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Leon Edwards says Colby Covington is not getting the next title shot UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has no intentions of fighting Colby Covington next despite UFC president Dana White saying Covington gets the next shot. Covington officially weighed in during the UFC 286 weigh-in as a backup for the main event between Edwards and

2:28 PM ET ONE Championship fighter Iuri Lapicus died Monday in Italy due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash last week, the promotion confirmed with ESPN. He was 27. “The ONE Championship team is heartbroken over the tragic passing of Iuri Lapicus,” the promotion wrote in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out

Chris Duncan wants to be known as an exciting fighter. Duncan is set to make his UFC debut at UFC 286 against Omar Morales. He is coming off a wild Contender Series fight that saw him get an incredible comeback KO. After that, he was booked to face Michal Figlak, but his scheduled foe pulled

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Strange as it may be to say, the biggest winner of UFC 286 might just be Colby Covington. Since allegedly getting sucker punched by former foe Jorge Masvidal, Covington has been uncharacteristically quiet on the sidelines for about a year. Then, out of nowhere, he shows up at UFC 286, makes

According to multiple reports, former President Donald Trump could be arrested this week. One of his biggest supporters (outside of Dana White) is former interim champion Colby Covington who was the first UFC fighter to visit the White House. So when Covington spoke to the media on Saturday night, the news of Trump’s arrest was

9:07 AM ET An old adage in combat sports says that someone is not truly the champion until they defend the title. Well, if that is indeed the case, Leon Edwards cemented himself as the top man at welterweight on Saturday at UFC 286 in London, beating Kamaru Usman for a second straight time with

Former UFC double-champion Conor McGregor is planning on retiring in the promotion. ‘The Notorious’ has been out of the cage since his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier in July 2021. Near the end of the first round, the Irishman broke his leg. Due to the injury, he’s been on the shelf for well over a

UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards defended his 170-pound title by out-pointing former division kingpin Kamaru Usman in the UFC 286 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend in London, England, a five-round headliner that was commentated by Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier, and Michael Bisping — who filled in for the travel-unfriendly Joe Rogan. Bisping was buried

UFC 286 highlights video: Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman Watch the UFC 286 highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 286 main event between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman. UFC 286 took place on Saturday, March 18, at the O2 Arena in London, England. [embedded content] UFC 286 Highlights Video: Justin Gaethje vs Raphael Fiziev

6:03 PM ET One of the greatest MMA fighters to ever live will finally be immortalized among his legendary peers. Anderson Silva, the former longtime UFC middleweight champion, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 286 broadcast. Silva will go into the Hall as

UFC welterweights Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman had a heated back-and-forth earlier today. ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ are slated to headline UFC 286 in London this Saturday. The bout will be the third time that they’ve clashed, and the first since their historic welterweight title fight last August. In that outing, Usman appeared to

Muhammad Mokaev doesn’t tap. He hasn’t tapped in his 8-0 pro career, nor his 22-0 amateur career. He didn’t even tap on Saturday night at UFC 286 when Jafel Filho had him caught in a fully extended kneebar. Instead, he somehow managed to pull his leg out of the submission and finish the fight moments

UFC 286 highlights video: Justin Gaethje vs Raphael Fiziev Watch the UFC 286 highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 286 main event between Justin Gaethje and Raphael Fiziev. UFC 286 took place on Saturday, March 18, at the O2 Arena in London, England. [embedded content] UFC 286 Highlights Video: Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman

8:07 PM ET LONDON — Leon Edwards was the first to admit he gave a terrible performance in his welterweight title fight against Kamaru Usman eight months ago. He turned in a much better one against Usman at UFC 286. Edwards (21-3) recorded his first defense of the UFC’s 170-pound championship on Saturday in front

Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has responded to Jon Jones. ‘Bones’ called out the former titleholder after submitting Ciryl Gane earlier this month at UFC 285. The victory handed Jones his first in the weight class, and also the heavyweight title. Francis Ngannou famously vacated the championship after parting ways with the UFC in

There is some friction between Jennifer Maia and Casey O’Neill after their UFC 286 fight last night in London, England, because things were apparently too smooth inside the Octagon during their pay-per-view (PPV) showdown. Maia handed O’Neill her first-ever professional mixed martial arts (MMA) loss, taking her undefeated record with a solid unanimous decision win.

The UFC 286 bonuses, gate and attendance where announced following UFC 286 on Saturday in London, England. UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses during the event’s post-fight press conference. To no surprise, the co-main event between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev earned Fight of the Night honors. The other two

8:44 PM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim react to the biggest moments at UFC 286 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in London. There’s no doubting the welterweight champ after UFC 286 Wagenheim: Are we supposed to be surprised that at the end of a raucous Saturday