Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Valentina Shevchenko racked up another title defense on Saturday after taking out Manon Fiorot in the UFC 315 co-main event. While she had to battle through a couple of close rounds, Shevchenko did far more damage after breaking Fiorot’s nose with a devastating punch in the opening round and then […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Reinier de Ridder will get a quick turnaround after stopping Bo Nickal earlier this month at UFC Des Moines when the former ONE double champion meets former UFC middleweight king Robert Whittaker in a five-round main event at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26. UFC officials announced the matchup on […]
Jon Jones believes he would have taken care of Daniel Cormier the same way he did at 205-pounds, if the two ever crossed paths in the heavyweight division. Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier had one of the UFC’s most legendary rivalries during their time together at light heavyweight, with Jon Jones coming out on top […]
UFC 315 Preview Show: Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko are set for their first title defenses. This Saturday, at UFC 315 in Montreal, Quebec, Muhammad puts his welterweight title on the line against Jack Della Maddalena in the main event, while Shevchenko starts her second women’s flyweight title run […]
Dana White expects Ilia Topuria to face either Islam Makhachev or Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 on June 28. Topuria vacated his featherweight belt after defeating Max Holloway at UFC 308. During an interview on Spanish TV, Topuria named Makhachev and Oliveira as his potential opponents. The future may depend on Makhachev’s friend Belal Muhammad’s […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Azamat Murzakanov now faces Brendson Ribeiro at UFC 316 after Brazilian light heavyweight Johnny Walker was forced off the June 7 pay-per-view event in Newark, N.J., MMA Fighting confirmed following a report from Super Lutas. It’s still unclear what led to Walker’s removal from the bout. Murzakanov […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images What’s better than having hands like Canelo Alvarez? Having defense like Floyd Mayweather Jr., which is why “Money” was able to defeat the Mexican slugger back in late 2013. What does that have to do with cage fighting? Reigning UFC welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad, promised to outbox […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis says he and Khamzat Chimaev have verbally agreed to fight, with two potential dates in mind. Du Plessis is coming off a win over Sean Strickland at UFC 312. The win took his record to 9-0. The fight had been in doubt after reports suggested Du Plessis was injured, […]
Belal Muhammad | Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images The UFC is back in Montreal. This Saturday, the UFC is headed back to the 514 for UFC 315 which goes down at the Bell Centre and is headlined by a pair of title fights. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko puts her newly reclaimed flyweight […]
Bo Nickal has responded after suffering the first defeat of his professional MMA career at a UFC Fight Night Event on May 6. Former ONE double-champ Reinier de Ridder stopped him in the second round with knees to the body in a one-sided result. The loss took Nichol’s record to 7-1. It was also a […]