“Going home, you got to see it first-hand,” Usman said. “I have a responsibility to motivate this and that person. I have a responsibility to continue to do what I can and do what I do so those people can look at me and say, ‘I can one day,’ or at least, ‘I’m going to
12:26 AM ET Dustin Poirier will indeed get his chance to hold UFC gold by the end of the year. Poirier (28-6) has agreed to challenge Charles Oliveira (31-8) for the lightweight championship at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. The matchup had been in talks for weeks, and Poirier told ESPN late last month there
Brian Kelleher’s next fight will kick off his 2022 campaign. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bantamweight matchup between Kelleher and Saidyokub Kakhramonov will take place at the UFC’s event on Jan. 15, which does not currently have an announced location or venue. MMA DNA was first
Credit: UFC After a finished-filled night this past Saturday, the UFC returns on Oct. 9 with UFC Vegas 39 from inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev. The card will be headlined by a battle of top-six strawweights when Brazilians MacKenzie Dern (11-1) and Marina Rodriguez (14-1-2) look to add to their winning streaks
You can always count on Chael Sonnen to provide a unique perspective when it comes to combat sports news, and he’s had no shortage of opinions when it comes to former opponent Jon Jones’ latest troubling brush with the law. Jones was arrested in Las Vegas the morning after his UFC Hall of Fame induction
Kevin Holland reacts to headbutt No Contest | UFC Vegas 38 Video Middleweight Kevin Holland‘s UFC Vegas 38 co-main event bout against Kyle Daukaus was ruled a No Contest after an accidental headbutt changed the course of the fight. The fight was allowed to continue by referee Dan Mirgliotta and Daukaus finished Holland via rear-naked
Bellator welterweight contender Michael Page wants a trilogy fight with Douglas Lima following their controversial rematch at Bellator 267. Page defeated Lima via split decision in the main event of Bellator 267 in what was a three-round welterweight fight. It was a close contest for as long as it was contested, but many fans and
After Alexander Volkanovski‘s recent title defense, he complimented Max Holloway‘s willingness to fight and affirm himself as the number one contender. Over the weekend, Volkanovski reminded the world why the UFC’s 145-pound weight class is so deep with talent. In a fight that saw ebbs and flows and a high drama show, the Australian champion
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A security guard from Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas called Las Vegas police after another guard noticed that Jon Jones’ fiancee, Jessie Moses, was bleeding. MMA Fighting obtained audio of the call to Las Vegas police. 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
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The fight heated up in the second, Santos starting to throw and land, but after some heat between the two, it was back to pecking and poking at range from both. With under two minutes left, Santos landed two thudding body kicks, and that might have been enough for him to take the round. Santos
2:44 PM ET A women’s bantamweight fight between Aspen Ladd and Macy Chiasson is off this weekend’s UFC card after Ladd appeared shaky at the weigh-in. Ladd was unsteady on the scale Friday morning as Nevada State Athletic Commission chief assistant Jeff Mullen was attempting to register her weight. Every time Ladd attempted to put
The UFC has released its official poster for one of the biggest cards of the year. On the poster for UFC 268, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 6, headliners Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington and co-headliners Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili take top billing, with top lightweight
Credit: ONE Championship When it comes to the results of the lightweight title fight last month at ONE: Revolution, new champion Ok Rae Yoon doesn’t subscribe to the notion that his victory over division king Christian Lee was controversial. Over five hard-fought rounds Yoon, 30, went toe-to-toe with the division’s best fighter in the headliner
UFC Vegas 38 went down last night (Sat., Oct. 2, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Thiago Santos defeat Johnny Walker via unanimous decision (see it again here). In the co-main event, Kyle Daukaus and Kevin Holland’s Middleweight bout was ruled a No Contest (NC) due to a nasty clash of
Thiago Santos: ‘I want a Top 5 opponent who can bring me to the title shot’ | UFC Vegas 38 Video Thiago Santos entered the octagon at UFC Vegas 38 on Saturday against No. 10 ranked Johnny Walker ranked No. 5 in the light heavyweight division. “Marreta” defeated Walker by unanimous decision and wants his
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