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Joe Rogan reveals his four stars from UFC 239
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has revealed his four stars for their outstanding performances on Saturday night’s epic UFC 239 card. Here are @joerogan's stars of #UFC239 ⭐️ @JonnyBones ⭐️ @Amanda_Leoa ⭐️ @GamebredFighter ⭐️ @edmenshahbazyan pic.twitter.com/iOjhItIwVJ — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 7, 2019 Rogan’s four stars were the following, and he explained his reasoning for […]
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Dana White says UFC interested in booking Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg rematch
After brutally knocking out Holly Holm with a head kick in the co-main event of UFC 239, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes extended her winning streak to nine straight fights. Her win streak includes victories over Cris Cyborg, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate and Valentina Shevchenko, to name a few. According to UFC president Dana […]
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Jorge Masvidal on Ben Askren beef: ‘It’s not over’
Despite brutally knocking out Ben Askren on the main card of UFC 239, Jorge Masvidal says the beef between the two isn’t over. One of the most outspoken fighters on the UFC roster, Askren talked plenty of trash to Masvidal in the lead-up to their fight on Saturday night. But after just five seconds, a […]
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Video | Watch Israel Adesanya react to Jorge Masvidal’s historic KO
Israel Adesanya was caught on camera with a unique reaction as he was being interviewed during Jorge Masvidal’s flying knee KO over Ben Askren at UFC 239. TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter was interviewing the interim UFC middleweight champion Adesanya when Masvidal smashed Askren in the face with a flying knee. At 5 seconds into the first […]
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Thiago Santos issues statement following controversial loss to Jon Jones at UFC 239
Thiago Santos has released a statement following his controversial split decision loss to Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 239. Here’s what Santos had to say to the fans on his social media: No complaints and no dwelling on the past, I left it all in the octagon and did everything I could […]
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Dana White: I think Luke Rockhold should talk about hanging it up
UFC president Dana White would like to see Luke Rockhold call it quits after his recent knockout loss. On the main card of UFC 239, Rockhold made his light heavyweight debut against Jan Blachowicz. The former UFC middleweight champion was finished in the second round via knockout. Rockhold has now lost three of his last […]
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Ben Askren reacts following devastating knockout loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239
Ben Askren suffered the first loss of his career in brutal fashion to Jorge Masvidal at tonight’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas. ‘Gamebred’ was able to catch the former Bellator and ONE champion with a flying knee just seconds into the fight which sent ‘Funky’ crashing to the octagon canvas. From there, Jorge Masvidal […]
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Dana White reacts to Jorge Masvidal’s KO win over Ben Askren at UFC 239
UFC President Dana White shares his reaction to Jorge Masvidal’s record setting knockout victory over Ben Askren at UFC 239. The brash UFC boss spoke to ESPN‘s Brett Okamoto about ‘Gamebred’s’ 5-second knockout victory over the previously undefeated ‘Funky’ backstage at tonight’s event. “Wow. I mean it was.. It’s one of those things. You know, […]
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Jorge Masvidal reacts after scoring historic KO over Ben Askren at UFC 239
Jorge Masvidal set a record tonight in Las Vegas, scoring the fastest knockout in promotional history over Ben Askren at UFC 239. It took ‘Gamebred’ only five seconds to end Ben Askren’s undefeated streak this evening in Sin City. Masvidal charged across the octagon immediately as the fight started and threw a flying knee that […]
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Dana White reacts to controversial Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos fight at UFC 239
Thiago Santos faced off against Jon Jones at UFC 239. The fight was the main event of the evening. Jones, the undisputed light heavyweight champion defended his title against his opponent at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Brazilian Striker, Santos went into the fight as a significant +450 underdog. Despite having an extensive […]
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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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Pros react to Amanda Nunes KO win over Holly Holm at UFC 239
Pro fighters react to Holly Holm vs Amanda Nunes at UFC 239. Former champion Holly Holm looked to halt the growing success of current champion Amanda Nunes. The two world-class fighters went head to head this evening at UFC 239. The bantamweight title fight served as the co-main event of the evening. Despite winning her […]
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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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Pros react to Jorge Masvidal knocking out Ben Askren at UFC 239
A welterweight bout between perennial divison contenders Ben Askren and Jorge Masvial took place at tonight’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas. ‘Funky’ was returning to action for the first time since March’s UFC 235 event, where he scored a controversial submission victory over former division kingpin Robbie Lawler. Prior to that, the former Bellator […]
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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 | Khabib Nurmagomedov and Nate Diaz forced to be separated at UFC 239
UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov is in attendance for tonight’s UFC 239 and wound up crossing paths with bitter rival Nate Diaz. ‘The Stockton Slugger’ was at T-Mobile Arena to support his longtime friend and training partner Gilbert Melendez. After the former Strikeforce lightweight champion made his walk to the octagon, Nate Diaz somehow managed […]
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UFC 239 Fighter Salaries Revealed: Jon Jones leads payroll
As expected, Jon Jones will be paid handsomely for his UFC 239 title fight with Thiago Santos this evening. The guaranteed UFC 239 fighter salaries were revealed just moments ago by MMAJunkie’s John Morgan. According to the report, Jon Jones is guaranteed $500k for his Fight with ‘Marreta’ this evening. Jon Jones – $500K Thiago […]
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Darren Till sends classy message to Jorge Masvidal ahead of UFC 239
Although Jorge Masvidal brutally knocked him out back in March in his home country of England, Darren Till apparently holds no ill will towards his opponent. Till took to social media on Saturday to wish Masvidal the best of luck in his fight against Ben Askren tonight at UFC 239. View this post […]
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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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Israel Adesanya responds to Jon Jones’ offer to train with Robert Whittaker
Israel Adesanya has offered a response to Jon Jones’ offer to help train with Robert Whittaker and he didn’t have many kind things to say. Adesanya is the interim UFC middleweight champion and he’ll collide with main champion Whittaker in a title unification bout. The UFC announced that the fight will take place at UFC […]
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Michael Bisping thinks Thiago Santos can beat Jon Jones, but won’t
Michael Bisping gives Thiago Santos a shot at beating Jon Jones, but he won’t bet the house on it. Tonight (July 6), Santos will challenge Jones for the UFC light heavyweight championship in the UFC 239 headliner. Jones is entering the second title defense of his current reign. Meanwhile, this will be “Marreta’s” first UFC […]
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Dana White says Georges St. Pierre vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov “doesn’t make sense”
Although MMA fans have long wanted to see a superfight between Georges St. Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov, it appears that UFC president Dana White isn’t a fan of the matchup. Speaking to TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, White said that he isn’t interested in booking a potential matchup between GSP and Nurmagomedov anytime soon, even though he […]
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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 […]