Image Credit: Claudia Gadelha’s Instagram Both Claudia Gadelha and Dan Ige fought on UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville back on May 16 and both fighters came away with wins respectively. However, both fighters were also recent guests on Sirius XM Fight Nation’s ‘MMA Tonight’ and revealed they endure some COVID-19 scares in their camp. Before
Watch Gilbert Burns vs. Demian Maia full fight video to see Burns finish Maia at UFC Brasilia on March 14, 2020. Burns was on a four-fight winning streak heading into this co-main event matchup with Maia, one of Brazil’s most respected martial artists. In a battle of Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, “Durinho” survived the submission
7:03 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has extended the following invitation to Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal: Meet me in July. Usman (16-1) told ESPN on Tuesday that he’s been training since February and has offered to defend his 170-pound UFC championship in April, May, June and now July. Many expected Usman’s next
LOUIS SMOLKA VS. CASEY KENNEY Ironically, the last man to beat Royval will be part of the tandem setting the table for his debut, as Casey Kenney looks to get back in the win column in a bantamweight clash with Hawaiian Louis Smolka on Saturday. Kenney appeared twice on Season 1 of the Contender Series,
Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman questions why Conor McGregor is suddenly silent when it comes to going up to welterweight. McGregor has made his future plans clear. He hopes to regain the UFC lightweight title and then move up to 170 pounds to go after the welterweight
Despite teasing possible retirement in the past, Carlos Condit isn’t ready to call it a career just yet. In fact, his striking coach, Brandon Gibson, says “The Natural Born Killer” could make his return to action as early as this summer. “Carlos is doing well. He’s recovering from his injury, he’s continuing his training, and
The rumors have swirled about about a Mike Tyson comeback. The speculation runs the gamut from a boxing exhibition to a championship fight to bare knuckle fighting. At least one of those avenues has some truth to it, whether or not it is in the scope of what Tyson is looking to do. BKFC president
Image via @weighinginsow on Instagram Veteran MMA official Big John McCarthy explained why the UFC prefers to use a smaller cage whenever possible, saying it creates more action. The UFC typically uses a 30-foot cage at its big pay-per-views and big ESPN events at arenas but tends to use a 25-foot cage for its Fight
Bellator’s latest replay harkens back to the title reign of Julia Budd. Before being dethroned by Cris Cyborg, Budd defended her title with a decisive win over Talita Nogueira. In the co-main event, UFC vet Michael McDonald wowed the MMA world with a knockout of ex-champ Eduardo Dantas. Just two months later, he announced his
Michael “The Count” Bisping got his revenge from an earlier 2014 loss to Luke Rockhold almost two years later at UFC 199 when he captured the UFC middleweight championship. 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/ To
9:26 AM ET The UFC is instituting stricter coronavirus testing guidelines ahead of its return to Las Vegas this weekend. The promotion sent a memo to the fighters competing on the Las Vegas card scheduled for Saturday. The memo outlining the guidelines was obtained by ESPN. The event will take place at the UFC Apex
Daniel Cormier, the self-proclaimed “King of the Grind,” experienced the power of Anthony Johnson on Saturday night. But even the most jarring blow from “Rumble” wasn’t enough to deter Cormier, who submitted Johnson in the third round by rear naked choke to capture the vacant UFC light heavyweight title. Cormier didn’t expect a title fight
Image Credit: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Israel Adesanya is looking forward to sharing the Octagon with Paulo Costa later this year. Adesanya was expected to battle Costa in March but the Brazilian got hurt and had to pull out of the scrap. “The Last Stylebender” then fought Yoel Romero at UFC 248 where he won a
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is gearing up for a return to the “sweet science” at some point in 2020, unless he can be lured away by the $20 million offer from Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Either way, “Iron” Mike will need to be in fighting shape, and recently he’s been working out with
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Fight Card UFC 250: Nunes vs SpencerDate: June 6, 2020Venue: TBDLocation: TBD Gate: No ticket salesAttendance: No audience in attendance Fighter Awards & Bonuses ($50,000 each)– Fight of the Night: TBD– Performance of the Night: TBD– Performance of the Night: TBD UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer Fight Card UFC 250 Card
Image via @benaskren on Instagram Ben Askren has named the top 7 fighters he thinks could all make a case for the GOAT of MMA. The “Greatest Of All Time” fighter in MMA has been a hot topic of discussion recently after Conor McGregor named his top picks. “The Notorious” listed Anderson Silva as the
Cameroonian heavyweight Alain Ngalani will enter the biggest fight of his MMA career when he faces Vitor Belfort in the ONE Championship cage, but wouldn’t shy away from trading hands and kicks with a compatriot. Ngalani made the transition from kickboxing to MMA in 2013 after signing with the Asian promotion, racking up a 4-5
1:01 PM ET One of the world’s best fighters is no longer a UFC titleholder. Henry Cejudo is considered retired and has vacated the UFC bantamweight title, promotion officials confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Cejudo’s name was removed from the title page and the official rankings on the UFC website Sunday. ESPN has Cejudo, a