4:59 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa on Jan. 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, per sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but both sides have agreed to the bout. The 170-pound contest will take place at UFC Fight Night inside PNC Arena.
Michael Page thinks those who are writing off Mike Shipman ahead of his Bellator London co-main event clash with Fabian Edwards will be in for a rude awakening this weekend. Shipman is a key training partner of Page’s and the striking virtuoso insisted that he is looking forward to seeing “Seabass” knock the undefeated prospect
Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS In the lead-up to his UFC 206 main event against Anthony Pettis, Max Holloway walked with the quiet confidence of a champion and at Air Canada Centre, he earned the hardware to go with it, stopping Pettis in the third round to win the interim UFC featherweight belt. But the
Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes is a go. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto revealed that UFC president Dana White informed him that Jones will defend his light heavyweight championship against Reyes on Feb. 8. The bout will headline a UFC pay-per-view in Houston, Texas. BJPenn.com‘s Chris Taylor first brought word of the matchup. Jones hasn’t been in
MMA analyst and fighting veteran, Josh Thomson discusses his predictions for this Saturday’s blockbuster Bellator London event with BJPenn.com’s Natasha Hooper. During the interview, Thomson also explained why UFC President Dana White is scared of engaging in a cross-promotion fight and who he believes would win in Bellator vs UFC showdown. When asked which fight
After last week’s insane elbow knockout (see it HERE) that made its way around the MMA community, Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) produced yet another memorable finish during last night’s (Fri., Nov. 22, 2019) LFA 79 event in Broomfield, Colorado. As part of the UFC Fight Pass-aired main card, a 140-pound catchweight bout was contested between
UFC 245: Three Champions, Three Titles, One Historic Night (video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Scores will be settled on December 14 when UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his title against heated rival Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 245. Plus, two more title fights will be featured on the biggest card
Jan Blachowicz has won five of his last six fights since a disappointing loss at Fight Night Buffalo in 2017. Blachowicz faces Jacare Souza in the main event of Fight Night Sao Paulo on Saturday, November 16. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital
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4:20 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his title against Dominick Reyes on Feb. 8 in Houston, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The 205-pound championship fight will headline the UFC’s pay-per-view event, which does not yet have an official number, inside Toyota Center. In the co-main event, female flyweight champion
He might be an amateur, but Will Spann III’s picked up a finish on Friday that was worthy of the pros. Less than 20 seconds into his opening flyweight bout opposite Jordan DeJesus at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 80 in Hampton, Va., Spann landed a head kick right on the jaw that flattened DeJesus. Spann,
After elaborate entrances from both men that ignited the packed house, the two combatants stared each other down from across the Octagon throughout Bruce Buffer’s introductions and referee John McCarthy’s instructions, antsy to hear the opening bell ring. When it did, Ortiz came out with a quick right hand that missed, and Shamrock locked the
Image Credit: Francois Nel/Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov says he will have his next title defense in Brooklyn, New York in April of 2020. There, it is expected to be against Tony Ferguson. Speaking to the media at an event, Nurmagomedov was asked where his next fight would be and said it would not be in
UFC light heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira is eager to fight again and he’s interested in matchups against Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz. The 40-year-old Teixeira hasn’t slowed down despite being one of the oldest fights in the UFC light heavyweight division. Like a fine wine, Teixeira keeps getting better and better over the years. The
It turns out that lightweight prospect Jared Gordon suffered more than just a knockout defeat to Charles Oliveira earlier this month at UFC Fight Night 164 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to Gordon, who lasted just 86 seconds inside of the cage with Oliveira, he suffered a broken left orbital at the hands of “do
Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes headlines Feb. 8 pay-per-view The light heavyweight title will be on the line on Feb. 8 in Houston, Texas. A title bout between reigning champion Jon Jones and undefeated contender Dominick Reyes is in the works to headline the pay-per-view event at the Toyota Center. News of the fight was