UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic says he’s been working to adjust to a smaller cage at UFC 252. Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier III is set to take place on Aug. 15. The heavyweight title bout will headline UFC 252 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cormier has said that win or lose, he
Georges St-Pierre’s wishes to fight the “perfect fighter” Khabib Nurmagomedov may not be completely dashed. During a recent interview with ESPN, Dana White was asked if he’d be willing to give “The Eagle” what he wanted for his final fight, which could come in 2021. White was quick to say he’d let Khabib do whatever
Stipe Miocic previews his UFC 252 trilogy fight with Daniel Cormier [embedded content] Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will fight Daniel Cormier for the third consecutive time in the UFC 254 main event on Aug. 15 at the Apex in Las Vegas. Cormier took the belt from Miocic at UFC 226 following four successful years in
Image via @Khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov has made his intentions clear. He plans on fighting Justin Gaethje in October, and Georges St-Pierre in April. Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight champion, shared his plan in a comment on Instagram. Brett Okamoto of ESPN has the details: 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐 pic.twitter.com/DR4wvUNF99 — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 29, 2020 “October:
9:06 AM ET It was not the rock-’em-sock-’em thriller that fans were hoping for when they saw that Jorge Masvidal was challenging for the UFC welterweight championship, but that was the whole point for Kamaru Usman. Making his second defense of the 170-pound belt in the UFC 251 main event on July 11, Usman relentlessly
No one has higher expectations for Edmen Shahbazyan than the goals he’s set for himself. Despite being just 22 years old, the former Dana White Contender Series veteran has already gone 4-0 in the UFC with his past three wins coming by knockout or submission – without a single opponent making it out of the
The guys kick off the show discussing Werdum’s sick armbar win over Gustafsson, the controversy between referee Herb Dean and commentator Dan Hardy, and Matt mocks Jim for drinking out of a dainty wine glass. Then, rapper and TV host Action Bronson stops by to discuss how great it feels to lose over 80 pounds,
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is eyeing gold in another weight class. Garbrandt had expressed interest in a move to the 125-pound division before his UFC 250 bout with Raphael Assuncao. He appeared to have second thoughts after knocking Assuncao out cold. As it turns out, “No Love” is still interested in moving down
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White told the mixed martial arts (MMA) media that he didn’t expect reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski to love the idea of an immediate Max Holloway trilogy. Not surprisingly, the Aussie stuck to the script. “By the end of the year, we’re going to have a clear No. 1
NEW YORK (July 28, 2020) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has named Loren Mack Vice President of Corporate Communications. Mack, with over 15 years of experience in media and sports, becomes the latest hire to join a growing list of top sports, media and entertainment executives for the first organization to present Mixed Martial Arts
Image: UFC on Instagram Cody Garbrandt believes he is the number one contender at flyweight and wants the next title shot. After Deiveson Figueiredo beat Joseph Benavidez many wondered what would be next for the new flyweight king. Three names came up in Alex Perez, Brandon Moreno, and Askar Askarov. Yet, the former bantamweight champion
1:29 PM ET The UFC’s lightweight title will be unified on Oct. 24, Dana White announced on Tuesday, and compelling storylines surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his belt against interim champ Justin Gaethje serve as a backdrop for what is likely to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. The most poignant question mark
UFC commentator Dan Hardy called for greater accountability among referees and a new system for preventing late stoppages in a video response to veteran official Herb Dean. Responding to Dean’s video defending his stoppage of Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jai Herbert at UFC on ESPN 14, Hardy broke down footage on the fight to back his
Tom Aspinall is going to be a problem in the heavyweight division. There, I said it. Sure, he’s only had 45 seconds of Octagon time, but a deeper look at the Brit shows that he has all the tools to make a lot of noise among the big boys. At 6-foot-5, he’s got the size,
The UFC on ESPN 14 medical suspensions are in. The event took place on July 25 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the headliner, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker went one-on-one with Darren Till. Whittaker won the bout via unanimous decision. Both men have been medically suspended for 30 days with no contact
Khamzat Chimaev still has a bit more to go before he overtakes longtime veteran Donald Cerrone as the most active fighter on the UFC roster, but the Russian-born combatant is off to one mighty start. After dominating John Phillips in his UFC debut at UFC Fight Island 2 on July 15, he turned right around
Video: Dana White’s State of the UFC following month-long stint on Fight Island [embedded content] UFC president Dana White recently gave a “State of the UFC” rundown with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. He spoke at length about the success of a month-long stint on Fight Island, but also addressed several other key issues, chief among them,
Image via @ufc on Instagram VaynerSports, a talent agency that is already established in professional football, baseball and e-sports, has entered the MMA industry. This news was first reported by veteran MMA reporter Mike Russell, and confirmed in a release on Tuesday. As if the social media and mixed martial arts intersection wasn’t bizarrely murky