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SHERDOG NEWS SEPTEMBER 2016
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Thiago Moises Dominates Zach Freeman, Retains Lightweight Title at RFA 44 Resurrection Fighting Alliance lightweight champion Thiago Moises proved to be too much for local challenger Zach Freeman to handle in the RFA...
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UFC Fight Night 96 Weigh-in Results: John Lineker Misses Weight Again The Moda Center in Portland, Ore., is the site of the next Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Saturday and it expects to be a good one.
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Bellator Featherweight Champ Daniel Straus Cleared to Return From Broken Hand Bellator MMA featherweight champion Daniel Straus has been cleared to compete again after being sidelined for much of 2016 due to a broken left hand.
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Heavyweight Boxing Champ Tyson Fury Tests Positive for Cocaine When the reports last week spread across the world of boxing that the eagerly-anticipated rematch between reigning heavyweight champion Tyson...
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Euro FC 1 Weigh-in Results: UFC Vets Tom Niinimaki, Jonathan Brookins Make Weight The inaugural European Fighting Challenge event will take place on Saturday night at the Espoo Metro Arena in Espoo, Finland, and is cooking up...
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Hollywood Celebrities, Professional Athletes Among New Investors in UFC After the sale of the UFC in July for a reported $4 billion to William Morris Endeavor and International Management Group, many in the industry...
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Weekend Fight Odds: John Dodson, Will Brooks Favored at UFC Fight Night Gamblers looking to gain an edge going into this weekend will have to be shrewd and selective, as UFC Fight Night 96 isn’t loaded with live underdogs that could potentially pull in tons of dough. The main event featuring streaking...
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Victory FC’s Year-End Slate Includes Three Events, Six Title Bouts Victory Fighting Championship announced on Thursday that it will close out 2016 with a trio of events that will see six of the promotion’s...
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Former Bellator Heavyweight Champ Alexander Volkov to Make UFC Debut on Nov. 19 Ex-Bellator MMA heavyweight titlist Alexander Volkov will make his Octagon debut against Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast.
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Middleweight Title Tilt Tops Legacy Fighting Championship 62 on Nov. 11 Reigning Legacy Fighting Championship middleweight king Rafael Lovato Jr. will defend his title against Cortez Coleman on Nov. 11.
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Second Title Bout Announced for One Championship ‘Defending Honor’ on Nov. 11 One Championship “Defending Honor” will now feature two title bouts, as the Singapore-based promotion announced Thursday that Marat Gafurov will put his featherweight title on the line against...
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UFC President Dana White: Ronda Rousey Wants Cris ‘Cyborg’ Fight When Ronda Rousey was UFC bantamweight champion, she was adamant that for a superfight with Cristiane Justino to occur, it would have to be on...
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Conor McGregor: ‘You’re Gonna Need a F---ing Army to Take Them Belts Off Me’ Conor McGregor doesn’t sound like a man who’s ready to relinquish some of his championship hardware.
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Eddie Alvarez: Conor McGregor Quits After Eight Minutes of Fighting At Tuesday’s press conference to kick off the marketing blitz for the monumental UFC 205 in November, reigning lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was often amused with the loquacious and polarizing...
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Video: UFC 205 Press Conference From New York with Conor McGregor Watch the UFC 205 press conference from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Frustrated Jose Aldo Requests Termination of UFC Contract The hold at the top of the UFC’s featherweight division has Jose Aldo looking at drastic measures regarding his career.
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Dana White Says Roy Nelson ‘Needs to Be Buried’ for Kicking Referee John McCarthy UFC President Dana White wasn’t pleased that Roy Nelson made physical contact with referee John McCarthy following his knockout victory over...
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Conor McGregor Opens as Slight Betting Favorite vs. Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 While Conor McGregor is the challenger in the UFC 205 main event, oddsmakers are tabbing the Irishman as a slight favorite against reigning lightweight champion...
