Welcome to Midnight Mania! The scheduled UFC event on May 13 is beginning to shape up. The headlining clash between Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker was announced a couple weeks ago, and now MMA Junkie reports a clash between Strawweight talents Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill will join the Light Heavyweights. Dern enters the contest
Lina Lansberg announces retirement after UFC Vegas 69 loss On Saturday, 40-year-old Lina Lansberg stepped into the Octagon for the last time. Following her second-round submission loss to Mayra Bueno Silva, she announced her retirement. “Thank you so much for all the love and support,” she wrote on Instagram. “This has been a hell of
11:03 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo, both fighters announced on social media. Contracts have not been signed, but the 135-pound title fight is being targeted for May 6. The UFC has not officially announced an event on that date, but it is expected to
Dustin Poirier got a few high-fives from fellow fighters after slapping down a heckler at a local parade. In a video posted to Twitter via Art of War6, said heckler printed a quote from Conor McGregor – and the name of his company – and flashed it at the former interim champ. As soon as
USADA announced today that Carlos do Carmo Mota, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. Mota, 27, tested positive for meldonium as the result of a sample collected in-competition on October 29, 2022, and a sample collected out-of-competition on November 22, 2022. Because Mota was
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will face Beneil Dariush in his Octagon return at UFC 288. Oliveira announced the booking on his Instagram page after Dariush said in recent weeks that he had agreed to the fight. Oliveira returns after losing a vacant lightweight title matchup against Islam Makhachev at UFC 280. A win
Dustin Poirier slapped a man at a Mardi Gras parade for disrespecting his wife. It was at a Youngsville Mardi Gras parade over the weekend, which the fighter was participating in, where a man held up a sign which read: “Hey Dustin, your wife’s in my DMs” The message was not received well by ‘The
UFC lightweight Jordan Leavitt was planning to silence the scousers at the UFC London event last summer across the pond. Instead, “The Monkey King” succumbed to a second-round submission to 155-pound rising star Paddy Pimblett. And “The Baddy” fans won’t let him forget it. “London sucks,” Leavitt told Low Kick MMA. “I’m never leaving the
Islam Makhachev’s mom wants him to retire Islam Makhachev might be the latest UFC fighter from Dagestan to hang up the gloves as a favor to his mom. Makhachev’s coach and friend Khabib Nurmagomedov gave up the sport after a promise he made to his mother when his father died. Now Makhachev has revealed that
Fighters take note: The cage wall is not for climbing and definitely NOT for standing on. While plenty of fighters have made use of the cage for post-fight celebrations, whether it be simply sitting on top with arms raised in triumph or to assist with a dazzling flip back onto the mats, Kazakh fighter Teymur
Like his opponent this weekend, Spann enters on a two-fight winning streak, as well, having garnered first-round stoppage wins over Ion Cutelaba and Dominick Reyes last year. The towering Texan is now 7-2 in the UFC and appears to have grown as a result of tough losses to Johnny Walker and Anthony Smith earlier in
Former two-time light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is expecting a “dream” to be accomplished when he returns to action on March 4. It’s been over three years since fans last got to see Jones, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, compete inside the Octagon. Ever since vacating the light heavyweight title
Islam Makhachev is at the top of the sport following the first defense of his lightweight title, but his mother would like him to call it a day. Makhachev cemented himself as the best lightweight on the planet after a commanding second-round submission over Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 last October. At UFC 284 earlier
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov shocked the world by retiring. “The Eagle” was atop the MMA world, having already accrued multiple title defenses, a 29-0 record, and the top slot on the pound-for-pound rankings (much to Jon Jones’ chagrin). We’ve never seen an MMA champion retire at the absolute pinnacle before,
Jeff Novitzky: ‘No credible evidence’ Islam Makhachev violated any IV rules Dan Hooker dropped a bomb last week when he accused UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev of using an IV ahead of his title defense win over Alexander Volkanovski. The claim sparked a dialogue amongst the media and fans about what the IV rules actually
8:07 AM ET Mixed martial arts will never experience anything like this year’s NBA trade deadline — when second-round draft picks seemingly turned into Monopoly money — but it’s fun to dream. So, in the spirit of all the drama that unfolded on the hardwood, here are a few trades we’d like to see take
UFC 284 co-headliners Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett need medical clearance to avoid a half-year on the sidelines. The Combat Sport Commission of Western Australia released medical suspensions for the Feb. 11 pay-per-view event at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Among five facing the longest suspensions are the co-main event competitors, who fought for the
When the fight was over and Holm made it back to New Mexico, the city of Albuquerque was absolutely rocking and it was all for one person, the one person in the sport Woods is sure would’ve never asked for it all. “It absolutely had a different buzz,” Woods recalled with a laugh. “The whole