11:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic has a gym in the basement of his Cleveland-area home, and occasionally his 2-year-old daughter, Meelah, will walk over and hit the heavy bag a few times. “Punch, punch,” she says. That’s the extent of Meelah’s exposure to her father’s career as a professional
Dustin Poirier had a chance to compete for the UFC lightweight title, but he opted to wait for a trilogy fight against Conor McGregor instead. Earlier this week, the UFC announced plans to crown a new 155-pound champion in the wake of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement with Michael Chandler set to face Charles Oliveira at UFC
“I think the fact that he didn’t fight for almost two or three years, he might have some ring rust. I visualize the fight starting with him rushing me just to impose the rhythm because he will be stressed or whatever, but I’m the better man here, so I just want to find the calm
UFC 260 has taken an utter beating from Coronavirus, though that’s somehow resulted in only a single UFC newcomer making the walk this Saturday (March 27, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where UFC’s increasing monopoly at least keeps the video archives centralized, we look
Dana White’s last dinner with Khabib, ‘I don’t think he’ll come back’ UFC president Dana White recently relented on his attempts to persuade former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to stave off retirement. At Thursday’s UFC 260 press conference, White addressed his last dinner with Khabib, admitting that he doesn’t think that he will ever
By Nolan King | March 25, 2021 7:40 pm A lightweight fight has been added to Bellator 258. Former LFA lightweight champion Bryce Logan and Germany’s Alan Omer have been booked against one another on the May 7 card, which takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., a promotion official recently told MMA
Stipe Miocic climbed his way up the heavyweight rankings after joining the promotion in 2011, fighting top contenders and legends of the division every step of the way, before claiming the heavyweight title in 2016. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
Nate Diaz elaborates on Conor McGregor call-out, would take Dos Anjos
The retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov sent shockwaves through the lightweight division, and after the UFC announced the vacant title fight, Islam Makhachev thought Michael Chandler was undeserving of the title shot. Islam Makhachev understands why Charles Oliveira was one part of the vacant lightweight title fight. The third-degree black belt has put the work in
4:12 PM ET One of the biggest stars in the history of female mixed martial arts has decided to make a comeback. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (18-7) told ESPN on Wednesday she has accepted a fight against Marion Reneau (9-7-1) on July 17. In a bit of irony, Reneau told ESPN she has
Brett Johns has his Bellator MMA debut set. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Johns will face Matheus Mattos at Bellator’s May 21 event, which is expected to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. MMA DNA was first to report the bantamweight booking. Johns begins
Currently, only three buildings can be used in a hospital which normally has more than 400 beds. Donate Directly To Croatia’s Earthquake Relief Efforts “It’s great to be able to give back to both countries. It just means a lot that I can have that kind of influence on people,” Miocic said. “It’s just great
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s been an up-and-down year for Khamzat Chimaev already. The upstart was riding hot into 2021 after his quick trio of dominant victories that began his UFC career, but lingering issues with COVID-19 forced Chimaev out of a main event slot vs. Leon Edwards. Then, Chimaev briefly considered retirement before being
UFC 260 Embedded: Stipe Miocic has awkward interview moment In the third episode of UFC 260 Embedded, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic customizes his training room. Co-main fighters Vicente Luque and Tyron Woodley land in Las Vegas, as does Sean O’Malley. Francis Ngannou wrestles with Jake Shields, and Miocic has an interview interrupted. UFC 260 Embedded:
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 25, 2021 7:45 am Follow @MMAjunkie If two former UFC champs isn’t enough reason for you to check out ONE’s TNT debut, will the addition of viral sensation “Reug Reug” push your interest over the top? ONE officials recently announced the complete broadcast lineup for ONE on TNT I,
Following his loss to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22, Kevin Holland is prepared to make some changes, beginning with doing something he has avoided since entering the UFC: waiting. Kevin Holland had an incredibly active 2020, competing and winning five fights in the calendar year. The Trailblazer was considered the fighter of the year
7:29 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was Jan. 20, 2018, when Stipe Miocic outclassed Francis Ngannou to defend his UFC heavyweight title. The truth about that fight, however, was that Ngannou wasn’t ready to be a champion. Take nothing from Miocic, who was terrific that night in Boston, but Ngannou was so inexperienced, so
Sean O’Malley promises he isn’t a sore loser. Ahead of his return to action at UFC 260 this weekend, the popular bantamweight has touted himself as undefeated with hopes of moving to 13-0 in his career as he prepares to face Thomas Almeida on the pay-per-view main card. There’s only one problem — O’Malley’s record