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Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Gilbert Burns has called for a fight with Nate Diaz but instead may end up with a grappling match against Jake Shields. Gilbert Burns and Jake Shields trade barbs on Twitter Yesterday, second-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Burns was very busy playing matchmaker on Twitter. Following his UFC 264

Check out TJ Dillashaw’s top UFC finishes | Video Take a look back at former two-time bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw‘s top finishes inside the UFC octagon. Dillashaw (16-4) returns on Saturday in the UFC Vegas 32 main event against no. 2 ranked contender Cory Sandhagen (14-2). Dillashaw last competed in January 2019. He’s been on

Credit: USA TODAY Sports A fight between Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje in the Ultimate Fight Championship’s lightweight division would be an action-packed booking all fans would be energized for. However, based on recent comments from Chandler, he is not the hold-up in getting the fight made. In an Instagram Live video, which was reposted

Paige VanZant looking sharp ahead of BKFC 19 | Video Paige VanZant headlines Friday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event in Tampa Bay, Fla. against Rachael Rachael Ostovich. VanZant participated in the event’s open workouts on Wednesday and looked sharp hitting the pads. VanZant signed a lucrative four-fight deal with the fight promotion in August 2020.

Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Fourth-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Michael Chandler is a fan of Conor McGregor’s promotional style. Even if it rubs a lot of fans and media the wrong way. While answering questions during an Instagram Live stream (which was then reposted by TheMacLife), the 35-year-old gave his thoughts on the

BKFC 19 Press Conference Video: Paige VanZant vs Rachael Ostovich Face-off Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19 takes place on Saturday in Tampa Bay, Fla. and is headlined by a match between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich. On Wednesday, the athletes competing on the fight card participated in the pre-fight press conference. Immediately following the question

Credit: Republican National Convention via USA TODAY NETWORK Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White has a message to American businesses and workers not quite ready for a return to normalcy in the midst of a still-raging global pandemic: “I’ll run you all over.” Dana White on nervous workers: ‘People need to get back to work

Michael Chandler: ‘I still think Conor McGregor is one of the top guys in the division’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has lost three of his last four fights. He’s dropped out of the top 5, and nearly out of the top 10 lightweight rankings. Despite McGregor having a 1-3 record in the 155-pound

Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It seems that both sides of a possible Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa matchup are interested in making the fight a reality. Setting up a pivotal battle in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight top-five Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa could be on the way Asked MMA manager Wallid Ismail

Watch TJ Dillashaw finish Cody Garbrandt to win back UFC gold | UFC Vegas 32 Free Fight TJ Dillashaw won the UFC Bantamweight championship by finishing former teammate Cody Garbrandt in the UFC 217 co-main event in November 2017. Dillashaw returns to the octagon on Saturday in the UFC Vegas 32 main event against no.

Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports All the scorecards have been read and all the wins and losses have been logged from UFC Vegas 31. However, that doesn’t mean the state of Las Vegas was done with the roster of athletes that competed on Saturday night inside the UFC Apex. Every fighter had to take part

Dan Hooker picks Dustin Poirier to beat Charles Oliveira for lightweight title No. 8 ranked lightweight Dan Hooker gave his prediction for the future lightweight championship bout between no. 1 contender Dustin Poirier and UFC lightweight champion Charles Olivieria that could potentially take place at some point later this year. Hooker picked ‘The Diamond’ to

Fast rising Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight Adrian Yanez returns to action on July 24 at UFC Vegas 32. On that night, he faces fellow highly touted prospect Randy Costa. In this battle of pressure fighters, Houston’s Yanez doesn’t expect to be the one to back up first. Adrian Yanez ready for a ‘king of the

Holly Holm shows off sunburn and it looks painful Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm showed off her brutal sunburn on Instagram and it looks painful. It’s the summer months and not everyone tans so easily. Holm captioned her post with “Don’t worry it’ll be a tan in no time. And other lies I

Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports Miesha Tate made a triumphant Octagon return after five years away from the sport. Miesha Tate gets TKO win in return fight at UFC Vegas 31 Returning to UFC action after such a long hiatus is no easy task. Welcoming “Cupcake” back to the cage was a tough stalwart of

Watch Cory Sandhagen spectacularly finish Marlon Moraes | UFC Vegas 32 Free Fight UFC bantamweight Cory Sandhagen capitalized on his first UFC main event appearance last year on Fight Island with a TKO win over Marlon Moraes. Sandhagen will face TJ Dillashaw in the main event of UFC Vegas 32 on Saturday, July 24. Islam

Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports Islam Makhachev easily defeated Thiago Moises on Saturday in Las Vegas. Winning by submission in round four of their main event at UFC Vegas 31. Islam Makhachev wins eighth straight in dominant UFC Vegas 31 main event win The lightweight bout was stopped at 2:38 after Makhachev put Moises in

Miesha Tate on triumphant UFC return: ‘This is my moment’ | Video Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate made her octagon return on Saturday in the UFC Vegas 31 co-main event. “Cupcake” defeated Marion Reneau and plans to make another title run. During the event’s post-fight press conference, Tate spoke about her dominating win and