Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again call upon former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos to headline a major “Fight Night” event. “Marreta” was recently booked to throw hands against fellow 205-pound knockout artist Jamahal Hill on Aug. 6, though a city and venue have yet to be determined. That’s according to a report
Justin Gaethje went off on Nate Diaz during his UFC 274 media day appearance Justin Gaethje is gearing up to fight for the lightweight title again when he steps into the Octagon to face Charles Oliveira on Saturday night. But before he gets there, he addressed the trash talk that Nate Diaz has been spewing
A UFC light heavyweight battle between former title challenger Thiago Santos and rising contender Jamahal Hill is set to headline an August 6th Fight Night. MMA Junkie was among the first to report the news of the Santos vs. Hill booking. This will be the fourth UFC main event in his last five fights for
10:13 PM ET The UFC is targeting a lightweight main event between Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev on July 9, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is close to finalizing the 155-pound fight. It will headline UFC Fight Night at a location to be determined. This will
Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev will finally look to meet in the octagon with the lightweights agreeing to a five-round main event showdown at the upcoming UFC card scheduled on July 9. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are in place for the fight. ESPN
Drink West, founded in 2019 by UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa and UFC light heavyweight, Tyson Pedro was born and bred in the heart of Western Sydney – and much like the founders themselves, has quickly become the pick of the bunch. “We are very enthusiastic to partner with Drink West, having a locally produced beer
(via Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Marlon Vera has officially entered the top five of the UFC’s bantamweight division after his win over Rob Font. Heading into Saturday night’s main event in Las Vegas, many wondered whether or not Marlon Vera had improved his game enough to earn the biggest win of his career to date. In
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s a strange time for Jorge Masvidal. Unless we’re counting the steakhouse brawl that left Colby Covington toothless — and seriously, what great irony is it that bad things keep happening to Covington’s mouth? — Masvidal is winless in his last three bouts. Based on recent reports, it also seems that
Two-time women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas puts her title on the line against former titleholder Carla Esparza in the UFC 274 co-main event on Saturday. Esparza defeated Namajunas to become the inaugural UFC women’s 115-pound champion in December 2014. It’s a loss Namajunas will try to avenge at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. this weekend.
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña made an appearance on Good Morning America on Monday to promote the new season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Yesterday, the 30th season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered, with Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes serving as the head coaches. The season will help build and hype the highly anticipated
8:00 AM ET The art of the submission is rooted in a fighter’s ability to seize an opening. An opportunity. A mistake. An action leading to a reaction. Close-quarters combat turns into an ongoing battle for positioning and leverage. It all plays on a constant loop until there’s an escape. Or an ending. The very
Dana White doesn’t think too highly of the UFC’s heavyweight champion going up against Tyson Fury. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, White was asked for his thoughts on Francis Ngannou chumming it up with Fury inside the ring as the two combat sports stars discussed a potential crossover bout immediately following Fury’s
On season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, Esparza defeated Angela Hill, Tecia Torres, Jessica Penne, and Rose Namajunas on her way to being the champ. Defeating such strong competition in TUF was a sign of things to come for Esparza’s UFC tenure. Order UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje on PPV And although her road back
UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has explained how being compared to Ronda Rousey impacted her against Carla Esparza. This Saturday night at UFC 274, Rose Namajunas will attempt to cement her status as the best strawweight on the planet when she goes head to head with Carla Esparza. The two women have met before when
Some jackass launched himself into comedian Dave Chappelle last Tues. night (May 3) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif., where the longtime funnyman was recording his latest stand-up special for Netflix. Security (eventually) intervened and apprehended 23 year-old Isaiah Lee, who was armed with “a replica handgun that contained a knife blade,” according
Undefeated welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is coming off the biggest win of his career over Gilbert Burns at UFC 279 on April 9. It was a hard-fought bout that saw Chimaev get taken the distance for the first time in his career. Following the fight, UFC president Dana White suggested Chimaev should face top contender
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña is ready to adopt a new nickname should she secure a second consecutive victory over Amanda Nunes. At UFC 269 last December, then-double champion Nunes faced the sixth challenge to her 135-pound reign. In what most expected to be an inevitable 13th straight victory for the Brazilian, the “Lioness”
7:17 PM ET The UFC is working on a bantamweight fight between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The 135-pound bout is expected to be finalized shortly. It will take place at UFC 276 on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. O’Malley (15-1) is 5-1 in the UFC with