Rankings Pound For Pound Rankings #1 Khabib Nurmagomedov Win 29 Loss 0 Draw 0 UFC president Dana White has one more meeting set up with Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas, but it seems the reigning lightweight champ is content to stick to his retirement. #2 Jon Jones Win 26 Loss 1 Draw 0 Already considered one
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News After losing to Julianna Pena by submission at UFC 257, eighth-ranked women’s bantamweight Sara McMann understands she has some ground to make up in her jiu-jitsu game. However, she does not agree with UFC commentator Daniel Cormier’s third-round critique about how she handles difficult moments in a fight. McMann on Cormier: ‘No, not correct
11:34 AM ET Editor’s note: The first women’s fight in UFC history was on Feb. 23, 2013 when Ronda Rousey faced Liz Carmouche. This has been updated after originally running in December 2019. Amanda Nunes was driving around Miami with her then-girlfriend, Nina Ansaroff, looking for a bar. They had just watched teammates from American
Derrick Lewis added another incredible knockout to his resume, but his right hand paid the price for it. Following his second-round KO of Curtis Blaydes in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 19 heavyweight main event, Lewis was diagnosed with injuries to his right hand and wrist according to an official list of medical suspensions from mixedmartialarts.com. The
Every round, every session working with the cadre of champions, contenders, and steady veteran hands that assemble in the American Top Team facility each day is surely challenging, but they have also instilled a different level of confidence in Moises than one gets when you aren’t necessarily exposed to the work ethic, dedication, and commitment
TJ Dillashaw believes Petr Yan will beat Aljamain Sterling to defend his bantamweight title for the first time at UFC 259. In the first of three title fights on the card, Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling are finally set to fight. It’s a very intriguing bout with many thinking Sterling is the better grappler while
UFC Vegas 19 injuries and medical suspensions were submitted to MixedMartialArts.com earlier this week for those athletes competing at the “Blaydes vs. Lewis” event last weekend (Sat., Feb. 20, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Not surprisingly, a fair share of combatants were handed mandatory timeouts, including heavyweight headliner Derrick Lewis. “The Black
NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2021) –The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced its main event and full card matchups for its season kickoff, PFL 1, taking place on April 23. Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis, one of the most exciting fighters of all-time and former UFC lightweight champion will
By Mike Bohn | February 23, 2021 11:50 am Holly Holm was beginning to get somewhat impatient with her situation before finally securing a fight with Julianna Pena. Holm (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, has been waiting for her next assignment since a dominant decision win over Irene Aldana in
UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis talks with Michael Bisping backstage after his stunning knockout of Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Vegas 19 main event on Saturday night. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC
Joe Rogan on Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad for replacing Khamzat Chimaev, UFC community responds, The UFC and Tik Tok partnership announced, Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno 2 in works, Bellator will add official rankings and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since
Derrick Lewis speaks to the media post-fight after his second-round uppercut knockout win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 185 in Las Vegas. #UFCVegas19 #UFC #DerrickLewis For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA
5:18 PM ET Deciding who should be next to challenge UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is perhaps the hottest topic in MMA, and it involves some of the biggest names in the sport. Usman dispatched Gilbert Burns via second-round TKO at UFC 258 on Feb. 13, and he immediately called out Jorge Masvidal as his
Coming off a one-sided decision victory over former UFC champion Tony Ferguson in December, Charles Oliveira attempted to dominate a wild animal over the weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This time, however, he only lasted a few seconds on top. Oliveira, who currently has an eight-fight winning streak in the UFC, released videos and photos
NIKITA KRYLOV VS. MAGOMED ANKALAEV Looking for an early victory that will propel them up the rankings, light heavyweights Nikita Krylov and Magomed Ankalaev meet in Saturday night’s co-main event. Still only 28 years old, Krylov got back into the win column in his lone appearance of 2020, registering a unanimous decision victory over Johnny
Gilbert Burns does not believe Jorge Masvidal should be in the title picture and that the six days’ notice he had prior to UFC 251 is irrelevant. Reports of a potential rematch between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal have remained strong after Usman’s post-fight callout of Masvidal at UFC 258. Usman’s opponent at the event,
Conor McGregor’s return to mixed martial arts (MMA) didn’t quite go as planned for him after he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 earlier this year on “Fight Island,” giving him his second defeat in last three fights (see it again here). Despite the setback, “Notorious” isn’t giving
Watch Amanda Nunes demolish Ronda Rousey ahead of UFC 259 [embedded content] UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes defended her belt and took down one of the biggest names in UFC history when she finished Ronda Rousey at UFC 207 back in 2016. Now a two-division champion, Nunes will put her featherweight title on the line