The Underground

June 6, 2020; Las Vegas, NV, USA; A general view of the octagon prior to UFC 250 at the UFC APEX. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports Brand spanking news UFC fighter Jennifer Gonzalez is already done with the promotion before her Octagon run even started. MMAFighting was the first to report

UFC Vegas 48 face-offs get edgy! (video) Watch headliners Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill go forehead to forehead, putting UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby on guard. The UFC Vegas 48 face-offs took place following the official weigh-ins on Friday, February 18, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Saturday’s bouts will occur in the same venue

Mar 14, 2020; Brasilia, Brazil; Johnny Walker in the press room during UFC Fight Night at Ginasio Nilson Nelson. Mandatory Credit: Jason da Silva-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 48 weigh-ins take place today from inside the same venue as tomorrow night’s event, the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 22 fighters on the

UFC Vegas 48 weigh-in LIVE video & results: Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill The athletes fighting on Saturday’s fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas will make their bouts official at the UFC Vegas 48 weigh-in on Friday morning. Watch the video and follow along for live results. In the fight card’s main

Feb 12, 2022; Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES; Israel Adesanya after defeating Robert Whittaker (not pictured) during UFC 271 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports It’s time to turn the page from another memorable UFC pay-per-view event. UFC 271, at Toyota Center in Houston, delivered a handful of spectacular performances. Where do the

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes.  I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by

Credit: Jason Burgos Bobby Green will jump in on 10 days notice and face surging lightweight wrestling machine Islam Makhachev in the UFC Vegas 49 main event next weekend. Wednesday afternoon brought the news that a planned main event bout between top-five lightweights Beneil Dariush (21-4-1) and Makhachev (21-1) was off after an injury forced

Conor McGregor responds to Nate Diaz with cryptic video Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have battled twice before with both fighters holding a win over the other. Now, fans are clamoring for that trilogy bout as it seems the hopes of it are dwindling away. This week Diaz seemingly shut down the idea of ever

Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jorge Masvidal gestures during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Based on new comments from UFC welterweight star Jorge Masvidal, he may not have been as close to upcoming opponent Colby Covington as we might have all thought. As UFC

Nate Diaz not interested in Conor McGregor trilogy fight right now: ‘He’s got a lot of work to do’ A third fight between Nate Diaz and former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor would undoubtedly draw major attention, but Diaz has no desire to fight McGregor again anytime soon. Diaz has been angled for a

Sep 8, 2018; Dallas, TX, USA; Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) reacts after defeating Cody Stamann (not pictured) during UFC 228 at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Even though UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has a distaste for TJ Dillashaw’s past PED use, he believes the former two-time division king is the

Cris Cyborg says Cat Zingano is ‘finding a lot of excuses’ not to fight her Fans were surprised when Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson was announced for Bellator 276, instead of Cris “Cyborg” Justino vs. Zingano as many had expected. It seems the only one not surprised was Justino herself. “I’m not surprised about that

Feb 12, 2022; Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES; Derrick Lewis (red gloves) reacts durning the fight against Tai Tuivasa (blue gloves) during UFC 271 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The official UFC 271 medical suspensions are in from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the majority of the 28 fighters

UFC 271 highlights: Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa Watch the UFC 271 highlights and recap from the heavyweight co-main event between Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa. The fight took place on Saturday, February 12, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC 271 live results: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert

Credit: UFC UFC Vegas 48 takes place this Saturday, Feb. 19, from inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev. The event is headlined by a battle of top-15 light heavyweights in Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill. The tenth-ranked Walker (18-6) and twelfth-ranked Hill (9-1) are two of the youngest ranked fighters in the rankings

Brock Lesnar opens up about his UFC fighter pay It seems that everyone these days is talking about UFC fighter pay. Jake Paul is campaigning to make it better, Francis Ngannou is speaking up about his compensation and now former UFC superstar Brock Lesnar is opening up about how he used to be paid in

As a mixed martial artist, Logan Storley has overcome the pressure of expectation from within the industry. But when he competes against Neiman Gracie in the main event of Bellator 274 next week, he will feel pressure from within to stay in title contention, so he can achieve his ultimate goal of being a Bellator

UFC 271 Highlights: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker Watch the UFC 271 highlights and recap from the middleweight championship rematch main event between champion Israel Adesanya and former titleholder Robert Whittaker. The fight took place on Saturday, February 12, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC 271 live