Derrick Lewis talks about why he wants to fight former UFC champion Stipe Miocic next, why he does so well as an underdog, what it was like fighting in his hometown, why some family members don’t root for him, Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane, and more on The MMA Hour on Wednesday. Subscribe to MMA
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By Farah Hannoun | January 7, 2022 8:00 am ET Matt Brown will get to compete in his home state for the first time since 2014. Brown (23-18 MMA, 16-12 UFC) meets Bryan Barberena (16-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) at a March 26 UFC Fight Night event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The event will
12:31 PM ET Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, the two baddest men in combat sports, have plenty of options for big fights in 2022 — but that’s not stopping them from eyeing each other. In a social media post on Thursday, Fury, the WBC’s heavyweight champion in boxing, expressed interest in fighting Ngannou, the UFC’s
Ariane Lipski and JJ Aldrich will collide in a flyweight contest at the UFC Fight Night card planned for March 12 in Las Vegas, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. The event is headlined by light heavyweights Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev at the UFC APEX. Lipski (14-7) is a former
Mar 6, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Petr Yan of Russia punches Aljamain Sterling in their UFC bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports Early UFC 272 betting odds have Alexander Volkanovski and Petr
After Jim breaks the news to Matt that he has COVID (and feels okay), actor and star of 9-1-1: Lone Star, Ronen Rubinstein, makes his UFC Unfiltered debut. After he and Jim trade stories about commuting to and from auditions to Staten Island, he shares why he believes Ciryl Gane will defeat Francis Ngannou in
Newly-crowned UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña believes making weight was the first battle for Amanda Nunes ahead of UFC 269. At the final pay-per-view of 2021, Nunes saw her dominant two-division reign collapse at the hands of an unlikely challenger, although every threat to her throne had been seen as that up until “The
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou will battle in just over two weeks time at UFC 270 from Anaheim, Calif., and the victor will be crowned the undisputed UFC Heavyweight champion. Appropriately, the anticipation has really started building quickly as the days until the event dwindle, but a great deal of the
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is contemplating a move down a weight class to the flyweight division. Tate came out of retirement in July defeating Marion Reneau by TKO in her return after being away from the sport November 2016. She was defeated by Ketlen Vieira in November and is giving serious consideration
By Nolan King | January 6, 2022 7:30 pm ET Another year has rolled around as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues at a time when the U.S. is averaging 550,000 reported infections per day as the omicron variant surges across the country. Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, procedures and protocols for
7:49 AM ET Do you feel that? That, my friends, is the feeling of a brand new calendar year of MMA. A year in which anything seems possible. It’s time to dream big for 2022. We’ve got a fresh slate. The table is set for some incredible fights, breakthrough performances and stories that will go
Starting with UFC 270, the standalone pay-per-view prices for UFC events on ESPN+ are again going up, with the streaming platform increasing the cost to $74.99 from its current price of $69.99. Also getting a bump is the ESPN+ PPV Package, which includes one UFC pay-per-view event and a year subscription to the streaming platform.
May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Charles Oliveira reacts for his fight against Michael Chandler during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports UFC lightweight king Charles Oliveira has become the undisputed best 155-pound MMA fighter on the planet with only 50% vision during fights. Oliveira’s (32-8) exploits over the last
The only time that confidence might have wavered was in the year between her last fight in Invicta FC and her UFC debut. A couple opportunities presented themselves, but the short-notice nature would’ve forced her into a difficult weight cut. Her time eventually came, and she immediately asserted herself in the division. On the surface,
The beef between Francis Ngannou and former coach Fernand Lopez continues to grow. The UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has a date set to defend his title against his old training partner Ciryl Gane. The matchup is arguably one of the most anticipated heavyweight title fights in a long time. Now, the growing animosity between
Let’s try this again. Longtime UFC welterweight slugger Matt Brown will make his return to the Octagon for a three-round battle opposite 170-pound veteran Bryan Barberena, a hard-hitting showdown expected to land on the promotion’s “Fight Night” card on March 26 in Columbus. That’s according to a report from MMA Fighting. Brown (23-18) was booted
Aljamain Sterling says he’s going to ‘spark’ Petr Yan in rematch, and you can bet on it The rematch between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and former champion Petr Yan is set to co-headline UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas. The two first fought at UFC 259 in March 2021 with Sterling capturing the