Sean O’Malley now facing UFC newcomer Kris Moutinho at UFC 264 After Louis Smolka pulled out of his bantamweight main card bout with Sean O’Malley at UFC 264, the UFC was looking at several options to fill in as replacements. No. 10 ranked bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili volunteered his services along with no. 10 ranked
Dustin Poirier narrates a famous passage from a Theodore Roosevelt speech delivered in 1910 ahead of his trilogy fight with Conor McGregor, which headlines UFC 264 on July 10. Order UFC 264 now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
Khabib Nurmagomedov admits he wouldn’t have been satisfied if he ever won a UFC title in the fashion that Aljamain Sterling did. Back in March, Sterling challenged Petr Yan for the UFC bantamweight title. Sterling won the gold via disqualification after Yan delivered an illegal knee to the head of a downed Sterling. “The Funk
7:43 AM ET Charles Oliveira, right, defeated Michael Chandler in a fight to remember at UFC 262 to win the UFC lightweight championship. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images There were dominant performances by champions, title-fight upsets and a surprising phenomenon that appears to be gaining momentum. About the only thing the MMA world didn’t have in the first
The UFC featherweight champion is on the board. Alexander Volkanovski’s team scored his first win of The Ultimate Fighter 29 as his last middleweight pick Bryan Battle defeated Brian Ortega’s last middleweight pick Kemran Lachinov. The two went the distance in a bout that was contested primarily on the feet, with Battle taking a convincing
UFC 246 post-event facts: Conor McGregor enters rarefied air with finish of Donald Cerrone Unknown Conor McGregor looks fight ready for UFC 264, sharing a photo on Instagram of his ripped physique with the caption, “Twelve days.” McGregor, who has more than 40 million followers on the social media site, returns to the octagon in
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Love him or hate him, Sean O’Malley has quickly become one of the biggest names among the lighter weight classes. “Suga” has a dynamic fighting style — even his biggest haters would have a hard time disagreeing there — and a unique way of marketing himself. After all, he’s still an
PhotoCred: MMA Mania Jeremy Stephens was just a day away from stepping into the Octagon with Drakkar Klose in what would have been his last time out. As one of the longest-tenured athletes in the UFC, Stephens has practically seen it all — but having a fight canceled via shove was a new experience. Stephens
‘The Ultimate Fighter 29’ Episode 5 Recap: The Start of a Comeback? Episode 5 of The Ultimate Fighter 29 featured a middleweight match between Team Ortega’s Kemran Lachinov (10-3) and Team Volkanovski’s Bryan Battle (5-1). The 29th season reality show features bantamweight and middleweight fighters competing to earn a spot on the UFC roster. Coaching
Tatiana Suarez may finally be making her return to the Octagon soon. Ariel Helwani has reported that talks are underway for a showdown between Suarez and Roxanne Modafferi. This would be contested in the women’s flyweight division. The fight isn’t a done deal but it’s being worked on for UFC 266, which is set to
2:59 PM ET One of the UFC’s most popular up-and-coming fighters needs a new opponent. Sean O’Malley was scheduled to fight Louis Smolka at UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas, but Smolka had to withdraw Monday due to a bout with a staph infection, Smolka’s manager Jason House of Iridium Sports told ESPN.
Sean O’Malley needs a new opponent for UFC 264 — and it doesn’t look like he’s going to have much trouble finding one. Following the news that O’Malley’s originally scheduled opponent Louis Smolka has been forced to withdraw from the July 10 pay-per-view due to injury, a number of notable names have volunteered their services
January 18, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; UFC president Dana White during UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It seems that team Francis Ngannou was just as surprised as fans were about Dana White and the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s decision to make an interim heavyweight title fight in August.
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov misses the competitive rush; however, he does not miss the shackles of being an athlete at the highest level. Nurmagomedov (29-0) retire from mixed martial arts following a second-round technical submission win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 on Sat., Oct. 24 at Fight Island on Yas Island, Abu
The official UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 30, and women’s bantamweight contender Julia Avila is among those moving up. Avila submitted Julija Stoliarenko in a women’s 135lbs bout on the preliminary card. After two close rounds which actually had the judges split heading into the third and final round, Avila put a
Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne reveal the gender of their baby | Video Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and former heavyweight Travis Browne revealed the gender of their baby on Tuesday. The two announced that Rousey was pregnant in April. At the time, she was four months pregnant with her first child. Find
Dana White has still not given up on trying to entice Khabib Nurmagomedov back to the Octagon. Nurmagomedov retired from MMA undefeated as the undisputed UFC lightweight champion after defending his belt successfully for the third time against Justin Gaethje in October 2020. However, that has not stopped the UFC president from trying to coax the Dagestani native
12:03 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim There was a spotlight on former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis as he arrived in the PFL this year with big expectations. That light was doused on Friday as Pettis lost his second straight PFL fight in his regular-season finale, dropping a split decision to Raush Manfio of Brazil at