UFC is set to deliver another entertaining card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, headlined by a bantamweight bout all but guaranteed to deliver action as No. 3 ranked contender Rob Font takes on former champion and No. 4 Cody Garbrandt. Also on the card, top five women’s strawweights collide with title aspirations on the line as No.
Jon Jones Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones says that he is about to give birth to something big, suggesting that it is also out of the ordinary. Jones (26-1 MMA) was expected to make his heavyweight debut this summer, but failed contract negotiations with Dana White and company have halted those plans for
9:22 PM ET Paul Felder, a fan favorite and staple of the UFC’s lightweight rankings for years, announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on Saturday. Felder (17-6), of Philadelphia, broke the news during Saturday’s broadcast of UFC Fight Night, on which he was serving as a commentator. The announcement was a little surprising, as
Dana White was impressed by Carla Esparza’s demolition of Yan Xiaonan but remains undecided on granting her a title shot next. Esparza made a compelling case for facing champ Rose Namajunas after making light work of #3-ranked straweight Xiaonan in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 27. Many predicted the fight would be a highly
ONE Championship has to postpone the start of its upcoming eight-woman atomweight grand prix. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin on May 28 at the ONE: Empower event at Singapore Indoor Stadium. However, the promotion announced Friday that the event “has been postponed due to the current COVID-19 situation.” A new date for the
Featured News UFC Credit: Chris Unger/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 27 main card featured a heavyweight clash between two men weighing in at a combined 529 pounds. While both Justin Tafa and Jared Vaderaa compete with a great deal of girth, they have shown the ability to move around and get
Valerie Loureda may have suffered her first professional loss of her MMA career at Bellator 259, but that doesn’t mean she’s gonna stop sharing provocative pictures of herself in the aftermath. Loureda got a bit too flashy in the cage, throwing a bit too much spinning s**t and getting taken down by Hannah Guy on
Carla Esparza wants title shot against Rose Namajunas Carla Esparza won the inaugural women’s strawweight championship in December 2014 by defeating current titleholder Rose Namajunas. With Esparza second round stoppage of no. 3 ranked Yan Xiaonan, Esparza is riding a five-fight winning streak and thinks it’s time to face Namajunas the second time for the
“It was rough, probably one of the hardest things I’ve done in a while, but it was one of those things where I tried to make the best of it,” he said. “It was definitely hard watching everybody fight, knowing I could beat these guys, and seeing the division move on and I’m sitting here
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC president Dana White says he views Tatiana Suarez as a potential title contender at 125lbs but he believes she will be “a little rusty.” Suarez announced this week that she plans on returning to the Octagon later this year as a flyweight. The former Ultimate Fighter winner was viewed
11:00 PM ET One of the best divisions in the UFC has a newly minted contender. Rob Font put on one of the best performances of his career, beating former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt via unanimous decision (48-47, 50-45, 50-45) in the bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Font’s
Michael Chandler may have a path to a title shot in 2021 after all, as Dana White seems to be leaning towards pairing him against #2-ranked lightweight Justin Gaethje. After Michael Chandler fell short of claiming the UFC lightweight title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262, the former Bellator champion vowed to get his hands
Cody Garbrandt was already dealing with his loss to Rob Font before Jake Paul decided to throw some jabs in his direction. Font earned a dominant unanimous decision over the former bantamweight champion in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 27 event. Font earned his fourth consecutive win and moved a step closer to a
Featured News UFC Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 27 bout between China’s Xiaonan Yan and former strawweight champion Carla Esparza had major implications for the 115 pound division. It was a battle between the third and fourth ranked fighters in the weight class, and the winner could likely be the next challenger
Lightweight contender Paul Felder caught the MMA world by surprise last night (Sat., May 22, 2021) when he announced his official retirement from the sport during the broadcast of UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+. Felder, who is ranked No. 9 in the UFC’s lightweight division right now, believes it was time to hang up
Rob Font thinks he may have broken Cody Garbrandt’s jaw | UFC Vegas 27 Rob Font solidified his place at the table fo bantamweight title talks on Saturday when he soundly defeated former champion Cody Garbrandt in the UFC Vegas 27 main event. During the event’s post-fight press conference, Font revealed that he thought he
Lightweights hit their targets: Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler, plus Beneil Dariush and Tony Ferguson. Chandler gets a boost from his dad; Oliveira from Jacare Souza. Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell visits backstage at the ceremonial weigh-in. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital
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