Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Interest in Saturday’s UFC 244 show and the Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz fight led the prelims to do UFC’s biggest numbers ever on ESPN 2. The two hours from 8-10 p.m. averaged 910,000 viewers, and peaked at 1,121,000 viewers for the Corey Anderson first round knockout win over Johnny Walker. […]
Thomas Gifford lost a one-sided contest to Mike Davis at UFC Tampa. | Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Thomas Gifford is no longer under contract with the UFC, the lightweight fighter announced on his social media. “The Young Lion” entered the Octagon on Oct. 12 looking for his first win against short-notice replacement Mike Davis, but […]
NEW YORK CITY – Welterweight Lyman Good breaks down his knockout win over Chance Rencountre on the UFC 244 preliminary card. Good was motivated by his teammate Julio Arce’s loss in the fight before him, and he now wants to face top-ranked opposition.
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. For this episode, José Youngs and Peter Carroll break down some of the top storylines in the world of mixed martial arts. There’s plenty to talk about, so join us at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Nov. 5. […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting At UFC 243, Israel Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker to unify his interim middleweight title with Whittaker’s undisputed middleweight title. His first title defense was supposed to come against Paulo Costa, but last week Costa revealed he had to have bicep surgery and would be out for six to eight months. […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Jorge Masvidal dominating Nate Diaz for the better part of three rounds at UFC 244 may have been a surprise to some but certainly not to his head coach Mike Brown. The American Top Team stalwart helped lay out the strategy to pick Diaz apart and then he watched as Masvidal […]
Jerry McCarthy, KO TV Media DUBLIN — Former UFC fighter Paddy Holohan doubts he will be able to rekindle his relationship with SBG head coach John Kavanagh. Mixed-martial-artist turned politician Holohan successfully launched his autobiography, Hooligan, in Dublin on Monday night at an event attended by training partners, friends, family and fans. Although he hinted […]
Kevin Lee and Gregor Gillespie | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Dramatic as it was, Gregor Gillespie is taking his first loss in stride. Gillespie was poised for a breakthrough at UFC 244 this past Saturday, facing one-time interim title challenger Kevin Lee and competing in front of a hometown crowd at Madison Square Garden in […]
If Tyson Fury stepped inside the Octagon, UFC President Dana White feels it won’t end well for the undefeated former world heavyweight champion. “Fury’s worked hard his whole life to become one of the top four [heavyweights] in the world in boxing. Why would you wanna even come over and attempt this? I don’t think […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, was expected to make his first 185-pound title defense against top division contender, Paulo Costa, at some point in early 2020. Unfortunately for “The Eraser,” a bicep injury is likely to keep him out of action for eight […]