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Matt Hamill pulled out of his World Series of Fighting match against Thiago Silva hours before the event. Not wanting to pull Silva from the co-main slot, WSOF pulled up Teddy Holder from his originally scheduled fight against Jake Heun. Holder entered the cage a 4-1 underdog. He wound up eating ...
Watch the UFC 189 World Tour Press Conference at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET The UFC 189 World Championship Tour concludes today in Dublin, Ireland with two fan-Q&A sessions at Convention Centre Dublin with UFC President Dana White, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and Dublin’s own Conor McGrego...
One of the year’s best cards just got a little better with the addition of a fun featherweight contest between Dennis Bermudez and Jeremy Stephens. UFC.com confirmed the news late Monday. Bermudez (14-4) was red-hot following his defeat to Diego Brandao in the finale of TUF 14. Following his FOTN...
UFC Fight Night in San Diego gets it’s first fight as Tony Ferguson looks to make it six wins in a row vs. former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson. The fight was announced during America’s Pregame on FOX Sports 1 on Monday. Ferguson (18-3) has been on fire since returning from injury in late 201...
A pivotal light heavyweight bout has been confirmed as the headliner of June’s Berlin show, as Alexander Gustafsson is set to take on Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 69. Following an initial report on kimura.se, UFC President Dana White confirmed the matchup on early Monday morning, with mmacr...
It will be just over a year off when former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman sets foot back inside the Octagon at UFC 186 on April 25. The number five ranked fighter has been out of action with an injury, but has been vying for fights with top opponents on Twitter for some ...
Do you smell what “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is cooking, you “jabroni”?! The Toss Heard Around the World at Wrestlemania 31 In a move that most definitely solidified her as the most popular UFC champion on the planet; UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (11-0-0) delivered a spectacular beat-...
Gilbert Burns makes a quick turnaround as he draws Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke and makes it his third consecutive fight in his native Brazil whilst in the UFC. Portal do Vale Tudo was the first to announce the match-up early Saturday. Burns (10-0) is perfect as a professional with nine finish...
Undefeated, reigning World Series of Fighting (www.wsof.com) World Lightweight (155 pounds) Champion Justin Gaethje (13-0) weighed in at 154.2 pounds and hard-hitting challenger Luis “Baboon” Palomino(23-9) tipped the scales at 154.7 pounds to make their much-anticipated world championship main e...
At the UFC 189 World Championship Tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Friday, UFC President Dana White announced that the highly anticipated UFC 189 has broken UFC 100’s previous pre-sale record. Dana White: UFC 189 broken pre-sale records. Topped UFC 100 by 55%. Says gate is at $7 million. — Mik...
UFC Embedded debuted last year during the leadup to UFC 173, and the series has been nothing short of a revelation. Embedded blends the best parts of Dana White’s video blogs (a “behind the scenes” feel in consumable 5-8 minute chunks) and the (now defunct?) Primetime series (slick, professional ...
Cris Cyborg Justino is expected to defend her Invicta FC featherweight belt later this summer, although following a report on Brazilian outlet Globo, UFC President Dana White confirmed to UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani that the Brazilian is currently under contract with UFC parent company, Zuffa. Da...
For a long time, it was said that the UFC were struggling to produce a solid ‘PPV star’ below 170 pounds. There have been very few, in fact you could argue that only BJ Penn has truly caught the imagination of the casual fan, the fan who will drop their hard-earned dollars on a UFC […]
A middleweight bout has been added to Mexico’s UFC 188, as Kelvin Gastelum is moving up to 185-pounds (forced) and will face Nate Marquardt. UFC officials announced the matchup on Tuesday. Gastelum lost his first professional MMA fight in his last outing, against top welterweight contender Tyron ...
Rory MacDonald was in Vancouver for the UFC 189 World Tour. We spoke with him about visiting Kelowna, getting the fight with Robbie Lawler, how the first fight will change him for this fight, his exit plan from the sport and more. Rory MacDonald talks Robbie Lawler, exit plan and fighting until h...
Robbie Lawler was in Vancouver, Canada for the UFC 189 World Tour. We spoke with him about being called upon by the media as much as he is now, his thoughts on fighting Rory MacDonald next, how this fight will differ from the first and more. Robbie Lawler talks Rory MacDonald, training, his fathe...