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UFC Rochester Results: Charles Oliveira finishes Nik Lentz (VIDEO)
A lightweight bout between rivals Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Rochester event. This will mark the third time that Lentz and Oliveira have squared off inside the octagon. The pairs first meeting at ‘UFC Live 4′ ended in a no-contest, this after an illegal knee spelled […]
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UFC Rochester Results: Aspen Ladd defeats Sijara Eubanks (Highlights)
A key women’s bantamweight fight between Aspen Ladd and Sijara Eubanks served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Rochester prelims. Tonight’s contest will serve as a rematch, as Ladd and Eubanks originally collided under the Invicta banner in January of 2017, with Aspen emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision. Aspen Ladd (7-0 MMA) […]
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VIDEO | Arnold Schwarzenegger attacked from behind at event in South Africa
An unknown man assaulted Hollywood Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday. The incident occurred while the former California Governor, Schwarzenegger, was attempting to film children at a sporting event in Johannesburg. As seen in the video below, a man charged toward Arnold and unleashed a jumping kick that struck […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting at UFC 242 could hinge on Wednesday’s NSAC meeting
The octagon will return to Abu Dhabi on September 7 for UFC 242, and a lightweight title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier is expected to headline the card. With that said, Khabib’s willingness to participate on the Abu Dhabi fight card could hinge on the upcoming Nevada State Athletic Commisssion meeting set […]
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Amanda Nunes and Tyron Woodley share nice exchange after 9 years of friendship
Tyron Woodley and Amanda Nunes have been friends for 9 years. The former UFC welterweight champ and current UFC bantamweight and featherweight champ first met each other during their days as Strikeforce fighters, and got close during their time as stablemates at American Top Team in Florida. The pair opened up on their close friendship […]
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UFC Rochester: Lee vs. Dos Anjos Live Results
The octagon returns to New York this evening for UFC Rochester, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a welterweight scrap between Rafael dos Anjos and Kevin Lee. Rafael dos Anjos will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering back-to-back decision losses to Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington in his most recent octagon appearances. […]
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Darren Till and Tyson Fury dish on recent meeting
UFC welterweight contender Darren Till recently had the chance to meet one of his personal heroes in heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury. Till and Fury crossed paths in England and posed for a picture together, which the former shared on his Instagram page. See it below: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkQplYA0SP/ “The main fucking man,” Darren Till wrote about […]
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Rafael dos Anjos says there is only one fight that would bring him back to lightweight
Rafael dos Anjos will return to the octagon in the headliner of tonight’s UFC event in Rochester for a welterweight contest with Kevin Lee. The former lightweight champion, ‘RDA’, has gone 3-2 since joining the promotions 170-pound ranks in June of 2017. After reeling off three straight victories over Tarec Saffiedine, Neil Magny and Robbie […]
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Jon Jones responds to ‘roider’ comments from Thiago Santos
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line in the main event of UFC 239 against surging division contender Thiago Santos. Santos recently made headlines when he trashed Jones suggesting he would be remembered as a ‘roider’ and a ‘drunk’. “It’s karma, he’ll have to live with it. He will […]
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UFC 239 | Thiago Santos rips ‘roider’ Jon Jones
Surging UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos will challenge current division champ Jon Jones in the headliner of July’s UFC 239 event. The Brazilian knockout artist, Santos (21-6 MMA), is riding an impressive four fight win streak which includes finishes of Jan Blachowicz, Jimi Manuwa and Erik Anders respectively. Meanwhile, Jon Jones was most recently […]
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Tyron Woodley explains why he pulled out of Robbie Lawler rematch
Earlier today it was reported that Tyron Woodley was forced to pull out of his scheduled UFC Minneapolis main event fight against Robbie Lawler. The two were set to run it back following their first encounter at UFC 201. There, Woodley knocked out Lawler in the first round to become the new champion. “The Chosen One” was […]
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Jon Jones eyes three more light heavyweight fights
Jon Jones is set to once again defend his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 239 when he takes on Thiago Santos. “Bones” is coming off of a decision win at UFC 235 over Anthony Smith to defend his title. There is no question the Brazilian will be a tough fight for […]
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Reasons to watch UFC on ESPN+ 10
The Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York will house the action for this weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 10. Let’s take a look at some of the more compelling reasons to tune in. The 13 fight card will culminate with a pair of lightweight fighters that have since made the move to 170 pounds. Moreover, […]
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Nate Diaz opens as betting favorite over Anthony Pettis for UFC 241 clash
Any proposed match-up involving Stockton’s own one-time UFC lightweight title challenger and season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter winner, Nate Diaz (19-11) never feels official these days until he’s actually making that walk to the Octagon. Regardless, he is indeed scheduled to make his return to action after a three-year layoff. It was recently announced […]
