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 —
Women’s MMA has come a long way over the past many years, we have seen many great fights, but one must-see super fight falls apart without ever being booked. Of course, we are referring to Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg. Everyone on the planet wanted that fight everyone except Rousey, who said she wouldn’t fight
Yesterday, heavyweight star Mark Hunt took to social media with a threatening message directed at his next opponent. He did not, however, specify who that next opponent was. “You have called me out, and now I’m going to give it to you right in that big mouth of yours,” Hunt said in a social media
Dustin Poirier really wants a rematch with Eddie Alvarez. There’s just no two ways about it. Eddie is the only fighter ever to hold both the UFC and Bellator lightweight titles. Alvarez is now most interested in his self-proclaimed Most Violent Fighter belt, for which he made a convincing case with his Fight of the
From a Dublin plumber to a UFC star Conor McGregor has come a long way from the being the boy raised in Crumlin and Lucan. The first UFC fighter to hold two weight titles simultaneously, he crossed the divide into boxing after taking on Floyd Mayweather under Queensberry rules – losing by a 10th-round TKO.
UFC is returning to another hot plate with UFC on FOX 26 (UFC Fight Night Winnipeg) taking places on December 16, 2017, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This event’s stacked main card will air on Fox, with welterweights Robbie Lawler and Rafael dos Anjos squaring off in the main event. Elsewhere
Swanson had a lot riding on his bout with Brian Ortega this past weekend in UFC Fresno. It was the last fight on his contract, and a win would have left him much closer to an elusive title shot. Instead, Ortega managed to finish him with a brutal guillotine choke in the second round. While