Dana White: ‘Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis II is going to happen this summer’ When Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic to capture the heavyweight title at UFC 260 in March, most people expected his first title defense to be against former light heavyweight champion and pound-for-pound great Jon Jones. The super fight didn’t materialize
PhotoCred: MMA Sucka No longer under contract with the UFC as a commentator, former welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy now hopes to part ways as a fighter. Despite it nearly being 10 years since “The Outlaw” stepped foot inside the Octagon, Hardy still aims for a return to competition if possible. But first, he needs
UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum gave Israel Adesanya all he could handle when the two fought for the interim championship in 2019 in Atlanta and earned Fight of the Night honors. See the other performance that won Gastelum some bonus money in his UFC career. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC
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The recent record of fighters with long championship pedigrees outside of the UFC is a checkered one. So, when Chandler made his Octagon debut at UFC 257, the biggest question mark outside of the high-profile rematch between McGregor and Dustin Poirier was absolutely what Chandler was going to do. Was he the real deal, or
3:15 PM ET The UFC has lost another key bout from this weekend’s card. The UFC heads back on the road for another full capacity crowd at UFC 262 at the Toyota Center in Houston. The evening will focus on the future of the lightweight division as Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler fight for the
Zhang Weili admits that the hostile Florida crowd did impact her performance in the UFC 261 co-main event. When fans boo a fighter during a UFC event, it’s uncertain if the fans expect those boos to actually make a difference or if it’s merely an expression of disdain. After all, it’s not as if it’s
Manon Fiorot is getting a veteran test for her second UFC fight. The top flyweight prospect meets Maryna Moroz (10-3) on June 5 at a UFC event with a location still to be determined, the promotion announced Monday. The Beast! @ManonFiorot_MMA faces @Moroz_MMA on June 5 pic.twitter.com/U7PZEC2ZCT — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) May 10, 2021 The
News Credit: ONE Championship After four straight events in prime time on TNT, ONE Championship returns exclusively to B/R Live and Bleacher Report for their ONE Championship Dangal event on May 15. Like all of their events since returning after pandemic postponements, this bite-sized card will take place in Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
When Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas faced off at UFC 261 in April, people were expecting a knock down drag out war. Instead, the fight ended just 1:18 into the first round after Namajunas faked going downstairs before unloading a perfect headkick that flattened Zhang. A quick follow up of ground and pound forced the
Ferreira-Werdum overturned to a no contest The main event result of PFL 3 between Renan Ferreira and Fabricio Werdum, originally a TKO victory for Ferreira, was overturned after a controversial no-call that changed the trajectory of the fight. The heavyweight contest appeared to be over after Werdum locked Ferreira into a triangle choke from the
Fabricio Werdum vs Renan Ferreira Brazilian heavyweight Renan Ferreira fired back at his countryman Fabricio Werdum following his recent controversial win in PFL. Ferreira scored the biggest win of his MMA career to date when he knocked out Werdum in the first round of their PFL regular season fight, but the finish was controversial as
UFC delivers another action-packed card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, headlined by a flyweight battle of strawweight contenders as No. 6 ranked Marina Rodriguez takes on No. 9 Michelle Waterson. The co-main event will feature an exciting welterweight bout between talented strikers, as Donald Cerrone squares off with Alex Morono. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: RODRIGUEZ vs. WATERSON will take place Saturday, May 8
7:26 AM ET UFC 262 will usher in a new era in the lightweight division. It’s been more than three years since anyone other than Khabib Nurmagomedov wore the UFC lightweight belt around their waist. With the 29-0 Nurmagomedov officially retired, the impressively deep lightweight division is ready to crown a new king. Barring a
Jiří Procházka is essentially admitting that his fight against Dominick Reyes had two finishes, and the first one did not go in his favor. That may be a bit hyperbole, but the Chezch does truly believe he was knocked out during his fight against Dominick Reyes after being kicked in the head. In an appearance
On the 43rd episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 26 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Marina Rodriguez following her unanimous decision victory in the main event, Michelle Waterson, Alex Morono, Neil Magny, Gregor
Featured News UFC Feb 18, 2018; Austin, TX, USA; Alex Morono (blue gloves) before the fight against Joshua Burkman (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Frank Erwin Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsQ The UFC on ESPN 24 co-main event scrap between Donald Cerrone and Alex Morono was a tale of relevancy and
After a few weeks of events back in the stuffy empty UFC APEX, we’re pretty hyped for UFC 262 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on May 15th. Facing each other at the top of this card are four of the best lightweights on the planet. Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will face off