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Pros react after Urijah Faber stops Ricky Simon in 40 seconds
Former WEC champion Urijah Faber returned to the octagon at tonight’s UFC Sacramento event for a bantamweight bout with Ricky Simon. Faber had not competed in mixed martial arts since December of 2016, where he defeated Brad Pickett via unanimous decision. The hometown favorite, Urijah Faber, entered tonight’s co-headliner sporting a professional record of 34-10. […]
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UFC Sacramento Results: Urijah Faber KO’s Ricky Simon (Video)
Tonight’s UFC Sacramento event is co-headlined by a men’s bantamweight fight featuring hometown favorite Urijah Faber taking on Ricky Simon. ‘The California Kid’ returns to the octagon for the first time since December of 2016, where he defeated Brad Pickett via unanimous decision. Urijah Faber will enter tonight’s co-headliner sporting a professional record of 34-10. […]
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Jorge Masvidal shares his thoughts on a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov
Add current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to the list of fighters Jorge Masvidal believes he could defeat. ‘Gamebred‘ is oozing confidence following his historic knockout victory over Ben Askren at last weekend’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas. Jorge Masvidal needed only 5-seconds to put an end to ‘Funky’s’ undefeated streak, dropping Askren with […]
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UFC Sacramento Results and Highlights
The octagon returns to California tonight for UFC Sacramento, a 12-bout fight card that features the returns of both Urijah Faber and Germaine de Randamie. UFC Sacramento is headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout featuring surging undefeated contender Aspen Ladd taking on former women’s featherweight title holder Germaine de Randamie. Aspen Ladd, who had a […]
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Michael Bisping explains how he squashed his beef with ‘cool as hell’ Jorge Masvidal
It appears that former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has squashed his beef with surging welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal. ‘The Count’ and ‘Gamebred’ had exchanged verbal jabs in the past, this due to Bisping’s rivalry with Masvidal’s friend and training partner Yoel Romero. Despite their history, which included having some heated face to face confrontations, […]
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CSAC explains why Aspen Ladd was cleared to fight despite disturbing weigh in for UFC Sacramento
Fans and analysts were left cringing after witnessing Aspen Ladd weigh in for her fight with Germaine de Randamie yesterday in Sacramento. The undefeated bantamweight, Ladd (8-0 MMA), was visibly shaken by her weight cut and even had trouble making it to the scale yesterday morning. When she finally got up on the weigh scale, […]
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Cody Garbrandt continues to take aim at former champion TJ Dillashaw
The bad blood between former UFC bantamweight champions Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw continued on Twitter yesterday evening. The former teammates turned bitter rivals, Garbrandt and Dillashaw, have competed twice over the past two years with TJ emerging victorious on both occasions by way of knockout. The pair first met at UFC 217 in November […]
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Robbie Lawler responds to Colby Covington’s claim that he left ATT because of a picture
Former welterweight kingpin Robbie Lawler will return to the octagon this August at UFC Newark for a fight with former interim title holder Colby Covington. ‘Ruthless’ was most recently seen in action at UFC 235 in March, where he suffered a controversial first round submission loss to Ben Askren. Meanwhile, Colby Covington will fight for […]
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Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren continue to trade barbs on social media
Jorge Masvidal needed only 5-seconds to hand Ben Askren the first professional loss of his mixed martial arts career at UFC 239 last weekend in Las Vegas. ‘Gamebred’ was able to connect with a flying knee just seconds into the opening frame, which sent ‘Funky’ crashing to the canvas in a state of unconsciousness. It […]
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Dwayne Johnson gives props to Jorge Masvidal for ‘necessary’ KO at UFC 239
Like many of us, Dwayne Johnson was extremely impressed by Jorge Masvidal’s historic flying knee knockout of Ben Askren at UFC 239. ‘The Rock’, who is an avid UFC fan, recently took to Twitter where he replied to ‘Gamebred’ with the following assessment of his performance last weekend. You know I did brother. You served […]
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Jon Jones details how Holly Holm’s knockout loss affected his UFC 239 performance
Jon Jones had to put his light heavyweight title on the line just moments after witnessing his friend and training partner Holly Holm suffer a brutal knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 239. The former women’s bantamweight queen, Holm, fell short in her bid to dethrone the current ‘champ champ’, this after eating a […]
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Jon Jones reacts to split-decision ruling in UFC 239 title fight with Thiago Santos
Jon Jones retained his UFC light heavyweight title at last night’s UFC 239 event, scoring a split-decision victory over Thiago Santos. The fight was much closer than many fans and analysts anticipated, and some fighters believed ‘Marreta’ had done enough to win. However, after twenty-five minutes of back and forth action, the scorecards landed in […]
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Pros react to Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos at UFC 239
Jon Jones put his UFC light heavyweight title on the line against surging division contender Thiago Santos in tonight’s UFC 239 main event. ‘Bones‘ was most previously seen in action at April’s UFC 235 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Anthony Smith. Prior to his victory over ‘Lionheart’, Jon Jones had reclaimed […]
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UFC 239 Results: Jon Jones defeats Thiago Santos (Highlights)
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will return to the octagon at tonight’s UFC 239 event against dangerous knockout artist Thiago Santos. ‘Bones’ was most recently seen in action in the headliner of UFC 235, where he defeated Anthony Smith via unanimous decision to retain his 205-pound strap. Prior to his victory over ‘Lionheart’, Jon […]
