With the recent diagnose of having ulcerative colitis, Georges St-Pierre’s fighting future suddenly became uncertain. The illness has also led him to vacate the UFC middleweight title he won over Michael Bisping at UFC 217 in Madison Square Garden last month. GSP’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, John Danaher, claimed at the recent episode of The MMA
Edson Barboza believes he has finally matured as a fighter who is ready to fight for a UFC title. As he told Combate, Barboza claims that when he steps in the Octagon on December 30th to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov, fans will watch the best version of himself to date. The fighting future of lightweight star
Back in July, in the main event of UFC 214, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier sought to defend his title opposite his toughest rival, Jon Jones. Despite a strong start, Cormier was ultimately turned off by a Jones head kick, which flagged the end of his title reign – but only for a moment.
Gustafsson holds a unique place in the 205-pound division as the only fighter to have competed against both Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. He took each man to the limit, nearly defeating them both but suffering decision losses that were controversial at the time. As Volkan Oezdemir is ready for his title shot against Daniel
This past weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated debut in Fresno, long-time featherweight contender Cub Swanson stepped into the cage with surging candidate Brian Ortega. Swanson fought the last fight on his current UFC contract this past Saturday (Dec. 9, 2017), and his successful run came to a halt when he lost
After much talking and commotion, the UFC announced late Saturday that UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will meet Francis Ngannou at UFC 220 on January 20 in Boston at the at the TD Garden. The UFC released the statement. The UFC’s return to Boston on Jan. 20 will get 2018 off to a rousing start
UFC President Dana White isn’t surprised by Georges St-Pierre’s decision to relinquish the UFC middleweight championship, but he’s not exactly mad, either. The aftermath of UFC 217, UFC president Dana White made it clear that he expected Georges St-Pierre to defend the middleweight title after scored a stunning victory over Bisping and obligated to defend
Whether they are fact or not, these comments from Pacquiao and his team did not go over well with UFC President Dana White. UFC star McGregor has dismissed the notion of him retiring from MMA by declaring that he ‘has every intention of fighting’ next year. Earlier this week, rumors run rampant concerning Irishman Conor
Former World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes has unequivocally proven he deserves his spot in the UFC with a stunning knockout victory over rising bantamweight star Aljamain Sterling. Moraes landed a brutal knee to the jaw in the opening round of his bout with Sterling at UFC Fresno that saw Sterling sprawled out
Joanna Jedrzejczyk opens up about terrible weight cutting mistakes for her loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217. She vowed to come back stronger than ever and still cocky, but she did cryptically say that something happened during the lead up to the UFC 217 fight, which she never discussed previously. The former UFC women’s
The UFC’s interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson is next in line for a shot at Conor McGregor, should the Notorious defend his strap. Just a couple of days ago, it was made known to the world that Ferguson underwent surgery on his elbow and his return to the Octagon was up in the air. But
The UFC is returning to Fresno, California later tonight (Sat. December 9, 2017) from the Save Mart Center. In the main event, UFC featherweight veteran Cub Swanson will square off on rising 145-pound contender Brian Ortega. Swanson is currently enjoying a seven-fight win streak, which includes last April’s drubbing of Artem Lobov at UFC Nashville.
If Luke Rockhold is next for Robert Whittaker, Kelvin Gastelum wasn’t going to like Rockhold getting the title shot against Whittaker. Word around the campfire is that former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold may get the call to take on current interim champ Robert Whittaker in the new year. Gastelum believed his brutal thrashing of former
Georges St-Pierre’s reign as middleweight champion lasted just 34 days. The former welterweight star who came out of a four-year layoff to take on Michael Bisping at UFC 217 is no longer the champion of the 185-pound division. The new UFC middleweight champion GSP was contracted to fight Robert Whittaker after he threw Michael Bisping,
Conor McGregor has admitted he isn’t sure whether he will be returning to the UFC anytime soon, or whether he might pursue another big payday in the world of boxing. McGregor made his professional boxing debut in a much anticipated super fight with all-time great pugilist Floyd “Money” Mayweather. Mcgregor last performed on the world
The UFC has given heavyweight Mark Hunt the green light to resume his fighting career. Hunt had his brain checked out both in States and abroad, and doctors were able to rubber stamp his return, which wasn’t a guarantee considering his tenure in combat sports. Mark Hunt’s career came into jeopardy when Citing “medical concerns,”