Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jon Jones and Colby Covington have a long-standing feud where the two have trash-talked one another for years. After “Chaos” announced his departure from American Top Team, “Bones” had to chime in to give his thoughts. Covington has been known to trash-talk his teammates in Jorge Masvidal,
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was back inside the ring on Weds. night (May 27, 2020) as a special guest for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), in a spot that appeared to outright copy what World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) did back in 1998, when Tyson caused a riot by shoving “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (see
Justin Gaethje tells Joe Rogan: ‘I gotta touch Khabib four times and then he’s compromised’ [embedded content] Justin Gaethje scored the biggest victory of his career when he defeated Tony Ferguson in the UFC 249 main event on May 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. In doing so, he earned an even bigger fight. No, not Conor
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones shared his reaction to the news that his former friend and roommate Colby Covington was no longer with ATT. Covington was removed from the American Top Team website earlier this week, leading many to speculate the he had parted ways with the gym. The former interim welterweight champion would
Anderson Silva is throwing his name in the hat for a potential fight with Conor McGregor. “The Notorious” went on social media earlier this week to debate who’s the greatest MMA fighter of all-time, having “The Spider” sitting at No. 1. It didn’t take long for the Brazilian to once again issue a respectful challenge
6:37 PM ET UFC president Dana White has announced the official lineup for a UFC 250 pay-per-view event on June 6 in Las Vegas. White revealed the 11-bout card on SportsCenter on Wednesday. The main event will feature two-weight female champion Amanda Nunes, who will look to defend her 145-pound featherweight title against Felicia Spencer.
On Wednesday, UFC President Dana White announced the full card for the UFC 250 event to take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on June 6, with three pivotal bantamweight bouts taking center stage before Amanda Nunes defends her UFC women’s featherweight title against Felicia Spencer in the main event. In the co-main
Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo is being worked on for the vacant UFC bantamweight championship. At least for now, Henry Cejudo’s retirement is sticking. That means “Triple C” is no longer the UFC bantamweight champion. Cejudo announced his retirement after stopping Dominick Cruz via second-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC 249. UFC president
After three “Contender Series” seasons, UFC Apex hosts its first full fight card this Saturday (May 20, 2020) with Welterweight finishers Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns at the helm. The state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, will also host a Heavyweight tussle between Augusto Sakai and Blagoy Ivanov alongside a clash of “Contender Series” veterans
Following a first round submission victory this past February over Chris Bungard at Bellator 240, lightweight Brent Primus was looking to have a big year in 2020 when the novel coronavirus put his plans in jeopardy. For Primus, the reality of how quickly the world could change hit him pretty hard after having to travel
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has approved a number of combat sports events coming up in its state, including UFC Fight Night and UFC 250. The commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to the UFC and Top Rank boxing to hold four events throughout May and June in Las Vegas. Arash Markazi from ESPN has
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has announced its protocol for COVID-19 testing as combat sports organizations prepare to resume operations in the state. In a document provided to MMA Fighting, the commission outlines its eight-section plan to ensure that combat sports events will be conducted under conditions designed to minimize the risk of infection during
Relive the welterweight championship matchup between Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler from UFC 201. Woodley squares off with Gilbert Burns in the main event of the UFC Fight Night on Saturday, May 30. 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
7:39 AM ET I have a confession to make. Usually, I like social media. It’s fun, it provides value, it’s entertainment. Last week, I didn’t like social media very much. Why? Allow me to explain that, and much more, in this week’s column. Without further ado … 1. There were way too many mixed messages
I bet you’re wondering where the Florida part of the trip came in, but if you looked close enough behind the mask, you could see “Vandetta” with Simon for his May 13 bout against Ray Borg. That’s being a good cousin, but the added benefit is that when Morales gets fight week underway for his
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Sean O’Malley believes he’s closing in on a bantamweight title shot. The undefeated prospect will return to the Octagon on June 6 at UFC 250 against Eddie Wineland. Should O’Malley win, it seems likely he will get a ranked opponent next. And, given the state of
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Israel Adesanya received heavy criticism for his UFC 248 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last March in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he captured a tepid unanimous decision victory over “statue” Yoel Romero. During his five-round snoozer, “The Last Stylebender” kept getting heckled by top middleweight contender Paulo Costa, who
Following his first loss in the UFC in February to Merab Dvalishvili, bantamweight Casey Kenney was looking to recoup a little bit before returning to the promotion in the spring when the novel coronavirus hit and sent the sport into temporary lockdown. While at first the lockdown didn’t affect Kenney much, once he wanted to