12:50 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov has made no secret of his lack of desire to fight Conor McGregor again. In an interview with TMZ on Wednesday, the UFC lightweight champion doubled down. Nurmagomedov said fans only want a rematch between him and McGregor to see a continuation of “what happened last time.” In the lead-up
A Cage Warriors original is coming home. On Wednesday, the Irish veteran Chris Fields was announced for the European promotion’s April 18 show in Birmingham, England. This marks the 36-year-old’s first appearance for Cage Warriors since Oct. 16, 2013. An opponent is still to be determined, though the bout has been designated as a light
Ultimately, though, he knows the best statement he can make ends with getting his hand raised. His opponent, Gabriel Silva, most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Borg in San Antonio last summer. Whether that adds urgency or not, Phillips isn’t trying to get swept up in reading into what implications a win or loss
Image Credit: John McCoy/Getty Images UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is impressed by the change in strategy Tyson Fury made for his rematch with Deontay Wilder. This past Saturday night (Feb. 22), Wilder put the WBC heavyweight title on the line against Fury once again. Fury wanted to ensure the rematch wasn’t in the hands
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s something to said for being avoided. Fighters like Kamaru Usman and Weili Zhang claimed to have been turned down by many of their division’s top fighters, and — spoiler alert! — those two now walk around with golden belts on their shoulders! If Ryan Hall is to be believed, the
While he wasn’t as active as he would have wanted to be in 2019, welterweight Mike Graves considers the year a successful one. Though he missed much of the latter half of the year for various reasons, he did manage to kick off 2019 with a title victory, which made all the difference in how
Tito Ortiz’s win over Alberto Del Rio in his Combate Americas debut has been overturned to a no-decision by the Texas Commission. Ortiz and Del Rio fought back on Dec. 7 at Combate Americas 51 where Ortiz was making his promotional debut. In the fight, he was putting his UFC belt on the line while
8:19 AM ET Let’s make something very clear right off the bat: Jose Aldo getting a bantamweight title shot against Henry Cejudo isn’t the most egregious title shot in UFC history. No, that distinction still belongs to Alexander Gustafsson, who got a shot at then-light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in 2015 following a brutal knockout
“Thug Nasty” could be seeing “Boston Strong” in the cage soon. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that Bryce Mitchell (12-0) and Charles Rosa (12-3) are in talks to meet in a featherweight bout at the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night show in Oklahoma City, Okla., at Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 2. The matchup was first
First, MMA Junkie Lead Staff Reporter John Morgan calls in to talk Felder vs. Hooker, Aldo vs Cejudo, a potential matchup between Usman and Masvidal, how to fix the UFC’s recent issues with judging (if it needs fixing), and all the latest UFC news. After Matt Serra pops in to offer his thoughts on this
While some are carrying their torches and pitchforks, Chael Sonnen likes the idea of Henry Cejudo vs. Jose Aldo. UFC president Dana White has confirmed to ESPN that Cejudo will indeed put his UFC bantamweight title on the line against Aldo. The bout will headline UFC 250 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event is taking
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is expected to finalize its upcoming trip to the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, according to a report from MMA Fighting, which would mark the promotion’s first mixed martial arts (MMA) event in a region known best to idiots like me from the “Borat” movie. Kazakhstan, according to my hasty research,
Watch Yoel Romero blast Chris Weidman: UFC 248 fight video [embedded content] Yoel Romero is headed into his fourth attempt at winning a UFC middleweight title. He’ll challenge undisputed champion Israel Adesanya in the UFC 248 main event on March 7 in Las Vegas, despite coming off of back-to-back losses. Romero has had a troubled
Image via Aljamain Sterling on Instagram After the news was announced about a bantamweight title fight between champion Henry Cejudo and former featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who is coming off a loss in his last fight, many bantamweight contenders took exception. One of those bantamweights, Aljamain Sterling, continued to express his frustration with the matchup
Check out Alexander Gustafsson in the Octagon after his impressive win over Glover Teixeira. Also, witness Gustafsson propose to his girlfriend. Spoiler alert, she said yes!
Dan Hooker & Paul Felder, Tyson Fury & Deontay Wilder results, UFC Community shares opinion on both main event results. Jorge Masvidal, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, Stipe Miocic and more opinions. Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the
Ben Askren will never fight Tyron Woodley
12:39 PM ET A potential No. 1 contender fight involving “The Korean Zombie” will have to wait a few months. Chan Sung Jung, the popular UFC featherweight, has opted for eye surgery and is planning a return to the Octagon in the summer, his manager Jason House confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Jung suffered an