
UFC 248 face-offs: Dana White holds Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk apart [embedded content] See the main event fighters stare each other down at the UFC 248 Face-Offs. Israel Adesanya, Yoel Romero, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and the rest of the fighters take the stage. Jedrzejczyk, the former strawweight champion, got in Zhang’s face,
Former referee Big John McCarthy believes Dana White owes him a thank you — maybe even some butt-kissing. McCarthy has been instrumental in overseeing MMA fights since the sport’s early days. He made his officiating debut in the UFC at the promotion’s second show, all the way back 1994. Since then, he has gone on