Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC legend Donald Cerrone is hoping to return to the Octagon in March or April following his knockout loss to Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 246. Cerrone lasted only 40 seconds to McGregor back in January, suffering his third consecutive TKO defeat after losing to Justin Gaethje
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7:40 AM ET Conor McGregor vs. Diego Sanchez. When McGregor tweeted that Saturday night during the UFC Rio Rancho card, I could feel a collective groan from the MMA community. “Oh, there he goes talking about nonsense fights again,” is what I imagined most people were thinking. Does he really want to fight Sanchez next?
Image Credit: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has high praise for Valentina Shevchenko. Shevchenko is the reigning UFC women’s flyweight champion. She’s coming off a successful title defense earlier this month. “Bullet” stopped Katlyn Chookagian in the third round via TKO in the co-main event of UFC 247. Shevchenko was clean in
While it’s still too early to celebrate, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight champion, Weili Zhang, got one step closer to making it to the United States after securing her travel visa while training in Abu Dhabi, according to MMA Fighting. “Magnum” fled Beijing earlier this month in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, which to
Diego Sanchez’s most recent fight – opposite Michel Pereira at UFC Rio Rancho – ended in an unorthodox fashion. Sanchez was hit with an illegal knee while downed and could not continue. He thus was awarded the victory via disqualification in a fight that most felt Pereira was winning up until that point. By all
Image Credit: UFC.com Michel Pereira doesn’t believe that his knee collided with the head of Diego Sanchez this past Saturday. At UFC Rio Rancho, Pereira was looking to return to the win column against Sanchez. After dominating the opening two rounds of the fight, Pereira threw a knee that appeared to hit Sanchez in the
10:50 PM ET AUCKLAND, New Zealand — UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski laughed off Henry Cejudo‘s comments about a potential title showdown, saying Wednesday he would “squash” the current bantamweight title holder. Cejudo (15-2) last week called out Brazilian veteran Jose Aldo and Volkanovski as the fighters on his wish list for 2020, despite the
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jan Blachowicz admits he wouldn’t be a happy camper if Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes II is booked next. Blachowicz is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Corey Anderson. The rematch took place this past Saturday night (Feb. 15). It served as the main event of
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s been 10 days since UFC 247, and the judging drama continues. In addition to the massive controversy surrounding the main event — in which Judge Joe Soliz awarded Jon Jones four of five rounds — there were four split-decisions spread across the card. Notably, one of the judges was accused
War Room breakdown: UFC Auckland Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker [embedded content] UFC commentator and former welterweight championship contender Dan Hardy returns to the War Room to break down the UFC on ESPN+ 26 main event between Paul Felder and Dan Hooker. Felder vs. Hooker takes place this weekend (Sunday in Australia, but Saturday across
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Kenny Florian believes Michel Pereira has no one to blame but himself for being disqualified against Diego Sanchez. Pereira and Sanchez collided this past Saturday night (Feb. 15). The bout served as UFC Rio Rancho’s co-main event. While Pereira appeared to have easily snagged rounds one and
3:04 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Jan Blachowicz believes he earned a shot at the UFC light heavyweight championship with his first-round knockout of fellow top-10 contender Corey Anderson over the weekend. On Monday, he told ESPN he will accept no other fight until he gets his hands on champion Jon Jones. Blachowicz (26-8), No. 6
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Diego Sanchez believes he made the right decision taking the DQ win at UFC Rio Rancho. In the third round, Michel Pereira, who was dominating the fight, landed an illegal knee to Sanchez who said he couldn’t continue and got a DQ win. Many said he quit,
Any time I write anything remotely critical of former UFC interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington, an army of trolls descends upon my Twitter account to remind me that I’m a worthless piece of trash who should not be allowed to procreate. They’re not wrong, but what does that have to do with Covington? The point
Dan Hooker goes nose-to-nose with Paul Felder with traditional Maori greeting at UFC Auckland [embedded content] New Zealander Dan Hooker welcomed fellow UFC on ESPN+ 26 main eventer Paul Felder to his home country with a traditional greeting. No, he didn’t get all up in Felder’s grill and promise to tear him apart when they
Referee John McCarthy believes there is just “something completely different” about Diego Sanchez following last weekend’s UFC event in Rio Rancho. The UFC legend, Sanchez, picked up a disqualification victory over Michel Pereira in front of a home crowd in New Mexico Saturday night. After dominating the majority of the opening two rounds, it appeared
6:27 PM ET Aljamain Sterling made his intentions known for the near future. While the UFC bantamweight contender said he’s aiming for a return to the Octagon in May or June as he recovers from two wrist surgeries, he has his sights set on stopping “the boogeyman.” That would be Petr Yan, who seems to
Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA TODAY, Sports Referee Marc Goddard has defended his decision to stop the Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington bout. Back in Dec. 2019, Usman and Covington collided for the UFC welterweight championship. This was the first title defense in Usman’s reign. After four rounds of back-and-forth action, Usman took over in the