UFC fan-favorite Derrick Lewis makes the main event walk once again this Saturday at UFC St. Louis, and does so against a surprising opponent in Rodrigo Nascimento. Will Lewis end the night with another memorable celebration, or will the emerging Nascimento play spoiler? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and Alexander K. Lee preview this […]
Former UFC fighter Art Jimmerson, known as ‘One Glove,’ has passed away at 60. Jimmerson was one of the first fighters to have competed in the UFC. He only had a single fight, but it left a mark on the sport. He faced Royce Gracie at UFC 1 in November 1993. He entered the fight […]
Jon Jones justified choosing Stipe Miocic over Tom Aspinall for his next fight. The UFC Heavyweight Champion withdrew from his UFC 295 defense against Mioic in November last year with a pectoral muscle injury. Aspinall was brought on the card as he beat Sergei Pavlovich for the interim title. Aspinall requested that Jones be stripped, […]
Jorge Masvidal made claims earlier this week that Conor McGregor refused to fight him due to their difference in size, and the fact that the potential loss was too risky for the Irishman. Masvidal and McGregor have been taking ongoing shots at one another on social media for quite some time now, but very little […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jon Jones’ status as one of the greatest of all time means that everyone wants a piece of “Bones.” He reigned over the Light Heavyweight division for most […]
Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images The UFC’s ties to the Middle East grew deeper on Tuesday with the promotion extending a deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for another event to land there along with a strategic partnership to sponsor the upcoming card at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of […]
TKO Group Holdings Inc. announced a net loss of $249.5 million for the first quarter of this year. The Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed the news in a filing made on May 8. The loss was due to the $335 million settlement reached by TKO over two class-action lawsuits. Former UFC fighters came together to […]
Photo By Thomas King/Sportsfile via Getty Images Conor McGregor is back — and so is Michael Chandler. The biggest star in the history of MMA finally makes his return to the sport when he faces Chandler in a five-round, 170-pound main event battle at UFC 303, which takes place during International Fight Week on June […]
Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler’s UFC 303 clash has another fight added to its card as Payton Talbott will face Yanis Ghemmouri in a bantamweight clash. Talbott made his debut in 2021 after winning a UFC contract with Dana White’s Contender Series. He won his first UFC fight, beating Nick Aguirre via a third-round submission […]
Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Dana White has traveled to a lot of places and has seen many things, but what he witnessed this week in New York City nearly left him speechless. On Tuesday, the UFC CEO took to Instagram […]