The UFC’s decision to book Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate against Amanda Nunes seems a bit odd on the surface with Holly Holm available and wanting that rematch, especially with both of them then viable […]
Miesha Tate will indeed be defending her Women’s Bantamweight Championship before fighting Ronda Rousey, as it was announced on Wednesday’s UFC Tonight program that Tate will face Amanda Nunes at UFC 200. The 29-year-old champion […]
A flyweight fight between Paddy Holohan and Willie Gates is being targeted for UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam on May 8, according to a report from MMAFighting.com. For Ireland’s Holohan, the bout is his […]
Do you expect the Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz rematch at UFC 200 to play out any differently than the short notice UFC 196 matchup? Why, and/or how? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Say what you will about […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has been out of action for two years due to injury, and the lightweight division is in a very different state than it was when he was last in the cage. The current […]
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Well, it wasn’t Khabib Nurmagomedov tanking the UFC on Fox 19 main event, as FoxSports.com reported Tuesday evening that Tony Ferguson is out of their fight with an injury. As a result, the light heavyweight […]
What’s your reaction to Jon Jones fighting Ovince St. Preux at UFC 197 with Daniel Cormier out injured, and that fight being for an Interim Title? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR I’m disappointed that we won’t be […]
After capturing the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship last month, Miesha Tate has now signed a new multi-fight contract with the UFC. Tate’s team at KHI Management tweeted out a picture of her signing the new […]
“Obviously, there was luck involved. He was lucky to get that shot in right away. If my punch would have landed a little lower, then he would have been the one on the mat. So, […]
Two more fights have been confirmed for the UFC’s return to Chicago this summer with UFC on Fox 20, as Ryan LaFlare will take on Alexander Yakovlev, while George Sullivan meets Hector Urbina. The UFC […]
The 24th season of The Ultimate Fighter will feature higher stakes than most, as the UFC announced on Tuesday that 16 flyweight competitors will take part in order to crown the next challenger for the […]
In a move that’s a year late, Jon Jones has finally hired himself a driver. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion revealed on Monday that he’s made the move, hiring his nutritionist Lou Giordano to […]
In a new feature piece on former UFC fighters moving to Bellator in free agency from Mike Chiappetta at BleacherReport.com, Benson Henderson, Matt Mitrione, Phil Davis, and Josh Thomson all discussed their motivations for making […]
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The back and forth between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier continued over Twitter on Monday night, with Jones first responding to Cormier’s retort to a fan. “I’m rich, I’ll be fine”? Now we are lashing […]
The first fights for the UFC’s return to Chicago are now set, with the UFC officially confirming on Monday that Alex Oliveira will take on James Moontasri, while Luis Henrique will face Dmitry Smolyakov at […]
Jon Jones’ reaction to Daniel Cormier offering help to Ovince St. Preux has led to a vehement push back from Cormier, who went off on Jones in a string of comments on Twitter. Coward is […]
The UFC had been holding off on booking TUF winner Julianna Pena while she faced legal issues stemming from an arrest in December, but now that it’s been resolved they plan to get her a […]
Daniel Cormier had to pull out of his UFC 197 bout with Jon Jones due to injury, opening the door to Ovince St. Preux in an Interim Title fight against Jones on April 23. On […]
USADA has released a statement confirming a reduced suspension for Yoel Romero over a failed drug test from January, and the middleweight contender will be out just six months, making him eligible to compete by […]
Frankie Edgar is fighting Jose Aldo at UFC 200 for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship, a rematch of their fight for the title proper back in February of 2013. Edgar, the former UFC Lightweight Champion, […]
Middleweight contender Yoel Romero could be back in action in 2016, as MMAFighting.com reports that he’s reached a settlement with USADA over an anti-doping violation in January. Romero was suspended for two years due to […]
“Oh yeah, I f***ed that show up. I put a bigger hole on that shit. What did you guys think, I’m some f***ing game to be played with? I’ve been on this game for too […]
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier’s leg injury will not require surgery, and he could be back in the cage by August or September, according to a report from Dave Meltzer at MMAFighting.com. Cormier this […]
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