Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC A welterweight fight between Randy Brown and Muslim Salikhov has been added to UFC Vegas 85, and the Feb. 3 fight card has lost three fighters due to injury, the promotion announced Thursday. Among the fighters scrapped from the winter event: Nate Maness, Kiefer Crosbie and William Gomis. Maness was […]
Following a successful North American debut last year, ONE Championship has announced two more events to take place in the States in 2024. This past May in Broomfield, Colorado, the leader in Asian MMA executed their first event on American soil, ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video. The card was a massive success, and […]
Dana White has confirmed the first title fight for UFC 300 as Zhang Weili defends her strawweight belt against Yan Xiaonan. Weili enters the fight following a successful first defense of the belt against Amanda Lemos at UFC 292. Zhang dominated her opponent to win a unanimous decision. She won the belt for the second […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Yan Xiaonan got her wish, and she will challenge for the UFC strawweight title against champ Zhang Weili at UFC 300, UFC CEO Dana White announced Wednesday. The Zhang vs. Yan fight marks the first time two Chinese fighters have challenged each other for a UFC title […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jim Miller is in the same boat as Anthony Smith when it comes to a recently discussed fantasy clash with … Brock Lesnar. Is there any better way to start the 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) calendar than with talk of a Miller vs. Lesnar openweight spectacle? […]
Former bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling (23-4) has let it be known that he will not move back down to 135-pounds following his featherweight debut at UFC 300. In his most recent octagon appearance, Sterling fell short on defending his title versus Sean O’Malley, and was stopped with strikes in just the second round. Back in […]
Israel Adesanya has been cleared of a drunk driving charge over an incident on August 19th, 2023. According to reports, Adesanya was over the limit of ‘50 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood.’ At the time of the stoppage in Auckland, New Zealand, Adesanya had 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. He […]
Phil Vespe, BKFC Alan Belcher and ex-UFC champion Junior dos Santos will collide for the heavyweight title of Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bare-Knuckle MMA promotion on March 2 in Orlando, Fla. Masvidal announced the pairing on Tuesday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jorge Masvidal (@gamebredfighter) Belcher makes his second appearance in Gamebred […]
Conor McGregor has once again taken to social media for a call-out, this time criticizing the Nurmagomedov clan with a since deleted response. Just over one week ago, it was announced that Conor McGregor would make his return to the Octagon during International Fight Week in June, following a questionable timeline status for the last […]
Rumors are emerging that Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz have reportedly agreed to a boxing fight in March, subject to an official announcement. Masvidal’s decision to come out from retirement increased speculation he could fight at UFC 300. Ben Askren and Justin Gaethje were some of the names mentioned as an opponent. Chael Sonnen felt […]