8:50 AM ET That was a wild week in the UFC’s lightweight division, yeah? Sheesh. Charles Oliveira turns in another sublime performance. Michael Chandler with the knockout — and callout — of the decade. And after all that, we have a vacant title at 155 pounds. We’re back where we started when Khabib Nurmagomedov retired
Tony Ferguson is less than 48 hours removed from suffering the ugliest knockout of his career but he’s already back to trading social media shots with his peers. On Monday, Ferguson took to Twitter to address UFC stars Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor, two fighters who had something to say about what went down at
How have you evolved since then? Do you feel that maybe you weren’t ready then? I definitely wasn’t ready then. My record was 1-3 at the time. I knew I wasn’t going to make it on the show; I just wanted to get my name in there so the UFC knew who I was. Then
Charles Oliveira (via @ufc) Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has issued a statement after his weight miss earlier today. The Brazilian and Justin Gaethje are set to clash tomorrow night at UFC 274. The bout was set to be the second defense of Oliveira’s lightweight title. However, he is no longer the champion at
Despite all of the smack Tony Ferguson was talking about Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White and the company in the days leading up to UFC 274, White doesn’t seem to hold any ill feelings toward “El Cucuy.” In fact, the outspoken president was rather complimentary of Ferguson’s performance against Michael Chandler up until
Rose Namajunas lost her title to Carla Esparza on Saturday night in what many are calling the worst fight in UFC history. After the fight, while speaking to the media backstage, Namajunas told the media she felt she won, she had stuck to her game plan, and was not interested in hurting her face. Then
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has weighed in more in-depth on the alleged Jorge Masvidal/Colby Covington altercation in Miami. The beef between Covington and Masvidal is far from settled following their UFC 272 grudge match. Covington earned a unanimous decision win as he moves closer to a potential third fight with Usman. Just days after
12:54 AM ET PHOENIX — Rose Namajunas lost her UFC strawweight championship Saturday. Carla Esparza didn’t exactly take it, though. In one of the most bizarre title fights in UFC history, Esparza (19-6) upset Namajunas (11-5) via split decision in the co-main event of UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Two judges scored the fight for
PHOENIX — Welterweight Andre Fialho speaks with reporters backstage at the Footprint Center following his ferocious first-round KO of Cameron VanCamp at UFC 274 on Saturday. The 28-year-old recapped the win, reveals he has already agreed to return at UFC 275 on June 11, wanting to have a historic year in regards to activity, and
This isn’t the first time Drake has posted a major bet on a UFC fight. He also bet $250,000 on Jorge Masvidal to beat Colby Covington at UFC 272, which didn’t work out as well for him. As far as UFC 274, when it’s over, Drake is hoping for some better luck this time around.
Tonight’s Bellator 280 event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight rematch between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo. Bader (30-7 MMA) and Kongo (31-12-2 MMA) first met at Bellator 226 in September of 2019, with the bout ending in a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. Since then Ryan Bader has gone 2-2, with
Halfway through UFC 274 the UFC finally announced the details of UFC 276, their big International Fight Week card in Las Vegas on July 2nd. Headlining the card is Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier for the middleweight title. And in the co-main event: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 for the featherweight title. Missing from
UFC 274 Official Scorecard: Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza Carla Esparza became a two-time women’s strawweight champion on Saturday by defeated Rose Namajunas by split decision in the UFC 274 co-main event. Esparza became the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion by defeating Namajunas at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale in December 2014. Eight years ago,
The UFC has a plan in place for a new date for Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon after Cerrone pulled out of UFC 274 due to an illness. UFC President Dana White said in a recent interview with The Daily Wire that Cerrone and Lauzon will now go to battle on June 18th in Austin,
Justin Gaethje does a high-altitude run and gets his haircut. Michael Chandler readies for another big-name bout. Champ Rose Namajunas packs. Carla Esparza plans her wedding. UFC 274 is on Saturday, May 7. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the
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1:17 AM ET PHOENIX — Charles Oliveira isn’t the official champion. But he’s the champion. Oliveira, under extremely difficult circumstances, submitted Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke just 3:22 into the first round of their lightweight battle at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Oliveira (33-8) was scheduled to defend his title against Gaethje (23-4) at UFC