UFC News

Christopher Taylor - December 14, 2018

Perennial UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee believes there is only one reason the promotion is considering booking a rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. That reason… To make the Irish star “feel good again.”

Drake Riggs - December 14, 2018

Fresh off of last week's thriller of a main event, @danawhite expects Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 to put on a show! pic.twitter.com/7BG7NLm11a — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) December 15, 2018

Drake Riggs - December 14, 2018

Among the madness that was UFC 223, we saw several changes made to the fight card as well as the main event. Originally scheduled to be a vacant lightweight title bout between perennial top contenders in Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, things would drastically change after a freak injury forced Ferguson out of the fight.

Drake Riggs - December 14, 2018

For a brief moment, there was an end to when we would have to stop waiting for Dominick Cruz to return to action. Unfortunately, that wouldn’t last very long as yet another injury postponed his storied career. Having been set to return at UFC 233 on January 26 against John Lineker, a shoulder injury threw the fight into question and after the card’s cancellation as a whole, it appears that the fight won’t be rebooked. At least anytime soon.

Tom Taylor - December 14, 2018

Originally, streaking UFC flyweight contender Andrea Lee was expected to meet Australia’s Jessica-Rose Clark on the undercard of this weekend’s UFC Milwaukee event. Unfortunately, this exciting flyweight matchup was nixed when Clark was deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team. UFC statement on JRC: "On Friday morning UFC flyweight Jessica-Rose Clark was deemed medically unfit to compete by UFC physicians. As a result the scheduled flyweight bout with Clark and Andrea Lee has been cancelled" #UFCMilwaukee

Tom Taylor - December 14, 2018

Earlier this year, British MMA legend Michael Bisping announced his retirement from mixed martial arts competition, closing the curtain on a truly incredible career. Perhaps the most impressive feat on Bisping’s lengthy resume occurred in June of 2016, when he stepped up to battle then UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold on short notice, and scored a massive upset by the stealing the title with a first-round knockout win.

Tom Taylor - December 14, 2018

On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the stacked UFC Milwaukee card — the promotion’s final event on FOX. This UFC Milwaukee card will be headlined by a high-stakes lightweight contender bout between fearsome contender Kevin Lee and recent short-notice title challenger Al Iaquinta.

James Lynch - December 14, 2018

Jose Torres didn’t waste any time as a free agent, promptly signing a contract with rising Bahrain-based promotion Brave CF this week. The former UFC flyweight revealed the news in an interview with MMAFighting and says the deal is far more lucrative than his previous UFC contract.

Drake Riggs - December 13, 2018

Robert Whittaker is a UFC champion for a reason. However, what works best for someone may not work for someone else. This was seemingly the case on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter. The champion Whittaker coached opposite his next challenger Kelvin Gastelum on TUF 28 and their teams consisted of four heavyweights and four female featherweights.

Drake Riggs - December 13, 2018

According to essentially everyone at the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), one of the best fighters to ever walk through their doors has been ready to return to action for the entirety of 2018. And now it looks like he will be finally doing so.

Drake Riggs - December 13, 2018

At UFC Brooklyn when the UFC makes their first appearance on ESPN programming (ESPN+), the card will be headlined by a big champion vs champion bout as flyweight titleholder Henry Cejudo looks to defend against bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw. This will be Dillashaw’s divisional debut at 125-pounds. Therefore, it remains to be seen if he can make the weight.

Drake Riggs - December 13, 2018

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is always hanging around the title picture no matter the division. Currently calling 145-pounds his home, Edgar has already fought for the title on two separate occasions, both of which resulted in losses to Jose Aldo.

Cole Shelton - December 13, 2018

Sodiq Yusuff’s UFC debut was supposed to be an enjoyable time for him. He worked his entire life to get the pinnacle of the sport and was being flown out to Australia to fight at UFC Adelaide. However, Yusuff found out his brother had passed away a week before his UFC debut. Yet even in the midst of this heartbreaking news, Yusuff never thought about dropping out of the fight and going back home. Instead, he was focused on the fight and making his childhood dreams come true.

Tom Taylor - December 13, 2018

After a long struggle to find a suitable main event for UFC 233, which was scheduled for January 26 in Anaheim, the promotion has decided to cancel the card outright. The bouts that were scheduled for this event, including a high profile welterweight bout between former UFC champ Robbie Lawler and former ONE and Bellator champ Ben Askren, will be rescheduled for future cards. It did not take long for the UFC to find a new for this Lawler vs. Askren fight.

Tom Taylor - December 13, 2018

UFC President Dana White does not like Oscar De La Hoya. That’s been clear for awhile now. If there was any lingering doubt about how Dana White feels about the boxing turned MMA promoter, however, his comments in a recent interview with Yahoo! Sports should clear things up.

Tom Taylor - December 13, 2018

Shortly after UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229, he leapt over the side of the cage and attacked McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis. At the same time, McGregor got into it with two of Nurmagomedov’s training partners inside the cage. Unsurprisingly, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), the organization that oversaw this UFC 229 card, was not pleased with this chaotic scene. Discipline was promised for Nurmagomedov, McGregor, and all those involved almost immediately. As of yet, however, it’s been unclear what kind of punishment the fighters will receive.

Tom Taylor - December 13, 2018

On December 29, in the main event of UFC 232, Alexander Gustafsson and Jon Jones will finally meet again — and with the vacant light heavyweight title on the line. Heading into this high-stakes rematch, there has already been quite a bit of heat between the two fighters, particularly at a recent press conference where Jones actually pushed Gustafsson.

Tom Taylor - December 13, 2018

Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 231, UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway returned to the Octagon in dominant form, defeating formerly undefeated challenger Brian Ortega by doctor stoppage. In the wake of this dominant performance, fans and pundits have once again started calling for Holloway to move up to the lightweight division, where the weight cut would be less intense, and new challenges would await.