Mere hours after defending his UFC flyweight title for the first time in emphatic style against Alex Perez, UFC President Dana White revealed he was working on getting Deiveson Figueiredo another title fight in December at UFC 256. His opponent? Brandon Moreno who defeated Brandon Royval in headline attraction of the UFC 255 preliminary card. “We’re going to keep [Figueiredo] ...
UFC 255: Deiveson Figueiredo submits Alex Perez to remain UFC flyweight king Deiveson Figueiredo began his run as the reigning, defending UFC flyweight champion with a comprehensive victory over Dana White’s Contender Series alum Alex Perez at UFC 255. The Brazilian made his first successful defence of his belt at 125 pounds and showed all facets of his game ...
The end of an era. Anderson Silva was last night released from his UFC contract after 14 years with the promotion. First reported by MMAFighting, the Brazilian is now free to sign with any organisation if he chooses to continue fighting instead of hanging up his gloves. UFC President Dana White initially denied that this happened to TMZ, before saying ...
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier confirmed after both fighters sign bout agreements – Fighters Only
The rematch is on. After months of speculation, Conor McGregor has signed his bout agreement to fight Dustin Poirier in 2021. McGregor and Poirier will square off for a second time at UFC 257 on 23 January. Broken by TheMacLife and confirmed by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the news also confirms that the contest will be fought at the lightweight weight ...
On the final night of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2020, four fighters were offered UFC contracts. Those fighters who impressed UFC President White enough to offer deals were J.P. Buys, Gloria de Paula, Tucker Lutz and Victoria Leonardo. Find out how these four fighters won their contracts below! J.P. Buys dominates Jacob Silva but wins by controversial technical ...
Rafael dos Anjos looked right at home on his return to the lightweight division where he was once king on Saturday night. The Brazilian’s split decision victory against short-notice opponent Paul Felder signalled the end of RDA’s eight-fight stint at welterweight which saw him fight for the interim title at 170 pounds. Game as they come, Felder took the fight ...
Three fighters impressed the UFC decision makers enough to be awarded contracts with the promotion following an action-packed week nine of Dana White’s Contender Series. Lightweights Natan Levy and Nikolas Motta, as well as women’s strawweight Luana Pinheiro were the lucky recipients. Find out how they won their UFC contracts below! DWCS 9: Natan Levy puts Shaheen Santana to ...
Not long ago, battle-hardened UFC lightweight Paul Felder was contemplating retirement from MMA after a hard-fought defeat to Dan Hooker. Now, he’s stepping up on just five days’ notice to make weight and fight former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in a five-round fight. Felder is replacing Islam Makhachev to take on the Brazilian on Saturday night’s main event ...
Glover Teixeira continued to roll back the years as the Brazilian won a back-and-forth war with compatriot Thiago Santos on Saturday night. The pair of former UFC light heavyweight title contenders duked it out and Teixeira had to show off his durability as Santos had him compromised on multiple occasions over the three rounds they shared in the Octagon. Santos ...
Jan Blachowicz says he won’t be available for Israel Adesanya fight until March 2021 – Fighters Only
It was announced on the weekend that UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will be stepping up a division to try taking Jan Blachowicz’s light heavyweight crown next. However, that won’t be happening until March, 2021 at the earliest. Blachowicz and his wife are expecting their first child in December. In addition, his native Poland is struggling to contain the COVID-19 ...