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Claudia Gadelha, Cortney Casey to Meet at UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo on Nov. 19 Former strawweight title challenge Claudia Gadelha will return to the Octagon to face Cortney Casey at UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo on Nov. 19.
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Dana White: Conor McGregor to Give Up One Title Belt with Victory at UFC 205 If Conor McGregor claims lightweight gold with a victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, his reign as a simultaneous two-division champion will...
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Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero Official for UFC 205 in New York Another long-rumored bout is official for UFC 205, as Chris Weidman will square off with Yoel Romero in a pivotal middleweight matchup.
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Conor McGregor to Challenge Eddie Alvarez for Lightweight Crown in UFC 205 Headliner Conor McGregor will indeed get his chance to become a two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder.
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UFC Fight Night Brasilia Medicals: Erick Silva, Luan Chagas Face 6-Month Layoffs The “Fight of the Night” winning battle between Erick Silva and Luan Chagas at UFC Fight Night 95 exacted a physical toll on both competitors.
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UFC Heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov Notified of Possible Doping Violation Ruslan Magomedov’s current stay on the sidelines may last longer than anticipated.
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Kevin Ferguson Jr., aka ‘Baby Slice,’ to Make Pro MMA Debut at Bellator 162 Kevin Ferguson Jr. will make his professional mixed martial arts debut under the Bellator MMA banner on Oct. 21, when he meets Rick Bing at Bellator...
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Thales Leites-Krzysztof Jotko Among Additions to UFC Fight Night 100 Lineup Thales Leites will try to build some momentum in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division when he faces the once-beaten Krzysztof Jotko at...
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Roy Nelson Takes Issue with ‘Big’ John McCarthy’s Stoppage of Knockout Victory Roy Nelson earned yet another knockout victory in the Octagon on Saturday, but it was what transpired after his victory over Antonio Silva at UFC...
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Cris ‘Cyborg’ Willing to Fight at 140 Pounds Again, But Only Against Top 10 Opponents The difficulties of making 140 pounds for Cristiane Justino have been well documented during her first two Octagon appearances, but it appears...
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UFC Fight Night Brasilia Bonuses: Spicely, Silva, Chagas, Luque Pocket $50K Apiece Eric Spicely entered UFC Fight Night Brasilia as a heavy underdog. He left with a massive upset victory and a $50,000 “Performance of the...
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Sunday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night? Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has you covered.
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Alexander Gustafsson vs. ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira Headlines UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo A light heavyweight duel pitting Alexander Gustafsson against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will top the bill when the UFC heads to Sao Paulo on Nov. 19.
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Rizin 2 Weigh-in Results: Mirko Filipovic, 230, Official for Open Weight Grand Prix A little more than 10 years ago, Mirko Filipovic was the last man standing in the historic 2006 Pride Fighting Championships open weight grand prix. Now, at age 42, he will attempt to replicate the feat under the...
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Saturday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Is Fighting Tonight? For those of you wondering “What time is the fight tonight?” and “Who is fighting tonight?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...
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Jennifer Maia, Ayaka Hamasaki Defend Titles at Invicta FC 19 After a tough back-and-forth brawl, Brazil’s Jennifer Maia had her hand raised in victory against longtime veteran Roxanne Modafferi in the main event of...
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CES MMA 38 Highlight Video: Levan Makashvili Taps Sean Soriano in Main Event CES MMA took over the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I., Friday night with another evening of action on AXS TV.
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Invicta FC 19 Results: Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog's live Invicta FC 19 coverage kicks off at 8 p.m. ET.
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Jedrzejczyk-Kowalkiewicz, Tate-Pennington Set for UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden UFC 205 has another title fight, as Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend the strawweight belt against Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a battle of Polish rivals.
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Liam McGeary to Defend LHW Title vs. Phil Davis in Bellator 163 Headliner Liam McGeary will defend his light heavyweight crown against Phil Davis in the Bellator 163 main event on Nov. 4, promotion officials announced...
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Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad Added to UFC 205 Lineup According to a report from Newsday on Friday afternoon, a welterweight clash between Lyman Good and Belal Muhammad has been tacked onto the massive...
