Chris Barnett Joins UFC, Will Fight Ben Rothwell on May 22
Longtime heavyweight (and super heavyweight) veteran Chris Barnett is finally in the UFC. As first reported by Fight Bananas, Barnett will take on Ben Rothwell in a short-notice scrap on May 22. Barnett replaces Philipe Lins, who Rothwell was supposed...
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler Weigh-In Results
In just his second fight with the UFC, multi-time Bellator MMA lightweight champion Michael Chandler will get his chance to earn MMA's most prestigious championship. At UFC 262, Chandler will throw down with Charles Oliveira, with the vacant lightweight...
UFC Newcomers Collin Anglin And Melsik Baghdasaryan Set For July 31 UFC Event
A pair of season four Dana White's Contender Series alumni will make their UFC debut in July. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news that UFC rookies Collin Anglin and Melsik Baghdasaryan will fight on July 31 at...
Julio Arce vs. Andre Ewell Set For July 24 UFC Event
A pair of UFC bantamweights will be looking to get back into the win column this summer. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news that Julio Arce will be moving back down to bantamweight for the time in...
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jeremy Stephens Set For July 17 UFC Event
After a huge blunder at weigh-ins last month, Jeremy Stephens returns in July. MMA Junkie was first to report that Stephens will make his return to lightweight against Mateusz Gamrot on July 17 at UFC Fight Night 191. Both fighters...
UFC Cuts Ten Fighters, Dan Hardy Also Released
Ten more UFC fighters will need to look for work elsewhere. Last week TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter reported that six fighters were removed from the UFC roster. The fighters cut were Luke Sanders, Anthony Birchak, Aalon Cruz, Jordan Griffin, Bartosz Fabinski,...
Pat Sabatini vs. Jamall Emmers Set For August 28 UFC Event
A pair of featherweight prospects will collide inside the UFC octagon this August. MMA Junkie was first to report that Pat Sabatini will fight Jamall Emmers on August 28 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event. Sabatini would confirm the booking via...
Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises Set For July 17 UFC Event
A top 10 UFC lightweight will defend his ranking in July. ESPN was first to report that No. 10 ranked Islam Makhachev will fight Thiago Moises on July 17. Sources later confirmed the booking to Cageside Press. While most everyone thought...
Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till In The Works For August 14 Main Event
The August 14 UFC Fight Night gets its main event, as a pair of top 10 ranked middleweights collide. ESPN was first to report that No. 6 ranked middleweight Darren Till will fight No. 5 Derek Brunson in the main...
UFC: Costa and Cannonier to Return on August 21 in Key Bout
Former title challenger Paulo Costa will meet Jared Cannonier in a high stakes middleweight bout at a UFC event on August 21. Two of the UFC's top middleweight contenders will collide on August 21 as former title challenger Paulo Costa...