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Tony Ferguson says he will be coaching the next season of The Ultimate Fighter against Conor McGregor. McGregor recently took to social media to announce he has been offered the opportunity to coach TUF, but the opponent was not revealed. “This is a snap from the original ultimate fighter house. Where I coached vs urijah

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently signed Bella Mir, daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and current University of Iowa freshman wrestler, as the brand’s first NIL ambassador. “Bella was destined to become a member of the UFC family her entire life, and I’m proud that she’s making history as our first NIL ambassador

Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury official for Feb. 26 in Saudi Arabia Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury is officially booked … again. The bout will take place on Feb. 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will air on ESPN+ PPV. This is the third time the fight has been booked between the YouTuber turned combat

Jan 21, 2023 Jose Aldo, the longest-reigning featherweight champion in UFC history, will be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame later this year. Aldo, 36, retired from the UFC in September, one month after losing to Merab Dvalishvili in a highly ranked bantamweight fight. Had Aldo won that fight, he might have moved on

Tony Ferguson says he has been offered to coach The Ultimate Fighter alongside Conor McGregor. McGregor hasn’t fought since a doctor’s stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He’s been recovering from a leg injury ever since but seems to remain intent on a return to the Octagon this year. An exact timeline for

Chael Sonnen has underlined just what a monster of a match-up Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev is. The return to Australia doesn’t get bigger than this 🤯🤯🤯 🏆 @MakhachevMMA vs @AlexVolkanovski PLUS @PanteraUFC vs @JoshEmmettUFC! 🏆 📺📱 #UFC284 | Feb 12 | Live on PPV! pic.twitter.com/h9MTAwmAT9 — UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) January 27, 2023 The Australian will

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Twelve years after his championship run on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Tony Ferguson may be returning to the TUF house. The tweet above from Ferguson is, per usual, garbled in “El Cucuy” speech, but fortunately, years of experience reading Tony Ferguson tweets has granted me a certain fluency in deciphering his

Opponent named for Jose Aldo professional boxing debut Former two-time UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will make his professional boxing debut on Feb. 10 in Rio de Janeiro and we now know who he’ll be facing. According to a report by Brazilian news outlet Combate, Aldo will be taking on Argentinian Emmanuel Zambrano at Upper

Jan 24, 2023 Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold intends to pursue fights outside UFC after securing his release from the company. In an appearance on “The MMA Hour” on Monday, Rockhold, 38, revealed he and UFC have mutually parted ways, ending a partnership that began in 2013. Rockhold retired in the Octagon in August,

The growth of MMA in Nigeria recently received a significant boost when it was announced that the Nigerian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF) will govern the sport going forward. The NMMAF has recently been working hard to make sure that MMA was recognized as a sport by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Sport and Youth Development.

UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has received a painted mural of himself back in his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico. If there was any doubt before UFC 283, there isn’t any now. Brandon Moreno is the undisputed best flyweight on the planet. ‘The Assassin Baby’ defeated Deiveson Figueiredo in Rio, bringing a definitive end to their

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who also made a run as a top contender at 135 pounds, is scheduled to make his boxing debut against Argentinian pugilist Emmanuel Zambrano on Sat., Feb. 10, 2023 at Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. That’s according to a report from Combate. Aldo, 36, retired from MMA

Sean O’Malley denied entry in restaurant for ‘dress code violation’ Top UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley found out that not everyone watches the UFC went a local restaurant asked him to leave due to dress code. ‘Sugar’ last fought at UFC 280 in October winning a controversial split decision over former bantamweight champion Petr Yan.

Jan 24, 2023 Conor McGregor is under investigations in Spain after being accused of physically assaulting a woman last summer in Ibiza, court officials said Wednesday. Ultima Hora, a newspaper in Spain, released a report Tuesday with allegations from an Irish woman that the UFC superstar punched her and threatened to drown her at a

UFC star Conor McGregor might be returning to the UFC spotlight a lot sooner than originally anticipated. McGregor hasn’t fought since a doctor’s stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He’s been recovering from a leg injury ever since but seems to remain intent on a return to the Octagon this year. An exact

Jamahal Hill has responded to Jiri Prochazka. Hill became the UFC’s new light heavyweight champion at UFC 283 when he beat Glover Teixeira by decision in Brazil. Of course, Prochazka was the champ – as he submitted Teixeira in June – but vacated the belt due to an injury. After the event, Prochazka took to

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Conor McGregor gets offer to coach The Ultimate Fighter: ‘I like it’ In 2015, Conor McGregor coached The Ultimate Fighter opposite Urijah Faber, and it looks like we may see the Irishman coaching the next season of the reality show. In an Instagram post, McGregor revealed that he received an offered to coach the upcoming