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UFC Fight Night 95 Weigh-in Results: ‘Cyborg,’ Lina Lansberg On Weight The world’s most frightening female fighter returns to action Saturday as Cris Cyborg will climb into the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Octagon for the second time when she collides with...
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Invicta FC 19 Weigh-in Results: Maia, Modafferi Set for Title Bout Invicta Fighting Championships, the world’s leading all-female mixed martial arts promotion, returns with another event on Friday with a...
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CES MMA 38 Weigh-in Results: UFC Vet Soriano On Point, Makashvili Heavy New England-based CES MMA returns to the limelight on Friday with another night of solid fisticuffs. CES MMA 38 will be headlined by a pair of...
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Canadian Promotion TKO MMA Releases Fighter Christ Franck for Falsifying Bouts on Record Canadian promotion TKO MMA, which will hold its first event in more than eight years on Nov. 4, has terminated the contract of one of its...
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Reports: Ronda Rousey Return Still a Possibility for UFC 207 on Dec. 30 There is an outside chance that ex-bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey returns to the Octagon before the end of 2016.
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Blagoy Ivanov to Defend Heavyweight Crown in WSOF 35 Headliner Blagoy Ivanov will put his heavyweight championship on the line in the WSOF 35 headliner on Dec. 3 in Everett, Wash.
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UFC Fight Night Melbourne Gets Derek Brunson-Robert Whittaker Middleweight Matchup An intriguing middleweight pairing has been added to the UFC Fight Night 101 lineup, as Derek Brunson will lock horns with Robert Whittaker in...
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Alvarez vs. Nurmagomedov Targeted for UFC 206 After UFC 205 Bout Falls Through At least for now, a lightweight showdown between champ Eddie Alvarez and featherweight ruler Conor McGregor at UFC 205 is not likely to happen.
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Featherweights Frankie Edgar, Jeremy Stephens to Meet at UFC 205 in New York The highly-anticipated UFC 205 card will include a pivotal featherweight showdown between Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens.
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Brendan Schaub: Ex-NFL Star Tim Tebow Could’ve Been UFC Heavyweight Champ Brendan Schaub recently appeared on TMZ Sports, and the retired MMA veteran claimed that former Heisman trophy winner and NFL star Tim Tebow...
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Dustin Ortiz Won’t Be Fazed By Hostile Environment at UFC Fight Night Brasilia Dustin Ortiz can expect to be the enemy when he faces Jussier da Silva at UFC Fight Night 95 in Brasilia, Brazil, on Saturday night.
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UFC Strawweight Contender Claudia Gadelha Relocates Camp to Luttrell’s MMA in New Mexico Former UFC strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha will hold her upcoming training camp at Luttrell-Yee MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., after...
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UFC Exec Tom Wright: Georges St. Pierre Not a Lock to Headline UFC 206 in Toronto It appears the date and venue for Georges St. Pierre’s comeback fight in the UFC is still far from a certainty.
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Bellator’s Next Dual MMA-Kickboxing Card Set for Dec. 10 in Italy California-based fight promotion Bellator announced on Wednesday that it will hold its third MMA and kickboxing combo event on Dec. 10 in...
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Viktor Nemkov to Face Attila Vegh at M-1 Challenge 71 on Oct. 21 M-1 Global announced on Wednesday that Viktor Nemkov and Attila Vegh will lock horns in a featured light heavyweight encounter at M-1 Challenge...
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New Bellator MMA Signee Chael Sonnen: ‘I’ve Got a Higher Juice Concentrate Than Tropicana’ Chael Sonnen was a perennial contender at his peak and he was without question among the best in the world in his division. His immense talent nearly got him the UFC’s middleweight championship when he...
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UFC Hires Ex-Legacy FC Boss Mick Maynard as Vice President of Talent Relations Joe Silva’s retirement is finally official, and that means a shakeup in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s matchmaking department.
