UFC 255 Main Event Preview: The Terror at 125
For years the knock on the lighter weight divisions was that there was plenty of fast-paced action with a high volume of strikes, but that there weren't any finishers. But the current UFC flyweight champion, Devison Figueiredo, has completely...
UFC 255’s Alex Perez Used to Being Underestimated
Alex Perez is the unlikely challenger for the UFC's flyweight title this Saturday at UFC 255. Unlikely only because that main event fight with Deiveson Figueiredo was supposed to be against Cody Garbrandt. The booking of Garbrandt, a former bantamweight champ,...
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Arman Tsarukyan Set for UFC 257
The UFC 257 card is starting to grow. Joining Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier at the event will be another lightweight fight, between prospects Nasrat Haqparast and Arman Tsarukyan. MMA Junkie was first to report news of the fight on...
Sara McMann vs. Julianna Pena Added to UFC’s January 16 Event
A women's bantamweight fight has been added to the UFC's January 16, 2021 event. Sara McMann and Julianna Pena will face off on that date, at a location yet to be confirmed. Former title challenger McMann announced the news on...
UFC 255: Jennifer Maia Addresses Weight Concerns, Says Cut is Going Well
A "very happy, motivated" Jennifer Maia returns in the co-main event at UFC 255, in the biggest fight of her career. Maia (18-6-1) is in a very different spot now than she was just a year ago. On Saturday, she...
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 Signed for UFC 257
It's official. Conor McGregor (22-4) will face Dustin Poirier (26-6, 1NC) for the second time at UFC 257 in January. Per McGregor's own website, The Maclife, the former double-champ signed his bout agreement on Thursday. With Poirier already having signed...
UFC 255: Mike Perry Denies Abuse Allegations, Expects Banger Against Tim Means
Where Mike Perry goes, a whirlwind of trouble seems to follow. Inside the cage and outside of it. At UFC 255 this weekend, Perry (14-6) takes on Tim Means. Of course, it was supposed to be Robbie Lawler, until Lawler...
UFC 255’s Valentina Shevchenko: “Fighting By Itself Is Already Pressure”
There's no extra pressure for Valentina Shevchenko to put on a dominant performance against Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 — because fighting alone is pressure enough UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko returns at UFC 255, defending her title against...
UFC 255: Deiveson Figueiredo Plans to Bring Excitement Back to Flyweight Division
Deiveson Figueiredo (19-1) will make the first defense of his flyweight title this Saturday. That UFC 255 main event fight will not be against Cody Garbrandt, as had originally been planned. Instead, the Brazilian champion will face Alex Perez,...
UFC: Jesse Ronson Accepts 20-Month Sanction for USADA Violation
Canada's Jesse Ronson won't be snatching any bodies inside the UFC octagon any time soon. The welterweight from London, Ontario known as "The Body Snatcher" has accepted a 20-month sanction from USADA after failing an out-of-competition drug test for metandienone....
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