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UFC 239 Results: Amanda Nunes KO’s Holly Holm (Video)
Amanda Nunes puts her UFC women’s bantamweight title on the line against former title holder Holly Holm in the co-main event of UFC 239 this evening. ‘The Lioness’ was last seen in action at December’s UFC 232 event in Los Angeles, where she knocked out Cris Cyborg to become the promotions first ever women’s ‘champ […]
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UFC 239 Results: Jorge Masvidal KO’s Ben Askren (Video)
A key welterweight bout between perennial divison contenders Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal took place on tonight’s UFC 239 main card from Las Vegas. ‘Funky’ was last seen in action at March’s UFC 235 event, where he scored a controversial submission victory over former division kingpin Robbie Lawler. Prior to that, the former Bellator and […]
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Pros react to Jan Blachowicz knocking out Luke Rockhold at UFC 239
A light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz and former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold took place at tonight’s UFC 239 event. Luke Rockhold was returning to action for the first time since suffering a brutal knockout loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 221 in February of 2018. Prior to his setback to Romero, ‘Rocky’ was coming […]
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UFC 239 Results: Jan Blachowicz KO’s Luke Rockhold (Video)
A light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz and former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold took place at tonight’s UFC 239 event. Luke Rockhold returns to action for the first time since suffering a brutal knockout loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 221 in February of 2018. Prior to the setback, ‘Rocky’ was coming off a second […]
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UFC 239 Results: Michael Chiesa defeats Diego Sanchez (Highlights)
A welterweight bout between veterans Diego Sanchez and Michael Chiesa kicked off tonight’s UFC 239 main card from Las Vegas. Sanchez (29-11 MMA) enters tonight’s contest on a two-fight winning streak, scoring victories over Craig White and Mickey Gall in his most recent octagon appearances. Meanwhile, Chiesa (15-4 MMA) was last seen in action at […]
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VIDEO | Drunk fan attempts to wrestle Ben Askren before UFC 239
Undefeated welterweight Ben Askren received some practice, well sort of, from a fight fan prior to tonight’s UFC 239 fight with Jorge Masvidal. The former Bellator and ONE champion, Askren (19-0 MMA), was confronted by what appears to be a very intoxicated fight fan who had some choice words and interesting moves for ‘Funky’. Check […]
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UFC 239 | Jon Jones says Daniel Cormier does not have to defeat him to secure legacy
Jon Jones will attempt to defend his light heavyweight title against Thiago Santos at tonight’s UFC 239 event, but that hasn’t stopped questions regarding a third scrap with Daniel Cormier. In a recent interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, Jon Jones was told that ‘DC’ no longer feels he needs a victory over ‘Bones’ in order […]
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Dana White explains why John Lineker was released by the UFC
Early this week the UFC announced the shocking release of bantamweight fighter John Lineker and now Dana White has explained the promotions decision. During an interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, the brash UFC boss detailed what had occurred that led to the top ranked bantamweight receiving his walking papers. Dana White on why John Lineker […]
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Ben Askren releases hilarious video prior to UFC 239 fight with Jorge Masvidal
Undefeated welterweight Ben Askren decided to have one last bit of fun before his fight with Jorge Masvidal at tonight’s UFC 239 event. ’Funky’ took to Twitter late yesterday evening, where he shared the following ‘family video’ for fight fans. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/X0xAA3d2Ug — Funky (@Benaskren) July 6, 2019 Ben Askren is best known for his […]
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UFC 239 Live Results and Highlights
Jon Jones will attempt to defend his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 239 when he squares off with Thiago Santos. ‘Bones’ recaptured his light heavyweight title at December’s UFC 232 event by scoring a third round knockout victory over Alexander Gustafsson. Following his second career victory over ‘The Mauler’, Jon Jones […]
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Daniel Cormier on Francis Ngannou: Nothing has changed
Francis Ngannou picked up another impressive knockout over Junior dos Santos last weekend, but that doesn’t seem to have impressed Daniel Cormier. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion, Cormier, recently spoke with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter where he discussed ‘The Predator’s’ recent surge. Daniel Cormier on Francis Ngannou: "Everyone needs to take a step back because nothing's […]
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Francis Ngannou calls for title shot, Dana White says not so fast
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou extended his current win streak to three in a row this evening, earning a first round knockout victory over Junior dos Santos. ‘The Predator‘ needed just 71-seconds to dismantle the former heavyweight kingpin, thus reasserting himself as the top contender in the division. Following his sensational victory over […]
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UFC Minneapolis Results: Francis Ngannou flattens Junior dos Santos (VIDEO)
A key heavyweight bout featuring former division champion Junior dos Santos taking on dangerous knockout artist Francis Ngannou headlined tonight’s UFC Minneapolis event. Junior dos Santos (21-5 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a three-fight winning streak, his latest being a second round TKO victory over Derrick Lewis at March’s UFC Wichita event. Meanwhile, Francis Ngannou […]
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UFC Minneapolis Results: Joseph Benavidez TKO’s Jussier Formiga (VIDEO)
A pivotal flyweight bout between Joseph Benavidez and Jussier Formiga served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Minneapolis event. Jussier Formiga (23-5 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a four-fight win streak, his latest being a unanimous decision victory over Deiveson Figueiredo at March’s UFC Nashville event. Meanwhile, Joseph Benavidez (27-5 MMA) was most previously seen […]