UFC News
UFC Fortaleza gets clash between Jose Aldo and Renato Moicano
Drake Riggs - December 12, 2018
The UFC’s second show on ESPN+ in Fortaleza, Brazil looks to be shaping up as a great one. Already having had a plethora of good fights announced, another very exciting one has joined the mix between top Brazilians at 145-pounds.
BREAKING | UFC cancels UFC 233, adjusts PPV schedule
Tom Taylor - December 12, 2018
After weeks of struggling to find a suitable main event for UFC 233, which is scheduled for January 26 in Anaheim, California, the UFC has cancelled the card outright. This news was first reported by Brett Okamoto on Twitter. Breaking: UFC is rearranging its pay-per-view schedule. UFC 233 will no longer take place on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, due to a combination of factors. That PPV will change to another date, so 2019 will still feature the same amount of PPVs as originally planned. More info coming.
Michael Bisping breaks down his 'most satisfying victory' with Joe Rogan
Tom Taylor - December 12, 2018
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping had a long and illustrious fighting career before he finally hung up the gloves in early 2018. Given his many accomplishments, you might expect him to have a difficult time pinning down the most satisfying moment of his career. Yet when he was asked to name his most satisfying win by UFC color commentator Joe Rogan on the JRE MMA show, Bisping was able to produce an answer quite quickly. His pick? Anderson Silva, who he defeated by unanimous decision after a frenzied, five-round war in early 2016.
EXCLUSIVE | UFC veteran Brad Pickett explains how the promotion has changed over the years
Cole Shelton - December 12, 2018
English MMA veteran Brad Pickett spent many years as a WEC and UFC bantamweight contender before retiring in 2017. During the height of his career, when the UFC was still owned by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, there was much less of a focus on the “money fights” and “super fights” we hear so much about today. Instead, fighters generally had to earn their title shots and big paydays the old fashioned way: with wins. That’s the way Brad Pickett liked it. He didn’t need to trash talk to gain fans or move up the rankings. All he needed to do was win.
Tony Ferguson responds to Dustin Poirier's recent callout
Tom Taylor - December 12, 2018
With UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champ Conor McGregor both currently tied up with looming discipline from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Dustin Poirier has recently been angling for a fight with the only other top lightweight available: Tony Ferguson. Poirier made his first callout of Ferguson on Twitter.
Daniel Cormier makes ESPN's 'Dominant 20' athletes list for 2018
Drake Riggs - December 11, 2018
To say that it’s been a pretty good year for Daniel Cormier would be quite an understatement. With the fighter of the year award pretty much locked up as there is only a matter of days left in 2018, ESPN has recognized ‘DC’ as one of the top 20 most dominant athletes of the past year.
Top flyweight prospect and LFA champion Sabina Mazo signs with UFC
Drake Riggs - December 11, 2018
Despite the rocky start to the flyweight division through season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter, the UFC is now working its way into the right direction with some recent signings. Already having acquired two top worldwide flyweights in former Invicta FC champion Jennifer Maia and former KSW champion Ariane Lipski, the UFC has now signed arguably the top prospect in the division overall.
Report | Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling added to UFC Phoenix
Drake Riggs - December 11, 2018
With the current champion at 135-pounds TJ Dillashaw dropping down to flyweight in the hopes of claiming a second title, his division must stay active until he returns. And that’s just what they’ll be doing as AZCentral’s Greg Moore has reported that a top 10 bantamweight collision between Jimmie ‘El Terror’ Rivera and Aljamain ‘Funkmaster’ Sterling is on for UFC Phoenix on February 17. This card is the first UFC card to be televised on the ESPN channel.
Kamaru Usman says he would 'flatline' Ben Askren
Drake Riggs - December 11, 2018
The welterweight division is one of the deepest and best that MMA has to offer. Yet in the UFC, things are looking somewhat complicated at the top right now. With Kamaru Usman’s emergence as a top title threat and the long-awaited arrival of Ben Askren, the two have been making more noise than the champion Tyron Woodley and interim champion Colby Covington.
USADA says 'technical issue' led to disappearance of recent Brock Lesnar test sample
Drake Riggs - December 11, 2018
Last week, we got what appeared to be some shenanigans from USADA involving former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE star Brock Lesnar where we saw the disappearance of one of his test samples. Obviously, this was a bit concerning as Lesnar has a history with performance-enhancing drugs and is currently being tested in the hopes of returning to likely face current champion Daniel Cormier at some point early next year.
Report | Dominick Cruz injured out of bout with John Lineker at UFC 233, Cody Garbrandt targeted as replacement
Drake Riggs - December 11, 2018
It seems that disaster has struck once again for the former bantamweight king Dominick Cruz. Having his comeback set for UFC 233 on January 26 opposite John Lineker, that appears to longer be the case as MMA Brasil’s Tarso Doria reports that Cruz has sustained yet another fight canceling injury. Thus prompting the promotion to pursue Cruz’ last opponent, Cody Garbrandt to replace him against the Brazilian.
Valentina Shevchenko discusses possible future rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Tom Taylor - December 11, 2018
Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 232, Valentina Shevchenko captured the vacant UFC women’s flyweight title with a dominant decision defeat of former UFC strawweight Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Speaking on The MMA Hour with Luke Thomas on Monday, the new champion broke down this victory.