Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal are continuing to go back-and-forth at one another to potentially set up a fight. After Usman TKO’d Colby Covington at UFC 245 many wondered what would be next. Masvidal was up there but he was waiting for the outcome of the UFC 246 main event between Conor McGregor and Donald
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3:46 PM ET UFC superstar Conor McGregor has made it no secret that he has interest in trying his hand at boxing again, be it in a rematch of his 2017 knockout loss to Floyd Mayweather in the second-highest grossing pay-per-view in history or perhaps a showdown with another legend, Manny Pacquiao, both of whom
Image Credit: Getty Images A fight between two top-ten middleweights is reportedly set for UFC 248 when Derek Brunson takes on surging Edmen Shahbazyan. Derek Brunson will be the highest-ranked opponent to date for the undefeated Edmen Shahbazyan. Shahbazyan last competed two months ago at UFC 244, defeating Brad Tavares via first-round KO (head kick).
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Yesterday — less than a week after Maycee Barber was upset by Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246 — Barber’s father, Bucky Barber, took to Instagram to explain away the defeat and belittle Modafferi’s efforts in actually beating up his daughter. Now, it is true that Maycee Barber destroyed her ACL in
Dana White: Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘truly hate each other’ [embedded content] It’s really no secret that there is a mountain of vitriol between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former dual-division champion Conor McGregor. UFC president Dana White confirmed at the UFC 246 post-fight press conference that the hatred between them is not
Roxanne Modafferi picked up a massive upset over the weekend, walloping Maycee Barber to lopsided decision win on the UFC 246 undercard. Unfortunately, Barber’s father has suggested this fight shouldn’t count as a true loss on his daughter’s record given that she sustained an ACL tear early in the fight. “The work was in, the
7:30 AM ET Remember last week when I told you it was conceivable that if all went well against Donald Cerrone, Conor McGregor could fight anyone from featherweight to welterweight next? Well, I guess I was wrong. I should have included bantamweight, too. On Monday’s Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar, said this
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes Maycee Barber is still the future but he does have one concern. Barber was seen in action this past Saturday night (Jan. 18). She shared the Octagon with Roxanne Modafferi in the featured preliminary bout on the UFC 246 card.
This Saturday (Jan. 25, 2020), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) travels to PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., for UFC Fight Night 166. Headlined by a classic striker vs. wrestler match up amplified to Heavyweight Heavyweight proportions between Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes. The rest of the ESPN+-streamed card is actually pretty solid, so let’s analyze
UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena with two thrilling world championship bouts. Undefeated middleweight champion Israel Adesanya goes for another show-stealing performance against No. 3 ranked contender Yoel Romero. Strawweight champion Zhang Weili will take on the toughest test of her career when she meets former titleholder and No. 4 ranked contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk. UFC 248: ADESANYA
Image via Stuff.co.nz / TVNZ UFC president Dana White has outlined the timeline of a potential superfight between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Adesanya and Jones have gone back-and-forth at each other on social media in the last few months, and White has admitted in the past that
Jan 19, 2020 UFC flyweight prospect Maycee Barber has suffered a complete ACL tear in her left knee, according to her father, Bucky Barber. Barber’s team believes she suffered the injury early in the first round of a decision loss to Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246 on Saturday, after stepping awkwardly on Modafferi’s foot. The
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Justin Gaethje says his unwillingness to put on an act for notoriety may hurt him in the long haul. Gaethje has been at odds with the UFC as of late. UFC president Dana White has claimed that “The Highlight” turned down fights, while Gaethje insists he doesn’t know how
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It can be difficult to makes heads or tails of a situation when a fighter pulls out from a fight due to personal reasons. That could be code for injury, mental health issues, a USADA problem yet to surface, relationship drama and much more — any and all of these factors
Conor McGregor voices support for US President Donald Trump: ‘Possibly the USA GOAT’ Prompted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s tweet on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Irish superstar Conor McGregor voiced his support for the controversial leader of the free world with a tweet of his own. “Phenomenal President. Quite possibly the USA (greatest
Matt Serra believes Anthony Pettis has a difficult time when his back is against the wall. Pettis was seen in action this past Saturday night (Jan. 18). He went one-on-one with Diego Ferreira to get the main card of UFC 246 started. Pettis ended up being submitted in the second stanza. “Showtime” has now gone
4:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor didn’t mention a specific opponent he’d want next after beating Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds Saturday night in the main event of UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. It was another out-of-character moment in an out-of-character week for the fighter nicknamed “The Notorious.” “I don’t think ‘the
Image via ESPN MMA video Michael Bisping admits he’s a fan of Jorge Masvidal and says it’s hard not to be. There was a time when Bisping and Masvidal were far from chummy. Masvidal took issue with Bisping ripping the Cuban flag during his heated feud with Yoel Romero. Masvidal and Romero are teammates and