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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Love him or hate him, Sean O’Malley has quickly become one of the biggest names among the lighter weight classes. “Suga” has a dynamic fighting style — even his biggest haters would have a hard time disagreeing there — and a unique way of marketing himself. After all, he’s still an

By Matthew Wells | June 29, 2021 10:30 pm ET Follow @mrmwells After a lengthy layoff due to injury, Tatiana Suarez is targeted to make her return to the octagon against former title challenger Roxanne Modafferi. Suarez (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) entered the UFC after winning season 23 of “The Ultimate Fighter” in 2016. Undefeated

After a heated scuffle at the weigh-ins that resulted in an aggressive push, Jeremy Stephens is no longer interested in a lightweight fight with Drakkar Klose. Despite never actually getting locked in the cage with Klose, Jeremy Stephens believes that he already won upon shoving his opponent at the weigh-ins. Specifically, when the two faced

Lonely Sean O’Malley needs a new dance partner for the upcoming UFC 264 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for July 10 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, after original opponent Louis Smolka was bounced from the summer lineup due to injury. That’s according to Ariel Helwani. O’Malley (13-1) blasted his way back into the win column

“The Suga Show” is in need of a new opponent. Louis Smolka is out of UFC 264, which means Sean O’Malley awaits a new matchup ahead of the July 10 pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Smolka’s withdrawal on Tuesday after an initial report by

4:40 PM ET The UFC is adding an interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane to its pay-per-view event Aug. 7, according to president Dana White. The UFC tried to book an undisputed title fight between defending champion Francis Ngannou and Lewis in June and then targeted it again for UFC 265

UFC President Dana White and Francis Ngannou‘s manager have engaged in a war of words. White took many MMA fans by surprise when he revealed that Derrick Lewis will be fighting Ciryl Gane for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. The title fight will headline UFC 265. Ngannou’s manager, Marquel Martin, told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that

Welcome to Midnight! The Heavyweight drama regarding the newly created interim title match up between Ciryl Gane vs. Derrick Lewis is just getting started. Francis Ngannous is baffled and annoyed, and his management claims to be blind-sided by the UFC’s decision. UFC President Dana White is obviously an important factor in these negotiations, and he

By Matthew Wells | June 28, 2021 11:10 pm ET Follow @mrmwells Francis Ngannou and his agent say they were caught off guard by Monday’s announcement of an interim heavyweight title fight, which sparked a heated exchange over social media with UFC president Dana White. UFC 265 now has a location and a headliner, as

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 7:15 AM ET UFC 264 fight week is nearly upon us, and an enormous amount of attention is rightfully being spent on the high-stakes trilogy fight headlining the July 10 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. But a second look at the

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt has hinted towards a move down to the flyweight division on social media. Garbrandt was last in action at UFC Vegas 27 against fellow contender Rob Font. Despite going the distance and perhaps proving that his chin isn’t as weak as believed, “No Love” was comfortably beaten on the

Bellator MMA and Glory Kickboxing veteran Joe Schilling is undefeated (1-0) in bar fights (that we know of). Schilling (4-5 in MMA, 23-9 in kickboxing) uploaded a video on Sunday night of him laying a nasty combination on a seemingly intoxicated bar patron. The video, which has since been removed from Schilling’s feed by Instagram,

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Just three fights into his pro career, Jaylon Bates is starting to call his shots already. Bates (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) submitted Cody Matthews (1-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) with a second-round armbar on the prelims at Bellator 261 on Friday. Afterward, he said he’s the future of Bellator’s bantamweight division – and

3:59 PM ET One of the more interesting preliminary fights on the UFC 264 card next month is off. Kevin Lee has suffered a rib injury and is out of a scheduled welterweight matchup with up-and-comer Sean Brady on July 10 in Las Vegas, Lee told ESPN on Thursday. Lee said he is taking some

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping says he was punched in New Orleans on Saturday, describing the impact as “so soft I laughed at him.”  Bisping revealed the incident to his twitter followers on Sunday, saying that he was filming on a street when a stranger, taking umbrage to the act, decided to get in

We’ve seen a lot of fights and post-fights devolve into all out brawls, but this is the first time we’ve heard of a brawl that then resulted in an official fight. R3 Fighting Championship is an amateur fight promotion out of Moscow, Russia and deep into its 28 bout card, two camps got into a

By Mike Bohn, The Blue Corner | June 27, 2021 6:00 pm ET Follow @MikeBohnMMA Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through

7:45 PM ET Undefeated Ciryl Gane outpointed Alexander Volkov via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. It was a critical heavyweight contender bout, and Gane could be queued up for a title fight before long. Gane’s hand speed, footwork and technical striking were