Dana White tells anyone who doesn’t like Henry Cejudo vs. Jose Aldo ‘don’t watch it’ Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will put his title on the line against Jose Aldo in the UFC 250 main event, but not everyone has been happy since that fight was made official. While both Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan are
The UFC recently announced they’ll be making their long awaited return to San Diego on May 16, 2020. The last UFC card in San Diego took place on July 15, 2015 at the Valley View Casino Center. That card was known as UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs Duffee. There were several prominent UFC fighters
Image via @sugaseanmma on Instagram (photographer not listed) Undefeated bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley recently opened up on his financial hardships caused by his recent tangle with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. At UFC 248 in Las Vegas, “Sugar” Sean will return to fight Jose Alberto Quinonez. It will mark the first time he has stepped
5:37 PM ET The UFC has elected to run back one of the most controversial fights of the year, as light heavyweights Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba will meet for the second time at UFC 249. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is in the process of finalizing the matchup, per sources. The
Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3 will go down on Friday night from Kansas City, Kan. with all of the fighters competing on the card hitting the mark during the official weigh-ins. The main event will see a new Invicta bantamweight champion crowned as former Ultimate Fighter contender Julija Stoliarenko takes on Lisa Verzosa. Stoliarenko and
Jim is off filming a secret project, so Matt called up UFC welterweight Randy Brown to hang in-studio! First, fellow UFC welterweight Neil Magny joins the pod. He shares the culture shift he had with his coaches after his last loss and describes how his ill-timed suspension was actually a blessing in disguise. Then, former
Image Credit: Contender Stories: Sean O’Malley (UFC.com) Sean O’Malley has laid out his plan to take out Jose Quinonez early. This Saturday night (March 7), O’Malley will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. He’ll go one-on-one with Quinonez in the featured preliminary bout on the ESPN portion of UFC 248. It’ll be O’Malley’s
Welcome to Midnight Mania! First and foremost, congratulations to Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff! The longtime couple have been talking about having children since at least 2017, and it was decided then that Ansaroff would carry the child. One of them was going to face a layoff, and it’s likely hard to argue against the
Dana White reveals Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 in Brazil Two-division champion Amanda Nunes will put her featherweight title on the line against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 on May 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. UFC president Dana White revealed the title bout on Thursday to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Nunes (19-4) captured
Champ Israel Adesanya chooses a car for each day of the week; challenger Yoel Romero does LA media and demos moves on Paige VanZant. UFC PI is a hub for UFC 248 fighters including champion Zhang Weili, Li Jingliang, Sean O’Malley and Drakkar Klose. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC
Image Credit: @UFC on Instagram Magomed Anaklaev and Ion Cutelaba will run it back following their controversial fight last weekend. At UFC Norfolk, Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba was a fight many fans were looking forward to. Before the scrap even began, the Moldovan fighter in Cutelaba went to the Russian’s corner and was forced to be
4:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s double champion Amanda Nunes will defend her featherweight title against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 in Brazil, according to UFC president Dana White. Contracts have not been signed, but verbal agreements are in place, White and additional sources told ESPN. The 145-pound title fight will serve as
Shamil Abdurakhimov needs a new opponent for UFC 249 after Ciryl Gane announced on social media he will not be able to fight on April 18. According to Gane, he’s been “struck by another pneumothorax during training” and is “impossible” to be 100 percent by the time of the fight. Unfortunately I will not be
When O’Malley speaks of his grappling exploits, it’s matter of fact, like he was competing against just some guys. But he knew who he was up against in the trio of Gomi, Melendez and Lombard, and the respect is evident. It’s just that O’Malley gets some pretty tough looks in the gym on a daily
Amanda Nunes’ next UFC women’s featherweight title bout has been set. Nunes will put her 145-pound gold on the line against Felicia Spencer. The bout will be held on the UFC 250 card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. UFC 250 takes place on May 9. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first broke the news, which was confirmed by
That was fast. Just a few days removed from her technical knockout win over Zarah Fairn dos Santos at UFC Norfolk, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight contender, Felicia Spencer, will face off against reigning 145-pound titleholder, Amanda Nunes, at the upcoming UFC 250 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for Sat., May 9, 2020 inside Ginasio
UFC 248 face-offs: Dana White holds Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk apart [embedded content] See the main event fighters stare each other down at the UFC 248 Face-Offs. Israel Adesanya, Yoel Romero, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and the rest of the fighters take the stage. Jedrzejczyk, the former strawweight champion, got in Zhang’s face,
Former referee Big John McCarthy believes Dana White owes him a thank you — maybe even some butt-kissing. McCarthy has been instrumental in overseeing MMA fights since the sport’s early days. He made his officiating debut in the UFC at the promotion’s second show, all the way back 1994. Since then, he has gone on