The UFC wants ‘Fight Island’ to be the summer’s biggest blockbuster. A cinematic trailer for the four events scheduled to take place this July on Yas Island on Abu Dhabi was released on the UFC on BT Sport Twitter account over the weekend, featuring world title fight participants Kamaru Usman, Gilbert Burns, Alexander Volkanovski, Max
Everyone expected the UFC Vegas 4 main event between Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker to be an instant classic. Then the two lightweight contenders went and delivered one, fighting tooth and nail for 25 minutes, with Poirier emerging victorious via unanimous decision in a clear Fight of the Year candidate. Scores were 48-47 twice and
Tyron Woodley (Photo: Michael Reaves/Getty) Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is hoping to make two more trips to the Octagon before 2020 comes to a close. Woodley returned to action back in May after being out for over a year. He took on GIlbert Burns inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. For
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Equal parts heartwarming and strange, another excellent story regarding top UFC Lightweight and former interim champion Tony Ferguson has emerged. Per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Tony Ferguson took the time out of his day to FaceTime call with a Make-A-Wish child. For any readers unaware, the Make-A-Wish foundation aims to “grant the
Flashback Fight: Watch Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeat Claudia Gadelha for the second time [embedded content] Joanna Jedrzejczyk held onto her strawweight title after she emerged victorious from her rematch with Claudia Gadelha at the Finale of season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2016. The fight earned Fight of the Night honors and was Jedrzejczyk’s third
UFC 242 features a lightweight title unification matchup between the undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier. UFC 242 goes down live on Pay-Per-View at 2PM ET / 11AM PT on Saturday, September 7! Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
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MMA legend Chael Sonnen says that round two of Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker was the greatest five minutes of action in MMA history. Poirier and Hooker put on a “Fight of the Year” candidate at UFC on ESPN 12 this past Saturday night. For 25 minutes both men went back-and-forth, throwing everything including the
11:37 PM ET In a bloody and action-packed slugfest, Dustin Poirier edged Dan Hooker by unanimous decision Saturday at UFC Fight Night’s main event at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47 and 48-46 for Poirier. Both fighters set a furious pace and had success doing damage with power
Gian Villante made the move back up to heavyweight this past weekend, but it could be a while before we see him return to action at all. The longtime light heavyweight was submitted in the third round of his main card bout with Maurice Greene on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 12. According to suspensions
Justin Jaynes spent 2018 and 2019 going 3-0 in WXC with three stoppages. With an overall record of 15-4, Jaynes put away 22-8 UFC veteran Frank Camacho in 41 seconds. Fueled by a Dana White speech, Jaynes went out and changed his life. “I’m sick of living paycheck to paycheck,” Jaynes said. “I make $25,000
Brendan Allen (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) The UFC on ESPN 12 medical suspensions are in and three fighters could be sidelined up to six months. UFC on ESPN 12 took place this past Saturday night (June 27). The action was held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Dustin Poirier and
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is now a few days removed from its UFC on ESPN 12 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place last Sat. night (June 27, 2020) inside UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. As with any combat sport, UFC on ESPN 12 was not without its fair share of injuries,
Dustin Poirier tops UFC on ESPN 12 fighter payroll Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier got back on the winning track at UFC on ESPN 12. Along with the headlining victory, Poirier also sat atop the fighter payroll for the event. Poirier and Hooker earned Fight of the Night honors, giving each man an
Former UFC women’s bantamweight Cindy Dandois has started an OnlyFans account for her fans after losing her gym due to COVID-19. Dandois made the announcement herself this weekend on her social media. Take a look below what she shared with her fans on Twitter. I lost my gym during this Covid-lockdown, no help from our
9:34 AM 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