Leon Edwards intends to defend his UFC welterweight title at UFC 300 before having a summer fight in the UK. Edwards successfully defended his title for the second time after beating Colby Covington via a unanimous decision at UFC 296. That was his 12th win in a row, putting an end to a hostile build-up. […]
Conor McGregor has announced his return with the news that he will face Michael Chandler on June 29, 2024, during International Fight Week in Las Vegas. McGregor has been out of action since his defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. His failure to enroll in USADA testing prevented a fight with Chandler in 2023. […]
Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Conor McGregor has a date for his UFC return. Finally. The former two-division champion announced Sunday that his long-awaited matchup against Michael Chandler is slated for June 29 as part of the UFC’s annual International Fight Week pay-per-view. A cackling McGregor stated in his social media announcement that he wants […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images McGregor has announced the date and the opponent for his long awaited UFC return … and a surprising weightclass the fight will take place at. Conor McGregor promised us a New Year’s Day fight announcement, and he has delivered a bit early. After months of uncertainty and […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC One-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes on Saturday announced his opponent, Carlos Ulberg, has been ruled out of UFC 297. Reyes put in quotes that Ulberg was injured and added he is “def frustrated but god has a plan,” he wrote on Instagram. A UFC official confirmed to […]
Conor McGregor will announce his next fight on New Year’s Day. The Notorious has been away from the octagon since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The loss was followed by a broken leg and a delay in entering the USADA testing pool. McGregor enrolled in USADA only to find further delays in […]
ONE Championship has awarded Sage Northcutt Submission of the Year 2023 for his outstanding 39 second leg-lock finish of Ahmed Mujtaba at ONE Fight Night 10. In his first fight in four years, Northcutt had the bounce-back performance he needed, and submitted Pakistani BJJ Brown Belt Ahmed Mujtaba (10-4) with a crafty heel hook in […]
The UFC’s post-USADA drug testing system will begin on December 31st, 2023. USADA’s CEO, Travis Tygart, confirmed on October 11th, 2023, that it would part ways with the UFC. The departure was controversial as USADA fired shots at the UFC over their approach to drug testing. USADA implied that the UFC was reluctant to have […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Michael Chandler seems like he’s getting tired of waiting on Conor McGregor to cement their showdown that’s rumored for the historic UFC 300 card in April. After squaring off against each other as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter, which filmed in early 2022, Chandler and McGregor have been awaiting an […]
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Michael Chandler has been waiting to fight Conor McGregor since wrapping up their respective coaching duties on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 31. Unfortunately, “Notorious” was unable to get back into the cage in 2023 because United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) first required him to pass a battery of drug tests. […]