Rashad Evans “embarrassed and disappointed” in KO loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC on Fox 19
“I don’t want to lose hope, I don’t want to lose heart in fighting because it’s what I like to do and I’m at a low right now. But at the end of the day […]
NEWS & RESULTS
UFC on Fox 19 Bonuses: Glover Teixeira, Michael Chiesa, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, and Omari Akhmedov earn extra $50K
Glover Teixeira, Michael Chiesa, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, and Omari Akhmedov each earned $50,000 bonuses out of Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event from Tampa, Fla., the UFC announced after the event. Teixeira took out […]
UFC on Fox 19 “Teixeira vs. Evans” draws 2.13 million viewers in overnight ratings
Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event drew the night’s top rating in the key demographic of adults 18-49, but it was the second lowest overnight viewership overall for a second quarter Fox event for the […]
Bellator 152 Results: Patricky “Pitbull” Freire beats Kevin Souza; prospects McKee, Yankova shine
Bellator’s first event in Italy took place on Saturday, with a tape delayed broadcast for Bellator 152 airing on Spike. In the MMA main event of the dual MMA and kickboxing card, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire […]
Fedor Emelianenko reportedly faces UFC-vet Fabio Maldonado in next bout on June 17 in Russia
Fedor Emelianenko has his next fight set, and it comes against recently released UFC vet Fabio Maldonado on June 17 in Russia. The bout will take place under the “Fight Nights” banner in Emelianenko’s home […]
UFC on Fox 19 Results: Glover Teixeira knocks out Rashad Evans, Rose Namajunas edges past Tecia Torres
Glover Teixeira took his fight with Rashad Evans on fairly short notice, but he made it three straight stoppage wins when he put Evans out cold with a huge two punch sequence in the first […]
UFC heads to Sioux Falls for the first time on July 13 for Fox Sports 1 event
The UFC will run four events in seven days this July, as a report from South Dakota’s Argus Leader publication, with confirmation from the UFC themselves, revealed on Saturday that the UFC will head to […]
UFC ON FOX 19 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s round by round report for “Evans vs. Teixeira” event
UFC ON FOX 19 APRIL 16, 2016 LIVE FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA The UFC is back on FOX this afternoon with eight fights on network TV, and we’ll have live round by round coverage of the […]
UFC releases statement on Islam Makhachev’s USADA violation, scratch from UFC on Fox 19
The UFC has released a statement confirming reports that Islam Makhachev has been pulled from tomorrow’s UFC on Fox 19 event from Tampa, Fla. The statement addresses the current controversy surrounding the substance for which […]
Islam Makhachev reportedly flagged for banned substance, bout with Drew Dober scratched from UFC on Fox 19 card
There’s been yet another late scratch to Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event, as MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani reports that Islam Makhachev was flagged for a banned substance following Friday’s weigh-in event, and his bout with […]
Weigh-in results for UFC on Fox 19 “Evans vs. Teixeira”
Weigh-ins took place this afternoon for tomorrow’s UFC on Fox 19 event in Tampa, Fla. All but two fighters made weight on their first attempts, with late replacement Darrell Horcher needing to cut an additional […]
Frankie Edgar content with “consolation prize,” redemption in UFC 200 bout with Jose Aldo
“I was obviously disappointed because I wanted to fight Conor [McGregor] for the real title, but if this isn’t a consolation prize I don’t know what is. I get redemption against Aldo and a guarantee […]
Jon Jones doesn’t think Daniel Cormier would fight him in New York: “He needs all the mental breaks he can get”
Jon Jones returns to the cage next week at UFC 197 for the first time since UFC 182 last January, and if he beats Ovince St. Preux in that main event he’ll set up the […]
Ronda Rousey “would love” to fight on UFC’s Nov. 12 debut in NYC: “I like fighting for a place in history”
“It would definitely be a cool thing to stick on your resume, but I wouldn’t do it for that reason. It’s important because of the history. I want a tie to a historical place like […]
Rafael dos Anjos defends UFC Lightweight Title against Eddie Alvarez on UFC Fight Pass in July
The UFC Lightweight Title will be on the line this July, but it won’t be at UFC 200; instead, the UFC announced on Friday that Rafael dos Anjos will defend his title against Eddie Alvarez […]
Jessica Andrade drops to strawweight, meets former title challenger Jessica Penne at UFC 199
Jessica Andrade is dropping down to strawweight this June, and she’ll take on former UFC title challenger Jessica Penne at UFC 199, according to a report from the LA Daily News. The 24-year-old Brazilian went […]
Daniel Cormier believes Jon Jones is “primed to get beat” in return at UFC 197
“I think this is why it was so hard to actually make the call, because I truly do believe that right now is when [Jones is] primed to get beat… [This is] the first time […]
After UFC on Fox 19 scratch, Dan Henderson now reportedly meets Hector Lombard at UFC 199
Dan Henderson may already have his next fight lined up after his UFC on Fox 19 bout was scratched, as Sherdog.com reports that he’ll take on Hector Lombard at UFC 199 in June. Henderson was […]
MMA bill signed into law in New York, UFC announces Madison Square Garden event for Nov. 12
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday morning signed the new mixed martial arts regulation bill into law, which means it officially goes into effect on September 1, 2016. With that date now set, the […]
Undefeated featherweight Brian Ortega meets Clay Guida at UFC 199 in June
Undefeated featherweight Brian Ortega gets perhaps his highest profile booking to date this June at UFC 199, as he’ll take on longtime UFC vet Clay Guida. Ortega is 10-0 with one no contest in his […]
Lyoto Machida comments on UFC on Fox 19 removal over USADA violation: “I was caught by surprise by this news”
Lyoto Machida has made a statement following his removal from Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event, and revealed that the substance he disclosed taking was 7-keto-DHEA. Available in over the counter supplements, the substance was […]
Lyoto Machida pulled from Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event after disclosing use of banned substance
Lyoto Machida has been pulled from Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event after disclosing use of a banned substance during an out of competition test last week. The UFC made the announcement Wednesday evening, with […]
Georges St-Pierre says he’s on “good terms” with the UFC, but no announcement coming yet on return
Georges St-Pierre is in talks with the UFC, but whether anything comes of it remains to be seen. In two separate interviews on Tuesday, St-Pierre talked in vague terms about where things are between him […]
Rashad Evans out to make “huge statement” at UFC on Fox 19, begin another title run
“The UFC has given me a great opportunity to have this matchup and I’m glad Glover stepped up and took this fight. Now I have another opportunity to go out there and rewrite some of […]
Viscardi Andrade denies knowingly violating USADA policy, awaiting B sample from out of competition test
Viscardi Andrade is denying any knowing wrong-doing in regards to his failed out of competition test from March 7, releasing a statement professing innocence as he awaits the testing of his B sample by USADA. […]