Joanne Calderwood understands nothing in the UFC is guaranteed. Just a few short months ago, the Scottish flyweight was preparing for a title shot against reigning 125-pound champion Valentina Shevchenko, but an injury forced the champ to undergo knee surgery, delaying their showdown. When it was clear that Shevchenko wasn’t going to be ready to
We’ve got a fun episode of UFC Unfiltered ahead of this weekend’s stacked card, UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan! Kevin Holland joins Jim and Matt first to share how training in kung fu kept him from going down a dangerous path in life, why he’d love to get his hands on Mike Perry, and
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz believes his fighter has at least two more bouts left in him. Nurmagomedov, who is the UFC lightweight champion, is set to take on interim title holder Justin Gaethje on Oct. 24 in a title unification bout. The bout will headline UFC 254. A location has not been revealed at
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Flyweight talents Joanne Calderwood and Jennifer Maia will collide this Sat. night (Aug. 1, 2020) in the UFC Vegas 5 co-main event from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Calderwood did not need to take this fight. The Scottish striker was already next-in-line for a shot at Valentina Shevchenko’s
[embedded content] Bellator dual-division champion Ryan Bader will make the first defense of his light heavyweight title in nearly three years when he squares off with Vadim Nemkov. The bout will headline Bellator 244 on Aug. 21 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Having last defended his light heavyweight title against Linton Vassell on Nov.
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Sweden’s Khamzat Chimaev has taken another shot at former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. Earlier this week, in an interview with reporter Adam Zubayraev, Chimaev claimed that, in 2018, he flew to Ireland with the objective of attacking McGregor. At the time, McGregor was gearing up for a fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov—and sparing
6:51 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com Ronda Rousey believes undefeated middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan will win UFC gold one day, and when that day comes, the man who coached both fighters will unload a burden he has been carrying since Rousey’s last loss. “Once he wins the title, I’m going to tell everybody to shut up and
A heavyweight matchup between Yorgan De Castro and Carlos Felipe is set for the fall. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the bout will take place at the UFC’s event on Oct. 3, following an initial report from Combate. As of now, no location has been announced for
“We got so much better,” he said. “We all know how to fight, and we just had a chance to be free and work on things. I feel so much better and I feel like no matter what happens in this fight, I’m gonna be happy, regardless, of the outcome.” Of course, the outcome Spicely
Fellow MMA referee Mario Yamasaki has given his take on Herb Dean’s stoppage during the Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jai Herbert bout. Dean came under fire for his officiating at UFC on ESPN 14. In particular, his stoppage of Trinaldo vs. Herbert was questionable at best and egregious at worst. It led to a verbal spat
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the second time in a week, a top UFC Heavyweight is featured in a commercial. Last time, it was fearsome Francis Ngannou pitted against a tiny little girl for a Las Vegas car commercial. This time, the situation has taken a turn towards the zany, as strap-hanger Stipe Miocic and
Tony Ferguson recently broke his silence, insisting he is ready to return to the Octagon following a loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 on May 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. The competitor that he is, Ferguson would love nothing more than to run it back with Gaethje, the first man to defeat him in eight
Chris Weidman is expecting to snap his losing streak and get back to the win column in a big way. In the co-main event of the August 8 fight card, Weidman is dropping back down to middleweight to take on the 11th-ranked contender in Omari Akhmedov. For the former champion, he knows he will the
9:09 AM ET The men’s bantamweight and flyweight divisions have been in flux ever since Henry Cejudo, who at one point ruled both weight classes, stepped away from the sport. In recent weeks, however, both divisions have found new champions. Petr Yan won the vacant 135-pound belt with a fifth-round TKO of former featherweight titlist
Valerie Loureda returns to the Bellator cage next weekend. Bellator officials announced that Loureda will face Tara Graff on Aug. 7 at Bellator 243. The event takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. and will be headlined by a lightweight rematch between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson. The matchup as originally scheduled to
“That’s the best thing, so I’m kinda excited,” he laughs. “There’s no fans, I don’t gotta be nervous. I just gotta walk in there. It’s pretty much like a street fight back when I was in high school.” Street fight? Jonathan Martinez? “There were no fans,” he continues. “So I just go in there, do