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7:37 AM ET UFC president Dana White has been touting Fight Island for over six weeks, during which time he’s been asked about it at every opportunity. But his plans remain shrouded in mystery. Where is the island? When will it debut? Who will fight there? White has said the concept of fighting on an
### Currently taking up the final three spots in the UFC women’s bantamweight division top ten, the trio of Amanda Nunes, Bethe Correia, and Jessica Andrade has been setting the standard for female MMA fighters from Brazil, and they’re only getting better with each passing fight. But only one of the three – the number
Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jose Aldo’s head coach and leader of the Nova União academy, Andre Pederneiras has tested positive for COVID-19. Pederneiras, who is 53, says he is now isolating at home away from his family after finding out he contracted the virus. “Fifteen days ago I felt chills for
Conor McGregor has flirted with the idea of going after the UFC welterweight belt in the past, but now he’s being offered a title shot on a silver platter. Unfortunately for him, that offer is coming not from the UFC or its matchmakers, but 170 pound champ Kamaru Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz also manages
Flashback Fight: Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit went to war at UFC 195 [embedded content] (Video courtesy of UFC) UFC veterans Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit kicked off 2016 in style with a Fight of the Year contender for the welterweight title. Relive the classic matchup from UFC 195. The event took place at the
UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones has responded to Nate Diaz after the Stockton native suggested that no one is going to remember his fights. The online feud began shortly after Conor McGregor had released his current MMA Goat rankings on social media. Although both Jones and Diaz took issue with the Irishman’s greatest of
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will next week issue another offer to Mike Tyson in hopes of bringing the 53-year-old boxing legend out of retirement. BKFC President David Feldman told MMA Fighting the contract will exceed the $20 million offered to Tyson earlier this month, adding additional sweeteners that include charitable donations. He said he wasn’t
May 18, 2020 Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Monday confirmed reports of his father being in critical condition due to the coronavirus. Speaking on Instagram in Russian, Nurmagomedov, 31, confirmed that his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, recently underwent heart surgery due to complications stemming from a previous ailment and the coronavirus. He went on
She laughs, but unlike what many would assume, winning an Olympic medal doesn’t guarantee you anything once the cheers have died down. For Rousey, there was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it makes you think of Cuban Olympic Gold medal winning boxer Joel Casamayor, who received a bike for
Conor McGregor has posted a thread revealing his picks for MMA GOATS and Jon Jones has responded. McGregor hopped on his Twitter account to start the thread. The former UFC “champ-champ” wasn’t shy in his belief that he is at least the number two on the MMA GOAT list. In fact, he believes the argument
There’s been a whole lot of speculation regarding whether former double champ Henry Cejudo was serious about retiring from mixed martial arts after his latest and arguably greatest win over former bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz. But one party that’s no longer entertaining any other possibility is the UFC. The promotion has just updated their rankings
Flashback Fight: Relive Matt Brown and Erick Silva’s war from 2014 [embedded content] (Video courtesy of UFC) Matt Brown and Erick Silva met in the main event of a UFC Fight Night Cincinnati six years ago in what would be an incredibly entertaining back-and-forth bout. The event took place at U.S. Bank Arena in May
Chase Sherman made a triumphant return to the UFC with a second-round TKO win over Ike Villanueva at UFC Jacksonville. As “The Vanilla Gorilla” was back home this past Saturday night hanging out with his family, he found out that 72 hours after the successful start to his second UFC run, he already had somebody
Four fights have been added to upcoming UFC Fight Night cards in June, including the return of exciting featherweight contender Andre Fili. Check out the four new fight announcements below, which were confirmed by MMAjunkie.com. All of the events mentioned are scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, though that’s
10:24 PM ET Paige VanZant and Amanda Ribas have agreed to a UFC flyweight bout on July 11 at an undisclosed location, sources confirmed to ESPN. The matchup was originally booked for March 14 in Brazil, but VanZant (8-4) was forced to withdraw because of an arm injury. Ribas (9-1) remained on the March 14
In the co-main event, it’s a heavyweight showdown between Blagoy Ivanov and Augusto Sakai. The UFC Fight Night card airs live on ESPN and ESPN+. Also made official for next week’s event are the following bouts: Kevin Holland vs Daniel RodriguezBrok Weaver vs Roosevelt RobertsMackenzie Dern vs Hannah CifersKatlyn Chookagian vs Antonina ShevchenkoBilly Quarantillo vs Spike CarlyleJamahal Hill
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Frankie Edgar will officially drop down to bantamweight on July 11. According to a report from MMAFighting, Edgar will make his 135-pound debut when he battles Pedro Munhoz on July 11. The UFC has yet to announce the matchup or the event location. Edgar is 23-8-1