Maycee Barber may be on her way to superstardom if UFC president Dana White has anything to say about it. The 21-year-old prospect earned arguably her most impressive win to date when she dispatched former Ultimate Fighter competitor Gillian Robertson with a violent first-round TKO in their fight at UFC on ESPN 6 on Friday
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC president Dana White is liking what he’s seeing from Maycee Barber. Barber has been making a name for herself in the strawweight division. While Barber is considered a prospect at the moment, she plans on becoming a top contender and eventually a world champion. In fact,
It ain’t always easy being the bad guy. Colby Covington has done such a good job of trolling the mixed martial arts world that even his fellow teammates at American Top Team seem to be getting sick of his bulls**t. For a long time, gym unity prevailed. If anyone had issues with Covington, they kept
As he prepares to close out 2019, lightweight Nick Newell feels like the year has played out just about as well as it could have. In two bouts this year, Newell has finished both fights in the first round, and feels he is about at the highest point he has been in his career. “Things
The UFC celebrated its first 20 years by creating the Top 20 Knockouts in UFC History, 1993-2013.
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The lead-up to the rematch between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens got ugly at times, but when it was time to run it back after their September no contest, it was an example of what this sport is when done right at its highest level. Containing compelling action, drama and momentum swings, the two featherweights
Greg Hardy has sparked controversy in the MMA sphere after using an inhaler during his UFC Boston fight. The heavyweight fight against Ben Sosoli was ruled a no-contest because Hardy used an inhaler in between the second and third round. So why is it that inhalers aren’t allowed during UFC competitions without prior-approval? Beta-2 Agonists
Oct 18, 2019 Four fights into his UFC career, former NFL star Greg Hardy continues to find himself at the center of controversy. A heavyweight bout between Hardy (5-1) and Ben Sosoli (7-2) ended in a no-contest Friday at UFC Fight Night in Boston because of Hardy’s unapproved use of an inhaler between the second
Demetrious Johnson went 3-0 in seven months to win the ONE Championship flyweight (135-pound) grand prix, but division champion Adriano Moraes is not impressed. “He dominated his last two fights, but didn’t impress me that much,” Moraes told MMA Fighting. “I believe that a fight with me with will be way better, and we’ll put
Image via Colby Covington’s Twitter account Colby Covington has refuted Jorge Masvidal’s claims that he has ripped off one of the American Top Team coaches and attributes the accusation to a case of desperate self-promotion. Colby “Chaos” Covington has never been one to mince words when speaking about any subject or any individual, and that
After Jon Jones returned from his second USADA suspension, he made it a point to keep a busy schedule. He knocked out three fights in just seven months, and probably would have added a fourth by the end of 2019 had there been any contenders worthy of fighting him. Unfortunately, Jones’ desire to make up
Shortly following Dominick Reyes’s quick knockout of Chris Weidman at UFC on ESPN 6 on Friday, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to social media to unleash on his fellow fighters. Jon Jone shredded former middleweight champs Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold “Before you guys come to my weight class and start talking s–t, make
Charles Rosa (144) vs Manny Bermudez (148)* Molly McCann (125) vs Diana Belbita (125) Kyle Bochniak (145) vs Sean Woodson (144.5) Randy Costa (134) vs Boston Salmon (133.5) Court McGee (170) vs Sean Brady (167.5) Brendan Allen (185) vs Kevin Holland (183.5) Daniel Spitz (240) vs Tanner Boser (247.5) *Bermudez will forfeit 20 percent of
Former UFC heavyweight title challengers Gabriel Gonzaga and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva collided in tonight’s BKFC 8 main event. Silva and Gonzaga will clash for five 2-minute rounds, this unless someone goes down sooner. Gabriel Gonzaga (17-12 MMA) was last seen in action at ‘Russian Cagefighting Championship 2’ in May of 2018, where he suffered a
1:18 AM ET Ariel Helwani Close ESPN Staff Writer Ariel Helwani is an MMA reporter at ESPN. Follow him on Twitter at @arielhelwani. Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun ESPN MMA writers Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim break down