Coming off a loss in his final bout of 2019, bantamweight Journey Newson was looking to rebound in his first fight of 2020 when he faced Domingo Pilarte at UFC 247 on Feb. 8. Just under 40 seconds into his bout with Pilarte, Newson was able to land an overhand right on his opponent, ending
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Image via @ufceurope on Instagram Henry Cejudo is looking to become “Quadruple C” as he says he is coming after Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight title. Cejudo deemed himself “Triple C” after he beat Marlon Moraes for the bantamweight title back in June. He was the flyweight, bantamweight champion, and Olympic gold medalist. But, he is looking
7:48 AM ET It was all set up so well for UFC light heavyweight contenders Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz. There they were, scheduled to fight each other in a UFC main event, just seven days after Jon Jones was set to defend his title against Dominick Reyes. More than likely, Jones would win (as
Image Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski of USA TODAY Sports UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman wouldn’t mind sharing the Octagon with Conor McGregor for a big payday. It’s no secret that McGregor is MMA’s most popular fighter. McGregor’s reach goes beyond the sport and he has become a mainstream figure over the years. That’s why it isn’t
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Here we go again. The Bantamweight division has an argument for the deepest in the sport. Every other weekend, some new 23-year-old Bantamweight debuts and showcases a deep skill set and excellent conditioning. At the top of the division, there are four men who have reasonably strong cases for title shots
Kamaru Usman thinks Jorge Masvidal is fake [embedded content] Jorge Masvidal rocketed to stardom over the past year. Is it because he’s that good at fighting or because he finally found a niche, a persona, that garnered attention? UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes that the Jorge Masvidal that we’re seeing now is a fake.
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko was in top form at UFC 247 last Saturday, defending her belt with a lopsided beatdown of top contender Katlyn Chookagian. Shevchenko ultimately finished the fight on the ground in the third round. Prior to that, however, she was extremely dominant on the feet, uncorking many of her signature
7:33 AM ET When Bruce Buffer announces the winner of Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night main event in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, will he be naming the next challenger for light heavyweight champion Jon Jones? That is the most compelling storyline surrounding the Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz rematch. Jones is coming off a controversial
Image Credit: Steven Ryan/Getty Images Nate Diaz confirms he was not in Miami. On Wednesday, the Miami Herald published a story saying Diaz was part of an alleged domestic violence and was hospitalized after he attacked the cops at a police station. It made the rounds everywhere, but Diaz’s camp denied it was him. Shortly
Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight contender Jessica Eye, who still maintains her No. 1 ranking in the 125-pound division, recently went under the knife to repair “overdue” elbow issues commensurate with more than a decade of action in mixed martial arts (MMA). “Heys guys, update, surgery went great,” Eye, 33, told her followers on
Jon Jones would rematch Dominick Reyes: ‘It’s my job to embrace the toughest challenges’ [embedded content] Though Jon Jones walked away the victor at UFC 247, his light heavyweight championship intact, he couldn’t escape how close his fight with the previously undefeated Dominick Reyes was. After five rounds, Jones walked out of the Octagon with
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Dominick Reyes knows he and Jon Jones will rematch after UFC 247 and “Bones” told him it will be epic. At UFC 247, Jones was looking to defend his light heavyweight title once again when he battled Reyes. In the end, he did just that winning by
5:18 PM ET With the indefinite loss of its middleweight champion, Bellator has moved to a veritable superfight for the vacated belt. Gegard Mousasi will face welterweight champion Douglas Lima for the vacant Bellator middleweight title on May 9 in San Jose, California, Bellator president Scott Coker announced Tuesday on Twitter. The title was relinquished
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images One top-ranked flyweight believes Henry Cejudo could return to 125 pounds if things don’t pan out at bantamweight. Cejudo became a UFC “champ-champ” after stopping Marlon Moraes back in June 2019. With that win, Cejudo added the UFC bantamweight title to his mantle. At the time, he
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Plenty of sitcoms have earned themselves three mediocre seasons on the premise of an endless “will they or won’t they?” relationship, and its an unfortunately invasive issue in the fight world as well. Currently, the big maybe match up is Jared Cannonier vs. … well, anyone really — but Darren Till
Manny Pacquiao inks deal with Conor McGregor’s management team Manny Pacquiao wanted to fight Conor McGregor, but now they’ll share the same management team. The eight-time boxing champion has signed with Paradigm Sports Management, a prominent team that represents the former two-division UFC champion, as well as reigning UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya and Bellator
Image via @beckylynchwwe on Instagram (photographer not listed) WWE champ Becky Lynch is a little frustrated by a comment UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones recently made. Not long after his UFC 247 win over Dominick Reyes, Jones planted the seed for a future move to the pro wrestling ring. “I think it’s inevitable,” Jones
8:16 AM ET Earlier this week, I noted a few MMA phrases that really grind my gears. “To be the champ, you gotta beat the champ,” “championship rounds mean more” and “I can’t believe that was a unanimous decision” are a few of them. You know what’s another one? “Don’t leave it in the hands