4:43 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov says he recently texted Dana White to argue in favor of a lightweight title shot for his longtime friend and teammate Islam Makhachev — and apparently White left the retired legend on read. “Honestly, this is first time since we started talking to each other that he don’t respond to
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Officially, Lightweight is without a champion at the minute due to Charles Oliveira’s half-pound weight miss, which may or may not be BS depending upon who you ask. Despite the technicality, a wide portion of the fan base still considers “Do Bronx” the Lightweight king given his recent finishes of Justin
By Danny Segura | May 18, 2022 11:36 pm ET MIAMI – Junior Dos Santos is starting fresh. A former UFC heavyweight champion, Dos Santos (21-9) returns to MMA competition in the Eagle FC 47 main event Friday. It’s his first fight since his departure from the UFC, the promotion where he built a legendary
Marvin Vettori and Robert Whittaker have apparently agreed to fight on September 3 in Paris, France. The pair were officially booked against each other for UFC 275, set for Singapore on June 11. However, Whittaker was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury. Now, the two have taken to social media to
4:04 PM ET Glover Teixeira’s days competing in the Octagon seem numbered. The UFC light heavyweight champion told Globo’s Mundo de Luta podcast Wednesday that he would like to wrap up his illustrious career in the next few months and this would “probably” be his final year fighting. Teixeira, 42, will defend his light heavyweight
Eagle FC 47 takes place this Fri. night (May 20) on the FLX digital network from Miami, and to help get fans (and media) amped for the upcoming “Dos Santos vs. De Castro” fight card, the promotion held a special pre-fight media day in “The Sunshine State,” which ended with a handful of staredowns between
Eagle FC owner Khabib Nurmagomedov has big plans for Junior Dos Santos. First Dos Santos has to get past Yorgan De Castro on Friday in the Eagle FC 47 main event at FLXcast Arena in Miami. The fight will serve as Dos Santos’ promotional debut and his first action since he was released by the
Boxing Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather has announced that his return to the boxing ring has been rescheduled after his Dubai exhibition against Don Moore was canceled last week. Mayweather and Moore were supposed to compete at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel on Saturday. Last week’s cancelation was due to the death of United
7:47 PM ET Manel Kape is free to compete at UFC 275 following an atypical drug-test finding last month. But he will not yet be licensed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The NSAC ruled Tuesday at a hearing during its monthly meeting that Kape must undergo six more months of drug testing before being
Welcome to Midnight Mania! After scoring a blistering front kick knockout win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 274, one thing is certain: Michael Chandler has options. The former Bellator kingpin lined himself up for nothing but major scraps in his post-fight interview, calling for a title shot or Conor McGregor. Since then, Chandler has also
Rankings Pound For Pound Rankings #1 Kamaru Usman Win 20 Loss 1 Draw 0 Usman has five consecutive defenses of the UFC’s 170-pound title and is now in the discussion as the greatest welterweight of all time. #2 Israel Adesanya Win 22 Loss 1 Draw 0 Upcoming Fight: vs Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier |
Dominick Cruz knows what he must do to once again become the UFC bantamweight champion. Cruz has not held UFC gold since 2016 when he dropped the bantamweight strap to Cody Garbrandt. Now, Cruz is in the midst of his hunt back to the gold. Speaking on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, Cruz said it’s as
11:48 AM ET The two-sport plan for WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight champion Claressa Shields over the next 18 months is starting to take shape, but it’s no longer clear whether it will include an undisputed middleweight title fight against WBO champion Savannah Marshall. Shields told ESPN on Tuesday that a possible fight with Marshall,
Fast-rising UFC heavyweight phenom Tom Aspinall is sitting just outside the division Top 5 at No. 6 and could find himself in 265-pound title contender with an emphatic victory over Curtis Blaydes in the UFC on ESPN headliner this July in London. Or not. “I’m not even interested in it,” Aspinall told MMA Fighting. “I’m
By Nolan King | May 17, 2022 4:00 pm ET Dana White’s Contender Series, Season 6 is on the horizon. Tuesday, the UFC-owned and controlled sub-promotion received licensure from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) to hold events from July 26-Sept. 27 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. If one episode is held per week,
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk thinks the recent fights in the division show that a path back to the title is still possible for her. Jędrzejczyk is set to make her Octagon return in a rematch against Zhang Weili at UFC 275. This marks her first fight in the UFC since her first fight
9:50 PM ET Aleksandar Rakic tore the ACL in his right knee in a UFC Fight Night main event loss to Jan Blachowicz last Saturday in Las Vegas, Rakic’s manager Marcelo Brigadeiro confirmed to ESPN on Monday evening. Early in the third round, Rakic took a step back following a Blachowicz combination. When Rakic planted
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It may be time for Paddy to stop being so fatty. Per a report from FirstSportz, UFC is rumored to be targeting Paddy Pimblett vs. Ottman Azaitar for its return to London, England on July 23, 2022. It hasn’t taken long for Pimblett to build a name for himself inside the