4:54 PM ET Longtime former UFC men’s flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will challenge for the One Championship belt when he takes on champion Adriano Moraes on April 11 in Chongqing, China. Johnson (30-3-1), known to MMA fans as “Mighty Mouse,” reigned in the UFC for six years and made more title defenses (11) than anyone
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Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor believes he’s due for his biggest payday for an MMA bout. McGregor is no stranger to massive payouts. He reportedly made around $100 million for his Aug. 2017 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. Going into UFC 246, McGregor anticipates quite the paycheck. McGregor Sees
Image via @dustinpoirier on Instagram UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier is calling for the world’s leading MMA promotion to introduce a weight class at 165lbs. Poirier has fought the majority of his career at the featherweight limit of 145lbs and the lightweight limit of 155lbs. As the sport has evolved, fighters are beginning to learn
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) kicks off the new decade in the familiar halls of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing with it a well-seasoned Welterweight grudge match. In the main event, Conor McGregor ends his self-imposed exile against the venerable “Cowboy” Cerrone, who looks to rebound from a destructive loss to Justin Gaethje. Down
Conor McGregor pried eyes wide open when he earned an estimated $100 million for his professional boxing debut opposite Floyd Mayweather, Jr. But the Irishman said in a recent interview that he will make nearly as much for his return to the Octagon this week. “I’m estimating around $80 million,” McGregor told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani
The new year gets right down to big business with next week’s return of Conor McGregor. And that’s just the start for the UFC, which has four championship bouts already booked for the first quarter of 2020. There likely will be another, as Israel Adesanya told ESPN on Monday that he’s close to finalizing his
Image Credit: Paul Miller of USA TODAY Sports Jorge Masvidal believes Donald Cerrone will be in for a world of hurt if he’s flat-footed against Conor McGregor. Masvidal is no stranger to Cerrone. Back in Jan. 2017, “Gamebred” and “Cowboy” shared the Octagon. Masvidal had a statement-making performance, earning a second-round TKO victory over Cerrone.
Image via @thenotoriousmma on Instagram Conor McGregor has made it to Las Vegas for his UFC 246 fight with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, and according to UFC doctors, he’s in “phenomenal shape.” At least, that’s what UFC President Dana White says he’s heard. [embedded content] “I’m hearing he’s in phenomenal shape,” White told TMZ ahead of
“Cowboy” found his Clydesdale. Longtime UFC veteran Donald Cerrone was given his own Budweiser can ahead of his UFC 246 pay-per-view (PPV) main event against Conor McGregor, which takes place this Sat. night (Jan. 18, 2020) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor, of course, made booze news in recent years for developing Proper
Cowboy Cerrone describes the feeling of walking to the octagon (UFC 246 video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone describes his emotions when he arrives to the venue on fight day and what is going through his mind while walking out to the UFC Octagon. Cerrone faces Conor McGregor at UFC 246 in
Image via @ufc on Instagram Budweiser has released a special ‘Cowboy’ can for Donald Cerrone in the leadup to his fight at UFC 246 next weekend against Conor McGregor. Cerrone takes on McGregor in the main event of UFC 246, which takes place next Saturday, January 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Johnny Walker is putting blame on his former coach for his defeat at the hands of Corey Anderson. Walker and Anderson shared the Octagon back in Nov. 2019. While many thought UFC 244 would be Walker’s chance to shine, he ended up getting stopped via TKO in
Video: Relive Conor McGregor’s epic moments on the mic [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Relive some of the former lightweight and featherweight champion’s top moments on the mic from his UFC career. Conor McGregor faces Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 on January 18. TRENDING > Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas rematch expected at UFC 249 Tune
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns for its first show of 2020 and boy are they starting things with a bang. Conor McGregor returns to face off against fan favorite Donald Cerrone in what has been billed by McGregor and his team as just the first fight of a ‘season’ of fights. Who knows how
10:20 AM ET With the new year underway, it’s time to officially put 2019 to bed. We gave out 25 awards on Monday’s show, a great time was had by all, but now I am ready to start seriously thinking about 2020. As we’ve said before, it should be an incredible start to the decade.
Image Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Dan Hooker and Paul Felder aren’t exactly known for heated feuds but things have gotten personal between the two. Hooker and Felder are scheduled to collide at UFC Auckland on Feb. 22. The bout will also headline UFC Auckland. Hooker is the seventh-ranked UFC lightweight, while Felder has
Image: Darren Till on Instagram UFC middleweight star Darren Till is currently awaiting his next fight booking, and he is now teasing a return at UFC 248. Till is coming off of a split decision win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 in what was his official UFC middleweight debut. He is currently ranked No.
UFC president Dana White spends more time than you’d expect screwing around on social media, and he’s doing more than just roasting pimply teenagers that dare to question the quality of his fight cards. Recently he came across Instagram footage of Russian slap fighting tournaments and immediately started planning to bring the rather unique sport