Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal added to UFC on Fox 18 card in New Jersey
The 11th fight for UFC on Fox 18 is now set, with the UFC announcing this week that Kevin Casey will take on Rafael Natal on the Jan. 30 card in New Jersey. Casey thankfully […]
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Sam Alvey reportedly suffers broken jaw in training, out of UFC Fight Night 82 bout with Daniel Sarafian
Sam Alvey is out of a scheduled fight with Daniel Sarafian in April, revealing this week that he suffered a broken jaw in training to force him out of the UFC Fight Night 82 event […]
Rizin FF Results: Shinya Aoki demolishes Kazushi Sakuraba, King Mo advances in tourney on night one
The first of two events from the new Rizin Fighting Federation promotion took place in Japan today, topped by an absolute bludgeoning from Shinya Aoki on Kazushi Sakuraba. Aoki took Sakuraba down immediately, quickly passed […]
Video – “UFC 195 Embedded” begins with Lawler, Condit, Arlovski, and Miocic
The first episode of “UFC 195 Embedded” is live, with cameras following Robbie Lawler, Carlos Condit, Andrei Arlovski, and Stipe Miocic ahead of Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. Check it out below: Attention iPhone/iPad users, […]
Lorenzo Fertitta says UFC generated $600 million in revenue in 2015
2015 was a massive year for the UFC, and according to UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, it was their biggest year ever. In an interview with CNN this week, Fertitta revealed that the UFC brought in […]
UFC Champ Robbie Lawler says there’s nothing to December injury rumors, all set for UFC 195
Earlier this month, a Facebook post from an Ontario fight store led to speculation that Robbie Lawler had suffered a UFC 195-threatening injury. Warrior Fight Store claimed he was scheduled for an appearance, but was […]
Nick Diaz believes GSP was on steroids when they fought: “I’m pretty convinced everybody is on steroids”
“I’m pretty convinced about everybody is on steroids. I mean everybody. Me and my brother, I don’t think [Frankie Edgar] is on steroids, but a lot of these guys, they’re on steroids. That stuff messes […]
UFC Champ Fabricio Werdum warns Cain Velasquez to “be careful with the right arm” in UFC 196 rematch
UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum captured that title with a third round guillotine choke submission over Cain Velasquez at UFC 188. Now that they’re slated to fight again at UFC 196, Werdum appears to be […]
Video – Watch full “UFC 195 Countdown” with Lawler-Condit, Arlovski-Miocic segments
The UFC’s “Countdown to UFC 195” debuted this weekend, and it’s now available online. Check out both segments of the program below, one on the main event between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit, and the […]
Seven Years Ago Flashback: MMATorch live coverage for stacked UFC 92 “Ultimate 2008” event
Seven years ago today, the UFC closed out a big 2008 with one of the year’s great events, UFC 92. At the time it was a significant triple header with two title fights, one featuring […]
UFC Champ Holly Holm “open” to potential Cris “Cyborg” Justino bout at 145 lbs.
“I know with the UFC, they don’t have that division. So, if that was something that they were going to put together, I’m not against it. I’m open to it… I’m not against options for […]
Gegard Mousasi suggests Thales Leites bout happening at UFC Fight Night 83
The UFC pulled Gegard Mousasi out of a fight with Michael Bisping to put Anderson Silva in that slot, but it appears he’ll remain on the UFC Fight Night 83 card in London. Mousasi on […]
Stephen Thompson aiming for title fight after Johny Hendricks bout at UFC 196
Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson got a huge fight booking for 2016 with the UFC announcing earlier this month that he’ll take on former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks at UFC 196. The 32-year-old is 11-1 overall […]
Manuwa-Krylov, Packalen-Sajewski, Danho-Omielanczuk added to UFC Fight Night 83 in London
The UFC dropped the announcement of Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping this week for UFC Fight Night 83 in London, and a few other fights have been added to the event as well. The UFC […]
Aljamain Sterling on UFC, free agency: “I want to have a bank account that represents me being a pro athlete”
“I want to have a bank account that represents me being a pro athlete. At the end of that of the day, I want a bank account that has the backing of a pro athlete. […]
Anderson Silva says it “will be a pleasure” to fight Michael Bisping in London at UFC Fight Night 83
Anderson Silva was hoping for his first fight post-suspension to come in his home country of Brazil, but instead he’s coming back against Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 83 in Bisping’s home country of […]
Michael Bisping jokingly tells Anderson Silva to “leave the viagra out” of UFC Fight Night 83 matchup
The UFC dumped a major fight announcement on Christmas Eve this week, giving Michael Bisping an opponent change from Gegard Mousasi to Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night 83 in London. It didn’t take long […]
UFC 193 “Rousey vs. Holm” pay-per-view reportedly garners as high as 1.1 million buys
Last month’s UFC 193 event from Australia will go down as one of the biggest events in UFC history, bringing a UFC record attendance to Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium, and over a million buys on pay-per-view. […]
Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping announced for UFC Fight Night 83 headliner in London on UFC Fight Pass
Michael Bisping is no longer fighting Gegard Mousasi this February. Instead, the UFC announced on Thursday that he’ll take on a returning Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC Fight Night 83 in London. […]
Gleison Tibau adds fight night drug test failure out of UFC Fight Night 77 in addition to out-of-competition failure
Gleison Tibau is currently on suspension for a potential failure in a random out of competition drug test from the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and it was revealed on Wednesday that he also failed a […]
UFC on Fox 17 Medical Suspensions: Donald Cerrone out 45 days due to TKO loss against Rafael dos Anjos
Only six fighters received medical suspensions this week out of Saturday’s UFC on Fox 17 event. The Florida State Boxing Commission suspended Donald Cerrone, Junior dos Santos, C.B. Dollaway, Josh Samman, Cole Miller, and Luis […]
Holly Holm would like to be active champion, says UFC 200 “a really long time from now”
“Eight months between fights is a long time. Maybe not for some, but in boxing I used to fight four times a year for title fights. I was very active. This year is three fights […]
Kelvin Gastelum injured, newcomer Alex Morono steps in against Kyle Noke at UFC 195; Trujillo-Sims moved to main card
Kelvin Gastelum is out of next week’s UFC 195 event, with the UFC announcing Tuesday night that newcomer Alex Morono is stepping in against Kyle Noke. The Gastelum-Noke bout was initially slated for the pay-per-view […]
Final UFC on Fox 17 ratings in at 2.78 million viewers, in line with previous December shows
Final numbers are in for Saturday’s UFC on Fox 17 event, as Dave Meltzer at MMAFighting.com reports that an average of 2.781 million tuned in for the Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone headlined event […]
Jose Aldo’s coach Andre Pederneiras thinks he got “overconfident” at UFC 194, thinks immediate rematch should be next
“I wouldn’t say anxious. Maybe overconfident, because he was really well. He was so confident in the victory he [thought] ‘I’ll throw [my hand] and will catch him.’ It’s a split-second decision. Or you attack, […]