Jon Jones has shared some early negotiation details between himself and the UFC regarding a fight with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Jon Jones bore witness to the crowning of a new UFC heavyweight champion right alongside the rest of the world when Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. We know this
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Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have one of the most bitter rivalries in all of mixed martial arts (MMA), so at any given moment it can all boil over, especially when it comes to the easy access of social media. After “Notorious” requested UFC create the “McGregor Belt,” he responded to a fan’s comment on
By Nolan King | March 31, 2021 8:30 pm UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Emmanuel Sanchez has heard it all throughout the span of his professional mixed martial arts career. He shouldn’t win. He can’t win. He won’t win. But oftentimes, Sanchez (20-4 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) does win. Even when deemed improbable by the oddsmakers, Sanchez consistently
11:26 PM ET Nate Diaz is back. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in MMA, will meet Leon Edwards at UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, sources told ESPN. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight, though the contract is not signed yet. The fight will serve as a five-round co-main event
On the brink of returning to the UFC, Luke Rockhold spoke about Dana White and his hold over the fighter’s pay. Luke Rockhold is getting prepared to return to the UFC after some time away. When Rockhold walked away from the UFC back in 2019 it was never an official retirement, but with so many
Nate Diaz will make his long-awaited return to action to face Leon Edwards in the co-main event of UFC 262 on May 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. That’s according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, who dropped the unexpected late night nugget no one saw coming. That’s not all. The fight will be Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC)
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 31, 2021 8:40 am Follow @MMAjunkie Ahead of the first title fight of his professional career, lightweight prospect Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov insists he hasn’t changed a single thing about his preparation. “I think everything is the same,” Kamchybekov said. “Just more training, maybe. Same gameplan. Same coaches. Same sparring partners.
8:30 AM ET Jon Jones, who reigned as UFC light heavyweight champion for much of the past decade before vacating his belt in August to move up to heavyweight, is back at the top of the ESPN men’s pound-for-pound MMA rankings. Francis Ngannou, fresh off winning the heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 260, has
Bellator MMA has released its inaugural fighter rankings. The rankings include every men’s and women’s division as well as a pound-for-pound rankings list for both genders. Here are the full inaugural fighter rankings for Bellator MMA: MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. Patricio Pitbull (31-4) 2. Vadim Nemkov (12-2) 3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) 4. Ryan Bader (27-6) 5.
Michael Chandler will get the chance to win Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gold in just his second fight for the mixed marital arts (MMA) promotion when he faces Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 262 on May 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. It’s a fight pitting two of the best Lightweights in the
Pound For Pound Rankings Already considered one of the greatest fighters of all-time, Jones said he wants to turn his attention to heavyweight and says he has no intention of returning to 205 pounds. Adesanya rolled the dice in a move to light heavyweight but came up short against Jan Blachowicz and says he’ll now
12:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — From most feared to undisputed best, the Francis Ngannou era has begun. Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title Saturday night at the UFC Apex. The finish came at 52 seconds of the second round. Ngannou dropped Miocic with a left hand, and, after Miocic
The medical suspensions list following UFC 260 has been released two days after the event. Five fighters are looking at a potential suspension of six months. Both Stipe Miocic and the new heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou are looking at relatively short suspensions, with Ngannou out for 30 days with no contact and Miocic suspended for
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Love him or hate him, Sean O’Malley is no dummy. Back in the win column following a tremendous knockout at UFC 260, O’Malley already has his eyes on a high-profile fight on an even more noteworthy event. Speaking with Pat McAfee, O’Malley eyed a bout with former Bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz.
By Farah Hannoun | March 30, 2021 8:40 am Brave CF welterweight champion Jarrah Al-Silawi is happy to continue proving that he can compete with the best. Al-Silawi (15-3) meets former UFC fighter Ismail Naurdiev (20-4) in the main event of Brave CF 50, which takes place Thursday at The National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain.
10:06 AM ET The UFC is moving towards officially booking Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3 for later this year. According to multiple sources, the trilogy is “close” to being finalized for UFC 264 on July 10. It is not signed yet or fully agreed to, but there is optimism that it could be finalized
Tyron Woodley has issued a statement after his fourth consecutive loss at UFC 260 against Vicente Luque. Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley entered the Octagon against Vicente Luque as a man with everything to lose. The urgency he fought with in the UFC 260 co-main event depicted a man fighting under such conditions. What
Jon Jones has taken on (and defeated) some of the word’s scariest fighters throughout his storied combat career, leading to one of the most impressive resumes in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA). So it makes you wonder why many are claiming “Bones” is afraid of newly crowned Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou. Sure, “The