Another UFC main event ended abruptly. Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall were supposed to battle to find out who the next title challenger was, but Aspinall suffered a knee injury under 15 seconds of the first round. It is the second main event in a row that ended up via accidental injury. Blaydes won by […]
Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall met face-to-face one last time on Friday. The two heavyweights will fight in a five-round heavyweight main event at UFC Fight Night 208, which takes center stage at The O2 Arena in London. Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall face off for the final time ahead of what should be a […]
On ESPN’s DC & RC, Sean O’Malley announced that he will compete against former bantamweight champion Petr Yan on October 22 at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. “I’m getting the fight that I wanted, and the fight that people want,” O’Malley said. “I’m so excited for this. I almost can’t even believe it’s real, it’s […]
Kayla Harrison says she wants big fights for 2023. Harrison is now preparing for the fight against Martina Jindrova, which will be held on August 20, but she mentioned several times that she is open to fighting with Bellator legend and former UFC champion Cris Cyborg or former double champion Amanda Nunes. “I think that […]
Nate Diaz has his final fight. Diaz has verbally agreed to meet Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on September 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ESPN reported the news and a source confirmed it to MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon. Chimaev told ESPN through his rep Majdi Shammas, “I am going to handle Nate […]
Both Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez are looking for their next title shot. Ortega meets Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Long Island. Both fighters are coming off of losses against their toughest competition yet. Ortega lost to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Rodriguez fell short against top contender Max Holloway. Here’s the fight […]
Cain Velasquez still remains in custody. According to court documents obtained by MMA Junkie, the former UFC heavyweight champion was denied bail for a third time earlier this week. Velasquez’s attorney, Mark Geragos, requested bail again because he claims his client is willing to post a $1 million bond to be with his family during […]
UFC 277 is finalized with two title fights. For the main event of the night, Julianna Pena will defend her belt for the first time in a rematch with Amanda Nunes, who she famously snagged the title from. In the co-main event, Kai Kara France and Brendon Moreno will fight for the interim title. In […]
A veteran and rising star will meet on Saturday night. Rafael dos Anjos (31-13) will face Rafael Fiziev (11-1) in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Dos Anjos had a stint in the welterweight division, which was an up-and-down experience. Now, he’s returned to his old weight class – lightweight – […]
Darren Till is out of the scheduled middleweight co-headliner against Jack Hermansson due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Hermansson remains on the card, while veteran Chris Curtis replaces Till, a UFC official said. UFC London on will take place on July 23. Currently, ESPN has Hermansson ranked No. 10 in the […]