Both Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez are looking for their next title shot. Ortega meets Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Long Island. Both fighters are coming off of losses against their toughest competition yet. Ortega lost to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Rodriguez fell short against top contender Max Holloway. Here’s the fight […]
Miesha Tate said Saturday is exactly where she needs to be at. Tate makes her flyweight debut against recent title challenger Lauren Murphy at UFC Long Island. The two were supposed to meet at UFC 276 on July 6, but Murphy tested positive for Covid-19, pushing the contest back. “I’m dropping to Flyweight, and I […]
Cain Velasquez still remains in custody. According to court documents obtained by MMA Junkie, the former UFC heavyweight champion was denied bail for a third time earlier this week. Velasquez’s attorney, Mark Geragos, requested bail again because he claims his client is willing to post a $1 million bond to be with his family during […]
The current UFC welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman believes that the whole world would watch a fight between himself and Canelo Alvarez. But first, Usman (20-1, 9 KOs) has got another assignment in his hands as he is set to defend his title against Britain’s Leon Edwards this August 20 inside the Vivint Arena in Salt […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages At the UFC Long Island weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Elmont, N.Y., are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, UFC featherweights Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez can weigh no […]
Charles Oliveira might have a few options for his next fight. According to Diego Lima, the coach of Chute Boxe, Oliveira’s top choice is fighting Conor McGregor in Brazil. The fallback option would be Islam Makhachev in Brazil. Oliveira said to Combate TV last Friday in Las Vegas that he would agree to a bout […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Event: UFC Vegas 61: “Dern vs. Xiaonan”Date: Sat., Oct. 1, 2022Location: APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card) UFC Vegas 61 Main Event On ESPN+: 115 lbs.: Mackenzie Dern vs. Xiaonan Yan UFC Vegas 61 Main Card, Prelims On ESPN+: 185 […]
Jan Blachowicz teases a willingness to drop down to 185 pounds. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Jan Blachowicz is open to rematching Israel Adesanya, so long as it’s for the middleweight title. Earlier this month, Adesanya defended his belt for the fifth time, winning a lackluster decision over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276. The […]
Jiri Prochazka has an idea for his next fight. Prochazka dethroned Teixeira in the last seconds of the final round last month at UFC 275. After that bout, Jan Blachowicz wanted to test Prochazka and regain the title, but Prochazka has other thoughts. “I may decide for next fight, and I wanna fight Glover the […]
Yair Rodriguez says he will get a title shot if he defeats Brian Ortega. Rodriguez, one of the most talented strikers in the UFC, will be fighting against Brian Ortega in the main event this Saturday. “Yes, that has been said to me,” Rodriguez said when asked if he or his management has been told […]