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Fractured Hand to Sideline Canelo Alvarez for Remainder of 2016 Talks of a hypothetical super showdown between Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin recently hit another snag when it was revealed that Canelo...
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Two Matchups Added to Bellator 162 Lineup on Oct. 21 California-based promotion Bellator MMA announced early Tuesday that two more bouts have been added to next month’s Bellator 162 card as the...
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First Openly Gay UFC Champ Amanda Nunes Receives Equality Visibility Award UFC bantamweight queen Amanda Nunes, the first openly gay champion in the promotion’s history, was honored with an Equality Visibility Award...
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Aussies Whittaker, Matthews, Kelly Targeted for UFC Fight Night in Melbourne At least three Australians will compete in the Octagon when the UFC travels to Melbourne on Nov. 27.
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Flyweights Ian McCall, Neil Seery to Clash at UFC Fight Night in Belfast Nov. 19 After having yet another bout fall through, Ian McCall will get his wish, as he has been booked to face Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 99 in...
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Legacy Fighting Championship, Resurrection Fighting Alliance Merge to Form New Promotion Two of mixed martial arts’ top regional promotions are joining forces.
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Undefeated Demarte Pena Eyes Rival Irshaad Sayed in Nov. 11 EFC 55 Unification Bout Demarte Pena will risk his perfect record and seek to unify the Extreme Fighting Championship bantamweight title when he meets interim champion...
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Chris Horodecki-Derek Gauthier to Headline TKO Major League MMA Return Nov. 4 TKO Major League MMA, the Canadian mixed martial arts promotion that once served as a staging ground for fighters like two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder...
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Victor Cui: Ben Askren Likely to Defend One Championship Welterweight Title in December Ben Askren will likely defend his One Championship welterweight crown on Dec. 17 at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
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‘Emotional’ Michael Johnson Apologizes for Taunting Dustin Poirier After KO Win Michael Johnson was admittedly a little emotional after knocking out Dustin Poirier in the UFC Fight Night headliner in Hidalgo, Texas, on...
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Derek Brunson ‘Ready for That Title Shot’ After Fourth Straight First-Round Finish Derek Brunson might have snuck up on people as a contender in the UFC’s middleweight division, but it’s getting increasingly difficult to...
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Sunday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night? Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has you covered.
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Michael Johnson Ambushes Dustin Poirier in UFC Fight Night 94 Headliner Michael Johnson obliterates Dustin Poirier in 95 seconds in their UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday in Hidalgo, Texas.
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Boxing: ‘Canelo’ Knocks Out Smith in 9, Calls out ‘GGG’ There’s no disputing that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is the current champion in boxing in terms of star power and drawing fans to his fight.
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith Results, Round-by-Round Scoring & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com's Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Liam Smith coverage kicks off at approximately 11:15 p.m. ET.
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UFC Fight Night 94 Weigh-in Results: Dustin Poirier, Michael Johnson Cleared for Clash The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Texas on Saturday with another even loaded with mixed martial arts action. UFC Fight Night “Poirier vs. Johnson” will be headlined by a lightweight clash between contenders...
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Bellator 161 Results: Play-by-Play & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live Bellator 161 kicks off Friday at 6:50 p.m. ET. Also, a free live stream of the undercard can be watched here.
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Tyron Woodley to Defend Welterweight Crown vs. Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 After some posturing and angling for “money fights,” reigning welterweight champ Tyron Woodley will defend his belt against top contender Stephen Thompson at...
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A.J. McKee to Face Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator MMA Event in Oklahoma on Dec. 2 A pair of rising prospects will square off when Bellator travels to Thackerville, Okla., on Dec. 2, when A.J. McKee collides with Emmanuel...
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Cody East, Curtis Blaydes to Lock Horns at UFC Fight Night in Portland Cody East will face Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight duel when the UFC travels to Portland on Oct. 1.
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Derek Campos Looking to ‘Break’ Bellator 161 Foe Djamil Chan It wasn’t that far in the past where Derek Campos was at the end of his proverbial rope, a desperate man who needed a win more than anything...
