Brian Ortega was on the losing end of a freak injury in the UFC Long Island main event and now he’s speaking out after the loss. On Saturday Ortega’s shoulder became dislocated in his fight with Yair Rodriguez. “Sorry to keep you guys waiting just been a rough couple of days and I had to […]
Nate Diaz has his final fight. Diaz has verbally agreed to meet Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on September 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ESPN reported the news and a source confirmed it to MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon. Chimaev told ESPN through his rep Majdi Shammas, “I am going to handle Nate […]
Dana White is tired of being asked questions about Jake Paul. White returned from vacation on Saturday to questions surrounding Paul’s boxing match against Hasim Rahman Jr. on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden. Dana’s responses were less than enthusiastic. “Is this still a thing? It’s not to me,” White said. “He’s a pay-per-view turd.” […]
Charles Oliveira | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Islam Makhachev gets his opportunity to fight for the vacant lightweight title against Charles Oliveira in Abu Dhabi at October’s UFC 280 event. What will that mean for Oliveira should he get another big win in the 155-pound division? On an all-new edition of Heck of a […]
Lauren Murphy knew she could get the job done. And her confidence paid off after her hand was raised for Saturday’s unanimous decision win against Miesha Tate. “There’s been big victories that I’ve had where I’m almost in disbelief, like, ‘Oh, I can’t believe I won that. That’s f–king amazing,’” Murphy said at the post-fight […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar would prefer to keep on fighting, regardless of whether or not he wins or loses, because “The Answer” loves to compete and will continue to train and practice mixed martial arts (MMA) for as long as his body allows it. Fortunately for his wife […]
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1:05 p.m. ET: Yair Rodriguez starts the show after his win at UFC Long Island. 1:30 p.m.: Dustin Jacoby talks about his knockout […]
Photo by Edward Berthelot/GC Images Conor McGregor is inching closer to his UFC return. The former two-division champion has finally returned to MMA training as he continues to rehabilitate the injuries he suffered in his July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier — and McGregor’s longtime head coach, SBG Ireland founder John Kavanagh, told BBC Sport […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC Long Island live stream ABC results: Buckle up for the “Ortega vs. Rodriguez” mixed martial arts (MMA) event scheduled for TODAY (Sat., July 16, 2022) inside UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Headlining the ESPN/ABC/ESPN+ fight card is the 145-pound showdown pitting two-time title challenger and […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Lauren Murphy had no expectations about the next opponent the UFC would give her following a loss to Valentina Shevchenko this past September. Being ranked near the top of the division but already falling to the champion put Murphy in a strange position where she hoped for a big opportunity […]