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On Saturday, fight fans learned that the UFC 197 main event was now Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux. The man known as OSP is stepping in on short notice for UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who was forced to pull out with an undisclosed injury. Jon Jones opens as massive favourite ...
It was announced on April 1 that Daniel Cormier was forced out of his UFC 197 light heavyweight title battle against Jon Jones due to injury. On Saturday April 2, the UFC replaced Cormier with Ovince Saint Preux and made the bout against Jones for the interim 205-pound belt. UFC President Dana Wh...
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier suffered an injury and has been forced to pull out of his highly anticipated title rematch against Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 197 later this month. BJPenn.com‘s report on Friday was followed up by MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani. UFC officials...
Less than a year ago, the UFC women’s bantamweight division looked like one that contained Ronda Rousey and then the rest. As we head into the middle part of 2016, there is now an argument to claim that the women’s 135lbs division is one of the most open in the UFC. Having made six comprehensive ...
Yesterday, the UFC announced Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar would headline and co-headline, respectively, UFC 200. The former, contested at the same welterweight limit as the first fight at UFC 196, was a poorly kept secret; the latter, with an interim featherweight ...
It looks like former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will be able to fight against Daniel Cormier for the title at UFC 197. The UFC issued a statement following the judges hearing in New Mexico on Thursday. “UFC respects the decision made today by Judge Michael E. Martinez in New Mexico ...
A couple marquee match-ups have been added to UFC 200, as Conor McGregor gets another crack at Nate Diaz in the main event and Frankie Edgar will battle Jose Aldo for the interim featherweight championship. UFC officials announced the new bouts on Wednesday afternoon. McGregor (19-3) has easily b...
CES 33 on March 11 was headlined by a vacant bantamweight title fight between Kody Nordby and Andre Soukhamthath. Things began heating up between the two prior to the fight, and there was indeed some bad blood that entered the cage with them. After four action packed rounds, Soukhamthath put Nord...
It wouldn’t be right to say the UFC waited too long to bring Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino into the promotion proper. Justino is still a few months away from her 31st birthday and has yet to hit her 20th pro MMA bout (and aside from a kickboxing bout in 2014, she’s taken very little damage in her […]
A handful of bouts have been added to UFC Fight Night 89, which will mark the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Canada as well as its debut event in Ottawa, Ontario, the country’s capital city. The below matchups were confirmed by the organization on Tuesday afternoon. UFC Ottawa begins ...
UFC Women’s Strawweight Paige VanZant returned to the Dancing with the Stars stage on ABC last night and it was one for the ages. Video: Paige VanZant earns high scores on Dancing with the Stars The UFC talent put on a show for the fans and earned herself some high marks. Check out the clips […]
Steve Montgomery is due for a resurgence. Last year was a wash for the 25 year old mixed martial artist. One of the more promising prospects on The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians, based on his then 8-2 record, the ATT stable member was forced off the show prematurely due to ...
On episode 38 of the Eye of the Storm MMA Podcast this week, guest Front Row Brian and I discussed, among other things, the intensifying rumors of the UFC’s potential sale. These rumors seem to pop up every few months, but something is different this time. Something feels more serious about these...
This morning at a press conference, Rizin Fighting Federation announced multiple bouts for their April 17 show, as well as two new signings in the form of always-exciting lightweight Daron Cruickshank and heavyweight Chris ‘Huggy Bear’ Barnett. Multiple fights added to RIZIN FF 1 next month, incl...
Regulated professional MMA is finally coming to New York. The first regulated event in the United States took place on August 23, 1996, in Biloxi, Mississippi. That New York State is twenty years behind the great state of Mississippi tells you all sorts of things about politics and violence and t...
UFC® Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lorenzo Fertitta applauded the overwhelming, bipartisan New York State Assembly passage of legislation to legalize and regulate professional mixed martial arts (MMA) in New York. The passage of A.2604-C, sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morell...