This weekend (Sat., June 4, 2022), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will remain in Las Vegas, Nevada, and its Apex facility for UFC Vegas 56. We rebound from a rare off week with classic UFC Apex fare: a Heavyweight main event, fun and relevant co-main scrap, then good mix of prospects and relative unknowns underneath. Consider
Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori re-booked for UFC Paris in September The middleweight clash between former champion Robert Whittaker and former title challenger Marvin Vettori has been re-booked for UFC Paris on Sept. 3. UFC officials made the announcement on Tuesday. Whittaker and Vettori was originally expected to meet at UFC 275 on June 11,
UFC lightweight Jordan Leavitt is relishing the opportunity to bust out some moves in front of Paddy Pimblett’s home crowd this summer. On July 23, the UFC will cross the Atlantic for its second UK-held card of 2022. The first is widely regarded as one of the most memorable events of the year so far,
9:00 AM ET One of the most anticipated fights — and the one most often asked about — continues to be Conor McGregor’s next match. McGregor has been adamant that he will return from his broken left leg in 2022. But as the months go by, that seems up in the air. And then there’s
Leandro Higo expected to face James Gallagher first in the Bellator bantamweight grand prix, but “the chicken escaped one more time,” he told MMA Fighting. Now booked to fight trash-talking up-and-comer Danny Sabatello, who earned a spot in the tournament with a win over Jornel Lugo, Higo is ready for battle — both inside and
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VOLKOV vs ROZENSTRUIK Updates: Due to injury, Darrick Minner has been removed from his featherweight bout with Damon Jackson. Replacing Minner will be undefeated UFC newcomer and The Ultimate Fighter season 29 veteran Daniel Argueta. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VOLKOV vs ROZENSTRUIK takes place Saturday, June 4 from UFC Apex in Las Vegas
Claudia Gadelha hopes for one more contest with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, but she isn’t holding her breath for it. During the rise of the Strawweight division led by Jedrzejczyk from Mar. 2015 to Nov. 2017, the biggest rival for the champion was undeniably Brazil’s Gadelha, who she defeated to earn her first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Chuck Liddell sends message to Cain Velasquez: ‘Stay strong brother’ Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell became the most recent fighter to weigh in on former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez‘ situation. Velasquez was arrested on Feb. 28 after allegedly ramming a vehicle and firing multiple shots during a 7-mile chase. Velasquez was
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The UFC is scheduled to make its French debut in September, but don’t expect Paddy Pimblett to be booked for any future fight cards in Paris. The English lightweight traveled to the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis over the weekend for the UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF. In a series
Listen closely, and the sound tells the tale. It’s thunderous. Thwap. Thwap-boom! A swirling melody of low notes and high notes, backbeats and off-rhythms that explode through the air like orchestral cannon fire. Thwap. Thwap-boom! Thwap, boom-BOOM! Francis Ngannou pauses to reset, letting the tremors from his right hand settle. Watch any pad session between
A longtime Glory MMA staple, Grant Dawson made a move to American Top Team and has rubbed shoulders with Nickal on numerous occasions. While he’s not a former WEC champion like Mike Brown and he’s not a nearly ten-year UFC veteran like Jorge Masvidal, he is a DWCS season one veteran with one of the
Former UFC fighter Mark Munoz has released a statement after being placed on administrative leave from his job as a high school wrestling coach. Mark Munoz has always been known as one of the good guys in mixed martial arts and regardless of whether or not this incident goes any further, we expect that reputation
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound title against hulking division power puncher Jared Cannonier in the upcoming UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) main event on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And he’ll do it as the -365 betting favorite. That’s according to the number crunchers over at Draft Kings,
Oscar De La Hoya is glad his boxing bout against Vitor Belfort never came to fruition in 2021. De La Hoya and Belfort were set to meet inside the ring back in September of 2021. However, the fight was soon cancelled and never came to be. Recently, De La Hoya was interviewed and asked about
Shavkat Rahkmonov is the first Kazakhstani citizen to be signed to the UFC, and as such, he’s proud to represent his country, from his performances down to his headwear. Rahkmonov recently recorded his third win inside the UFC when he knocked out Carlston Harris with a spinning hook kick and follow up ground-and-pound. After the
That victory over Herrig was the last time the Polish veteran had her hand raised, as she enters Saturday’s rematch on a five-fight slide bookended by first-round finishes. The 36-year-old has faced a cavalcade of ranked fighters and former title challengers over the course of her last eight fights but will be eagerly looking to
Image via Marvin Vettori on Instagram, photo by ROF Industries Inc. Marvin Vettori has blasted Conor McGregor for his comments about Beneil Dariush. Vettori and Dariush are gym mates and have trained together at Kings MMA for a long time. Needless to say the two are good friends and Vettori has come to the defense