With the summer well underway, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has turned up the heat in the mixed martial arts world with UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier. Live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, fans can look forward to five matchups on the main card, including two highly anticipated title fights. Featured in the main […]
One of the most stacked UFC pay-per-views is just one day away. Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will be defending his strap against top contender Jared Cannonier in the main event. The co-main event will then feature another title defense, but one between former rivals Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, who fights for the third time. […]
Kayla Harrison returns for her second fight of the year. The two-time PFL champion will take on Kaitlin Young in the main event, who stepped in on short notice for Julia Budd. Harrison has gone undefeated in all 13 of her fights thus far. When Budd pulled out due to injury, Harrison said she was […]
Two lightweights are hitting the center of the octagon on Saturday. Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot will headline a UFC Fight Night card. The winner of the bout could be elevated to a shot at the title. Tsarukyan has been on a five-fight winning streak including consecutive stoppages over Christos Giagos and Joel Alvarez. Gamrot […]
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is getting another shot. Cerrone replaced Bobby Green to face Jim Miller at UFC 276 on July 2. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Green withdrew for undisclosed reasons. This will be a short-notice rematch. Cerrone and Miller first met at UFC Fight Night 45 in the main event in 2014. Cerrone had […]
The rematch is on. Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman puts his title on the line, but this time against a familiar foe, Leon Edwards, at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 20. The UFC announced the upcoming pay-per-view on Monday, and released the 12 fights that are currently booked for the event. The […]
Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett will headline a UFC Fight Night event on Saturday. The winner between the two will make a case for the top 10 in the men’s featherweight division. Kattar (23-5) is 3-0 in his last few bouts, including a dominating win over rising contender Giga Chikadze in January. Emmett (17-2) is […]
Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is expected to face T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 279, which is expected to take place on Sept. 10 at a still to be determined location. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans have confirmed this fight to be in the works, however, it was MMA Junkie to first report on […]
Jiri Prochazka ended Glover Teixeira’s reign early. Prochazka submitted Teixeira for the light heavyweight title in the fifth and final round in the main event of UFC 275 in Singapore. Teixeira tried to defend his belt for the first time against Prochazka, who got his UFC title shot after two other fights. @JIRI_BJP GETS THE […]
The oldest UFC champion is making his first title defense on Saturday in Singapore. Glover Teixeira will defend his 205-pound belt against rising contender Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 275. Teixeira is currently on a six-fight winning streak. He most recently overcame Jan Blachowicz in an unexpected turn, submitting the Polish fighter […]