Alexander Volkanovski still reigns as the featherweight king, but Brian Ortega made sure he battled for it. Volkanovski (23-1) retained his crown by defeating Brian Ortega (15-2) via unanimous decision in the headlining featherweight clash of UFC 266 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. On September 25, UFC 266 took place at T-Mobile Arena […]
Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images Alexander Volkanovski captured another UFC featherweight title defense last night (Sat., Sept. 25, 2021) at UFC 266 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he battered Brian Ortega to the tune of a unanimous decision win (highlights HERE) In addition to the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Valentina Shevchenko remains one of the most dominant fighters in the sport following another one-sided title defense as she dispatched Lauren Murphy in the UFC 266 co-main event. It was a surgical performance from Shevchenko as she just broke down Murphy round after round until she finally connected with a […]
Fans have waited six years for Nick Diaz’s return. Diaz will face Robbie Lawler in a rematch on the main card Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main event will feature Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega in an expected-rough battle. Volkanovski said he doesn’t plan to go all five rounds and […]
Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega will clash in the UFC 266 main event Saturday. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC 266 results for the Volkanovski vs. Ortega event, live blogs for all the main card fights, and live UFC 266 Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski […]
Though there is still plenty of time left in 2021, the world’s premier MMA organization UFC has already started to schedule its events for the upcoming year. 2022’s first event already has a fight booked. First up is a featherweight bout between Bill Algeo and recent Dana White’s Contender series acquisition Joanderson Brito. The fight […]
Israel Adesanya won’t be fighting in his home country anymore. Adesanya, the current UFC middleweight champion, wanted his next title defense to be in Auckland, New Zealand, but he’s become frustrated as the country tightens on restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. New Zealand has shutdown gyms like City Kickboxing and made it difficult for […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Heavyweight division is in an odd place currently. Because Francis Ngannou refused to fight just about four months after winning his title, UFC promptly moved on from the knockout artist, […]
Between the Links returns with a special live edition ahead of the UFC’s next big pay-per-view event. Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and UFC bantamweight Cody Stamann this week as they discuss the top stories in the sport of mixed martial arts. This week, the panel previews this Saturday’s UFC […]
A seasoned referee has finally reached Hall of Fame status. Marc Ratner is being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame today, September 23, after decades of officiating combat sports from high school and college and becoming a major leading figure in the UFC. “The guy’s a f—ing legend,” UFC President Dana White said. “He’s […]