HANSEN’S TAKE: UFC on Fox “Johnson vs. Bader” Post-Mortem
If Ryan Bader fought Anthony Johnson 100 times in a row, he’d be in the hospital 100 times, and some of the beatings might be severe enough where I wouldn’t be able to call this […]
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UFC ON FOX 18 LIVE RESULTS: Hansen’s event report for “Johnson vs. Bader” Fox card from New Jersey
UFC ON FOX 18 JANUARY 30, 2016 LIVE FROM NEWARK, NEW JERSEY UFC on Fox 18 hits the Prudential Center today, with a four fight main card hitting network television. Topped by a light heavyweight […]
Anthony Johnson on Ryan Bader’s UFC title hopes: “You have to beat somebody in the top three”
“I respect Bader. He’s on a five-fight win streak, and I came into the UFC on a three-fight win streak and I got a title shot by my fourth fight so I understand where he’s […]
Hacran Dias says he’s fighting Cub Swanson at UFC on Fox 19 in April
An intriguing featherweight matchup between Hacran Dias and Cub Swanson appears to be headed to UFC on Fox 19 in April, with Dias announcing the matchup over Twitter on Friday. Próxima batalha confirmada no dia […]
UFC ON FOX 18 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card quick thoughts and fight picks for “Johnson vs. Bader” event
UFC on Fox 18 hits network television on Saturday night with a four fight main card, topped by the light heavyweight contender bout between one-time Interim Title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Ultimate Fighter 8 […]
Mike Pierce, Danny Castillo reportedly among ten fighters recently released by the UFC
It seems the UFC has made another round of cuts after their latest slate of events, with ten fighters getting their profiles removed from the “active roster” section of UFC.com. According to UFCFIGHTERSiNFO, which runs […]
Weigh-in results for UFC on Fox 18 “Johnson vs. Bader”
Weigh-ins took place this afternoon for tomorrow’s UFC on Fox 18 event from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. All fighters hit their marks for the event, including main event fighters Anthony “Rumble” Johnson […]
Evan Dunham vs. Leonardo Santos announced for UFC Fight Night 88 “Jacare vs. Belfort” in Brazil
A lightweight bout between Evan Dunham and Leonardo Santos is the third fight set for UFC Fight Night 88 in Brazil this May, with the UFC officially announcing the bout this week. Dunham, 34, is […]
Lyoto Machida vs. Dan Henderson rematch reportedly heading to UFC on Fox 19 in April
Two longtime vets hoping to bounce back from brutal 2015 losses will face one another for a second time at UFC on Fox 19, as Combate in Brazil reports that Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson […]
UFC Fight Night 85 event in Australia adds Daniel Hooker vs. Mark Eddiva
The UFC has been filling out several upcoming events this week, and their March 20 UFC Fight Night 85 card in Australia now has its 11th fight with the addition of Daniel Hooker vs. Mark […]
Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington the latest bout reported for UFC on Fox 19 in April
Bethe Correia has a return date and opponent, but it won’t be a previously reported bout with Jessica Eye. According to a reports from Ag Fight in Brazil and MMAFighting.com, Correia will now meet Raquel […]
Dana White says Cain Velasquez to undergo back surgery, “will probably need four weeks to recover”
Cain Velasquez’s latest injury is going to require surgery, according to UFC President Dana White, but it may not keep him sidelined for too long. White briefly updated Velasquez’s status during an appearance on “Opie […]
Ilir Latifi vs. Gian Villante, Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Vitor Miranda join UFC 196 card on March 5
The March 5 UFC 196 event continues to fill up this week, with two more fights officially confirmed for the event in Ilir Latifi vs. Gian Villante and Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Vitor Miranda. The UFC […]
GSP shoots down report that he’s set to announce UFC return, manager says “a lot of things” still need to happen
Georges St-Pierre and his manager are pouring some cold water on the report that he’s set to announce a return imminently. In a quick comment to MMAFighting.com on Thursday, St-Pierre softly denied a Tweeted report […]
Georges St-Pierre reportedly to announce official return to the UFC “in the coming days”
It’s been more than two years since Georges St-Pierre relinquished his UFC Welterweight Championship in order to take a self-imposed hiatus, and though there’s been conversation about a return in 2016, he hasn’t officially announced […]
Dana White on Jose Aldo wanting Conor McGregor rematch: “It’s tough to make that fight again right away”
Jose Aldo’s desire to fight Conor McGregor again in his next fight – and only Conor McGregor – is likely to keep him out for a long period of time, and comments from UFC President […]
Ronda Rousey’s coach Edmond Tarverdyan says they’ll be “taking advice” from boxing trainers prior to return
“I don’t see it in July at this point. Ronda did three fights last year. I think she deserves time off. That’s what [UFC president] Dana [White] said, too. So we’ve spoke about that. You […]
D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC on Fox 18 “Johnson vs. Bader”
Is it just me, or is the UFC giving big Fox the short end of the stick? The FS1 card two weeks ago featuring TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz easily had the better quality of […]
Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko heading to UFC 196 in Las Vegas on March 5
The UFC’s March 5 event is now UFC 196, and a day after the re-branding the UFC has added a new fight to the card. The organization announced on Thursday that Amanda Nunes will take […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov says UFC on Fox 19 bout with Tony Ferguson the five round main event
The UFC hasn’t made any official announcements regarding a reported UFC on Fox 19 event on April 16, but after his fight with Tony Ferguson was first reported, Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Instagram to say […]
UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia adds Blachowicz vs. Pokrajac, Mihajlovic vs. Ngannou, and Dalby vs. Fabinski
Several fights are official for the UFC’s first ever trip to Croatia, with the organization confirming four bouts for the UFC Fight Night 86 event in Zagreb in Croatia. The first fight confirmed is one […]
Former UFC Title challenger Chael Sonnen to appear on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice”
A new season of Celebrity Apprentice is coming to NBC, and it’s going to have some MMA representation in former multi-time UFC Title challenger Chael Sonnen. Deadline.com revealed the cast for the eighth season of […]
UFC’s Feb. 6 event now UFC Fight Night 82, March 5’s Dos Anjos-McGregor headlined card re-branded as UFC 196
The shifts continue for the UFC, this time in official event titles, as the Feb. 6 event – originally scheduled as UFC 196 on pay-per-view – is now UFC Fight Night 82. The UFC made […]
Jose Aldo tells UFC he won’t accept any fight other than a title bout, wants Conor McGregor “any time, anywhere”
Jose Aldo’s manager said this week he was willing to wait out a year or more if necessary in order to get his rematch for the UFC Featherweight Championship, and Aldo himself has now backed […]
Fabricio Werdum comments on UFC 196 withdrawal backlash, relates to Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Ronda Rousey
Fabricio Werdum is happy with the decision he made to pull out of UFC 196 due to injury, and the UFC Heavyweight Champion said this week his decision was only reinforced by the reaction he’s […]