Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The UFC’s pay-per-view schedule for the rest of 2021 is filling up quickly, but there’s still one mammoth presence missing from the year-end slate: Heavyweight king Francis Ngannou. Ngannou has been out of action since knocking out Stipe Miocic just 52 seconds into the second round of their March rematch […]
UFC fans are in for a treat at UFC 269 when Amanda Nunes will defend her bantamweight crown against Julianna Pena on December 11. The showdown was supposed to be UFC 265, but was postponed for Nunes to recover from Covid-19. The two-division champion had tested positive for virus days before the August event. She […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC president Dana White awarded his first five-contract night following a four-fight season opener of the Contender Series. DWCS Season 5, Week 1 took place Tuesday night at the UFC APEX, where eight fighters competed to earn UFC roster spots in front of White, as well as matchmakers Sean Shelby […]
For Dustin Poirier, he doesn’t consider lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is the most formidable opponent in the division. After beating Conor McGregor twice in a row, Poirier (28-6) is more likely to fight for the title against Oliveira (31-8). But Poirier named Islam Makhachev as the toughest lightweight to face. Makhachev is considered as the […]
Magomed Ankalaev | Zuffa LLC Magomed Ankalaev welcomes Volkan Oezdemir back to the octagon in a bout between two light heavyweights looking to crack the top-10. The UFC officially announced that Ankalaev, the No. 11-ranked light heavyweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, will fight No. 13 Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 at […]
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was attacked by a random person in Russia, and it’s unclear why. The attack follows Nurmagomedov’s comment about ring girls. The retired MMA fighter said he thinks they are the “most useless people” in martial arts. “Look, I done don’t want to offend anyone… I realize that is a […]
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Jake Paul teases that his boxing days are over after beating former UFC champion at Showtime’s pay-per-view event. Jake Paul teases that his boxing days are over following his big headlining fight against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley. Paul (4-0 in boxing) defeated Woodley (19-7-1 in […]
Jake Paul extended his unbeaten pro boxing streak to 4-0 with a split decision over Tyron Woodley, who stung him and took him the distance but was unable to mount enough offense to convince all of the judges he won on Sunday. With scores of 77-75 and 78-74, Paul didn’t knock out Woodley or turn […]
Giga Chikadze might have made a case for himself to be one of the top strikers in the UFC. Chikadze (14-2) knocked out Edson Barboza (22-10) with strikes just less than two minutes of the third round. The featherweight clash headlined UFC Fight Night inside the Apex in Las Vegas Saturday night. Before the fight, […]
Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze will clash in the UFC Vegas 35 main event Saturday. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 35 results for the Barboza vs. Chikadze fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 35 Twitter updates. In the main event, Edson Barboza […]