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News Kirik | February 13, 2021 On Friday, UFC lightweight Bobby Green made weight for his fight vs. Jim Miller at UFC 258, and then collapsed; the fight was canceled. On Saturday afternoon, women’s flyweight Gillian Robertson got sick with a non-COVID-19 malady, and her fight vs. Miranda Maverick was canceled. Both have released statements. “There are three

Gina Carano, a pioneer in women’s mixed martial arts, was recently dropped from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian and any future productions by Lucasfilm. Carano’s character, bounty hunter Cara Dune, was a major character in the Disney+ award-winning show. Carano was let go by Lucasfilm, as well as UTA, the talent agency that had represented

Bobby Green collapses backstage at UFC 258 weigh-ins Though nothing has yet been officially determined with the bout, UFC president Dana White on Friday confirmed that Bobby Green collapsed backstage following the UFC 258 weigh-in. Green is supposed to face Jim Miller on the UFC 258 main card on Saturday in Las Vegas. Miller easily

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns face-offs video [embedded content] The UFC 258 weigh-ins went off without a hitch on Friday with all the card’s athletes making weight. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the UFC 258 face-offs. When the main card fighters were introduced, Jim Miller and Bobby Green were notably absent. A

Dana White: Jon Jones will fight the winner of Stipe Moicic and Francis Ngannou Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones relinquished his 205-pound title last year to pursue his aspirations of winning the heavyweight crown. Jones wants a title shot in his debut fight in the heavyweight division, and UFC president Dana White confirmed that

UFC 258 Embedded: ‘We’re going to make fire’ UFC 258 Embedded features the fighter from Saturday’s pay-per-view event at The Apex in Las Vegas, where welterweight champion Kamaru Usman puts his belt on the line against former teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event. [embedded content] Maycee Barber hits mitts with her brother and coach.

Gina Carano fired from The Mandalorian for social media posts Gina Carano, a pioneer in women’s mixed martial arts, is no longer a part of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Carano’s character, bounty hunter Cara Dune, was a major character in the Disney+ award-winning show. Carano’s social media posts and interaction have drawn criticism

UFC 258 Embedded: ‘We’ll quarantine the whole time… we can’t jeopardize the event.’ UFC 258 Embedded features the fighter from Saturday’s pay-per-view event at The Apex in Las Vegas, where welterweight champion Kamaru Usman puts his belt on the line against former teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event. [embedded content] Kamaru Usman compares himself

Bellator MMA on Tuesday revealed that Showtime would be the new home of the fight promotion, beginning with its re-start on April 2. The new partnership puts Bellator on Friday nights, just after the promotion had moved to CBS Sports on Thursday nights during the tail end of 2020. So why did the Showtime move

UFC 258 Embedded: Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje watch Cory Sandhagen’s savage knee knockout [embedded content] Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman watches fights at Justin Gaethje’s home. Title challenger Gilbert Burns takes in his kids’ wrestling class. Ian Heinisch stays healthy with PT; his opponent Kelvin Gastelum gets a supportive sendoff from his home gym. UFC

Coming off a 2019 that saw him go undefeated in his first three fights, welterweight Darian Weeks was looking to carry over that momentum into 2020 when the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic put those plans on hold for most of the year. When he was finally able to get back into MMA, Weeks

Watch Kamaru Usman choke out Hayder Hassan ahead of UFC 258 [embedded content] Take a look back to 2015, when Kamaru Usman earned his shot in the UFC by winning Season 21 of The Ultimate Fighter as a rising prospect with this win over Hayder Hassan. Now, Usman is looking to defend his welterweight title

While the first half of 2020 was a wash for light-heavyweight Fabio Cherant, he was able to rebound and have a productive second half of the year, picking up back-to-back wins. For Cherant, who was coming off a loss in only bout of 2019, to salvage 2020 with two straight wins made the struggles he

Watch Gilbert Burns dominate Tyron Woodley en route to UFC 258 title shot [embedded content] Gilbert Burns earned his shot at the UFC welterweight title with a dominating performance over former champion Tyron Woodley in May. Burns challenges UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday, February 13. Take

Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen top UFC Vegas 18 Performance Bonuses Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen closed the show at UFC Vegas 18 in spectacular fashion on Saturday night. They were handsomely rewarded with Performance Bonuses. Though Ode Osbourne opened the UFC Vegas 18 prelims with a 26-second knockout (the fastest finish on the fight

Former UFC lightweight champion, featherweight title challenger, and current number four ranked bantamweight Frankie Edgar spoke with the media ahead of his co-main event spot against number two ranked prospect Cory Sandhagen on UFC on Vegas 18. Following Edgar’s split decision victory over Pedro Munhoz, Edgar catapulted himself into the lightweight title picture. “The Answer” believes

Watch Alexander Volkov stop Walt Harris ahead of UFC Vegas 18 [embedded content] Alexander Volkov has long been on the cusp of a UFC heavyweight title shot. Having won his first four UFC bouts, including a knockout of former champion Fabricio Werdum, he was derailed by Derrick Lewis. Volkov bounced back with a win over

UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov Live Results (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full live results for the first UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov bout from The Apex in Las Vegas is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.