UFC News

Natasha Hooper - October 15, 2019

Dana White doesn’t believe that Michael Bisping could pull the wool over the eyes of doctors after it was revealed that he has a prosthetic eye. Much to the shock of the internet, Michael Bisping took out his prosthetic eye in a clip that has since gone viral. On his MMA podcast, Believe You Me, the former middleweight champion peeled out his prosthetic eye and said, “That’s why I used to wear f*****g sunglasses baby boy!”

Tom Taylor - October 15, 2019

Ben Askren only got five seconds in the cage with Jorge Masvidal, falling to a flying knee in that span. Unsurprisingly, he’s keen to get a little more cage-time in with his rival. “What I said explicitly was I wanted to come back [from retirement] to see if I was the best in the world,” Askren told MMA Fighting recently. “In that five seconds, we didn’t find that out. We found out Jorge has a fantastic knee and that I’m not invincible, but we didn’t find much else out.

Natasha Hooper - October 15, 2019

Aspen Ladd is appealing her 16-second TKO loss against Germaine de Randamie. Ladd collided with the former featherweight champion on Jul. 13 at UFC Sacramento in California on ESPN+. De Randamie landed a straight right hand which dropped her bantamweight opponent. Before the 35-year-old could deliver any more punches, the referee Herb Dean put an end to the fight. 

Tom Taylor - October 15, 2019

Heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury recently signed with pro wrestling organization WWE, where he’s currently feuding with Braun Strowman. So too did former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. While newer fight fans might not remember it, Fury and Velasquez actually have a bit of history. At the height of Velasquez’s title reign, Fury claimed that he could defeat the UFC star.

Tom Taylor - October 15, 2019

Much has recently been made of a potential fight between UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. If Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman has his way, however, Adesanya will skip right over Jones and the light heavyweight division and battle UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.

Tom Taylor - October 15, 2019

Cain Velasquez is now a part of the WWE universe, and Brendan Schaub believes the former UFC heavyweight champion will rely on performance enhancing drugs to maximize his ability in the ring. Schaub made this comment about Velasquez, who recently existed the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing pool, on a recent episode of his Below the Belt podcast.

Christopher Taylor - October 14, 2019

UFC fighter James Vick has issued a statement following his devastating knockout loss to Niko Price at last weekend’s UFC Tampa event. Price was able to connect with an upkick square to the jaw of Vick midway through the opening round which put the Texas native out cold.

Adam Martin - October 14, 2019

UFC women’s strawweight contender Michelle Waterson has issued a statement following her unanimous decision loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC Tampa. Waterson released a social media post on Monday expressing her sadness for losing the fight. Here’s what “The Karate Hottie” wrote on Instagram.

Christopher Taylor - October 14, 2019

According to Las Vegas Police, Dominance MMA owner Ali Abdelaziz struck Abe Kawa in the face at this past weekend’s PFL event. In a police report obtained by John Morgan of MMAJunkie, it was confirmed that Abdelaziz struck Kawa “with a closed fist” at Friday’s event in Las Vegas.

Adam Martin - October 14, 2019

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez released a statement on Monday regarding his official retirement from mixed martial arts. Below is what Velasquez wrote on his Instagram.

Cole Shelton - October 14, 2019

Jorge Masvidal is open to running things back with Ben Askren eventually. The two fought at UFC 239 in a highly-anticipated fight. Yet, the scrap only lasted five-seconds as Jorge Masvidal landed a flying knee that knocked Askren out cold to hand him his first professional loss.

Fernando Quiles - October 14, 2019

Brendan Schaub isn’t sold on Paulo Costa being able to dethrone Israel Adesanya. The stage appears to be set for a middleweight title showdown between undisputed UFC 185-pound champion Adesanya and Costa. Sources told BJPENN.com that the matchup is being targeted for a March pay-per-view event. UFC president Dana White later confirmed that the promotion is looking at booking Adesanya vs. Costa next.

Adam Martin - October 14, 2019

UFC featherweight Doo Ho Choi has accepted Cub Swanson’s offer of a rematch between the two, who previously fought at UFC 206 in the 2016 “Fight of the Year.” Following his victory over Kron Gracie at UFC Tampa, Swanson expressed interest in a rematch against Choi, who he defeated via unanimous decision back in December 2016. Swanson said he wants to give the fans a fight they want to see, and there’s no doubt that fans would love to see a rematch with Choi as the fight is considered by many to be a modern classic.

Tom Taylor - October 13, 2019

Mackenzie Dern made her return to the Octagon at UFC Tampa over the weekend, just months after giving birth to her first child. Regrettably for Dern and her team, this comeback didn’t go as planned, as she lost a unanimous decision to her opponent Amanda Ribas. This loss to Ribas marked Dern’s first loss as a professional mixed martial artist.

Tom Taylor - October 13, 2019

Cody Garbrandt has lost his last three fights, all by way of knockout. The first two of those setbacks came at the hands of former champ TJ Dillashaw, while the third and most recent came courtesy of Pedro Munhoz. Since this trio of knockout losses, he’s been taking some time off and recovering from injuries.

Tom Taylor - October 13, 2019

Robbie Lawler was expected to battle Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 245, but unfortunately, Ponzinibbio has been forced out of the matchup with a health issue. “Platinum” Mike Perry is hoping to step in and replace the injured Argentinian against Lawler. “Absolutely, I wanted that three years ago, two and a half something like that. If Robbie Lawler would grace me with his name on his contract, let’s go bro,” Mike Perry said backstage at Saturday’s UFC Tampa card. “Let’s put on a show, we are going to throw hands. It ain’t going to be any of that wrestling shit. I might mix it up on you, I might try to change levels, shoot a single leg. Take you down, punch you a little bit make you disorientated, or I might just hold tight and box.”

Tom Taylor - October 13, 2019

Cub Swanson got the victory he sought at UFC Tampa, defeating BJJ specialist Kron Gracie by unanimous decision. Yet the long-time featherweight contender decided to take one post-fight shot at his rival — and it was a funny one. Gracie, for those who don’t know, is a known Flat-Earther — part of a group of conspiracists who believe the earth is flat, not a sphere.

Tom Taylor - October 13, 2019

Over the weekend, on the main card of UFC Tampa, Cub Swanson defeated Kron Gracie by decision. Gracie, however, did not agree with this result. He thinks he should have been named the winner. “I won that fight,” Gracie said on Instagram shortly after his loss (via MMA Fighting).