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BREAKING | Max Holloway breaks silence on UFC 226 removal, responds to Nurmagomedov and McGregor
Earlier this week, unfortunate news struck the mixed martial arts world when ESPN announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had been forced out of his scheduled UFC 226 title fight with Brian Ortega. “Blessed” was hospitalized due to concussion-like symptoms and thus removed from this weekend’s highly anticipated UFC 226 pay-per-view fight card. […]
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UFC 226 weigh-in results: Cormier heavier than Miocic, Chiesa misses weight and abandons LW division
Tomorrow night, International Fight Week will draw to a dramatic conclusion with UFC 226, one of the best UFC cards in recent memory. The card will be headlined by a bona fide superfight, as UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier returns to his former haunts in the heavyweight division to battle dominating heavyweight champion Stipe […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway won’t be fighting anytime soon according to Dana White
“It’s a weird situation. Some people think it’s concussion-related and some people think it’s weight-cut related. They haven’t really got down to the bottom of what it is…but according to him he feels fine but obviously he’s not fine. So we’re going to continue to try to figure out what’s wrong with Max Holloway. In […]
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Fighters react following Max Holloway’s removal from UFC 226
Earlier this evening terrible news rocked the mixed martial arts world as ESPN announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced out of his scheduled title fight with undefeated contender Brian Ortega. “Blessed” was hospitalized due to concussion-like symptoms and has thus been removed from his scheduled UFC 226 co-main event fight with […]
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Top 5 Upcoming Fights for July 2018
To say that last month’s No. 1 spot lived up to the hype would be an understatement. Here’s to hoping July gives us those same amazing moments. Few months in recent memory have been as jam-packed with as many world-class competitors as July 2018 and it will be a complete shock if we aren’t treated […]
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Daniel Cormier wants to be mentioned among the greats with a win at UFC 226
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will be fighting for more than just the promotions heavyweight title when he squares off with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 226 this July in Las Vegas. “DC” has the opportunity to join a group of fellow octagon legends in Randy Couture, BJ Penn, Conor […]
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VIDEO | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier – How Do You Want To Be Remembered?
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier – How Do You Want To Be Remembered? The octagon will once again take center stage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 7 for the promotions UFC 226 fight card. The blockbuster event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring current champion Stipe Miocic taking on reigning […]
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Michael Chiesa feels he lost out on title shot because of Conor McGregor
The fallout from a non-fighting related incident was unlike anything we’d ever seen before in the UFC during UFC 223’s fight week. As everyone knows by now, it was the infamous fighter bus attack by Conor McGregor and his dolly throwing ways. Presumably looking to target the event’s headliner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor instead ended up […]
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In need of replacement of his own, Paul Felder steps in vs Mike Perry at UFC 226
It looks like things will end up working out for “The Irish Dragon” Paul Felder who was looking like he would be missing out on his second fight in a row. At UFC 223, Felder was planned to take on Al Iaquinta to kick off the evening’s main card. However, after UFC featherweight champion, Max […]
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BREAKING | Yancy Medeiros out of UFC 226 bout vs Mike Perry
The fight fallouts continue, unfortunately. The day after we lost out on Justin Gaethje vs Al Iaquinta, we’ve lost another fun fight. A highly anticipated welterweight scrap was set to take place at UFC 226 on July 7th between Mike Perry and Yancy Medeiros. MMAJunkie has now reported that Medeiros is out of the fight […]
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VIDEO | This new UFC 226 promo will have you counting the days till July 7
https://youtu.be/cnqoc1xlkDY UFC 226 is, without any exaggeration, the biggest card of the year so far. The card will be headlined by a massive, heavyweight title superfight between record-smashing divisional king Stipe Miocic, and beefed-up UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The UFC 226 co-headliner, meanwhile, will see UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway attempt to defend his […]
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UFC 226 Fight Card and Start Time
The octagon will once again take center stage at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 7 for the promotions UFC 226 fight card. The blockbuster event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring current champion Stipe Miocic taking on reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. “DC” has the opportunity to join a […]
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Stipe Miocic not interested in potentially facing Brock Lesnar soon after UFC 226
Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC feels inevitable. The current WWE star is still under contract as a champion with the organization but his deal is apparently set to expire sooner rather than later. UFC President, Dana White has already said himself that Lesnar will indeed fight in the UFC again. It’s now just a […]
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Jon Jones no longer the elephant in the room for Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier spent the last half of his MMA career tethered to an unremitting rivalry with Jon Jones, but at UFC 226, the reigning light heavyweight champion can cut the cord and step out of the darkness of the former pound-for-pound king’s polarizing shadow. There will be no more questions of whether he has earned […]
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Coach expects a ‘special’ version of Anthony Pettis following ‘Rocky III’ moment
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (20-7 MMA) will return to the octagon at next month’s highly anticipated UFC 226 event against Michael Chiesa. Since losing his lightweight title to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 in March of 2015, Pettis has since gone 2-4 over his past six fights, a slump which includes […]
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Report | Brock Lesnar to be in attendance for UFC 226
The Brock Lesnar saga continues. The current WWE Universal champion is also a former UFC heavyweight champion. And it has been made clear that he would like to get back into the Octagon after his time is done inside the ring. A Lesnar MMA return has been continually teased to us for the past so […]
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Report | In case of injury to Stipe Miocic or Daniel Cormier, Alexander Volkov will substitute
It’s always good to have a backup plan. Especially for one of the biggest fights of all time. UFC light heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier will be moving up in weight to challenge for the heavyweight title against the division’s champion, Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 on July 7th. In the unfortunate case of an injury […]
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UFC 226 Betting Odds: Max Holloway opens as favorite over Brian Ortega
UFC 226 Betting Odds: Max Holloway opens as favorite over Brian Ortega The UFC featherweight title will be up for grabs this July at UFC 226 in Las Vegas when Max Holloway attempts to defend his strap against undefeated contender Brian Ortega. The July 7 event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring current […]
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Report | A Title Fight and Big Heavyweight Clash Are In the Works for UFC 226
International fight week is shaping up! Already topped with an amazing super fight between the heavyweight and light heavyweight champs, reports are now coming in that there will be even more gold on the line for the night of July 7th in Las Vegas. Earlier today it was reported by Ariel Helwani that a heavyweight […]
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Daniel Cormier will be fighting for more than just the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will be fighting for more than just the promotions heavyweight title when he squares off with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 226 this July in Las Vegas. “DC” has the opportunity to join a group of fellow octagon legends in Randy Couture, BJ Penn, Conor […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier on UFC 226 Superfight: “I wouldn’t do this if I wasn’t confident I could beat Stipe Miocic”
Daniel Cormier is back! (on @UFCTonight) @dc_mma gives details on season 27 of @ultimatefighter plus explains why he believes he'll be successful vs. @StipeMiocicufc at #UFC226! pic.twitter.com/sBeKziETqD — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 15, 2018 “We don’t have any issues. This one’s about competition and in competition is when I compete my best. I’m excited […]
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Demetrious Johnson expected to make “huge announcement” on Monday
Demetrious Johnson expected to make “huge announcement” on Monday According to Front Row Management’s Abrahim Kawa, who represents some of the biggest fighters in mixed martial arts today, current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will be making a “huge announcement” on tomorrow’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. @MightyMouseUFC has a huge announcement!!! […]