Nate Diaz | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Nate Diaz makes his long awaited return to action at UFC 262 when he faces off with Leon Edwards in a five-round, non-title co-main event in Houston on May 15. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. This is […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) has been aggressive in its efforts to bolster up it’s roster. After signing former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) “it” girl, Paige VanZant, the promotion expressed interest in signing Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem. Now it seems BKFC is in the […]
Darren Till will not be fighting on April 10. Till was expected to share the Octagon with Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC Vegas 23. The middleweight tilt was going to be held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plans have changed. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani first reported that Till was removed […]
@Benaskren, Twitter Never let it be said that Ben Askren doesn’t have a flair for the dramatic. Ahead of his upcoming boxing bout with YouTube star Jake Paul on April 17, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion kicked it into high gear to promote the matchup. On the weekend, he released a cinematic […]
This was the scene in @francis_ngannou’s hometown of Batié, Cameroon at the moment he became a world champion ???????? #UFC260 (via fight_and_write/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/EVEUsPNuZC — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 28, 2021 There was a party in Batie, Cameroon following UFC 260. This past Saturday night, March 27, UFC 260 was held inside the UFC APEX in […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Unless a third wave forces him back to the UFC APEX, Dana White is looking to put all of his future PPV events back into arenas with full crowds. If things go Dana White’s way, UFC 260 will be the last UFC pay-per-view to be held inside the UFC APEX. […]
Jon Jones | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continued to speak out against UFC President Dana White’s remarks toward him at the post-fight press conference for UFC 260, tweeting late into the night Saturday and Sunday morning as he called White’s tactics “a huge slap in the face.” Upon hearing […]
Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou will meet again at UFC 260 on Saturday night. | Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC 260 start time and TV schedule for the Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 fight card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night is below. […]
UFC 260 has arrived. Tonight, March 27, UFC 260 will be held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Stipe Miocic will put his UFC Heavyweight Title on the line against Francis Ngannou in a rematch. In their first encounter back in January 2018, Miocic scored the unanimous decision victory. […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Justin Gaethje may have missed out on his chance to fight for the vacant lightweight title, but “Highlight” is still in a great position at 155 pounds. After Khabib Nurmagomedov officially retired earlier this month UFC booked Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira for UFC 262 this May for the vacant […]