Diego Sanchez is not going anywhere. A free agent since his loss in July to Michel Chiesa, the original “The Ultimate Fighter” winner has inked a new deal with the UFC and agreed to face Michel Pereira at the upcoming UFC Rio Rancho card on Feb. 15 in New Mexico, the company announced on Wednesday.
Fresh from a stirring knockout of Johnny Walker, the No. 5-ranked Anderson has won four in a row leading to his rematch with the No. 6-ranked Blachowicz, who is fresh from wins over Luke Rockhold and “Jacare” Souza and eager to even the score with the man who decisioned him in 2015. Plus, the following
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images A former referee renowned for his work doesn’t believe that Khabib Nurmagomedov can break Tony Ferguson. Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson has been booked multiple times in the past and fight fans are hoping that April 18, 2020 is the date that this bout finally comes to fruition.
Long-time UFC veteran Diego Sanchez has re-signed a new contract with the world’s leading MMA promotion after briefly testing free agency. The UFC announced Wednesday that Sanchez has signed a new deal with the company and he will take on showman Michel Pereira in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night 167. The event takes
After an 11-year run with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Gray Maynard will be fighting elsewhere in the foreseeable future. “The Bully” tells MMA Junkie that he has parted ways with his longtime employer and the hunt for a new promotion to compete for is on. “I don’t know – we’re trying to work some stuff
Watch Kamaru Usman defeat Tyron Woodley to become UFC champion (fight video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Tyron Woodley held the UFC welterweight championship for nearly three years before Kamaru Usman swooped in and took it away. But take it away he did. Usman has only ever lost one bout in his professional career and
4:30 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing Zhang Weili’s first strawweight title defense, and it will come against the most dominant woman in the division’s history. Zhang (20-1) has agreed to face former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-3) at UFC 248 on March 7, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed but
C.B. Dollaway’s run with the UFC has come to an end but the former Ultimate Fighter finalist won’t have to wait long for his next opportunity after booking a title fight against reigning RIZIN light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka on Dec. 31 in Japan. The fight was announced by RIZIN on Tuesday with additional sources
The 25-year-old Martin pushed her winning streak to four with a unanimous decision win over Micol De Segni on Week 9 of the Contender Series, but came away without a contract. Three months later, she was back in the cage, posting a fifth straight victory and now she’s been tabbed to replace Cortney Casey in
Image Credit: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bantamweight prospect Macy Chiasson is getting right back on the horse after suffering her first career loss, and she will be doing so against a former UFC champion. Much like Macy Chiasson, inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano is looking to get back in the
UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker promises that he will “fight tooth and nail to the death” when he meets rival Paul Felder at UFC Auckland next year. The UFC recently announced that Hooker and Felder will headline UFC Fight Night 169, which is set to take place on February 22 at Spark Arena in Auckland,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The idea of Khabib Nurmagomedov being unmotivated is bizarre. If one looks past the little details for a minute, the Dagestani mauler does precisely the same thing to almost all of his elite opponents: dominate them. Yet according to “The Eagle” himself (translated by Twitter account MMARusTwitter, an account which dedicates
Combate Americas, the world’s premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports and media franchise, on Tuesday announced the completion of an 11-bout fight card for its highly-anticipated ‘Tito vs. Alberto – What Side Are You On?’ extravaganza at Payne Arena, next to the U.S.-Mexico border, in McAllen, Texas on Saturday, Dec. 7. The six-fight main
UFC commentator Joe Rogan ranks the greatest knockouts in UFC Heavyweight history as only he can.
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Tony Ferguson goes after fans and Ariel Helwani talking about “cursed” Khabib bout, Breakdown: Tony Ferguson is the favorite against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz headlines UFC New Mexico and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports
Fedor Emelianenko doesn’t like women’s MMA
1:32 PM ET Alistair Overeem is a Netherlands-based heavyweight with a kickboxing background. Jairzinho Rozenstruik is a Netherlands-based heavyweight with a kickboxing background. Their fight careers, however, are at very different places. Overeem, a 39-year-old veteran of 63 professional MMA fights who is a former champion in the Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 promotions, faces relative