Being months away from the scheduled title fight between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira, the UFC has decided to take precautionary measures in booking a back-up fighter if things go south. Top contender Jiri Prochazka has been picked for the possible opportunity of fighting the champ or the challenger, if one fighter pulls out of
Red hot prospect Islam Makhachev was expected to face former lightweight champ Rafael Dos Anjos late last year. Now it seems their paths are expected to finally cross, as they have been booked to fight again, this time at UFC 267. Makhachev and RDA were slated to face off at UFC 254 in October of
An exciting heavyweight matchup between Tai Tuivasa and Walt Harris has been added to UFC 267. The stacked card is set to take place in Abu Dhabi and will be the promotion’s return to “Fight Island.” Tuivasa vs. Harris Announced UFC 267 is scheduled to take place one day before Halloween, on October 30th of
Fans have been asking for it and now they are getting the return of Khamzat Chimaev. It appears that he will be facing “The Leech” himself, Li Jingliang, at UFC 267, slated for October 30th. One of the most polarizing prospects that the UFC has had in recent memory, Chimaev has not fought since September
Cory Sandhagen and Chito Vera have made weight. The top bantamweight contenders will collide in the highly anticipated main event of UFC San Antonio. Sandhagen and Vera look to make a case on why they deserve the next title shot at 135lbs. In the co-headliner, former UFC Champion Holly Holm looks to begin another title
‘King’ Casey O’Neill stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC 286 intent on breaking into the top 10 of the flyweight division. Standing in her way was the always dangerous Brazilian grappler Jennifer Maia. O’Neill entered the bout undefeated in her professional MMA career with four of her nine victories coming under the
Anthony Smith opened up about his weight miss ahead of UFC 283 in January. In January, the UFC returned to Brazil with a light heavyweight championship main event between former titleholder Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill. While not scheduled for the event, Smith made the long trip to act as the headliner’s official backup in
Jon Jones heaped praise on Daniel Cormier in a series of tweets ahead of his heavyweight debut at UFC 285 DC thinks his former UFC rival is now maturing but he isn’t sure about why “Bones” wants him to call his upcoming fight with Ciryl Gane Debuting UFC heavyweight Jon Jones has proven that there’s
Islam Makhachev’s co-manager bluntly dismissed Dan Hooker’s claim that the lightweight champ cheated at UFC 284 Makhachev’s co-manager thinks “The Hangman” was just being a typical loser who wants attention Apart from the seemingly controversial decision, Islam Makhacehv’s alleged usage of I.V. at UFC 284 has also become a hot subject of discussion in the
Aljamain Sterling is slated to defend the UFC bantamweight championship against the returning Henry Cejudo this spring. First reported by MMA Fighting, the 135-pound title clash is being targeted for UFC 287 on April 8. No other information has been disclosed by the promotion at this time, including location or venue. UPDATE: Reports of a
Luke Rockhold revealed that he is now a free agent Rockhold is gearing up for a comeback and teased potential avenues he could take Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has been out of action since taking on Paulo Costa at UFC 278 last August. He had been on the sidelines for over three years
Reigning flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo put his title on the line against former victor Brandon Moreno in a historic fourth clash at UFC 283. UFC 283: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Round 1 Moreno goes for a takedown and gets it. Figgy gets a loose guillotine and has him in full guard. Figgy keeps his
Both title fights on the UFC 280 fight card are now official. The most anticipated fight card of the year is now just a few hours away. During a fight week, the Friday before the fight can be very stressful for the fighters and the fans. All fighters must weigh in the day before in
The longstanding rivalry between UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and former titleholder Petr Yan appears to be over. For now, at least. The pair were first matched up at UFC 259 in March 2021 with Yan walking into the bout as the UFC’s bantamweight champion. Backed by a 10-fight win streak, he faced Sterling as
Joe Rogan watched all the biggest combat sports events that happened in Las Vegas this weekend The UFC commentator was ringside with Dave Chappelle at Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 3 Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan had a blast this past Saturday in Las Vegas. The 55-year-old felt like he had an achievement unlocked after
The UFC 279 weigh-in results are in… and it’s a big drama show. Saturday’s night headliner between Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev is in jeopardy. There’d be no problems for Diaz, who made weight at the welterweight limit of 171lbs. However, the same can’t be said for ‘Borz’ unfortunately. Chimaev would step onto on the