Jorge Masvidal says Colby Covington has not been back at American Top Team since his loss to Kamaru Usman. In the main event of UFC 245, Covington was finally getting the title shot that had been eluding him for so long when he took on Usman. There, the two rivals trash-talked for months leading up
Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the more surprising events of 2019 was certainly when a Diaz brother failed a drug test … for something other than marijuana. Ahead of his “BMF” showdown with Jorge Masvidal, Diaz failed for a trace amount of a SARM. He demanded both UFC president Dana White and the United
LFA 82 will crown a new light heavyweight champion LFA will crown a new light-heavyweight champion in Minnesota. LFA 82 will showcase two of Mixed Martial Arts’ most impressive 205-pound prospects battling for the vacant championship when the promotion returns to the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” in February. The main event of LFA 82 will
Jan 2, 2020 He’s back. Conor McGregor will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since October 2018 — and only his second MMA fight since November 2016 — when he faces Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246 on Jan. 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor (21-4)
Felicia Spencer and Zarah Fairn clash in a fight of featherweight contenders in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night from Norfolk, Va. on Feb. 29. On Tuesday, the UFC announced Spencer vs. Fairn will share headlining duties with a fight for the vacant flyweight title when Joseph Benavidez faces Deiveson Figueiredo. Spencer looks to
They begin the show discussing Derrick Lewis’ upcoming fight against Ilir Latifi at UFC 247 in February and Jim’s trip to Italy. Then, professional bull rider Ezekiel Mitchell joins the guys in-studio. He reviews Matt’s bull riding performance on Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight, explains what a ‘buckle bunny’ is, and talks about what
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Israel Adesanya doesn’t believe Jon Jones’ legacy will be a positive one. Adesanya and Jones haven’t been kind to one another. “The Last Stylebender” and “Bones” have been at odds ever since Adesanya made it clear that he is targeting Jones for a future showdown. Jones
Chael Sonnen believes people are counting out Donald Cerrone against Conor McGregor. In the main event of UFC 246, McGregor makes his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon on Jan. 18 opposite Cerrone at welterweight. Many fans think it is an easy fight for the Irishman, with some even suggesting Cowboy would take a dive. Yet, Sonnen
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has added a couple more bouts to its UFC 248 slate, which is set to go down on March 7, 2020 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to MMA Fighting, Alex Oliveira will face Max Griffin in Welterweight showdown in “Sin City.” Alex was originally lined up to face
Fight video: Watch Cowboy Cerrone drop Matt Brown with this head-kick KO [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Win or lose, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone always leaves everything in the cage. That’s what fight fans love about him. But sometimes, like when he landed this head-kick knockout on Matt Brown, fight fans love him even more. Cerrone
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Donald Cerrone on Conor McGregor UFC 246 bout, Joanna Jedrzejczyk in good spirit going into title bout with Weili Zhang, Henry Cejudo wants “Fighter of the Year” award, but Jorge Masvidal disagrees, Scott Coker reveals that Fedor could face Josh Barnett next and much more! Link to the Donald Cerrone documentation: More Than A Cowboy
4:12 PM ET Jorge Masvidal would rather take a big-money fight against Conor McGregor in his next bout than get a title shot against welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. “I know my management without a doubt would say, and I would also say, the Conor fight,” Masvidal said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday. “We’ll
There are few fighters who had a better 2019 than Jorge Masvidal (in fact, according to us, there was only one). Masvidal fought three times last year, scoring two knockouts and one . TKO of Nate Diaz to claim the one-off BMF title. Oh, and on top of that, one of those knockouts set the
Also in the lightweight division in April, Dustin Poirier stopped the division’s premier action hero, Justin Gaethje, to move closer to his own shot at the title, and Kevin Lee halted Edson Barboza. As May began, that monumental news surfaced as it was announced that the UFC would be airing on ESPN beginning in 2019,
Image Credit: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Kevin Lee continues to lobby for a fight against Islam Makhachev and is now taking to social media to make sure his potential opponent is aware of it. Talks of a Kevin Lee vs. Islam Makhachev pairing have been going since the beginning of last year. Lee’s
Bellator color commentator and long-time MMA referee Big John McCarthy explained why he believes UFC president Dana White is against cross-promotion. Bellator recently did a cross-promotion event with RIZIN for New Year’s Eve which McCarthy was a big part of as the event’s announcer. Bellator president Scott Coker is someone who is a big fan