A highly-anticipated featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Yair Rodriguez is reportedly in the works for August. The pair have been slated to face each other for a while now but have yet to actually sign on the dotted line for a fight. That appears to have changed as Tass.ru’s Igor Lazorin reports they will
This is the main event of the evening. Jessica Eye faces Cynthia Calvillo in the women’s flyweight division. Notes: Eye missed weight for this fight. Round 1 Eye takes the center of the octagon and Calvillo circles around throwing shots to the body. Eye lands a right hand and makes Calvillo back up. Calvillo gets
Up next is a heated match-up between Karl Roberson and Martin Vettori in the co-main event. Round 1 Both fighter take the center of the cage and start looking for an opening. Nice one-two from Vettori, Roberson lands a big kick to Vettori’s lead leg. Big right hand from Roberson, Vettori gets the clinch and
Up next the lightweights take the stage, as Charles Rosa and Kevin Aguilar look to perform and rise in the rankings of the toughest division in the sport. Round 1 Rosa starts with a kick but it gets blocked and Aguilar shoves him to the ground. Rosa lands a leg kick in the southpaw stance
In this featherweight bout the young canadian prospect Charles Jourdain faces an experienced fighter in Andre Fili. Round 1 Fili takes the center of the cage but eats a body kick from Jourdain. The fighters exchange left hooks before Jourdain lands another body kick. Fili is the one pushing the pace but Jourdain lands some
As reported by the New York Times, a man claiming to be a UFC fighter and appearing to be acting under the influence of alcohol was involved in a shooting in San Antonio on Friday night. According to the police, the man was denied access to a bar due to his intoxication level and became
If Jorge Masvidal wants to fight, all he has to do is call UFC president Dana White. Masvidal is currently engaged in a spat with the promotion over his pay after recent negotiations for a welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman failed. “Gamebred” claimed he was being offered half of what he made for his
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has urged Conor McGregor to reconsider retirement. McGregor recently announced he would be retiring from the sport, later explaining how he had no more motivation to compete at least for the moment. Given that it’s his third retirement in the last four years, many didn’t take it seriously.
The wheels may be in motion for a Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley fight down the line. O’Malley is coming off a highlight reel first-round knockout of Eddie Wineland at UFC 250 this past weekend. In the process, he continued to show why he is regarded as such a huge prospect, with many observers even
The UFC continues to roll out the fights. On Friday, the Las Vegas-based promotion announced even more with the biggest one undoubtedly being a pivotal lightweight contest between former interim champion Dustin Poirier and rising contender Dan Hooker. They will headline UFC Vegas 4 which takes place June 27 at the Apex facility in Las
Alexander Volkanovski plans on making a statement at UFC 251. It was recently announced that Volkanovski would defend his featherweight title for the first time in a rematch against Max Holloway in the co-main event of UFC 251 which takes place July 11 on Fight Island. “The Great” notably became the champion by shutting down
The UFC rolls on with this weekend’s UFC on ESPN 10 card, live from the Apex Center in Las Vegas. This is the results of Friday’s early weigh-ins. UFC on ESPN 10 features a headlining bout between Cynthia Calvillo and Jessica Eye. This flyweight bout is a pivotal one in the rather shallow division, with
At welterweight, Stephen Thompson has accomplished everything except winning the title. Regardless, he says that he would only be interested in moving to middleweight for one specific fight. Back in 2016, Wonderboy came as close to becoming welterweight champ as you can be, without actually winning the belt. Taking on Tyron Woodley, he actually won
As a fan favorite in the UFC’s strawweight division, people have been wondering when Felice Herrig would be making her return to action. Now it seems that she has a date and opponent set for her Octagon return. One of the hottest prospects at 115lb, Herrig has had a tough go of it recently. Her
The battle between fighters and fighter pay in mixed martial arts will mostly never end. However, the vocalization of the subject matter has been propelled for the forefront. Some of the UFC’s biggest stars and standing up and stepping out against unfair wages. Stars like Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, and Jorge Masvidal have all expressed
For MMA enthusiasts, a rule of thumb is to not depend on the UFC to tell the story of a favorite fighter. More than likely, that simply won’t happen. When it comes to promotion, look to social media. Platforms like Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram are a gold mine for fighters to share their humble beginnings.