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Watch Sergio Pettis weigh-in for first Bellator title defense | Video Bellator bantamweight champion, Sergio Pettis, has weighed in on point for his first title defense. The new champion has a tall task for his first defense in RIZIN’s Kyoji Horiguchi who previously held the title before dropping it in November 2019 after suffering an

Nov 2, 2019; New York, NY, USA; Kevin Lee (red gloves) defeats Gregor Gillespie (blue gloves) during UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Sarah Stier-USA TODAY Sports In a surprise to no one, Kevin Lee is quite unhappy about being cut by the UFC on Tuesday. On Tuesday, many in the MMA community

UFC president Dana White is in isolation while he and his family recover from COVID-19 after contracting the virus following a Thanksgiving gathering. White revealed his positive diagnosis during an appearance on the “Jim Rome Podcast” on Wednesday. After finding out that he had COVID-19, White immediately called UFC broadcaster, comedian, and podcaster Joe Rogan.

July 13, 2019; Sacramento, CA, USA; Julianna Pena (red gloves) fights Nicco Montano (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night-Sacramento at Golden 1 Center. Pena defeated Montano via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27). Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports On Wednesday, Nicco Montano, a former UFC women’s flyweight champion, claimed she was hospitalized after being a

UFC president Dana White is currently in isolation after testing positive to COVID-19 after a Thanksgiving gathering with his family. White revealed that he and many in his family have the virus during an appearance on “The Jim Rome Podcast.” “We just went up to my place in Maine and for Thanksgiving it’s tradition we

Dec 15, 2018; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Rob Font (red gloves) before his fight against Sergio Pettis (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports Although Rob Font’s preferred option is to land in a UFC bantamweight title shot sooner than later, he is aware of the fact that

Watch the fight that made Jose Aldo a world champion | Video Relive the moment Jose Aldo captured the WEC featherweight championship in 2009. Aldo would go on to hold the belt for six years between WEC and UFC. The win over over then-champion Mike Brown at WEC 44 began Aldo’s reign atop the 145-pound

Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Usman, Volkanovski, Nunes after UFC 245? Many UFC fans hope a trilogy fight between Alexander Volkanovksi and Max Holloway becomes a reality early in 2022. However, the current featherweight king says it would be in Holloway’s best financial interests to hold off on possibly

Khabib Nurmagomedov takes a hilarious jab at Dana White Khabib Nurmagomedov and UFC president Dana White are good friends so when Nurmagomedov took a jab at White in a recent interview, we can assume it was all in good fun. Nurmagomedov, who has been slowly turning from fighter to coach in the last year has

Credit: UFC After a week away because of the Thanksgiving holiday, UFC Vegas 44 brings caged violence back to television screens from inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev. The Dec. 4 event is headlined by a battle of top five bantamweights looking to move another major step forward in their aspirations to land

Conor McGregor has two fights left on his UFC contract, says trilogy with Nate Diaz will ‘1 billion percent’ happen Nate Diaz will always be the guy that handed Conor McGregor his first UFC loss when they first fought at UFC 196 in March 2016. McGregor avenged the loss five months later at UFC 202,

Nov 6, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Kamaru Usman (red gloves) leaves the octagon with his championship belt after defeating Colby Covington (blue gloves) during UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports If Gilbert Burns was picking the best welterweight the UFC has ever seen, his response would be easy.

UFC Hall of Famer and winner of the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter Diego Sanchez has been battling COVID-19 for weeks. “The Nightmare first revealed his diagnosis on social media on Nov. 19 but had been suffering symptoms for several days before making the post. “Shitting, coughing, pukin, constant hot cold fevers, pain in

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor continues to heal from a broken leg suffered in his UFC 264 trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier. In the closing moments of the opening round against “The Diamond,” McGregor’s leg broke immediately halting the fight. The Irishman underwent surgery the following day and has been on the mend since

Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on interim champ Israel Adesanya in the headliner of UFC 243. Robert Whittaker Israel Adesanya Ufc 243 Official Weigh Ins The UFC will bring their circus of Octagon violence back to pay-per-view in February with UFC 271. The card is set to be headlined by one of the most highly

Diego Sanchez has received an outpouring of support while hospitalized for COVID: ‘I’m not a Antivaxxer damnit!!’ UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez remains hospitalized and undergoing treatment for severe symptoms of COVID-19. Sanchez gave an update on his condition on Saturday via social media. The inaugural season winner of The Ultimate Fighter started suffering

Sep 24, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Dan Hooker during weigh-ins for UFC 266 at Park Theater. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Veteran UFC talent Dan Hooker could turn back the clock five years by making a return to the featherweight division, and a matchup with weight class star “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung

Miesha Tate removes her own stitches: ‘Who needs a doctor?’ | Video Former women’s bantamweight campion Miesha Tate suffered a loss in her last outing to Ketlen Vieira in the UFC Vegas 43 main event on Nov. 20. Tate suffered swelling and lacerations during the fight and on Saturday posted a video to her YouTube