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Dana White answers tough questions about judging following UFC 247
UFC President Dana White was asked to discuss the hot topic of MMA judging following tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston, Texas. UFC 247 was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight featuring reining division champion Jon Jones taking on undefeated contender Dominick Reyes. The fight proved to be extremely competitive, with many fans and […]
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Israel Adesanya reacts to Jon Jones defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 247
Israel Adesanya was clearly keeping an eye on tonight’s UFC 247 main event between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes. Reyes, now 12-1 in MMA, was challenging Jones for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title in the headliner of tonight’s pay-per-view event in Houston. ‘The Devastator’ entered UFC 247 sporting a perfect 12-0 record, which included […]
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Dominick Reyes reacts following controversial loss to Jon Jones at UFC 247
Dominick Reyes took on Jon Jones for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 247 this evening in Houston. Despite holding a perfect record of 12-0 in his mixed martial arts career, Reyes was labelled as the underdog heading into tonight’s fight with Jones (25-1 MMA) and for good reason. […]
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Pros react to Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes at UFC 247
A light heavyweight title fight headlined tonight’s UFC 247 event as reigning champion Jon Jones took on undefeated contender Dominick Reyes. Jones (25-1 MMA) was returning to the Octagon for the first time since July’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas, where he etched out a split decision victory over Thiago Santos. ‘Bones’ had reclaimed […]
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UFC 247 Results: Jon Jones defeats Dominick Reyes (Highlights)
A light heavyweight title fight headlines tonight’s UFC 247 event as reigning champion Jon Jones takes on undefeated contender Dominick Reyes. Jones (25-1 MMA) will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since July’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas, where he etched out a split decision victory over Thiago Santos. ‘Bones’ reclaimed […]
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Pros react after Valentina Shevchenko TKO’s Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247
Valentina Shevchenko put her women’s flyweight title on the line against Katlyn Chookagian in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 247 event. Shevchenko (18-3 MMA) had gone a perfect 4-0 since dropping to flyweight entering tonight’s event. She captured the promotions 125lbs title at UFC 231 with a unanimous decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and had […]
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UFC 247 Results: Valentina Shevchenko TKO’s Katlyn Chookagian (Highlights)
Valentina Shevchenko puts her women’s flyweight title on the line against Katlyn Chookagian in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 247 event. Shevchenko (18-3 MMA) has gone a perfect 4-0 since dropping to flyweight. She captured the promotions 125lbs title at UFC 231 with a unanimous decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and has since defended her […]
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Pros react to Derrick Lewis defeating Ilir Latifi at UFC 247
A heavyweight bout featuring former title challenger Derrick Lewis against Ilir Latifi took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 247 event. Lewis (22-7 MMA) was most previously seen in action at November’s UFC 244 event, where he picked up a split decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov. ‘The Black Beast’ entered UFC 247 having […]
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UFC 247 Results: Derrick Lewis defeats Ilir Latifi (Highlights)
A heavyweight bout featuring former title challenger Derrick Lewis taking on Ilir Latifi takes place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 247 event. Lewis (22-7 MMA) was last seen in action at November’s UFC 244 event, where he picked up a split decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov. ‘The Black Beast’ has gone 3-3 over […]
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UFC heads to Portland on April 11, seven fights announced for the card
The UFC will head to Portland, Oregon on April 11 for a UFC Fight Night event headlined by a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris. The promotion announced the news on their official website earlier this evening. The event will take place at the Moda Center. Alistair Overeem (45-18 MMA) will enter UFC […]
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UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Results and Highlights
The Octagon returns to Houston tonight for UFC 247, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes. Jones (25-1 MMA) will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since July’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas, where he etched out a split decision victory […]
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Video | Din Thomas impersonates Stephen A Smith, tells Joe Rogan he can “catch these hands”
Din Thomas has released another video in which he impersonates Stephen A Smith, this in light of the ESPN analysts ongoing feud with Joe Rogan. The UFC commentator, Rogan, had taken issue with some of the comments made by Smith following Conor McGregor’s TKO victory over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. Stephen A Smith had labelled […]
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Stephen A Smith proclaims Jon Jones “the best in the business” ahead of UFC 247
Jon Jones will put his light heavyweight title on the line against undefeated contender Dominick Reyes in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston. Jones (25-1 MMA) was most recently seen in action at July’s UFC 239 event, where he scored a split decision victory over Thiago Santos to retain his 205lbs strap. […]
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Video | Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero get into dance-off at UFC 248 press conference
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and his next opponent Yoel Romero got into a dance-off at the UFC 248 press conference. The UFC invited Adesanya and Romero to UFC 247 this weekend and before the card on Saturday night they held a press conference for next month’s UFC 248 event that both men are headlining. […]
