The first fight on the UFC on Fox 26 main card occurred in the light heavyweight division, where former title challenger Glover Teixeira and Canadian contender Misha Cirkunov collided in a clash of top-10 fighters. Both men met at the center of the cage to start the bout. Cirkunov opened up with some body kicks.
UFC on FOX 26 is set to take place on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Canada. The main card will air on FOX at 8 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 5 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC
The combat sports world has been rocked by the late rumors of a potential bout between Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao, but ‘The Notorious’ doesn’t seem too interested in the match-up. He’s the multi-million dollar madman at the at the top of the combat sports world. After ripping two titles out of the hands of
UFC on FOX 26 takes place tonight Sat. December 16, 2017, at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In the headliner, former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler squares off against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos now fighting at 170 pounds. The night’s co-featured bout will be between former featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas and
Kenny Florian, a former title challenger and co-host of the show on FOX Sports 1 weekly UFC news program. Florian retired from MMA in 2012 after a loss the year prior to Featherweight champion, Jose Aldo. Florian’s UFC run began with a stint on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter at 185 pounds and
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match, which Mayweather won via 10th-round stoppage, was quite possibly the most over-hyped combat sports entertainment ever put on. Conor McGregor can now boast about another record to his already ridiculous list. He already shattered his pay scale with his historical boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather. The SHOWTIME pay-per-view
UFC President Dana White completely dismissed the rumor of Conor Mcgregor’s next fight not being in the UFC. With speculation mounting regarding Mcgregor’s fighting future and whether or not he will ever return to the Octagon, Conor McGregor recently announced that he was fully focused on making his comeback in 2018. After making tons of
Last month UFC announced that Cris “Cyborg” Justino will defend her featherweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 219 on December 19th in Las Vegas. This is a huge fight. A career-defining bout with big stakes. The title is on the line and Holly Holm is the underdog against one of, if not the best
The two met outside a fighter hotel in Sydney ahead of Werdum’s recent contest with Marcin Tybura when words being exchanged. Werdum had reportedly taken issue with Covington’s comments about Brazilian’s being ‘filthy animals,’ and approached the welterweight to voice his anger. It’s been well documented that the Werdum threw a boomerang at the UFC
Newly appointed undisputed middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker will squares off with Luke Rockhold in the main event of February 10’s UFC 221 from Perth, Australia. Rockhold, who won the UFC middleweight title in Dec. 2015 but lost his first defense, to Michael Bisping at UFC 199, sparking a year-and-a-half of outright chaos when Bisping refused
UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir has arguably been the newcomer that’s made the biggest impact in 2017, but if you think he’s content with the work he’s done so far this year, you better think again. The Swiss fighter has risen to third in the UFC’s 205-pound rankings having only made his promotional debut in
For the first time in MMA history, UFC 219 event will introduce artificial intelligence sensors, a chip in select fighters’ gloves that will provide data that covers a variety of topics, including punch strength and speed. That information will be added to the broadcast to give fight fans a better sense of what goes on
It’s been more than one year since Conor McGregor won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight title, knocking out Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. And it hasn’t been defended since. But he spent the majority of 2017 engaged in negotiations and then eventually a super fight boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. Tony Ferguson is the
The rivalry between welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and top-ranked Colby Covington is obvious. Covington has repeatedly defied the Woodley and called him a hypocrite and someone who “does not dare” take a match against him. But now the match can actually be the truth, as discussions about both athletes and a coaching role for the
Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is set to square off against one of the toughest challenges to date when he steps into the Octagon to defend his title against knockout artist Francis Ngannou at UFC 220. When Francis Ngannou landed a brutal kick on the jaw of heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem, the MMA community sent a
On February 3, the UFC will touch down in Belem, Brazil, with what’s sure to be an exciting UFC Fight Night card. EXCLUSIVE: My sources tell me that Eryk Anders (@erykanders) has gotten his wish. He'll headline UFC Fight Night: Belem against Lyoto Machida (@lyotomachidafw) in Brazil. Ask and you shall receive. #UFC pic.twitter.com/qX62A9qH6k —