Luke Rockhold is having a hard time finding a suitable opponent for his upcoming return to the UFC. Former UFC champion Luke Rockhold is getting ready for his return to the UFC. He has been out of competition since his last fight back in July 2019. He has taken some time off but is now
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will look to win his second straight for the first time in over four years when he throws hands with No. 3-ranked contender Rob Font in the UFC Vegas 27 main event on May 22 at APEX in Las Vegas. Now they have an official poster. Garbrandt (12-3) was
By Farah Hannoun and Nolan King | May 13, 2021 9:30 am Jeremy Stephens will draw a stern test in his return to 155 pounds. Stephens (28-18 MMA, 15-17 UFC) will face Mateusz Gamrot (18-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event July 17. There is not an announced location, venue or broadcast
8:05 AM ET Anderson Silva, one of the greatest to ever compete in the cage, says he thinks he has fought in mixed martial arts for the final time. The former longtime UFC middleweight champion told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in an interview published Wednesday that he likely is done with MMA following his release from
Dan Hardy fancies a fight against the bad boy legend of MMA, Nick Diaz. Recently, Hardy requested his release from his fight contract with the UFC so that he may fight in other promotions such as RIZIN or ONE Championship in Asia. On Tuesday, Hardy indicated through a gif on his Twitter account to express
You can add Alexander Gustafsson to the list of inactive fighters ready to make a comeback. Gustafsson hasn’t fought since July of 2020 when he suffered a quick armbar loss to Fabricio Werdum in “The Mauler’s” much hyped debut at heavyweight. That came a year after his last bout at light heavyweight — a fourth
By Mike Bohn | May 12, 2021 9:42 pm Middleweight contenders will clash in August when Paulo Costa takes on Jared Cannonier. Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Cannonier (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) have agreed to a five-round middleweight headliner for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 21. The event does not have an announced location
3:36 PM ET Bellator light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was arrested in Fairfield County, Connecticut last Friday evening, shortly after scoring a knockout victory in his promotional debut. According to police records, Johnson, 37, was arrested by the New Canaan Police Department on suspected third-degree identity theft, for allegedly purchasing an airline ticket illegally with
Eddie Hearn announced today that the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO Champion, Anthony Joshua and WBC Champion, Tyson Fury is happening in August in Saudi Arabia. Hearn calls the news “ a very bad secret” since Bob Arum already hinted at the time and place but nothing has been finalized yet. Speaking to Sky Sports,
The Octagon leaves the comforts of “Fight Island” and UFC APEX this Saturday (May 15, 2021), heading down to Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, with a Lightweight title fight at the helm. In UFC 262’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event, Charles Oliveira puts his eight-fight win streak on the line against former Bellator king Michael Chandler,
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 12, 2021 7:00 am Follow @MMAjunkie ONE Championship is back Saturday with the heavyweight title on the line in the main event. Here’s how to watch the card from Singapore, which includes heavyweight champion Brandon Vera vs. challenger Arjan Bhullar. Broadcast ONE heavyweight champion Brandon Vera ONE Championship: Dangal
7:31 AM ET The UFC’s lightweight division is about to embark on a new era following the retirement of undefeated former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The division endured the Conor McGregor era of 2016 to 2018, during which he essentially held the belt hostage without a single title defense for 511 days before being stripped of
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 26! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Women’s Pound for Pound: Claudia Gadelha moves up one spot to #14, and Nina Nunes debuts in the rankings at #15. Strawweight: No Changes Women’s Flyweight: No Changes Women’s Bantamweight: No Changes Women’s
For years Dan Hardy has been one of the key faces and voices of the UFC, a favorite color commentator and analyst. All that suddenly changed in March following an argument with another UFC employee … suddenly Dan was fired, and now he’s out of the UFC orbit back amongst the larger MMA scene. And
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 11, 2021 5:45 pm Follow @MMAjunkie The UFC is back on pay-per-view this Saturday with UFC 262, and the promotion is getting fans ready with its popular “Embedded” series. UFC 262 takes place at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card streams on following prelims on ESPN and early
9:18 PM ET UFC president Dana White reiterated Monday that the fight people should be anticipating next for heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is against Derrick Lewis, not Jon Jones. Over the last two months, White has made several comments indicating Lewis (25-7) was likely to challenge for the heavyweight title next. Ngannou (16-3), who won
Zhang Weili admits that the hostile Florida crowd did impact her performance in the UFC 261 co-main event. When fans boo a fighter during a UFC event, it’s uncertain if the fans expect those boos to actually make a difference or if it’s merely an expression of disdain. After all, it’s not as if it’s
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Thor Bjornsson is likely still best known for his role as Ser Gregor Clegane, also known as “The Mountain That Rides,” from HBO’s megahit production of Game Of Thrones. He’s also one of the strongest men alive, and he’s dabbled quite a bit in combat sports already. Bjornsson has moved around