UFC 278: Tyson Pedro Gets Phone Call From Family, Wants Shogun Rematch
Salt Lake City, UT - UFC light heavyweight Tyson Pedro came into UFC 278 having been away from home for over 6 months, and made it all pay off with a TKO finish of Harry Hunsucker on Saturday night. Pedro...
UFC 278: Ange Loosa Hopes to See UFC Africa Take Place Some Day
Salt Lake City, UT — Ange Loosa went through a three-round war with A.J. Fletcher at UFC 278, in a fight that saw Loosa nearly finished by his opponent. In the end, however, Fletcher's eagerness to finish the fight cost...
UFC 278: Lucie Pudilova Attributes Slow Start to Pressure of Return
Salt Lake City, UT — Women's bantamwieght Lucie Pudilova returned to the octagon at UFC 278 on Saturday, fighting in the promotion for the first time since 2020. In her time away, Pudilova posted a 5-1 record under the Oktagon...
UFC 278: Paulo Costa Responds to Jake Paul’s “Easy Money” Claim, Youtuber Welcome to...
Salt Lake City, UT — Many were expecting a short fight in the UFC 278 co-main event on Saturday, which saw former middleweight champ Luke Rockhold paired up with Paulo Costa. Instead, the pair went a grueling three rounds, with...
UFC 278: Dana White Promises No Further Drug Tests During Weight Cuts
Salt Lake City, UT — Like many others, Dana White was not happy to hear that Paulo Costa had been drug tested during his weight cut, just hours ahead of Friday's UFC 278 official weigh-in. At the least, it's annoying,...
UFC 278: Leon Edwards Believes Long Road to Title Was “Way It Was Meant...
Salt Lake City, UT — There's no question that Leon Edwards took the long road to the UFC's welterweight title. Nine straight wins. Multiple fight cancellations, including dates with Khamzat Chimaev and Tyron Woodley. The coronavirus pandemic getting in the...
Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Ngannou Loses a Million Dollar Deal, White Admits Losing Burgos...
In a somewhat shocking admission, UFC President Dana White has gone on record to say that mistakes were made in letting Shane Burgos slip away. Francis Ngannou, meanwhile, saw a million dollar sponsorship slip through his fingers thanks to...
Tony Ferguson vs. Li Jingliang Confirmed for UFC 279
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will be moving to welterweight to compete on September's UFC 279 card. Earlier in the day on Saturday, Ferguson (25-7) in true "El Cucuy" fashion had hinted that something was in the works...
UFC 278 Sees Costa vs. Rockhold Earn Fight of the Night, Edwards Wins Performance...
Luke Rockhold may have been critical of the UFC's post-fight bonuses ahead of the UFC 278, but the retiring former middleweight champion pocketed one last $50,000 paycheck in what appears to be his final fight. Rockhold went the distance with...
UFC 278: Amir Albazi Questions Modern Black Belts, Says “Jiu-jitsu is Watered Down”
Salt Lake City, UT — After a year and a half on the sidelines, Iraq's Amir Albazi made a triumphant return to the octagon at UFC 278. "The Prince," an Iraqi-born Swede fighting out of England, made short work of...