Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor isn’t necessarily done with lightweight, but he’s aiming for a shot at the UFC welterweight title if successful against Michael Chandler. On a special edition of The MMA Hour, McGregor said he may be in attendance to watch Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 at […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have unfinished business. As part of one of the most natural and heated rivalries in mixed martial arts (MMA) history, McGregor and Diaz captivated the combat sports world immediately upon their first bout’s creation in March 2016. An injury to the […]
Bo Nickal’s impressive debut win at UFC 285 has garnered attention from fellow middleweight contenders, including former The Ultimate Fighter standout Tresean Gore. According to Gore’s recent Instagram post, the UFC has offered him a chance to fight Nickal later this year, which could be a thrilling showdown between two top prospects in the division. […]
Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images At the UFC 286 media day, a host of fighters competing at Saturday’s pay-per-view event in London, England, will speak to the media. In the main event of UFC 286, welterweight champion Leon Edwards defends his title for the first time against former champion Kamaru Usman in […]
The main event at UFC Vegas 71 features a bout between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili. This fight was significant since Merab spoke a lot about the conflict between Russia and Georgia. It is widely known that this fight had a lot of meaning for Georgian MMA fans, who were cheering for Merab that night. […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It was fun while it lasted for Power Slap League on network television. Earlier today (Mon., March 13, 2023), MMA Fighting confirmed with TBS that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President, Dana White’s, Power Slap experiment will no longer air on the channel after just one season. White […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The ‘UFC 286 countdown’ video features the top two contests at Saturday’s event. UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards defends his title against Kamaru Usman in the main event, while Justin Gaethje faces Rafael Fiziev in a lightweight contest in the co-main event.
Henry Cejudo is gearing up to face Aljamain Sterling in May, but it looks like he’s already planning for his potential first title defense if he gets through Sterling. On Saturday night Merab Dvalishvili (who also happens to be best friends with Sterling) defeated the former champion, Petr Yan, earning him an unquestionable next title […]
Jon Jones’ Agent, Richard Schaefer, recently spoke to ESPN and said he believes the UFC will be open to making the fight between Jones and Ngannou happen. “I do hope that somehow, even though [UFC President] Dana [White] was very clear that [Ngannou is] never gonna come back, as they say, never is a long […]
The main card for UFC 286 has been announced, featuring a headlining welterweight title trilogy fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, who the former defeated to become the champion. The main card for the upcoming UFC event at The O2 in London was announced during the Las Vegas broadcast on May, 11th, 2023, with […]