Derek Brunson will step on the scales for the UFC Vegas 22 event Friday. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting At the UFC Vegas 22 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have the live video, courtesy of Ag. Fight. […]
UPDATE: Julija Stoliarenko vs. Julia Avila has been canceled. Per UFC officials, the Julia Avila vs. Julija Stoliarenko bout has been canceled. — John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) March 19, 2021 ORIGINAL: A UFC fighter collapsed as she tipped the scales for her weigh-in. UFC Vegas 22 is set to take place on Saturday night, March 20. […]
The UFC Lightweight Championship has been vacated. Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler is set to headline UFC 262 on May 15. The bout will be contested for the UFC 155-pound gold. UFC President Dana White had been trying to persuade the previous champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to hold off on retirement to no avail. With “The […]
Ryan Bader | Bellator MMA Event: Bellator 256: “Bader vs. Machida 2”Date: Fri., Apr. 9, 2021Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, ConnecticutHow To Watch: Showtime Bellator 256 Main Event: 205 lbs.: Ryan Bader (27-6, 1 NC) vs. Lyoto Machida (26-10) Bellator 256 Main Card (9 p.m. ET): 205 lbs.: Corey Anderson (14-5) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov […]
Former Ring of Combat featherweight champ Bill Algeo (right) looks for his second UFC victory. | Zuffa LLC UFC featherweight Ricardo Ramos has a new date and opponent for his octagon return. Initially set to face Zubaira Tukhugov at this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night show in Las Vegas before Tukhugov withdrew from the fight, […]
Georges St-Pierre believes Kamaru Usman continues to reach new heights as the gold standard of the 170-pound division. Usman is the reigning UFC Welterweight Champion. He has three successful title defenses. Usman is set to put his gold on the line against Jorge Masvidal in a rematch on April 24. The title fight will be […]
Junior dos Santos claims he was offered a short-notice fight before being ousted from the UFC roster. In early March, the UFC parted ways with dos Santos and Alistair Overeem. The news came as a surprise to many due to the name recognition of both men. The two fighters were also in the official top-15 […]
Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou | @francisngannou, Instagram Francis Ngannou has a UFC champion riding with him as he chases gold of his own. When Ngannou meets Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 260 on March 27 , he’ll have welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in his corner. He revealed the news on the […]
Handout Photo-USA TODAY Sports Reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman opened at -350 against +285 for fellow UFC 261 headliner Jorge Masvidal, in part because “The Nigerian Nightmare” captured a fairly one-sided victory over “Gamebred” when they first went to war in the UFC 251 main event last July. What’s changed between then and now? Masvidal […]
Aljamain Sterling and Matt Serra | @funkmasterMMA, Twitter Aljamain Sterling has one less beef to worry about. Following a week in which he became the first UFC champion to win a title by disqualification, Sterling found himself publicly fending off all manner of critics in the aftermath of his fight with Petr Yan at UFC […]