UFC 216’s Kevin Lee on Weight Cut: “I’m Willing to Die” For Title
Kevin Lee's first attempt at making weight Friday morning did not go according to plan. At the UFC 216 weigh-ins in Las Vegas, the lightweight, competing for an interim title against Tony Ferguson Saturday, was a pound over the...
Nik Lentz Falls Ill, Fight Against Will Brooks Off UFC 216
UFC 216 is down a bout, as lightweight Nik Lentz fell ill during his weight cut for Saturday's event. Lentz was expected to face Will Brooks on the preliminary card airing on FX (in place of Fox Sports 1)....
BodyArmor Announced as “Official Sports Drink” of the UFC
The UFC has another sponsor on board. In a press release Thursday, the promotion announced that it had reached a "multi-year partnership" with sports drink maker BodyArmor. As a result, BodyArmor is now the "official sports drink" of the...
UFC GIF King Chase Sherman Faces Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Shanghai
You know he's going to have his best material ready for this one. Chase Sherman, the unofficial "GIF King" of the UFC, has been booked to face fellow heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Shanghai (UFC Fight Night 122) next...
The Natural Born Killer is Back: Carlos Condit to Face Neil Magny at UFC...
Well, that didn't take long at all. Mere weeks after two-time welterweight title challenger Carlos Condit asked UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby for a fight, he's got one. Of course, putting the talented striker back in the octagon is a...
UFC 218: Max Holloway Set to Defend Featherweight Title Against Frankie Edgar
It's official. At long last, UFC 218 has its headliner, and newly crowned featherweight champion Max Holloway will be part of it. ESPN reported late Tuesday that UFC officials had confirmed the booking of Holloway against Frankie Edgar at...
Bubba McDaniel Replaces King Mo Against Liam McGeary at Bellator 185
Injury has struck the Bellator 185 card later this month. "King" Mo Lawal, who had been scheduled to face former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary at the event, has been forced off the card due to injury. On Tuesday,...
Michigan’s Drakkar Klose Meets David Teymur At UFC 218
Michigan's Drakkar Klose will be coming home for the Holidays. The UFC has confirmed to the Detroit Free Press that the lightweight will face David Teymur at UFC 218 this December. Both fighters are undefeated in their UFC careers...
UFC to Donate $1 Million Dollars to Families of Victims in Las Vegas
As news unfolded Sunday night and into Monday morning of the worst mass shooting in United States history, it's proximity to the heart of the MMA world was not lost on the sport's fans. The shooting at the Mandalay...
ONE Championship’s Aung La N Sang Meets Alain Ngalani at Openweight on Hero’s Dream...
ONE Championship middleweight king "The Burmese Python" Aung La N Sang has his next fight booked — at openweight. Though not a defense of his newly won middleweight title, the Myanmar figher is making headlines anyway for agreeing to...