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8:34 AM ET Megan Anderson On just one week’s notice, Jessica Andrade has stepped in for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event against rising women’s flyweight prospect Erin Blanchfield (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET main card, prelims at 4 p.m.). Andrade (24-9), a former strawweight champion and one-time flyweight title challenger, is replacing Taila Santos and

Former two-division UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has praised Israel Adesanya for how he approached a question about Francis Ngannou during a recent media scrum. This time last year, Adesanya stood alongside Ngannou and welterweight star Kamaru Usman as one of three reigning kings in the UFC. While all three are now without gold in

UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira is warning Francis Ngannou against boxing Tyson Fury. UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, (17-3 MMA) was stripped of his title and released from his contract this past January. Ngannou, 36, rejected the UFC’s new contract offer and is now a free agent. Although there has been no confirmation as to

Sounds like a handful of “Ultimate Fighter” contestants are getting eliminated from the combat sports reality show before they even get the opportunity to fight. That’s because Conor McGregor, who is set to coach TUF 31 opposite fellow lightweight star Michael Chandler, is making room for his own, hand-picked fighters. When you generate the kind

UFC Vegas 69: Andrade vs. Blanchfield fight card face-offs The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 69 fight faced off with their opponents following Friday’s official weigh-in. The takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between former strawweight champion and No. 3 ranked

Daniel Cormier has shared a thoughtful response to Jon Jones‘ blessing for him to perform commentary on the UFC 285 main event. At UFC 285, Jon Jones will make his long-awaited heavyweight debut when he faces Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight championship. Prior to this move that has been years in the making, Jones

Modestas Bukauskas knew he always belonged in the UFC. Bukauskas earned a first-round TKO victory in his Octagon debut but went on to lose his next three fights and was subsequently released from the promotion. He then picked up two wins in Cage Warriors including winning the light heavyweight title. After that, he re-signed with

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ciryl Gane is one of the most naturally talented men in MMA. Gane spent a few years competing in Muay Thai prior to his MMA career, but he didn’t really have an extensive combat sports background. Nevertheless, he was able to pick up on wrestling and grappling incredibly quickly, joining the

Conor McGregor arrives in Las Vegas to coach ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Conor McGregor arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday to film ‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’ coaching opposite former lightweight title challenger Michael Chandler. The former two-division UFC champion emerged from an SUV at the UFC Apex dressed in a nicely tailored suit. The participants and

Boxing star Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty to four charges on Thursday stemming from a hit-and-run incident in 2020. Davis’ sentencing will take place on May 5th, just a few weeks after his planned fight with Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas. According to police, Davis left a nightclub in Baltimore around 2 a.m. on Nov. 5,

Jessica Andrade is hoping to earn a strawweight title shot on Saturday. Andrade has been bouncing between strawweight and flyweight and will compete at 125lbs in the main event of UFC Vegas 69 as she steps up on short notice to take on Erin Blanchfield. Andrade is coming off a decision win over Lauren Murphy

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis was back in court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury, failing to notify of property damage, driving with a revoked license, and running a red light, according to ESPN. The 28 year-old pugilist, who waived his right to trial, was responsible

Jon Jones offers olive branch to Daniel Cormier: ‘Let bygones be bygones’ Former foes Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier might be in the Octagon together again … but they won’t be fighting. Cormier, who has retired and begun acting as the cage-side color commentator and in-cage post-fight interviewer, could potentially call Jones’ return to the

3:04 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Liz Carmouche will defend her Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship against DeAnna Bennett in the main event of Bellator 294 on April 21, part of the fight promotion’s two-night visit to Honolulu, Bellator announced Wednesday. Carmouche (18-7) won the title last April with a TKO of Juliana Velasquez, then submitted

Welcome to the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The relentless schedule of the MMA world means that some fans don’t have a full look at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying the most attention to. Everyone wants to tune in for main events

Zac Pauga wasn’t sure if he would get to make his UFC debut. Pauga competed on TUF 30 and lost in the finale by KO to Mohammed Usman. Although before the fight, Pauga signed a contract should he win or lose the contest, he still wasn’t guaranteed to get a UFC bout. [embedded content] “I

Welcome to Midnight Mania! In a short period of time, Michael Chandler has accumulated a wealth of knowledge about the best Lightweights on the UFC roster. “Iron” has only been fighting inside the Octagon since 2021, but he’s already thrown down with several former champions and top-ranked Lightweights. He’s been all-action the whole time. In

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes.  I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by