Photo by Will Russell/Zuffa LLC The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. With Ariel Helwani in Paris, Eric Jackman and Conner Burks host the episode and look ahead at this […]
Francis Ngannou will headline against Renan Ferreira for his PFL debut on October 19. Ngannou has not had an MMA fight since beating Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in 2022. He left the UFC last year after contract talks broke down. The Predator signed a deal with the PFL, which gave him an option to […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The cost to follow the UFC and PFL is going to get more expensive starting in October. On Tuesday, Disney announced plans to raise prices for all of its various streaming services, including ESPN+, which serves as the primary streaming home for promotions like the UFC and […]
Sean O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch, has hit back at Merab Dvalishvili for his ‘threats’ ahead of their UFC 306 clash. O’Malley will make a second defense of his UFC Bantamweight Title at The Sphere in Las Vegas for the first combat sports event at the arena. He avenged the only UFC loss of his career […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images No one expects Stipe Miocic to hang around after his anticipated Jon Jones clash and that includes UFC CEO Dana White. White is so confident that Miocic will retire after the previously planned Heavyweight title fight fell through that it’s a guarantee in his mind. Therefore, […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC There’s a lot riding on the heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic when they finally meet in November. While an official announcement about the matchup hasn’t been made, Jones and Miocic are expected to headline UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. For Jones, […]
Dana White has responded to Judge Richard Boulware’s decision to reject the UFC’s antitrust settlement. TKO Group Holdings Inc. reacted to two lawsuits by settling for $335 million. In 2014, 1200 fighters came forward to file a lawsuit, claiming a breach of antitrust laws. It was alleged that the UFC formed a monopoly by controlling […]
Conor McGregor appeared at a BKFC KnuckleMania 4 event over the weekend and drank a can of Forge Irish Stout. The Irishman is working his way back from injury after pulling out of his UFC 303 fight against Michael Chandler with a broken toe. McGregor has not had a UFC fight since his defeat to […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Sean O’Malley had a vested interest in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event because the winner could end up as the next challenger for his bantamweight title. In the end, Umar Nurmagomedov earned an impressive unanimous decision win over Cory Sandhagen to vault himself near the top […]
This weekend at UFC Abu Dhabi, Umar Nurmagomedov went to war with Cory Sandhegen, and emerged the victor after 5 rounds. Through the victory, Nurmagomedov added an 18th win to his undefeated professional record, while earning extra recognition points for beating such a skilled opponent. Meanwhile, Sandhagen suffered his 5th career loss, and snapped a […]