Hold your breath; we just heard Former UFC featherweight challenger Frankie Edgar has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming scheduled title fight against with Max Holloway at UFC 218. As per Combate, Edgar suffered a facial injury earlier this week that will require some surgery. Espn’s Brett Okamoto also confirmed. Confirmed with source Frankie Edgar
Last weekend, Georges St-Pierre returned to the octagon after the hiatus of four years to earned the middleweight title with a third-round submission over Michael Bisping. Previously Georges St-Pierre stated, he’s contractually obligated to fight interim middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker next, many people skeptical that “GSP” will remain at 185 pounds. But Luke Rockhold doesn’t
Last weekend, we saw some fantastic fights at UFC 217. Rose Namajunas pledged to not lose her title fight against the champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 before it began, she holds on to her words and demolishes her by first-round knockout victory to shock the rest of MMA world. Rose Namajunas told Ariel Helwani
The highly-anticipated women’s featherweight title fight between Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm is dead as both parties unable to come to terms with the financial agreement. Women’s featherweight champion Cyborg agreed to fight Holly Holm at UFC 219 – that’s what her camp knows. The women’s featherweight title fight which was proposed for UFC 219
Former UFC bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz is out of UFC 219 showdown with Jimmie Rivera due to a broken arm on Wednesday. It remains unclear if the UFC keeps Rivera on the Dec. 30 card in Las Vegas. MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani broke the news on Twitter: Dominick Cruz is out of the UFC 219 fight
Such is the zeal around Conor McGregor that the Irishman is constantly the subject of interest regarding who he will fight next, even during his downtime. The Notorious had not fought since November 2016, when he thrashed Eddie Alvarez to become a two-weight UFC world champ. McGregor then took some time off from sports
This past weekend we have seen some incredible fight at UFC 217. Georges St-Pierre returned to the UFC after the hiatus of four years in a spectacular fashion and becoming the fourth man to win belts in two different weight divisions in the UFC. St-Pierre moved up to the middleweight division to challenge the Michael
Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday night that UFC president Dana White said keen to book the welterweight fight in England early next year. White said he's pulling Till from the 2/24 Orlando card and moving him in bout against @WonderboyMMA in Till's "hometown." — Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) November 8, 2017
This past weekend Tj Dillashaw recaptured the bantamweight title at UFC 217 after thrashing his former teammate Cody Garbrandt in the second-round knockout. The dispute between Team Alpha Male and Dillashaw runs a mile deep at this point, stemming back to Tj Dillashaw’s first title reign and his decision to part ways with the camp.
Such a great way to introduce yourself to the world of MMA by delivering a knockout of the year. Tyson Claxton who made his pro debut at Bellator 186 against ‘John Wayne’ Bonilla-Bowman on Friday night and within 90 seconds the 24-year-old featherweight landed a flying knee kick that was both brutal and incredible in
We all witnessed on Saturday night at UFC 217 One of the biggest upsets of the year happened. Rose Namajunas wrecked Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s in the first round of their strawweight title tussle. In a stunning and dominant upset, Namajunas needed just over three minutes to halt the title reign and growing legend of Joanna at
This past weekend at UFC 217 Georges St-Pierre made his legendary name even farther into the history books when he thrashed Michael Bisping to became only the fourth man to win belts in two different UFC weight divisions. St-Pierre won the middleweight title by submitting the Bisping in the third round. Now GSP a former
It’s been two months since Conor McGregor lost by 10th round TKO in his financially successful pro boxing debut against legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor’s next fight in the Octagon hasn’t been fixed yet, but Dana White wants him to face interim champ, Tony Ferguson. ‘Notorious’appeared on RTE’s The Late Late Show on Friday night
Rose Namajunas came into her fight with Joanna Jedrzejczyk as the biggest underdog on the entire UFC 217 card. A polished kickboxer who is known for her pre-fight trash-talk, many believed Joanna Jedrzejczyk would be breaking Ronda Rousey’s title defense record with ease. But unfortunately, Joanna underestimate her opponent just as the majority of fans
On Saturday night November 4, at Madison Square Garden in the co-event of UFC 217, TJ Dillashaw got his redemption, by knocking out former training partner Cody Garbrandt to recapture the UFC bantamweight title. Former teammates and training camp Team Alpha Male Dillashaw and Cody had been brewing longstanding rivalry over his departure from the
At UFC 217 pay-per-view (PPV) event in New York City, TJ Dillashaw becomes a new Bantamweight champion after knocking out his foe Cody Garbrandt down with a thunderous flourish and blistering salvo in the second round in the co-main event. After the event, Garbrandt campaigning hard for a rematch, continuously said at the UFC 217