Image via @henrycejudo on Instagram Henry Cejudo has told Ryan Garcia to sign the contract after the undefeated boxer called him out. Garcia is currently 20-0 as a professional while also being the WBC silver lightweight champion. Yet, the 21-year-old took shots at Cejudo and Dillon Danis in a recent interview with ESPN. “The only
9:30 AM ET Rose Namajunas‘ last fight was more than 14 months ago. On that night, in Brazil, she lost her strawweight title in dramatic fashion after she was knocked out following a slam by Jessica Andrade. Following the bout, Namajunas said she might never fight again. Six months later, in an emotional interview, she
Janaisa Morandin will get another chance in the strawweight division when she meets Montserrat Ruiz in the headlining attraction of Invicta FC 41 in Kansas City on July 30, the company announced Tuesday. “Evil Princess”, a former 115-pound title contender, missed weight badly in her last bout, coming in at 119.6 pounds for her co-main
Brazil’s Herbert Burns has long been one of those fighters expected to make a mark in the UFC, but the timing never aligned to bring “The Blaze” into the promotion. That changed last summer thanks to a first-round submission over Darrick Minner on season three of the Contender Series, and with a contract in hand,
Colby Covington (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) Colby Covington thinks Jorge Masvidal’s “Baddest Motherf*cker” reputation is a facade. Covington and Masvidal were once roommates and teammates at American Top Team but things have clearly gone south. “Chaos” and “Gamebred” have shared their stories as to how their friendship soured. Covington claims Masvidal uses people for his own
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Many quality fighters and prospects have now made their way to the Octagon via Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series (DWTNCS). While none have been able to capture a title yet — it’s still early in that regard — there are a few fast-rising standouts worth keeping an eye on. Sean
Watch Kamaru Usman finish Colby Covington (UFC 251 Free Fight) [embedded content] UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman made his first title defense against Colby Covington at UFC 245 on Dec. 14, 2019. He was victorious via fifth-round technical knockout. The bout earned Fight of the Night honors. UFC 245 took place at T-Mobile Arena in
Dustin Poirier prevails in a potential fight of the year candidate with Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Vegas 4 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/
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Image via @kingryang on Instagram (photographer not listed) Boxing star Ryan Garcia has his sights set on two big names in the MMA world: former two-division UFC champ Henry Cejudo, and Bellator staple Dillon Danis. Garcia has been jawing back with Cejudo quite a bit since the former UFC champ announced his retirement from MMA
7:41 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Five championship bouts. Several other top-10 showdowns. A few high-profile rematches. More than a dozen fights featuring former world champions. The UFC has quite a summer of fighting lined up. After taking this coming weekend off, the promotion makes a big splash on July 11 in Abu Dhabi with UFC
Dan Hooker returned home to New Zealand following his five round war with Dustin Poirier but it will be at least two weeks before he can hug his family. As part of the travel restrictions set up by the government in his native country, the lightweight contender has to stay locked down in quarantine as
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Dan Hooker (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) Dan Hooker is paying the price for his bout with Dustin Poirier in more ways than one. Hooker and Poirier collided in an instant classic this past Saturday night (June 27). The bout went the distance and was back-and-forth throughout. It was “The Diamond’s” strong showing in the final frame
Arianny Celeste and boyfriend Taylor King are about to become parents. The longtime UFC Octagon girl revealed her baby bump on Instagram today and is expected to give birth in late September. The couple got wind of the news back in January and have been planning for the big day ever since. “My mom for
Dana White releases UFC Fight Island infrastructure first-look video The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently held its fifth event at the Apex, its own arena and broadcast facility based on the UFC’s Las Vegas campus. The venerable fight promotion is now set to travel to Abu Dhabi for a slate of four events over the course
MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz shared a photo of Frankie Edgar, who looks absolutely ripped ahead of his 135lbs debut in just a few weeks on Fight Island. Edgar takes on top bantamweight contender Pedro Munhoz in the co-main event of the July 15 card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. This marks the first time
6:23 PM ET It’s safe to say that a familiar face is back in UFC title contention. In what could be a fight of the year candidate, Dustin Poirier won a brutal battle against Dan Hooker in the UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. Both fighters traded wicked shots from the