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We’ve seen Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson attend Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events and even wrap the “BMF” belt around Jorge Masvidal’s waist a few years ago, but now the megastar is partnering up with UFC to become the promotion’s official footwear provider. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Johnson has inked a multiyear deal

By Nolan King | January 21, 2022 11:20 am ET Welcome to “the good guy era.” This according to Jason House of Iridium Sports Agency, who manages UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno. Moreno defends his title Saturday at UFC 270 against the man he took it from, Deiveson Figueiredo. Since he won the title at

Welcome to Midnight Mania! As it just so happens, fighter management sometimes does know a bit about its clients’ future. Just a couple days ago, UFC President Dana White announced that Paddy Pimblett would return to action vs. Jared Gordon, but the managers of both men shot down that statement. While it is true that

1:56 PM ET Two of the UFC’s most popular fighters continue to express interest in facing one another; however, there are no concrete plans to schedule the bout as of yet. In a social media post on Wednesday, Nate Diaz implored the UFC to book him a fight against former lightweight interim champion Dustin Poirier.

The UFC 270 pre-fight press conferencetook place earlier tonight, and we’ve got the highlights for you right here! UFC 270 takes place this Saturday, January 22, from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In the main event, Francis Ngannou will face Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title unification showdown. The co-main event will see the

By Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway | January 20, 2022 11:15 pm ET ANAHEIM, Calif. – Brandon Moreno doesn’t seem to understand the hostility coming from Deiveson Figueiredo going into UFC 270. Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) and Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) have come into Saturday’s flyweight title trilogy fight with two different demeanors. The

Francis Ngannou has been very vocal about his desire to ink a new contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that will not only give him a huge bump in pay, but also the chance to branch out and box. Speaking of “The Sweet Science,” Ngannou has also been open about his goal to challenge current

7:49 AM ET PARIS — An Uber arrives for a pickup outside the MMA Factory gym in the Rungis neighborhood, near Orly Airport. It’s a brisk afternoon with a light rain, three days after Christmas. The city, a capital of arts from fashion to culinary, is relatively quiet. When the driver hears that his passenger

Ciryl Gane thinks his fight against Francis Ngannou isn’t as easy as two styles colliding. Many have billed the upcoming heavyweight title fight as a clash of two different types of a fighter. On Gane’s side, many see his technical skills and his variety of abilities as his main strength. But on Ngannou’s end, people

By Farah Hannoun | January 20, 2022 11:20 am ET Henry Cejudo went from Brandon Moreno’s mentor to cornering against him at UFC 270. UFC flyweight champion Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) was a cast member on Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which Cejudo coached alongside Joseph Benavidez. Heading into the competition, Moreno was

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Marvin Vettori just cannot let go of his beef with Israel Adesanya. The Italian competitor earned a lot of goodwill throughout the chaos of his match up vs. Paulo Costa. Against an opponent who missed weight by a ridiculous amount and threatened to walk if substantially fined, Vettori gamely focused on

6:41 AM ET UFC has announced it will host a fight night in the UK, which will be the first time in three years. The event, to be held in London on March 19th, is the first of its kind since Jorge Masvidal recorded a stunning knockout win over Liverpool’s Darren Till at the O2

The online chatter between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz hasn’t slowed down one bit. The fan favorites took to Twitter again Wednesday to stress their interest in a matchup against one another. Things kicked off in the afternoon with a cryptic Tweet from Poirier that could have been directed towards anybody. The former lightweight title

By Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway | January 19, 2022 9:00 pm ET ANAHEIM, Calif. – Deiveson Figueiredo has made tremendous sacrifices in the lead-up to UFC 270, and he expects it to pay off by taking the flyweight title back from Brandon Moreno. Going into what’s a must-win trilogy bout on Saturday, Figueiredo (20-2-1

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle FC promotion has been making big moves with the recent signing of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight contender, Kevin Lee. But the former 155-pound champion and his team aren’t done yet. According to MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin, the promotion has inked another former UFC veteran as Impa Kasanganay has reached an

7:50 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., and TIJUANA, Mexico — Brandon Moreno was prone on his knees and elbows, his head resting on the Octagon canvas. It’s Aug. 31, 2016, in Las Vegas, and Moreno’s potential run in the UFC was not off to the best start. He had just lost his opening bout on The

Greg Hardy will now be fighting at UFC 272. Hardy was supposed to make his return at UFC 270 against Aleksei Oleinik, but the Russian was forced out of the fight. Shortly thereafter, it was announced Serghei Spivac agreed to step up on short notice, but the former NFL Pro Bowler injured his finger and

By Simon Samano | January 19, 2022 10:30 am ET Dana White is well aware of the drama surrounding UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou’s title-unification bout against interim title holder Ciryl Gane. After all, the UFC president has been in the middle of it by publicly feuding with Ngannou’s manager over his contract situation. Even