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Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz official as main event for UFC 279 Nate Diaz has been asking for a fight and now he’s got one. According to ESPN, the rumored fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Diaz is official. The fight will take place at UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas, NV and will

Dana White: ‘Colby Covington says he can fight in three different divisions’ Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has a lot of options to choose from in his fighting future. Covington (17-3) is the top contender in the UFC’s 170-pound division, but has lost twice to the champion, Kamaru Usman. As long as Usman

Dana White guarantees Israel Adesanya’s next fight will be ‘batsh*t nuts’ UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya received some criticism for his UFC 276 performance even though he soundly defeated Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. His critics believe Adesanya fought a safe fight and that he could have been more aggressive. Part of the criticism directed

Yair Rodriguez details the fight-ending sequence of Brian Ortega’s dislocated shoulder Featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez defeated former title challenger and No. 2 ranked Brian Ortega in the UFC Long Island main event, but the fight didn’t end the way that he wanted it to. The bout came to an abrupt halt late in the opening

Nate Diaz fires back at Dana White: ‘I’ve been offered zero fights in nine months’ Welterweight fan favorite Nate Diaz responded to UFC president Dana White‘s recently comments about the fight promotion not being able to hold fighters hostage. In an interview with The MMA Hour last week, Diaz said that he felt like he

Miesha Tate releases statement following UFC Long Island loss Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate made her flyweight debut on the UFC Long Island main card on Saturday in a losing effort against Lauren Murphy. Tate came out of retirement after nearly five years away from the sport in July 2021 defeating Marion Reneau in

Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate made her flyweight debut at UFC Long Island on Saturday taking on No. 3 ranked Lauren Murphy. The bout kicked off the event’s main card action at UBS Arena. Murphy connected with a right hand early. She landed her jab and pressed forward. Tate looked to get the fight

UFC Long Island Main Event Face-off Video UFC Long Island main event fighters, featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez came face to face following Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in. Ortega enters Saturday’s fight ranked No. 2 in the 145-pound division while Rodriguez is ranked No. 3. The winner will strengthen their case for getting the next

Watch the UFC Long Island Ceremonial Weigh-in Live The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Long Island fight card at UBS Arena participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in Friday afternoon. No. 2 ranked featherweight contender Brian Ortega takes on No. 3 ranked Yair Rodriguez in Saturday’s main event with title shot implications on the line. UFC

After kicking of his 2022 in the boxing ring, flyweight Lloyd McKinney returned to MMA this past April with a win over Nate Williams at 3 River Throwdown 18. Having not gone the distance in a fight since 2017, nearly getting to the fifth round against Williams, McKinney feels like being able to keep the

Robert Whittaker weighs in on Israel Adesanya’s UFC 276 performance: ‘It wasn’t what he sold it to be’ Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has fought current titleholder Israel Adesanya twice and watched Adesanya’s UFC 276 win over Jared Cannonier. The fight went the distance with Adesanya clearly winning, but the bout didn’t live up to

Miesha Tate plans to make ‘statement of her career’ against Lauren Murphy Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will make her flyweight debut on Saturday against No. 3 ranked former title challenger Lauren Murphy on the UFC Long Island main card. With a win over Murphy, Tate would find herself on a very short list

Former lightweight title challenger and winner of the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter Nate Diaz has one fight left on his UFC contract and wants to get it in as soon as possible. He has things to do once he’s a free agent. Diaz has regularly calling out fighters and pleaded with the fight

Jake Paul goes off the rails on Conor McGregor The smack talk between YouTube creator turned boxer Jake Paul and former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor escalated in dramatic fashion on Tuesday. In an interview on The MMA Hour on Monday, Paul was asked about a potential boxing match with McGregor. Paul said that he

Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. Kick-off Press Conference Video Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr. participated in a press conference in New York City on Tuesday to promote their Aug. 6 boxing match at Madison Square Garden. The two fielded questions from the media and engaged in heated exchanges. Watch the press conference video

Yair Rodriguez was told that he gets a title shot with win over Brian Ortega No. 4 ranked featherweight Yair Rodriguez faces No. 2 ranked Brian Ortega in the UFC Long Island main event on Saturday and a title shot could be on the line. With champion Alexander Volkanovski defeating former titleholder Max Holloway for

‘Fighting Nerd’ Caio Borralho says ‘it’s bully payback time’ | UFC Vegas 58 Video Middleweight Caio Borralho picked up his second win inside the octagon on Saturday, defeating Armen Petrosyan by unanimous decision in the UFC Vegas 58 co-main event. Borralho made his way to the UFC by way of Dana White’s Contender Series. He picked

Henry Cejudo on Israel Adesanya: ‘He hypes a lot and doesn’t deliver’ Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has taken over the 185-pound division, but former two-division champion Henry Cejudo hasn’t been impressed with “The Last Stylebender.” Adesanya successfully defended his title in the UFC 276 main event, defeating Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. Cejudo considers Adesanya