Category: MMA

Ronnie Lawrence | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC An exciting bantamweight bout is being targeted for the UFC’s February pay-per-view event. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Ronnie Lawrence and Mana Martinez is in the works for UFC 271. The event takes place Feb. 12 […]

Five weeks before the fight, former Invicta FC champion Miranda Maverick has stepped in to fight with Erin Blanchfield at UFC 269. Nothing is official yet, but sources say that the UFC is working on it. Maverick signed in the UFC just a year ago and will hold her fourth fight. She debuted against Liana […]

Jose Aldo is coming off bantamweight wins over Marlon Vera and Pedro Munhoz. | Zuffa LLC Jose Aldo is paying no mind to the words of Khabib Nurmagomedov. A retired former UFC lightweight champion, Nurmagomedov downplayed Aldo’s recent success as a bantamweight while taking a shot at his longtime rival Conor McGregor. When asked about […]

Frankie Edgar suffered his second loss in a row. Edgar (23-10) was defeated via KO/TKO by Marlon Vera (18-7) in the third round. UFC President Dana White said he is unsure what will be next for Edgar. “I love Frankie Edgar. He’s wrong,” White said during the UFC 268 post-fight presser. “It was a great […]

Israel Adesanya will step on the scales Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Israel Adesanya is not at all worried about Alex Pereira joining the UFC. In fact, he welcomes the challenge. This past Saturday at UFC 268, Pereira made his promotional debut, knocking out Andreas Michailidis with a jumping knee […]

At UFC 268, Rose Namajunas defended her belt for the first time against the fighter who she dethroned at UFC 261. Namajunas (12-4) and Weili Zhang (21-3) shared the octagon for the second time, and it was a totally different fight. It was a quiet chess battle where Namajunas earned a split decision victory, but […]

Some of the UFC’s must-watch fighters walked away with extra cash. In the main card of UFC 268, three blockbuster fights were held. Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje delivered violence, but no one expected that this fight would go on distance. It was awarded the Fight of the Night. In the first round, Chandler almost […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Colby Covington, in his second attempt to wrest undisputed UFC gold from Kamaru Usman on Saturday night, lost a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 268. Immediately following the loss, Covington was respectful towards Usman in the cage, shaking his hand and, it appeared, squashing the beef between the […]