Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC legend Donald Cerrone is hoping to return to the Octagon in March or April following his knockout loss to Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 246. Cerrone lasted only 40 seconds to McGregor back in January, suffering his third consecutive TKO defeat after losing to Justin Gaethje
7:40 AM ET Conor McGregor vs. Diego Sanchez. When McGregor tweeted that Saturday night during the UFC Rio Rancho card, I could feel a collective groan from the MMA community. “Oh, there he goes talking about nonsense fights again,” is what I imagined most people were thinking. Does he really want to fight Sanchez next?
The referees and judges working the two title fights headlining UFC 248 on March 7 in Las Vegas have been selected. The Nevada State Athletic Commission held a meeting on Wednesday where the officials were chosen and confirmed. Veteran referee Dan Miragliotta will be the third man in the cage when middleweight champion Israel Adesanya
“I don’t have a knee injury this time, I don’t have anything stopping me, and I don’t have any hindrances,” he said. “Mentally, I’m prepared, and physically I feel like I’m where I need to be. So I feel I can start showcasing what I can do. My mindset is to start cracking the top
Image Credit: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has high praise for Valentina Shevchenko. Shevchenko is the reigning UFC women’s flyweight champion. She’s coming off a successful title defense earlier this month. “Bullet” stopped Katlyn Chookagian in the third round via TKO in the co-main event of UFC 247. Shevchenko was clean in
While it’s still too early to celebrate, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight champion, Weili Zhang, got one step closer to making it to the United States after securing her travel visa while training in Abu Dhabi, according to MMA Fighting. “Magnum” fled Beijing earlier this month in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, which to
Diego Sanchez’s most recent fight – opposite Michel Pereira at UFC Rio Rancho – ended in an unorthodox fashion. Sanchez was hit with an illegal knee while downed and could not continue. He thus was awarded the victory via disqualification in a fight that most felt Pereira was winning up until that point. By all
Image Credit: UFC.com Michel Pereira doesn’t believe that his knee collided with the head of Diego Sanchez this past Saturday. At UFC Rio Rancho, Pereira was looking to return to the win column against Sanchez. After dominating the opening two rounds of the fight, Pereira threw a knee that appeared to hit Sanchez in the
The UFC Lightweight division is arguably the most talented division in all of MMA. Undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) currently ranks 2nd in the UFC’s pound for pound rankings behind Jon “Bones” Jones. He faces Tony Ferguson (25-3) in April who ranks 10th on that list. Then there’s the #1 draw in all of
Three UFC championship belts are on the line at UFC 205 – as well as history. Hear from the champions and challengers in this extended preview: Eddie Alvarez, Conor McGregor, Tyron Woodley, Stephen Thompson, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Joe Rogan riffs about this historic card.
Conor McGregor and more on Diego Sanchez / Michel Pereira result, Jon Jones on Jan Błachowicz callout, Jan Blachowicz sends callout towards Jon Jones and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest news from the
10:50 PM ET AUCKLAND, New Zealand — UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski laughed off Henry Cejudo‘s comments about a potential title showdown, saying Wednesday he would “squash” the current bantamweight title holder. Cejudo (15-2) last week called out Brazilian veteran Jose Aldo and Volkanovski as the fighters on his wish list for 2020, despite the
The bout card for RIZIN 21 event has been finalized. Mikuru Asakura and Daniel Salas meet in the 68-kg (approx. 150 pounds) headliner of RIZIN 21, which takes place Saturday (Friday evening in North America) at Hamamatsu Arena in Hamamatsu, Japan. Asakura—the older brother of bantamweight contender Kai Asakura—has won eight straight fights to push
PAUL FELDER VS. DAN HOOKER There have been fights with greater stakes, but in terms of overall intrigue and explosive potential, this might be the best piece of matchmaking the UFC has delivered thus far in 2020. Not only is this a crucial bout in the lightweight title chase, but what started as a respectful,
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jan Blachowicz admits he wouldn’t be a happy camper if Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes II is booked next. Blachowicz is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Corey Anderson. The rematch took place this past Saturday night (Feb. 15). It served as the main event of
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s been 10 days since UFC 247, and the judging drama continues. In addition to the massive controversy surrounding the main event — in which Judge Joe Soliz awarded Jon Jones four of five rounds — there were four split-decisions spread across the card. Notably, one of the judges was accused
War Room breakdown: UFC Auckland Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker [embedded content] UFC commentator and former welterweight championship contender Dan Hardy returns to the War Room to break down the UFC on ESPN+ 26 main event between Paul Felder and Dan Hooker. Felder vs. Hooker takes place this weekend (Sunday in Australia, but Saturday across
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Kenny Florian believes Michel Pereira has no one to blame but himself for being disqualified against Diego Sanchez. Pereira and Sanchez collided this past Saturday night (Feb. 15). The bout served as UFC Rio Rancho’s co-main event. While Pereira appeared to have easily snagged rounds one and