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The UFC will return to New Orleans in June, with a pivotal light heavyweight bout between No. 3 Daniel Cormier and No. 5 Ryan Bader. UFC Tonight announced the matchup on Wednesday. Daniel Cormier vs Ryan Bader headlines UFC Fight Night 68 in New Orleans Cormier (15-1) was undefeated as a mixed ma...
Two former champions are being penciled in to do battle at the UFC’s debut in the Philippines, MMA-in-Asia.com is reporting. Former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber will be taking on former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar in a bout contested at 145 lbs. when the UFC comes to Manila,...
A women’s bantamweight tilt has been slated for Montreal’s UFC 186, as Alexis Davis is set to take on Sarah Kaufman for the third time. UFC officials announced the matchup on Tuesday. Sarah Kaufman vs Alexis Davis set for UFC 186 Davis (16-6) last fought against current champ Ronda Rousey, but wa...
UFC welterweight contender Hector Lombard failed his UFC 182 post-fight drug test. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released on Tuesday, that he tested positive for desoxymethyltestosterone. Later in the day, the UFC released the following statement. UFC releases statement on Hector Lombard’s...
The Fighter: Sam Alvey Weight Class: 185lbs (Middleweight) Professional MMA Record: 24-6 (1 no contest) Upcoming Fight: UFC Fight Night 61 versus Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira Why He’s Always “Smile’n” – Getting to Know Sam Alvey “Smile’n” Sam Alvey has been all over the map when it comes to MMA. He’s...
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The UFC announced an updated fight card and released ticket prices for UFC 186: DILLASHAW vs. BARAO II at the Bell Centre on Saturday, April 25. The organization will be returning to Montreal with two championship title fights including the highly anticipated re-match between the world’s No.9-ran...
This is a new column, where once a week (or so) we preview a MMA fighter from each weight class, who we believe will have great success in their respective weight class for years to come. Criteria for this column includes: the fighter cannot be the champion, cannot be a former champion, and canno...
The UFC announced today that Brazilian legend Rodrigo “Big Nog” Nogueira will join the cast of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 4, the organization’s signature television reality series, as coach following the departure of UFC middleweight Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva dropped, Antonio Rodrigo Noguei...
The UFC® returns to Fairfax, Va. on Saturday, April 4, as the featherweight division’s No. 1 contender Chad Mendes goes to head-to-head with fourth-ranked Ricardo Lamas in the five-round main event at the Patriot Center. Having both gone the distance in title bouts against champion Jose Aldo, the...
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey will have all eyes on her, even before her February 28 main event fight, as she is featured in this years Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Ronda Rousey in 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Ronda Rousey will step inside the Octagon at the end o...
With only three cards scheduled for February, UFC fans can relax after a very eventful January, where storylines seemed to sprout from both inside and outside the octagon. UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano will be the only pay-per-view event in February with Benson Henderson vs. Brandon Thatch kicking...
Anderson Silva failed a drug test for two separate steroids. He claims innocence, and he’ll have his day in the Nevada commission’s kangaroo court to make his case. In the meantime, certain segments of the media have been reduced to waxing hysterical on the issue. To wit (emphasis mine): Ben Fowl...
UFC fighter Tyron Woodley joined AXS TV’s INSIDE MMA tonight to give an update on the broken foot he sustained during his win at UFC 183 last weekend. To cap off the interview, series hosts Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten asked Woodley about his move to Roufusport Mixed Martial Arts Academy and his tho...
The UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson has not stepped foot inside the Octagon since September of last year. After his fifth title defense at UFC 178 against Chris Cariaso, “Mighty Mouse” has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for his next challenge — he has a date in mind. “I’m shootin...
For the first time in his 15-year career, “The Spider” Anderson Silva has a no contest blemish on his professional mixed martial arts record. At UFC 183, Silva defeated Diaz on the judges scorecards, however this past Tuesday it was revealed that both combatants failed their pre-fight drug tests....