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Islam Makhachev defends Dana White for forgetting his name ‘I don’t hear anybody say right’ On Saturday night, while doing a post-fight interview at 1 a.m local time, UFC president Dana White forgot the name of the UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev. The fans quickly took to Twitter to blast White for the disrespect but

8:18 AM ET The UFC is will open its third Performance Institute training facility later this year, and the location will be in Mexico City, promotion officials told ESPN. The building is targeted to open in the fourth quarter of 2023. Currently, the UFC has Performance Institutes in Las Vegas and Shanghai, China. While the

UFC President Dana White doesn’t feel that Islam Makhachev‘s criticism of the company’s promotion of UFC 284 is justified. Makhachev will face UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 284 main event this Saturday. He’ll defend his lightweight belt for the first time after defeating Charles Oliveira last October at UFC 280. Makhachev, despite

The UFC will cap off a star-studded first quarter of fight action when the UFC middleweight champion, Alex Pereira, will put his newly-minted title at stake against Israel Adesanya in a highly-anticipated rematch at UFC 287. The bout and the rest of the action will take place Saturday, April 8, from Miami, Fla., as it’s the

Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC Middleweight champion Alex Pereira is in a strange position. Though he’s currently scheduled to face Israel Adesanya for a second time in MMA and fourth time overall, he’s repeatedly proven himself the better man. However, a 3-0 record over “Stylebender,” one which includes two knockout wins, does not necessarily make

Dana White says Makhachev vs. Volkanovski is ‘top 5 biggest fights of all time in UFC history’ While appearing on the Jim Rome Show on Tuesday, UFC president Dana White called Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski the biggest fight the UFC has ever had. Rome asked White if that’s how he felt and he said,

12:11 PM ET Sean O’Malley, one of the UFC’s top rising stars, confirmed Friday on his YouTube page that he has signed an eight-fight contract extension with the promotion. The top bantamweight contender didn’t disclose financial details of the deal, but said he negotiated without a manager and felt the UFC gave him the compensation

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is inching closer to a return following a long recovery from a nasty leg injury he suffered at UFC 261. Weidman suffered a serious leg injury against Uriah Hall at UFC 261 in early 2021. Just 17 seconds into the fight, his leg snapped after a kick was checked

Kevin Lee is back in the UFC. Lee told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that he has inked a multi-fight deal with the UFC. He later confirmed the news via text message to BJPENN.com and confirmed he will be competing at welterweight, with his return fight not booked as of now. “I met with [president] Dana White

Tyron Woodley really wants to box YouTube sensation KSI. Unfortunately for the former UFC welterweight champion, the feeling is not mutual. In fact, the 29 year-old content creator has already gone on record multiple times to reject a potential boxing match against the not-”Chosen One” until Woodley first proves he can win a fight in

Bellator 290 Official Weigh-in Results The rematch between Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko is officially set. The athletes competing on Saturday’s Bellator 290 fight card officially weighed in on Friday in Inglewood, California. The event is headlined by arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time’s final fight when Fedor Emelianenko steps in the cage one

8:35 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Rankings are opinions. Opinions are debatable. Except for this one: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski is the No. 1 fight to watch at this weekend’s UFC 284. There’s simply no other way to stack up the event in Perth, Australia. Makhachev, 23-1 and a winner of his past 21 fights,

Kevin Lee has announced his return to the UFC after being released by the promotion two years ago. Monday, ESPN reported that Lee has signed an exclusive deal with the UFC. Lee released the following statement to announce the news: “I met with [president] Dana White and [chief business officer] Hunter Campbell, and I feel

Modestas Bukauskas is back in the UFC. Bukauskas made his debut in 2020 on Fight Island and scored a first-round TKO win over Andreas Michailidis. However, he then lost his next three fights – losing by TKO to Jimmy Crute, dropping a controversial decision to Michal Oleksiejczuk, and losing by TKO to Khalil Rountree. In

Welcome to Midnight Mania! 2016 was a good year for Conor McGregor. The Irish athlete suffered his first UFC loss, sure, but he also surged forward to take revenge on Nate Diaz and smoke Eddie Alvarez to become the first-ever UFC double champ. His fame grew to unprecedented levels, setting the ground work for “The

UFC Vegas 68: Lewis vs Spivak Weigh-in Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 68 fight card at the UFC Apex officially weigh in on Friday morning in Las Vegas. The fight card is headlined by a heavyweight match between No. 7 ranked knockout artist Derrick Lewis and No. 12 ranked ‘The Polar Bear’

Feb 5, 2023 Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic there was one constant question that plagued Australian MMA fans: When will the UFC return Down Under? This Sunday morning [AEDT], after more than 1,220 days that have come and gone, the Octagon will once again take centre stage on the Australian sporting consciousness when

Dana White was not happy with how the referee handled “the Korean Superboy,” Doo-Ho Choi’s bout against Kyle Nelson. Taking place on the unusually late UFC Vegas 68 main card, Choi was able to win enough rounds to beat Nelson, with one judge giving him all three and the other two scoring one round for