Replacing Lingo will be undefeated Dana White’s Contender Series alum Christian Rodriguez, who makes his UFC debut having finished all but one of his professional bouts. Additionally, due to COVID-19 protocols, Khalid Taha has been removed from his bantamweight bout with Mario Bautista. Replacing Taha will be former Dana White’s Contender Seriescontestant Jay Parrin, who
Conor McGregor responds to Nate Diaz with cryptic video Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have battled twice before with both fighters holding a win over the other. Now, fans are clamoring for that trilogy bout as it seems the hopes of it are dwindling away. This week Diaz seemingly shut down the idea of ever
Image Credit: Parker Porter’s Instagram Parker Porter thought about retiring before getting a call from the UFC and now he’s focused on entering the rankings. Porter made his UFC debut on just days’ notice at UFC 252 and suffered a first-round TKO loss to Chris Daukaus. Since then, however, he beat Josh Parisian and Chase
A lightweight scrap between Ilia Topuria and Jai Herbert has reportedly been added to the UFC‘s return to London on March 19. In one of many matchups featuring British fighters, Herbert (11-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) will have a huge opportunity in front of a home crowd when he welcomes Topuria (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) to
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush suffered an ankle injury and was forced to withdraw from the upcoming UFC Vegas 49 main event. Stepping in on short notice to battle No. 4-ranked lightweight contender Islam Makhachev is 155-pound veteran Bobby Green, fresh off his victory over Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271 last weekend in Las Vegas.
It’s often said that the UFC shares a great deal in common with professional wrestling and the WWE. With a bombastic and controversial leader atop each organization (Dana White and Vince McMahon respectively) and a business structure that prioritizes monthly pay-per-view events, fans have frequently drawn parallels between the two organizations. But for all their
8:38 PM ET UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has been forced out of a main event slot against Islam Makhachev on Feb. 26 due to injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Dariush (21-4-1) was scheduled to face Makhachev (21-1) in a 155-pound bout that might have produced a future title challenger, but withdrew Tuesday after
Feb 12, 2022; Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES; Israel Adesanya after defeating Robert Whittaker (not pictured) during UFC 271 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports It’s time to turn the page from another memorable UFC pay-per-view event. UFC 271, at Toyota Center in Houston, delivered a handful of spectacular performances. Where do the
Jim and Matt break down all the action from UFC 271 on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Doug Ellin joins the show. He shares whether or not he believed Israel Adesanya deserved to get the win against Robert Whittaker in Saturday’s main event, what it was like to have Julianna Peña on his podcast,
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
A grudge match between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal headlines UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas. 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 UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) To order
Jorge Masvidal speaks to MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura ahead of his main event bout against Colby Covington at UFC 272 on March 5. Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and videos. Connect with MMA Junkie
Hasbulla and Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 267 Khabib Nurmagomedov recently shared his thoughts concerning Francis Ngannou and his ongoing dispute with the UFC over contract negotiations. Ngannou (17-3 MMA), reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion, last fought Ciryl Gane (10-1 MMA) at UFC 270 in January. After ‘The Predators’ win, it was announced that he would need
Kevin Holland has fired back after middleweight contender Sean Strickland detailed an altercation they had at the UFC Performance Institute earlier this month. If there’s one man who doesn’t struggle to ruffle feathers and form feuds outside the Octagon, it’s Strickland. If there’s a second, it’s Holland. With that in mind and with both men’s
One week after the Middleweights got top billing, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring two of the most destructive Light Heavyweights in the game when Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill headline on ESPN+. Also on tap for UFC Vegas 48 main card duties this weekend (Sat., Feb. 19,
The originally scheduled headliner for UFC Vegas 48, a lightweight fight between ex-champ Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev, will now serve as the co-main event for UFC 272. As MMA Fighting previously reported, visa issues for Fiziev forced the promotion to push back the fight, and the March 5 pay-per-view event was targeted as
7:30 AM ET Israel Adesanya showed he belongs among the top pound-for-pound fighters in MMA when he defended his UFC middleweight championship against a fellow top-10 fighter, ex-champ Robert Whittaker, and won a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 271. The problem for Adesanya, who was No. 2 in the ESPN rankings going
Sep 8, 2018; Dallas, TX, USA; Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) reacts after defeating Cody Stamann (not pictured) during UFC 228 at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Even though UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has a distaste for TJ Dillashaw’s past PED use, he believes the former two-time division king is the