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Katlyn Chookagian says she’ll dominate Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 247, open to Amanda Nunes matchup afterwards
Katlyn Chookagian is full of confidence heading into her first UFC title fight. In the co-main event of UFC 247, Chookagian will take on current flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko and will do so as a massive underdog. She is hovering around +700. But, that isn’t slowing her confidence, as she says she is better everywhere […]
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James Krause will fight Trevin Giles at UFC 247 on 24 hours notice
UFC welterweight James Krause has decided to step up on 24 hours notice to fight Trevin Giles in a middleweight bout on the UFC 247 undercard. Giles was supposed to fight Antonio Arroyo on the preliminary card for UFC 247. Arroyo successfully made weight on the scale but afterwards was transported to a hospital after […]
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Tyron Woodley claims ‘b***h’ Colby Covington turned him down for the fourth time after UFC 245 loss
The grudge match between Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington was apparently close to happening once again. Ever since Covington won the interim title over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 he had been calling out Tyron Woodley for a fight. Unfortunately for ‘Chaos’, a nose injury lead to Darren Till getting a title fight against […]
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Photo | Rory MacDonald training with Robbie Lawler ahead of PFL debut
Former UFC welterweight rivals Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler have recently been training together at Hard Knocks 365 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MacDonald has been on vacation this week with his family in Florida and decided to drop into Hard Knocks to get some training in with head coach Henri Hooft. While he was there, […]
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Brendan Schaub explains how Dominick Reyes can beat Jon Jones
Brendan Schaub feels Dominick Reyes has a shot at dethroning Jon Jones. This Saturday night (Feb. 8), Jones will put his UFC light heavyweight gold on the line against Reyes. “Bones” vs. “The Devastator” will headline UFC 247 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Both men hit their target weight with Jones weighing in […]
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UFC Fighter Petr Yan describes shocking jellyfish attack
Petr Yan is upholding Russia’s reputation as the home for some of the toughest and most talented MMA fighters. The number three ranked bantamweight made his Octagon debut less than two years ago and has bulldozed his way through six opponents including John Dodson and Urijah Faber. The self proclaimed “Siberian Gangster” has proved his […]
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VIDEO | Claressa Shields shows off her first-ever kicks amid talk of Amanda Nunes fight
There’s recently been a lot of buzz surrounding a crossover showdown between three-division boxing champ Claressa Shields and two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes. Shields has even suggested she’d be willing to fight Nunes under the MMA rule-set. The boxing champ appears to have been serious about those comments. On Friday, the 24-year-old shared footage of […]
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Donald Cerrone: ‘I didn’t get PPV money’ for Conor McGregor fight
Many fight fans were hoping that, win or lose, Donald Cerrone would make bank for his UFC 246 fight MMA megastar Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like the fan veteran veteran received much more than his typical fight purse Responding to a fan in the replies to a recent Instagram post, Cerrone revealed that […]
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Chris Weidman announces middleweight return, vows to silence haters
Chris Weidman isn’t done yet. After a tough loss to Dominick Reyes in his light heavyweight debut in 2019, the former middleweight champion intends to drop back down to the division he once ruled, and is vowing to shut up his haters in the process. Weidman updated on his plans in a Friday Instagram post. […]
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Dustin Poirier says Conor McGregor won’t fight him again
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier doesn’t believe that Conor McGregor has any interest in a rematch against him. Poirier and McGregor first met way back at UFC 178 in September 2014 in a featherweight bout. At the time, Poirier was one of the top contenders at 145lbs, while McGregor was on his way up the […]
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Alex Hernandez buries Donald Cerrone for ‘quitting’ in Conor McGregor fight
Alex Hernandez was not impressed by the performance Donald Cerrone put forth in his 40-second UFC 246 loss to Conor McGregor — and that’s putting it lightly. Hernandez, who was knocked out by Cerrone in early 2019, went after his former foil during a recent scrum with the media, accusing the fan favorite veteran of […]
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Dustin Poirier claims Nate Diaz is retired
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier doesn’t believe he will fight Nate Diaz because he claims the superstar is retired. Poirier has been calling out Diaz for months on social media, but so far nothing has come from it. On Friday, Poirier did a Q&A session with fans on his Twitter, and one fan asked him […]
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Chris Weidman shares bold prediction Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes
Chris Weidman has made his prediction for the UFC 247 main event, which pits long-dominant light heavyweight champion Jon Jones against undefeated challenger Dominick Reyes, and it’s a bold one. He made his prediction on Twitter on Thursday. “I got Reyes winning by KO,” Weidman wrote. I got Reyes winning by KO. https://t.co/MrBgu97yxj — Chris Weidman […]
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UFC 247 weigh-in results: Jon Jones, Dominick Reyes on point
The UFC 247 weigh-ins took place Friday morning and all 24 fighters scheduled to fight on Saturday’s pay-per-view card made weight for the event. In the main event of the evening, both the champion and challenger successfully made weight, meaning we officially have a title fight. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones weighed in one […]