Justin Gaethje believes Conor McGregor would be in for a rough time if they ever share the Octagon. Gaethje is the interim UFC lightweight champion and is set for a title unification bout against 155-pound title holder Khabib Nurmagomedov. “The Eagle” was initially willing to return as soon as June to fight Gaethje but the
Image via @spiderandersonsilva on Instagram Chael Sonnen has three fights in mind for his former foe Anderson Silva. Silva, who is now 45 years old, is in the final chapter of his illustrious MMA career. That being said, UFC President Dana White has openly stated that he’s not sure how to proceed in terms of
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title contender, Glover Teixeira, is on a mission to slug his way back into a 205-pound title fight, and believes the means to that end is a victory over No. 3-ranked contender Jan Blachowicz. “In my opinion, I’m looking forward to fighting for the title,” Teixeira told MMA
Watch Curtis Blaydes blast Junior Dos Santos (UFC on ESPN 11 free fight) [embedded content] Curtis Blaydes is about to return to the Octagon to headline UFC on ESPN 11. Across the cage from him will be Alexander Volkov, a man with more than twice his experience. Blaydes has faced this scenario before when he
11:51 PM ET A highly ranked featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige will headline UFC Fight Night on July 15 at Fight Island, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 145-pound main event, per sources. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at the UFC’s Fight Island, at Yas
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The ever-positive Modafferi considered retirement, but something in the pit of her stomach told her to soldier on instead. “I just had this gut feeling like, ‘I can still improve and I still have potential,’” she said, reflecting on her decision to continue fighting while suffering through the worst stretch of her professional career. “There
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Dana White keeps pushing forward with events regardless of what everyone else is doing in combat sports. For those unaware of the UFC in the beginning, pushing forward when it seems all is lost is nothing new to White and the UFC. History has shown that going when no one
Image Credit: Dan Ige’s Instagram (photographer not listed) A pair of surging top-15 featherweights meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on July 15 in Abu Dhabi as Dan Ige takes on Calvin Kattar. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news late on Monday night. Ige vs. Kattar will be a five-round fight that
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The saga of Darren Till and Mike Perry is a strange one that just keeps getting stranger. At first, it made sense. At a certain point in time, the two were hotshot Welterweight prospects who liked to knock people out and make funny comments. The fight seemed inevitable! Then, Perry suffered
Cynthia Calvillo, Andre Fili top UFC on ESPN 10 fighter salaries Cynthia Calvillo made her successful UFC flyweight debut on Saturday night, defeating the former No. 1 ranked 125-pound contender in the process. Calvillo took a solid decision victory over Jessica Eye, who is just a year removed from her most recent title shot. Calvillo
Jairzinho Rozenstruik has risen up the heavyweight rankings quickly scoring four knockouts in four contests so far in his UFC career. Rozenstruik faces Francis Ngannou at UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9. 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.
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7:54 AM ET UFC president Dana White began touting a welterweight title bout between champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal as far back as January, when a heated exchange between the fighters during Super Bowl week lit a marketing fuse that was expected to detonate a blockbuster main event on July 11. But a lot
With Joe Solecki out, top prospect Max Rohskopf is getting his chance to step into the octagon. Solecki announced via Instagram that he is out of his lightweight bout with Austin Hubbard that was scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN 11 this Saturday at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. MMA Fighting confirmed with
That deeper, personal focus and drive to showcase as much of himself and his talents as possible is what makes Miller a “Professional Fighter” — capital P, capital F — and a big part of what has contributed to the long-time lightweight’s legacy as one of the most respected men to ever step into the
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Frankie Edgar feels his preparation for a move down to 135 pounds doesn’t yield drastic changes. Edgar is set to make his bantamweight debut on July 11. He’ll share the Octagon with Pedro Munoz on the UFC 251 card. The action is set to take place
UFC President Dana White is looking at options to get fans back to UFC events, but he’s not willing to compromise with socially-distanced crowds. White has been able to promote multiple events since the coronavirus pandemic began. Several occurred in Jacksonville, Florida, and the most recent have occurred inside the UFC Apex facility. Several more