Nate Diaz: ‘UFC wants me to fight Conor McGregor, I’m not fighting Conor McGregor’ UFC welterweight fan favorite and winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5, Nate Diaz, has become what can be best described as a disgruntled employee. Diaz has called out several fighters and pleaded with the fight promotion to release him over the
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2:57 PM ET The UFC has booked a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev to headline UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The UFC 280 pay-per-view event takes place on Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena. Officials announced the lightweight contest Saturday. Officially, the fight will be for the UFC’s vacant
Herbert Burns vows to return strong after suffering an ugly loss at UFC Long Island. The Brazilian featherweight looked to be headed to a win early against Bill Algeo at Saturday’s show in Elmont, N.Y., but his performance level notably dropped off after he failed to submit Algeo with a triangle choke in Round 1.
“I want to be a champion, I don’t want to choose opponents; the matchmakers choose my opponents,” Burns said. “I will definitely make suggestions in all of my interviews, but I’m ready to fight whoever they put in front of me and blaze through them.” The Brazilian is happy to fight opponents like Algeo that
UFC welterweight Bryan Barberena is the latest fighter to volunteer to be Nate Diaz‘s potentially last fight in the Octagon. Barberena has won three fights in a row, including most recently on the first fight of his new contract against Robbie Lawler at UFC 276. He could be one win away from potentially earning a
Charles Oliveira will fight Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC lightweight title on October 22 in Abu Dhabi. The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the news today, following an initial report from Ariel Helwani. Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) was stripped of the 155lbs title after missing weight against Justin Gaethje (23-4 MMA) at UFC 274 in
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently decided to enforce a flag ban in the Octagon, meaning fighters aren’t allowed to proudly display their country’s standard while competing for the combat sports organization. This all came about during heightened world tensions. Russia recently invaded Ukraine, and China continues to make aggressive statements toward countries (Taiwan) it feels
Nate Diaz fires back at Dana White: ‘I’ve been offered zero fights in nine months’ Welterweight fan favorite Nate Diaz responded to UFC president Dana White‘s recently comments about the fight promotion not being able to hold fighters hostage. In an interview with The MMA Hour last week, Diaz said that he felt like he
5:32 PM ET ELMONT, N.Y. — A highly anticipated featherweight main event between Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega ended unfortunately on Saturday, when Ortega was unable to continue after appearing to dislocate his right shoulder. The injury occurred at the 4:11 mark of the opening round. Ortega had just taken Rodriguez to the ground, and
Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Javier Fortuna full fight video highlights from their showdown, courtesy of multiple outlets. Garcia vs. Fortuna took place July 16 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Ryan Garcia (23-0) and Javier Fortuna (37-4-1, 2 no-contests) collided in the main event. The fight aired live on DAZN. Catch more video
“He will try to finish me, I will try to finish him,” Salikhov said. “It’s not going to be three rounds. I will do everything to finish the fight.” Before recording an impressive 18-2 professional mixed marital arts record, the “King of Kung Fu” was a dominant World Champion in Sanda, earning five gold medals
The UFC is reportedly looking to pair top-10 lightweights Dustin Poirier and Beneil Dariush together later this year. During an interview with The Schmo, Dariush’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, shared the news of the UFC’s plans. The fight has not yet been formally agreed to by both parties, but this is the direction the promotion is
PhotoCred: Instagram – @mieshatate Today’s UFC Long Island event featured a key women’s flyweight contest between former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and Lauren Murphy. Tate (19-9 MMA) made the decision to make the drop down to flyweight following her unanimous decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in November of 2021. That loss was preceded by a
The back and forth between UFC president Dana White and Nate Diaz on who is responsible for Nate’s inactivity continues. Earlier this week, Diaz went on a special edition of The MMA Hour to discuss his problems with securing the final fight on his UFC contract, saying the promotion was holding him hostage. He claimed
Miesha Tate releases statement following UFC Long Island loss Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate made her flyweight debut on the UFC Long Island main card on Saturday in a losing effort against Lauren Murphy. Tate came out of retirement after nearly five years away from the sport in July 2021 defeating Marion Reneau in