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Matt Serra weighs in on BJ Penn’s fighting future following UFC 237
Last saturday wasn’t a easy night for BJ Penn as he suffered his seventh straight loss at UFC 237 after being defeated by Clay Guida via unanimous decision. And while there’s a lot of fans and even fighters calling for the legend’s retirement, Mr. Penn has received a backup on his cause from a notorious […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio calls for Robbie Lawler fight, trashes Darren Till
When it was announced that Tyron Woodley had been forced out of his UFC Minneapolis main event rematch with Robbie Lawler with a hand injury, it opened the door for several opportunistic welterweights to attempt to step and replace him. The first to do so was Darren Till, who specified that he would fight Lawler […]
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Gillian Robertson vs. Sarah Frota added to UFC 240
The UFC has added another interesting fight to the UFC 240 preliminary card. As reported by the Brazilian website Combate, Gillian Robertson will return to her home country of Canada to face Sarah Frota in the flyweight division. UFC 240 will be taking place on July 27th at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Looking […]
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Dan Lambert says he has been told Covington vs. Usman is next ‘100 percent’
After Colby Covington beat Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225 to win the interim welterweight title, the expectation was that he would fight Tyron Woodley for the undisputed belt. They do not like each other and it would have been one of the bigger fights of the year. However, “Chaos” was passed up not once […]
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Darren Till offers to step in against Robbie Lawler — with a catch
This morning, we were hit by the unfortunate news that former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has withdrawn from his UFC Minneapolis headlining rematch with Robbie Lawler with a hand injury. The good news is that the UFC is working on finding a replacement opponent for Lawler. Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till is […]
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The MMA community reacts to Sage Northcutt getting KO’d in 29 seconds
On Friday, on the main card of ONE: Enter The Dragon in Singapore, former UFC talent Sage Northcutt made his debut in the ONE Championship ring. He was welcomed to the Asian martial arts powerhouse by kickboxing talent Cosmo Alexandre, who he met in a mixed martial arts bout. Northcutt’s ONE Championship did not go […]
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Tyron Woodley out of UFC Minneapolis rematch with Robbie Lawler
Disaster has struck the upcoming UFC Minneapolis card, as former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been forced out of his main event rematch with Robbie Lawler. The cause of his withdrawal is a hand injury, per ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto. BREAKING: Tyron Woodley has been forced to withdraw from his June 29 bout against […]
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UFC Rochester weigh in results: Kevin Lee, Rafael dos Anjos hit marks
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the exciting look UFC Rochester card, set to air on ESPN+. The card will be topped by a welterweight contender bout between two former lightweights, as former champion Rafael dos Anjos takes on former interim title challenger Kevin Lee. The card’s co-headliner was originally […]
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Kevin Lee believes 165-pound division is ‘inevitable,’ sees no downside to it
Kevin Lee is set to move up to welterweight to take on Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Rochester. Although Lee will weigh around 170 pounds, he was hoping by now he would be a part of a new 165-pound division. Lee and several other fighters have talked about why this division […]
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Arnold Berdon receives 4 years’ probation for assault of Rachael Ostovich
Arnold Berdon, the estranged husband of UFC flyweight fighter Rachael Ostovich has received 4 years’ probation for domestic assault charges stemming from an incident that occurred in Nov. 2018 (via MMAJunkie). The Hawaiian MMA fighter was arrested for attempted murder against Ostovich last year. The attack occurred at their home after a night out and […]
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ONE: Enter the Dragon live stream, results and highlights: Lee stops Aoki, Northcutt comes up short
On Friday, ONE Championship returned to its home city of Singapore with the ONE: Enter The Dragon card — easily one of the promotion’s biggest shows to date. Watch it live below on the ONE Championship YouTube channel. The card was topped by a ONE Lightweight title fight between resurgent champion Shinya Aoki and top […]
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Conor McGregor building homes for Irish families living in hotels
Of all the negative stories that can surround celebrities, there is still plenty of good and positivity to be spread and shared. And despite his status, Conor McGregor is showing that in full force back home in Ireland. ‘The Notorious’ former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion took to his Facebook page on Thursday to reveal the […]
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UFC San Antonio gets six fights, Irene Aldana makes quick turnaround, Alexey Oleynik vs Walt Harris rebooked
The UFC returns to Texas for UFC San Antonio this upcoming Summer. Having already had a big flyweight showdown announced earlier this week with Liz Carmouche vs Roxanne Modafferi, Thursday brought us a whopping six more fight additions. Farah Hannoun dropped the news (via San Antonio Express-News). Most notable of the six fights added to […]
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Anderson Silva says he is ‘not retiring’ eyes Jared Cannonier rematch
Anderson Silva suffered defeat on Saturday at the hands of Jared Cannonier. There, the “Killa Gorilla” threw a plethora of leg kicks, where one of which buckled Silva’s knee and ended the fight. Just like that, Silva lost in the first round for the first time since 2006. The good news out of it was the […]