8:37 PM ET The UFC has made several changes official ahead of its next card. Julio Arce and Andre Ewell have been removed from UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas because of COVID-19 protocols, the UFC announced Tuesday. In addition, Alex Da Silva was pulled from his bout because of an injury. All
A featherweight showdown is being targeted for the octagon in May. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Damon Jackson and T.J. Laramie is in the works for the UFC’s event on May 1 in a location and venue yet to be determined. MMA Empire was
Drew Dober believes his bout against Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 is a chance to propel himself into the company of some of the best lightweights in the UFC. Drew Dober is well aware that his clash against Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 on March 6 is going to be a very tough test. In
At Bellator 254 “Macfarlane vs. Velasquez” on December 10, 2020 in Uncasville, Conn., two undefeated Flyweights met in the Bellator cage — Juliana Velasquez (10-0) and champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0). Only one of them would remain undefeated after the main event. Through the course of five rounds, the judo practicioner Velasquez proved to have more
Conor McGregor rehashes UFC 257 loss to Dustin Poirier: ‘I deserved to get the legs kicked off me’ Conor McGregor suffered the first TKO loss of his career when Dustin Poirier took his leg out from under him at UFC 257. McGregor has shown nothing but resolve since, even when rehashing the bout for his
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum says he would submit Jon Jones on the ground in a potential cross-promotional superfight. Werdum, who will take part in PFL’s upcoming third season, was the former UFC heavyweight champion, a title that Jones is hoping to soon win. In Werdum’s final fight in the UFC, he picked up
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: REYES vs. PROCHAZKA Due to an injury to Dominick Reyes, his main event light heavyweight bout against Jiri Prochazka is being postponed to a later date. Stepping in as the new main event on Feb. 27 will be a heavyweight bout between No. 3 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik and No. 7 Ciryl Gane.
7:41 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Here comes Frankie Edgar again. UFC cageside announcers have made that pronouncement on many fight nights through the years as Edgar went on the attack, or battled back, or rose above expectations. Edgar has shown, as much as anyone in mixed martial arts, that when you’re perpetually in motion, you
Shamil Musaev and Uros Jurisic engaged in a post-fight melee right after their welterweight showdown at Saturday’s KSW 58 in Poland, and the promotion has hit both fighters with fines for their unsportsmanlike conducts. It all started after Musaev was announced as the winner via unanimous decision, proceeding to take Jurisic down and attacking him.
UFC lightweight Dan Hooker believes that Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns both have an idea of what the outcome will be when the two meet on February 13. Kamaru Usman will face arguably his toughest challenge to date when he defends his welterweight championship against Gilbert Burns at UFC 258. What makes this assignment so
Stephen A. Smith is the master of the bad take. His entire career is built off saying stupid and controversial things and then sitting back with a smug smile as sports fans froth at the mouth disagreeing with him. For years mixed martial arts has been spared of this, but that’s all changed since the
After becoming the first man in professional mixed martial arts to knock out “The Notorious” Conor McGregor, number one UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier spoke with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani about what’s next in his career. “The Diamond” says, while he’s not entirely sure what’s next for him, one thing is for certain. “I believe I’m
PhotoCred: Sherdog / CBS Sports In the build-up to the long-awaited bantamweight showdown between champion Petr Yan and challenger Aljamain Sterling, there’s been no shortage of trash talk. However, things have gone a bit quieter on Sterling’s end in the eyes of Yan. “He likes to talk a lot,” Yan told MMA Fighting. “He’s a
Updates To UFC FIGHT NIGHT: OVEREEM vs. VOLKOV A featherweight bout between Dana White Contender Series veterans Ode’ Osbourne and Jerome Rivera has been added to the card. Due to an injury, Alex da Silva has been removed from his lightweight bout with Devonte Smith. Replacing him will be Justin Jaynes, who looks to replicate his performance-of-the-night
11:29 AM ET Michael Chandler has a bold plan for his UFC run, and so far he’s executing it perfectly. The former three-time Bellator lightweight champion stormed onto the UFC scene with a first-round knockout of contender Dan Hooker at UFC 257 on Jan. 23. Chandler plans to fight twice more this year en route
A bantamweight fight between “Suga” Sean O’Malley and Thomas Almeida is in the works for UFC 260. O’Malley on Tuesday announced via his YouTube channel a bout with Brazilian slugger Almeida for the March 27 pay-per-view event at a location to be announced. A person close to Almeida told MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are