Former UFC title challenger Nate Diaz took to social media this evening where he proclaimed Dan Hooker as the “number welterweight right now”. While Hooker (20-9 MMA) is undoubtedly a great fighter, he currently is not in the conversation for title contention at 170-pounds. So why would the ‘Stockton Slugger’ make such a suggestion you
The quest to find Khamzat Chimaev’s next opponent has been a difficult task to say the least. High-ranked opponents don’t see enough upside in a matchup with the rising prospect while Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) doesn’t want to turn to low-ranked options because they need “Borz” to get a big enough push. At this point,
Reece McLaren scores first round stoppage at ONE: Reign of Dynasties ONE: Reign of Dynasties took place in the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday. There was no live audience in attendance, but the card featured fighters from all over Australia and Asia. Reece McLaren scored a stoppage win over Aleksi Toivonen in a flyweight fight.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON ESPN+®: ORTEGA vs. THE KOREAN ZOMBIE will take place Saturday, October 17 from UFC FIGHT ISLAND on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island. The main card will begin at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT in English and Spanish on ESPN+, with the prelims kicking off at 4 p.m. ET / 1
Marlon Moraes got his revenge for a split decision loss to Raphael Assuncao back in his UFC debut with this first-round finish last year. Moraes (23-6-1) faces Cory Sandhagen (12-2) in the main event of Fight Island 5 on Saturday, October 10. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with
The UFC on ESPN+37 weigh-ins are now complete! All fighters successfully made weight for the event. Tomorrow night (October 10), UFC on ESPN+37 will take place on Fight Island. In the main event, former title challenger Marlon Moraes will face Cory Sandhagen in a fight that will have major bearings on the bantamweight rankings. Moraes is
7:50 PM ET A story about former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones hiding under the cage at his gym years ago to avoid taking a drug test has been part of MMA lore for years. But it had never been verified, often chalked up to trash talk from an opponent, a tall tale that
MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Island 5 results fo the Moraes vs. Sandhagen event Saturday night, live blog of the main event, and live UFC Fight Island 5 Twitter updates. In the main event, Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen will square off in a key bantamweight contest. Moraes and Sandhagen have both won four of
UFC middleweight standout Marvin Vettori (15-4-1 MMA) has gone 3-0 since dropping a split decision loss to Israel Adesanya in April of 2018. Despite the Italian’s recent success, the UFC’s reigning middleweight champion in Israel Adesanya recently revealed that he would never fight Vettori again. In a interview with MMAJunkie, ‘Stylebender’ had the following explanation
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is desperately trying to find rising phenom Khamzat Chimaev a meaningful fight at either 170 or 185 pounds, but it’s been difficult to get an opponent to sign on the dotted line. Chimaev, who made his Octagon debut on “Fight Island” back in July, has taken the MMA world by storm
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya have had a longstanding feud, which generally devolves into trash-talking on social media. That was again what happened recently, but interestingly, Jones outed himself, admitting to an infamous story about how he evaded drug testers at the Jackson Wink gym in
Finally cleared to return to active duty after healing up from a knee injury, the popular contender from Woburn, Massachusetts is in a good position to one day make those goals a reality, and if he does, he will be making a statement for an island that isn’t a hotbed of MMA, but that has
For over five years, rumors have persisted that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones hid under a cage at Jackson-Wink in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to avoid being caught by a drug testing professional who showed up unannounced. It was never clear who the tester was there on behalf of – USADA or a state
Cory Sandhagen still isn’t happy with his performance against Aljamain Sterling. Sandhagen was submitted in just 98 seconds and said it was a pathetic performance on his end. “I know you’re supposed to use positive words when you talk about yourself, but it was pretty pathetic,” Sandhagen told MMA Fighting. “That fight was a pretty
8:19 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim You might not think so while watching a particularly brutal fight, but MMA is a pretty forgiving sport. Barely 16 months ago, Marlon Moraes was knocked out by Henry Cejudo in his bid to become UFC men’s bantamweight champion. Moraes later suffered a different sort of indignity, defeating Jose Aldo
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Bienvenue! That’s right, you’re getting a bilingual greeting this week as we celebrate the arrival of
Photo via @markaomaluko UFC middleweight Markus Perez starred as “Joker” during a memorable staredown ahead of his matchup at Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 6 card. This weekend, Perez takes on UFC newcomer Dricus Du Plessis in what marks his sixth fight in the Octagon. Perez has gone just 2-3 so far in the UFC, but
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been accused of hiding from drug testers earlier in his career, like the time Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) tried to ambush “Bones” at the Jackson-Winkeljohn gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to longtime rival Chael Sonnen, Jones dove under the cage and hid from the commission