Former title contender Kenny Florian became an even closer member of the UFC family after retiring from competition. He was featured on several broadcasts by the promotion regularly, generally as a commentator. However, he gradually began to fade from view a few years ago, raising concerns among fans. During a recent interview on The MMA […]
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Charles Oliveira is expected to put his lightweight title on the line against Justin Gaethje at the upcoming UFC 274 card scheduled on May 7. Multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday after UFC President Dana White first announced the fight via ESPN. […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Justin Gaethje has some pretty lofty goals for 2022. Not only does “The Highlight” want to capture the UFC lightweight title from Charles Oliveira in Brazil, a pretty tall task in and of itself, he also wants to win over the Brazilian crowd by the time their championship contest is […]
The UFC’s first NFT pack went on sale on Sunday, and it sold out in just four hours. But the organization isn’t keeping all the profit. There’s a reported 50/50 profit split between the organization and the athletes who were featured in “UFC Strike,” which is the official source of licensed UFC NFTs (non-fungible tokens). […]
The thought of Francis Ngannou swinging a punch at any body part should be terrifying — but it’s even scarier when the UFC heavyweight champion is throwing a low blow. That’s exactly what the cast of the upcoming film “Jackass Forever” asked him to do for a stunt in the latest film in the series, […]
UFC former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane hopes he will get a second chance. Gane lost to Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision in the undisputed heavyweight title match, a fight that had gained much hype in the weeks leading up to it. “If he leave like that, I don’t want that,” Gane said. “I want […]
Justin Gaethje is probably the only person on planet earth who didn’t enjoy his epic Fight of the Year performance with Michael Chandler. The UFC 268 barnburner earned accolades from pretty much everyone and even has people calling it the best fight in the UFC’s history … but not to Gaethje. “To be completely honest […]
Fighters at UFC 270 were the first to sport the promotion’s new official footwear – Project Rock. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced on Friday that starting Saturday, all athletes and teams will represent Project Rock footwear. “Historic. I’m honored & proud, @ProjectRock is the official global footwear partner of the @ufc. Starting this weekend at […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Francis Ngannou has made peace with the next step in his career, whether that’s in the UFC or elsewhere. In other words, the UFC heavyweight champion won’t bend on his demands should he sign a new UFC contract. As he said Monday on The MMA Hour, he estimates he’s already […]
After Conor McGregor was stretchered out of the Octagon with a devastating leg break, many wondered if we’d ever see him enter the Octagon again. Now, months removed, it’s clear he intends to fight again and now we are all wondering … when? UFC president Dana White thinks he knows. White spoke to TMZ on […]