UFC president Dana White is backing up the notion that Conor McGregor’s ankle wasn’t 100 percent heading into his UFC 264 grudge match against Dustin Poirier. McGregor suffered a grisly loss via doctor’s stoppage to Poirier after breaking his tibia and fibula in the closing seconds of the first round of UFC 264’s main event.
Fast rising Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight Adrian Yanez returns to action on July 24 at UFC Vegas 32. On that night, he faces fellow highly touted prospect Randy Costa. In this battle of pressure fighters, Houston’s Yanez doesn’t expect to be the one to back up first. Adrian Yanez ready for a ‘king of the
Two of the most dynamic strikers in the Bantamweight division lock horns this Saturday (July 24, 2021) when standout contender Cory Sandhagen welcomes former champion T.J. Dillashaw back to the Octagon after 2.5 years away (details here). That’s far from the only Bantamweight attraction on display, however, as Aspen Ladd will take on The Ultimate
Holly Holm shows off sunburn and it looks painful Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm showed off her brutal sunburn on Instagram and it looks painful. It’s the summer months and not everyone tans so easily. Holm captioned her post with “Don’t worry it’ll be a tan in no time. And other lies I
Oscar De La Hoya believes he has a tough test in front of him. De La Hoya is set to collide with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort in an exhibition boxing match. The bout will be held on September 11. It’ll be promoted by Triller. De La Hoya hasn’t been in the ring
via @theassassinbaby The former kingpin of the 125lbs division, Deiveson Figueiredo called for the trilogy fight with UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno next. Figueiredo and Moreno have fought twice in the past year. The first time they met, the two rivals fought to a majority draw in the main event of UFC 256 last December
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8:17 AM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card proved a few things — most notably, that Islam Makhachev is dangerously effective, as advertised, and that Miesha Tate seems ready to step right back into the thick of it in the women’s bantamweight division despite five years out of the Octagon. But is Makhachev, fresh off
A trio of MMA legends recently were asked to offer advice to young fighters looking to make their way to UFC superstardom. No offense to Tito Ortiz or Bas Rutten, but Don Frye was the one who kept it real.
Conor McGregor’s night ended at UFC 264 with a broken leg but that came after he endured a rough opening round where Dustin Poirier was blasting away at him with punches and elbows on the ground. While McGregor did manage a guillotine choke attempt along with some upkicks off his back, Poirier largely dominated the
With UFC Vegas 31 in the books, the mixed martial arts circus of violence that is the Ultimate Fighting Championship shifts to its next broadcast, UFC Vegas 32. The event takes place at the UFC Apex, in the promotion’s headquarters of Las Vegas, Nevada. The card features the long-awaited return of former two-time UFC bantamweight
Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon opposite top contender Cory Sandhagen in the UFC Vegas 32 main event on ESPN and ESPN+ this Sat. night (July 24, 2021) inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dillashaw, now 35, spent more than two years on the sidelines after testing positive
Watch Cory Sandhagen spectacularly finish Marlon Moraes | UFC Vegas 32 Free Fight UFC bantamweight Cory Sandhagen capitalized on his first UFC main event appearance last year on Fight Island with a TKO win over Marlon Moraes. Sandhagen will face TJ Dillashaw in the main event of UFC Vegas 32 on Saturday, July 24. Islam
Former broadcast partners Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are reuniting from afar in a joint effort in blasting Conor McGregor for his behavior at UFC 264. Conor McGregor has been getting hit with criticism from all angles for his Octagon interview at UFC 264 that came after the Irish superstar broke his tibia in
Gilbert Burns wants a rematch with UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, and says will fight Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards to get there. Burns defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 last weekend to bounce back into the win column following a knockout loss to Usman earlier this year at UFC 258. With the win over
1:06 AM ET Islam Makhachev‘s toughest task moving forward might be finding someone willing to fight him. Makhachev completely dominated Thiago Moises in the UFC Fight Night main event Saturday in Las Vegas. Moises mounted almost no offense at all and Makhachev was able to finish him with a submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 of
Dana White’s Contender Series is officially set for its fifth season and it will kick off later this summer. The UFC announced the return of the series during Saturday’s UFC Vegas 31 broadcast, which begins on Aug. 31. The promotion revealed that four additional cards will also take place every Tuesday throughout the month of