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Conor McGregor has responded after USADA confirmed he would need six months of testing in order to return. After the Irishman broke his leg in his trilogy match against Dustin Poirier, it was revealed McGregor withdrew from the USADA testing pool. McGregor had said he wanted to focus on rehabbing but many fighters wondered if

The self-proclaimed “Most Exciting Fighter of All Time,” Justin Gaethje, has his eye on a former foe. Gaethje, 34, got back in the win column tonight (Sat., March 18, 2023) at UFC 286, which took place inside The O2 in London, England, defeating surging contender, Rafael Fiziev, in an entertaining — and violent — fight.

UFC 286 Post-Fight Press Conference Video Following the UFC 286 event, the big winners and marquee names will field questions from the media during the post-fight press conference at the O2 Arena in London, England. Welterweight champion Leon Edwards defeated former titleholder Kamaru Usman in the fight card’s main event to retain the 170-pound championship.

12:24 PM ET Kamaru Usman was well on his way to a sixth title defense and a record-tying 16th straight UFC win last summer. He was the undisputed best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet and about one minute away from another accolade that would vault him into a discussion about the greatest fighters of all

The UFC 286 headliners seemingly have no issue facing Conor McGregor next. ‘The Notorious’ is currently preparing for his comeback fight against Michael Chandler. While no date has been set for the clash, it’s expected to take place at welterweight. Furthermore, the two recently wrapped shooting for the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter. Ahead

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to The O2 in London, England, TODAY (Sat., March 18, 2023) with a five-round pay-per-view (PPV) main event rubber match between newly-minted Welterweight roost-ruler, Leon Edwards, running it back with former 170-pound kingpin, Kamaru Usman. In UFC 286’s PPV fire co-main event, dynamic Lightweight wrecking balls, Justin Gaethje and Rafael

UFC 286 Live Results: Edwards vs. Usman 3 UFC 286 results begin at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 18, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the O2 Arena in London, England. Click on the fight below in the UFC 286 Live results section for live stats or jump down to the written UFC

3:22 PM ET UFC fighter Jeff Molina has responded after a private video was leaked of him Thursday on social media. Molina wrote Friday in a statement posted on Twitter that he is bisexual, though this was “not the way” he wanted to announce that fact about his personal life. Molina is the first male

Kamaru Usman doesn’t think there is much left for him to accomplish after UFC 286. Usman is looking to reclaim his welterweight title in the main event in the trilogy match against Leon Edwards in London, England. The two had their rematch back in August with Edwards winning by fifth-round head kick KO and even

Welcome to Midnight Mania! From random fight fans to the actual men fighting in the UFC 286 main event, everyone was surprised when Colby Covington weighed in on Friday morning (March 17, 2023). Neither Kamaru Usman nor Leon Edwards knew that “Chaos” was the back up plan in the event that either man missed weight

BKFC cancels tonight’s sold out event ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’ with the venue Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has cancelled tonights sold out event at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Florida. The fight promotion made the announcement via social media. The event has been rescheduled for April 21. Refunds for ticket holders are being made

8:00 AM ET Trevor Wittman had one question for former pound-for-pound No. 1 Kamaru Usman in the aftermath of Usman’s knockout loss to Leon Edwards last August at UFC 278: Why did he lay off the gas in the final round? Seven months ago, Usman (20-2) was on the verge of tying Anderson Silva‘s UFC

Justin Gaethje came from a wrestling background, yet he has yet to shoot for a takedown in the UFC. However, that may change at UFC 286. Gaethje has fought 10 times in the UFC – and will make the walk for the 11th time on Saturday – and has yet to shoot for a takedown.

Florida has not been very kind to bareknuckle boxers these last few months. Despite selling out Delray Beach Tennis Center, the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) boxing event scheduled for tonight (Fri., March 17, 2023) in Delray Beach, Fla., has been canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.” “Due to unforeseen circumstances outside of BKFC’s control regarding

UFC 286 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 286 fight card will participate in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in on Friday afternoon. The event is headlined by a welterweight championship trilogy bout between champion Leon Edwards and former titleholder Kamaru Usman. [embedded content] UFC 286 Official Weigh-in Results

2:04 PM ET When Conor McGregor broke his leg during a 2021 fight, he said he immediately had some doubts about whether or not he could continue his MMA career. Those concerns, though, were quickly dashed. McGregor, the UFC’s biggest star, felt in the moments following the leg break that as long as he was

UFC star Conor McGregor is not concerned about the USADA testing pool as he prepares for his return fight against Michael Chandler. Later this year, Conor McGregor is expected to return to the Octagon for the first time in two years. When he does, he’ll take on Michael Chandler, the man he’s coaching against in

Welcome to Midnight Mania! On Thursday, the UFC 286 combatants took a break from their weight cuts for the pre-fight press conference. Naturally, a large portion of the attention went to the main event athletes, Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, who will fight for a third time and decide the future of the Welterweight title.