Niko Price is winless in his past three octagon appearances but hopes to change that against Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 193. Going into Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which streams on ESPN+, Price (14-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) admits he’s in a “bumpy part” of his career. He has just
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2:34 PM ET UFC fighter Jon Jones allegedly pulled a woman’s hair and head-butted a police car hours after one of his fights was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame last week. An arrest report released Tuesday by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department lays out the sequence of events that led to Jones
UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has left the door open for a potential clash with fan favorite Nate Diaz in the near future. After a troublesome pre-fight period, which included trouble with New Zealand’s authorities and a struggle to secure a US visa, Hooker made it to the Octagon at UFC 266 last weekend. After riding
Miesha Tate is on the mend after contracting COVID and is narrowing down an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) return date for her fight with Ketlen Vieira. Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Tate (19-7) was scheduled to fight Vieira in the main event of UFC Vegas 40 on Sat., Oct. 16 via ESPN+. “Cupcake” was pulled
LAS VEGAS – Jon Jones has acknowledged that he has a drinking problem, and UFC president Dana White agrees. Jones was arrested and booked into jail by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department last Friday morning on charges of misdemeanor battery domestic violence and felony tampering with a vehicle. After disturbing details in the police
Mar 26, 2020 Jeff Wagenheim Jon Jones was just 23 years old when he became light heavyweight champion in 2011, making him the youngest belt holder in UFC history. He looked unbeatable and the sky was the limit, it seemed. But it has been a bumpy road for “Jonny Bones” ever since, with a mixture
Jon Jones has released his first comments after being arrested over the weekend. Last Friday will be a night that Jon Jones will never forget. Hours after being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame for his fight against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165, Jones was arrested for the fourth time since 2012. This time,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jon Jones has demons, man. Once again, the former Light Heavyweight champion and longtime pound-for-pound king has found himself in hot water with the law. That’s a fairly common scenario at this stage of the game, but last week’s alleged incident is particularly nasty, as there are some bloody details that
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 41 event, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions. In the
9:30 AM ET The first thing you might notice in the latest ESPN pound-for-pound rankings is the absence of Jon Jones. The former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, perhaps the greatest mixed martial artist ever, was No. 2 in the men’s top 10 the last time these rankings were updated. Over the years, he has
Petr Yan gets the interim title fight he wanted in the UFC bantamweight division. This past week the news that bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling was forced out of his upcoming UFC 267 title fight was reported. This left his opponent Petr Yan looking for options. Yan was vocal about wanting to stay on the card
Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen will determine the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Interim Bantamweight champion at UFC 267, UFC President Dana White confirmed. Yan vs. Sandhagen serves as the co-main event of UFC 267, taking place on Sat., Oct. 30 inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates via ABC. The card is headlined
Christian Lee was left stunned when judges scored his latest fight in favor of opponent Rae Yoon Ok. Lee (15-4) lost his lightweight title to Ok (16-3) in the main event of “ONE Championship: Revolution,” and despite multiple strong moments, including a knockdown, the judges awarded Ok the win. But despite the fact that ONE fights
10:11 AM ET UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has been pulled from his title defense against Petr Yan at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 because of medical reasons, per sources. According to sources, Sterling (20-3) was denied medical clearance by doctors for the five-round fight. The UFC has not announced an official change to the
Derrick Lewis has every intention of ending 2021 on a high note when he returns to face rising heavyweight contender Chris Daukaus. As first reported by ESPN late Monday evening and per Dana White, Derrick Lewis will soon have an opportunity to bounce back from his hometown defeat to Ciryl Gane at UFC 265 last
Welcome to Midnight Mania! How exactly does one respond from an abysmal title fight loss, one that leaves a hometown crowd devastated and fans around the globe at least a touch disappointed? In the case of Derrick Lewis, it would seem that turning around to face one of the division’s hottest up-and-comers is the ideal
LONDON – Michael Page has only been defeated once in his MMA career, and he plans on avenging that loss in front of his own fans at Bellator 267. Page (19-1 MMA, 15-1 BMMA) takes on three-time former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima (32-9 MMA, 14-5 BMMA) in the main event at Bellator 267, which
Sep 26, 2021 Alexander Volkanovski has quieted the doubters once again. With a tremendous performance and successful featherweight title defense over a very game Brian Ortega, Volkanovski continues to own one of the most dominant championship runs in recent history. One of the sport’s other dominant champions, Valentina Shevchenko, also defended her title on Saturday