One of the biggest simmering grudge matches is all set to finally take place inside the octagon. According to a report from Ariel Helwani, Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal have agreed to face each other in a three-round welterweight clash on the main card of UFC 269, which will take place on December 11. The event is expected to be ...
Over the past two decades, Dana White has steered the UFC to the sporting mainstream, but despite a remarkable run at the helm of the promotion, the 52-year-old is far from finished. Now he’s targeting global domination. Speaking to Bloomberg as part of a feature on the business of sports, White lifted the lid on what has made the UFC ...
The first UFC pay-per-view event of 2022 will cement the promotion’s undisputed heavyweight champion. According to reports from French outlet La Sueur that were subsequently confirmed with sources by MMA Junkie, current champ Francis Ngannou will take on the recently-crowned interim champion Ciryl Gane on Saturday, January 22. The bout will see the former training partners face off for the ...
Former two division UFC world champion Henry Cejudo has been making the headlines for different reasons over recent days, but ‘The Messenger’ hasn’t just been campaigning for his octagon return. Cejudo has made no secret of his desire to return to the UFC and challenge reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. But, in his latest appearance in his podcast, “The ...
Former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago ‘Marreta’ Santos headed into Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 38 main event with one aim – win at all costs. The Brazilian, the only man to win on a judge’s scorecard against the pound-for-pound great Jon Jones, arrived in Las Vegas desperate to turn his form around following three consecutive defeats in his last three ...
Cage Warriors crowned a hat-trick of new champions, with new flyweight, bantamweight, interim featherweight belt-holders added to the promotion’s roll of honour this past weekend. London’s iconic York Hall in Bethnal Green played host to the promotion’s latest “Trilogy” series, with Cage Warriors 127, 128 and 129 serving up three back-to-back nights of action, with a new champion crowned on ...
The featherweight title battle between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega served up an instant classic at UFC 266. It was one of the best title fights we’ve seen inside the octagon in some time, and a fight that Daniel Cormier described as the best fight he’s ever called live. Volkanovski claimed a landslide decision on the scorecards, earning scores of ...
Alexander Volkanovski produced a brilliant performance to retain his UFC featherweight title in the main event of UFC 266, but his victory didn’t come without a major scare. After bossing the opening two rounds against challenger Brian Ortega, Volkanovski found himself in big trouble when he was decked by a left hand, then caught in a deep guillotine choke. How ...
Alexander Volkanovski produced a brilliant performance to retain his UFC featherweight title in the main event of UFC 266, but his victory didn’t come without a major scare. After bossing the opening two rounds against challenger Brian Ortega, Volkanovski found himself in big trouble when he was decked by a left hand, then caught in a deep guillotine choke. How ...
With a huge UFC pay-per-view event set for Saturday night in Las Vegas, the UFC’s behind-the-scenes fight week documentary series, UFC Embedded, is back. In Episode 5, Cynthia Calvillo, Robbie Lawler and Lauren Murphy get in some fight week work in at the UFC Performance Institute, while Brian Ortega checks out the ambience at the UFC Apex. Meanwhile, Nick Diaz ...