4 fighters have been released by the UFC recently. UFC President Dana White had previously stated that releases were likely to come soon as the company was handing out more contracts on the Tuesday Night Contenders series. According to a report from MMA Fighting, Iuri Alcântara, Jeff Hughes, Mara Romero Borella, and Khadis Ibragimov have
Despite going just 2-5 over his past seven fights former UFC middleweight title holder Chris Weidman is doing his best to score a title fight with reigning division champ Israel Adesanya. Ever since ‘Stylebender’ handed Paulo Costa the first loss of his career at UFC 253, Weidman has been doing his best to draw the
Colby Covington is ready to beat any welterweight UFC puts in his way, and that includes rising sensation Khamzat Chimaev. As one of the most controversial and outspoken fighters on the UFC roster today, Covington enjoys walking around with a target on his back. He calls out just about everyone, regardless of weight class, and
Cody Garbrandt out of UFC 255 title fight with torn bicep Cody Garbrandt’s quest to win the UFC flyweight championship will have to wait. Garbrandt on Friday confirmed an initial report by Combate that he is out of a planned UFC 255 headliner opposite flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. He indicated that he had torn a
“I wanted to put my name out there and have crazy performances, but now I realize it’s all about the wins. When I won against Dooho Choi there’s all this TV and opportunity, but then when I lose, even by split decision, it’s a loss in the eyes of the people and your wallet. So
The undisputed lightweight championship of the world will be on the line October 24 when Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to add another victory to his perfect 28-0 record as he defends his title for the third time against interim title holder Justin Gaethje. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with
12:21 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo‘s first flyweight title defense won’t come against Cody Garbrandt after all. Figueiredo (19-1) will now face Alex Perez at UFC 255 on Nov. 21 after Garbrandt was forced to withdraw from the title fight because of an injury, sources told ESPN. The news was first reported by Combate. The fight
Out of the grain silo, Submission Underground rolls on Sunday with a grappler Chael Sonnen believes is the man to beat. After twice defeating decorated grappler Craig Jones, Mason Fowler moves on to headline another SUG event against jiu-jitsu standout and MMA veteran Vinny Magalhaes. Sonnen got a good sense of Jones’ popularity when he
28 men have tried to solve the master’s level of the fight game that is Khabib Nurmagomev, and Justin Gaethje believes to possess the path the others did not. When viewing a typical Khabib Nurmagomedov domination, it’s hard to say if anyone in the UFC has what it takes to hand him his first defeat.
image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Colby Covington has sent a message to Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev has been the talk of the town ever since his debut on Fight Island in July. He had two fights in 10 days with two stoppage wins. He then knocked out Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 11
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to “Fight Island” last weekend to stage UFC 253 and it turned out to be a massive success. According to a recent report by The Athletic, UFC 253 pulled in over an estimated 700,000 PPV buys worldwide. The PPV card was led by a main event grudge match between UFC
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“I always say that Instagram can be very deceiving in terms of what people put out — but I am in a good place right now,” said Holm, whose social media feed is filled with playful videos, pictures of her “ride or die” travel companion River, and post-training pictures with her team from the Jackson-Wink
8:04 AM ET For the first time in Holly Holm‘s MMA career, she is accepting fights with no clear path to a UFC championship. From the moment Holm crossed over from boxing in 2011, it was almost certain she would sign with the UFC and fight for a title. And over the past five years,
At the UFC Fight Island 4 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Abu Dhabi are set to step on the scale Friday morning. In the main event, former champ Holly Holm and Irene Aldana can weigh no more than 136 pounds for their non-title bantamweight title bout. The UFC Fight Island 4
Diego Sanchez was defeated by Jake Mathews at UFC 253. Following the one-sided loss, some had been calling on the 38-year-old longtime veteran of the cage to retire. In a statement released through Instagram, however, Sanchez says he went into his UFC 253 bout injured. He had a torn labrum in his hip. “Warriors don’t
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the under-the-radar UFC Fight Island 4 card on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The UFC Fight Island 4 event will be topped by a women’s bantamweight fight between the division’s former champion, Holly Holm, and surging Mexican contender Irene Aldana. If Aldana wins this
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is roughly 24 hours away from staging its UFC Fight Island 4 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, locked and locked for this Sat. night (Oct. 3, 2020) inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. That’s where former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm makes her return against surging Mexican sensation