Michael Chandler plans to steal the show at UFC 268. Champ Kamaru Usman pushes his coach; teammate Justin Gaethje gets recognized on a run. Champ Rose Namajunas gets pumped by watching UFC 267. Colby Covington arrives in style. Presented by Gopuff, the Official On-Demand Delivery Partner of UFC 268. Use code ‘UFC’ for $10 off
Former #UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz spoke to the media shortly after his second-round submission loss to Glover Teixeira in the main event of #UFC267. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting feed on
UFC welterweight contender Vicente Luque reiterated his callout of Nate Diaz for an upcoming December UFC card, saying “I want the challenge.” Luque called out Diaz following his submission win over Michael Chiesa at UFC 265 back in August, and Luque and Diaz have gone back-and-forth on social media over the last few months. Right
Stephen Thompson says he was inspired by Glover Teixeira winning the UFC light heavyweight title at age 42 and after many ups and downs. In the main event of UFC 267, Teixeira was fighting for UFC gold for the second and possibly last time in his career as he took on Jan Blachowicz. In the
7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN On Saturday, we’re set to see arguably the biggest fight night of the year. Canelo Alvarez, the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, looks to become an undisputed world champion for the first time in his career as he faces Caleb Plant in a super middleweight unification fight at
Patchy Mix has never been a fan of James Gallagher but in the days leading up to their fight at Bellator 270, his opinion on the Irish bantamweight has somehow gotten even lower. Despite the fight being just days away, Mix says that Gallagher has been doing everything possible to get under his skin including
Mar 3, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Frankie Edgar reacts to his loss by TKO against Brian Ortega during UFC 222 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Despite 34 fights under his belt and 16 years of wear and tear on his 40-year-old body, Frankie Edgar sees no end in sight
In the aftermath of Zhang Weili’s first loss in seven years, which ended her 21-fight winning streak and her reign as UFC strawweight champion, she posted on Instagram congratulating Rose Namajunas on her victory and vowed to bounce back. When UFC.com visited Zhang at Fight Ready MMA in Scottsdale, Arizona, Zhang cited her opponent and
Bellator 270: “Queally vs Pitbull 2” will take place later this week (Fri., Nov. 5, 2021) from inside 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Headlining the Showtime-televised event will be a title fight for the vacant Lightweight strap between Peter Queally and Patricky Freire. In the co-main event, James Gallagher returns to take on Patchy Mix in
Jiri Prochazka will ‘probably’ be Glover Teixeira’s first title defense says Dana White No. 2 ranked light heavyweight contender Jiri Prochazka will likely be champion Glover Teixeira‘s first title defense says UFC president Dana White. Prochazka (28-2-1) is riding a 12-fight winning streak. The Czech fighter hasn’t tasted defeat since 2015. He officially weighed in
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Michael Bisping believes Khamzat Chimaev put the entire welterweight division on notice with his UFC 267 win over Li Jingliang. Chimaev made his return to the Octagon on the main card of UFC 267 against Jingliang. Many expected the fight to be a more competitive one but
Conor McGregor is apparently taking aim at Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman’s toughness. Conor McGregor is willing to attack any fighter at any time on social media. The Irish fighter is known to be a very outspoken person both live and on Twitter. His latest social media attack is targeted at Anderson Silva and Chris
12:44 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Kayla Harrison‘s dominance of the PFL continues. For the second consecutive season, Harrison has captured the PFL lightweight championship. She did so with ease Wednesday at the Hard Rock Live; she attempted 90 strikes and landed all but five of them en route to an armbar submission
Maheshate became the first DWCS winner from China after an action-packed win over Achilles Estremadura in Season 5’s season closer, and the headlining winner was only one of two UFC contracts handed out on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Maheshate traded near-knockdowns with Estremadura in a first round filled with firefights against the fence. The Chinese
Mar 6, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Petr Yan of Russia punches Aljamain Sterling in their UFC bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports New UFC interim bantamweight champion Petr Yan believes lineal champion
Outlook: “Lionheart” roared after his first-round TKO win over Ryan Spann in September and demanded his respect. After three straight stoppage wins over Devin Clark, Jimmy Crute and Spann, it’s clear to see why. He didn’t mind defending his spot after a pair of disappointing losses in 2020, but now, he expects to once again
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Podcast kingpin and comedian Joe Rogan has served as one of the primary color commentators for UFC for close to two decades now. However, Rogan is a busy man, splitting his time between Spotify controversies, hunting trips, and lots of COVID-19 drama. Ever since WME purchased the UFC, his presence on
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 5, Week 10 results: Two fighters awarded UFC contracts Dana White’s Contender Series wrapped up its fifth season on Tuesday at the UFC Apex with a five-fight card that resulted in two fighters being awarded UFC contracts. In the fight card’s main event, lightweight Maheshate defeated Achilles Estremadura by unanimous