We have a packed episode of UFC Unfiltered before Matt heads to Fight Island to tape the latest installment of Dana White: Lookin’ FWD to a Fight! First, Din Thomas calls in to share what inspired him to bike across Florida for men’s mental health awareness, and why the cause is important to him. Then,
UFC.com Former UFC standout Stephan Bonnar was not happy to read the news that Google had removed Parler from its app store. Parler is advertised to be a non-biased, free speech social media platform focused on protecting user’s rights. The app has been described as an alternative to Twitter, but currently pales in comparison due
7:11 PM ET UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will seek the first defense of his 135-pound title when he meets Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on March 6, sources confirmed to ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the matchup, which was originally scheduled for UFC 256 on Dec. 12, but Yan was forced to withdraw
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, regional MMA powerhouse and UFC feeder league LFA let fans choose the end-of-year best. The promotion assembled a video compilation to make the winners official. The promotion held 17 events in 2020, including a burst of events this summer after a four-month layoff due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several
For the first time since December of 2016, Max Holloway will be in a non-title bout. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 on January 16, Holloway is set to return to the Octagon against Calvin Kattar. Holloway is looking to snap his two-fight losing streak while Kattar is looking to earn a
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will begin his road back to a title shot at UFC Fight Island 7 on Jan. 16 live on ABC and ESPN+ from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., when “Blessed” meets rising contender Calvin Kattar in the main event. Holloway is coming off back-to-back losses to current
Watch Conor McGregor destroy Eddie Alvarez ahead of UFC 257 [embedded content] Conor McGregor became the first person to hold two belts simultaneously after he defeated lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in 2016. On January 23, McGregor returns to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in their main event rematch. (Courtesy of UFC)
It was a major hire for the UFC, and one that sent shockwaves through the boxing world, which wasn’t too happy about this sudden development. “When it was first announced, I had some people say, ‘You’re betraying the sport of boxing,’ which was a weird thing to say,” said Ratner. “When I left, the commission
Tony Ferguson has provided an injury update after being caught in a nasty armbar during his unanimous decision loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 256. The UFC’s former interim lightweight champion, Ferguson (25-5 MMA), suffered his second consecutive setback, this time to ‘Do Bronx’, in the co-headliner of last months pay-per-view event. During the lopsided
3:00 PM ET A limited number of fans will be in attendance for the UFC’s first three live events of 2021 — marking the first time UFC events will be open to any spectators since UFC 248 on March 7 in Las Vegas. The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism discussed permitting spectators during
Bellator has seen some truly insane finishes and on Thursday the promotion released a compilation of its fastest knockouts. The list, which doesn’t feature a single fight lasting longer than 20 seconds, includes Javy Ayala spoiling the debut of heavyweight veteran Sergei Kharitonov, Ryan Bader making short work of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in the
The UFC announced that it has contributed $1 million towards brain research with the Cleveland Clinic. According to ESPN.com, the Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas has been working on the Professional Athletes Brain Health Study for 10 years. The UFC has also donated $2 million over three rounds of
Conor McGregor is just two weeks away from making his awaited Octagon return and the former UFC double champ is looking like an absolute destroyer. McGregor, who hasn’t competed since a TKO win over Donald Cerrone last January, will meet lightweight contender Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 on Jan. 23 live on ESPN+ PPV from
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 – Inside the Octagon preview [embedded content] In this episode of Inside the Octagon, John Gooden and Dan Hardy preview the UFC 257 main event, Poirier vs McGregor 2. The biggest star in the sport, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor, makes his long-awaited return to the octagon to face former
UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway vs. Calvin Katter and Neil Magny vs. Michael Chiesa event will have limited numbers of fans, Dana White confirms Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 and Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno rematch for April or May 2020, Dustin Poirier predicts Michael Chandler’s UFC debut, Paige Vanzant’s
“We had a little ER afterparty,” Bonnar adds. Life had changed forever for the two combatants, though not immediately. When I spoke to Griffin shortly after the bout, his task for the day was removing his stitches from the fight with an X-Acto knife. “That’s how we took stitches out back then,” he laughs. Bonnar
Image credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The UFC has released the official promotional poster for the upcoming UFC Fight Island 8: Chiesa vs. Magny event. The card is slated for January 20 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It was originally expected to be headlined by a welterweight clash between No. 3-ranked contender Leon
12:01 AM ET One of the sisters stabbed by UFC fighter Irwin Rivera said Friday her brother hadn’t been acting like himself in the days leading up to Thursday’s incident. Rivera’s sisters, Lezlye and Kelly, remain hospitalized but in stable condition, the fighter’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN. Earlier Friday, in a Facebook post, Lezlye