Gilbert Melendez vs. Jeremy Stephens On Tap for UFC 215
It looks as if Giblert... sorry Gilbert Melendez will finally be returning to the octagon, and as a featherweight. That's according to former Fox Sports and current UFC.com scribe Damon Martin, who let word slip via Twitter today. Opposite...
UFC: Dana White Admits Mistakes Were Made with Cris Cyborg
The relationship between women's featherweight star Cris Cyborg and the UFC has been a shaky one at best. Now, Dana White is trying to smooth things over. The promotion didn't exactly respond well back when Cris Cyborg was using Tito...
Nick Diaz Facing Potential USADA Violation for Whereabouts Failures
Despite not having fought in just about forever (technically UFC 183 in January 2015), Nick Diaz is still an active member of the UFC roster, and therefore still enrolled in the promotion's USADA program. That means, among other things,...
UFC Releases Statement on Cortney Casey False Positive Drug Test
It's a thing of nightmares: a professional fighter (or any professional athlete really) competing at the top their sport, clean, but fails a drug test due to a false positive. Thanks to the rapid spread of information in the...
Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov in Russia? It Would Be the Wrong Call
Conor McGregor fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov in Russia? It's a nice idea — but it probably shouldn't happen any time soon, if at all. According to UFC President Dana White, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has floated the idea of fighting...
UFC 214 Gets Tyron Woodley vs. Demian Maia Title Fight
UFC 214 is getting bigger and bigger. The Anaheim, CA card that goes down at the end of July already features a pair of title fights. In the main event, light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier defends against the returning...
Francis Ngannou to Meet Junior dos Santos at UFC 215
Rising heavyweight Francis Ngannou will return this September in Edmonton. The fearsome striker will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 215. The UFC's Canadian arm announced the news on Twitter earlier today. https://twitter.com/UFC_CA/status/880117387294646274 The pairing has...
UFC 215: What Happened to Seattle’s Proposed Pay-Per-View?
The Emerald City looked close to securing its first UFC event in more than four years, and the Northwest's first pay-per-view event since UFC 174 in 2014. Thanks to some drama, a big boxing bout, and a loaded event...
Donald Cerrone Injured, Fight Against Robbie Lawler May Move to UFC 214
Bad news for the UFC 213 card in Las Vegas during International Fight Week. Donald Cerrone, who had been scheduled to face former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at the event, is injured, and will likely not be able to...
Megan Anderson Out, Tonya Evinger In to Face Cris Cyborg at UFC 214
Megan Anderson has been forced off the UFC 214 card for personal reasons, and another Invicta FC champion will step in to take her place. Current Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger has been released from her contract, allowing...