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Rising UFC light heavyweight Sean O’Connell is set to welcome Misha Cirkunov to the promotion at UFC Fight Night 74 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada later this summer. UFC officials announced the matchup on Friday afternoon. Sean O’Connell welcomes Misha Cirkunov to the UFC in Saskatoon O’Connell (17-6) ...
At UFC Fight Night 69, Joanna Jedrzejczyk battered and bruised Jessica Penne to retain her UFC strawweight championship in the evening’s main event. Following the bout, the champ revealed that she had potentially broken her thumb and would require surgery. Joanna Jedrzejczyk underwent successful ...
Video: UFC 189 Embedded Episode 2 On Episode 2 of UFC 189 Embedded, the featherweight headliners are firing on all cylinders as title contenders Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes exchange unpleasantries on a national media call. McGregor continues to put in work in front of the camera, while Mendes ...
Video: UFC 189 Embedded Episode 1 On Episode 1 of UFC 189 Embedded, the sport’s biggest stars converge in New York City, including featherweight contender Conor McGregor, welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and his opponent Rory MacDonald. After two days of UFC Fight Kit photo shoots, the sport’s...
On Tuesday evening, the UFC revealed that UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo would no longer be competing at UFC 189 against Conor McGregor due to a rib injury which occurred during training. On Wednesday, Aldo released the following statement: (Courtesy of Combate) For three months, I trained ...
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has pulled out of his anticipated title defense against Conor McGregor with an injury he suffered last week. It was reported that Aldo had suffered a fractured rib and his bout with the Irishman was in jeopardy, and later on the UFC confirmed that the fight wa...
The preliminary bouts of a fight card often set the tone for the night and can either help make the event one of the best in recent memory or can make it a more forgettable night. Great prelim bouts significantly bolster the card and there are plenty of those in the month of July. July […]
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero (UFC Fight Night 70) was live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on June 27, 2015. The card was originally supposed to be The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 Finale, but visa issues took both the bantamweight and lightweight finals of...
The UFC has signed current CFFC bantamweight champion Jimmie ‘El Terror’ Rivera who will makes his debut in Glasgow vs. Marcus Brimage. Rivera confirmed the signing on Instagram late Tuesday, whereas Emi Candido confirmed the fight on Twitter shortly after. Rivera (16-1) is the current CFFC banta...
UFC and Reebok today unveiled the first-ever UFC Fight Kit. Built for high-performance athleticism, the UFC Fight Kit will be worn by every athlete that steps into the Octagon and symbolizes UFC’s continuing evolution in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) with a line of apparel developed with ...
Watch the Official UFC Fight Kit Launch press conference at 7 am PT / 10 am ET On Tuesday morning the UFC will unveil the official Reebok fight kit to the world. There will be many fighters in attendance for the press conference, including: Champions T.J. Dillashaw, Daniel Cormier, Fabricio Werdu...
At UFC Fight 70 Yoel Romero (10-1) laid out Lyoto Machida (22-7) via TKO and showed the world that he is a legitimate threat in the middleweight division. What he also showed the world is up to your own interpretation. What did Yoel actually say? It started out with something like “What happened ...
Yoel Romero found himself in front of a microphone after the biggest win of his career. He elected to speak in English – not his first language – and addressed the live Miami crowd and the Fox Sports 1 viewing audience: “Hey, USA! Hey, Miami! Hey, Florida! Listen people, listen, listen. Listen! W...
Video: Antonio Carlos Jr. vs Eddie Gordon UFC Fight Night 70 Highlights At UFC Fight Night 70, Antonio Carlos Jr. looked to get Eddie Gordon to the canvas and control the fight from the get-go. Well, that worked out in the end, and Carlos Jr. was able to lock in a deep rear-naked choke and […]
Video: Lorenz Larkin vs Santiago Ponzinibbio UFC Fight Night 70 Highlights In the UFC Fight Night 70 co-main event, Lorenz Larkin moved to 2-0 in the welterweight division with a vicious victory over Santiago Ponzinibbio. Check out highlights below. Video: Lorenz Larkin vs Santiago Ponzinibbio UF...
UFC middleweight Yoel Romero moved up the 185-pound ladder with an impressive victory over Lyoto Machida in the main event at UFC Fight Night 70. Following a performance of a lifetime, Romero used his post-fight speech to discuss his thoughts about America’s decision on gay rights. Yoel Romero ve...