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Weekend Fight Odds: Canelo Alvarez Huge Favorite, Poirier vs. Johnson Nearly Even While it may not be the biggest fight weekend of the year in the MMA and boxing world, there are some intriguing matchups on which to wager...
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Chael Sonnen Signs Exclusive Multi-Fight Contract with Bellator MMA Former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen has signed an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year contract with...
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Bellator 161 Weigh-in Results: Cheick Kongo, Tony Johnson On Weight The HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas, will be the site of Friday’s Bellator 161 event and on the menu is a perfect crossroad matchup at heavyweight.
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Report: UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie Files for Divorce, Spousal Support All good things in life must come to an end, the saying goes, and the same can be said about Royce Gracie and his marriage.
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Bellator 161 Weigh-in Video Watch the Bellator 161 weigh-ins here:
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Tony Johnson Thinks Wrestling, Cardio Hold Keys to Bellator 161 Clash Opposite Cheick Kongo Tony Johnson has already fought two former or future Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholders: He submitted to a rear-naked choke from Daniel Cormier in 2010 before stopping...
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‘Rumble’ Doesn't Want ‘Stankass Interim Title,’ Cormier Suggests Bout at UFC 207 Anthony Johnson and UFC President Dana White might not see eye-to-eye on the light heavyweight contender’s next opponent.
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Fabricio Werdum-Cain Velasquez Rematch Targeted for UFC 207 on Dec. 30 A heavyweight rematch between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez has been targeted for UFC 207 on Dec. 30.
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Dan Hardy Not Interested in Belts or Rankings, Wants ‘Marquee Fights’ in UFC Return It’s been more than a year since Dan Hardy floated the idea of a UFC return, and while he might not meet his original target date, “The Outlaw” hasn’t given up on that goal.
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Guido Cannetti vs. Marco Beltran Slated for UFC Fight Night in Mexico City A bantamweight clash between Guido Cannetti and Marco Beltran has been added to the UFC Fight Night 98 lineup set for Mexico City on Nov. 5.
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Legacy FC 59 Weigh-in Results: Villanueva, Giles On Weight Legacy Fighting Championship is set to deliver a night of mixed martial arts action live on AXS TV Friday night. Legacy FC 59 (live odds) will be headlined by a middleweight tussle between Isaac Villanueva and Trevin Giles while...
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Gray Maynard, Ryan Hall to Clash at ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24’ Finale on Dec. 3 Former lightweight No. 1 contender Gray Maynard will remain at featherweight and face fellow “Ultimate Fighter” alum at the "TUF 24" finale on Dec. 3.
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UFC Analyst Kenny Florian Confirms Death of Younger Brother Kirk Florian, the younger brother of former UFC title challenger and current commentator Kenny Florian, died on Sunday at 33 years old. He had...
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Sam Alvey Gets Fourth Bout in 5 Months at UFC Fight Night Manila on Oct. 15 Sam Alvey will continue to be one of the most active fighters of 2016, as “Smile’n Sam” has been booked to face Alex Nicholson at UFC Fight...
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Duke Roufus on CM Punk: I Think He’s Going to Fight Again For someone making his simultaneous mixed martial arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, nobody has ever received more media hype and attention than...
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Fertitta Family Donates $10 Million to UNLV Football Program for Training Facility Former UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta has been quiet since selling his stake in the company earlier this year, but his family’s pockets remain deep.
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Gennady Golovkin Must Face Daniel Jacobs Next, According to WBA According to reports across the boxing world, the WBA has ordered Gennady Golovkin to face fellow middleweight titlist Daniel Jacobs next.
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Bellator’s Anastasia Yankova Recognizes Responsibility That Comes with Promotional Push As Anastasia Yankova’s second Bellator foray approaches, the Russian fighter has figured prominently into the California-based promotion’s...
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Joseph Duffy Doesn’t Feel Valued After Recent UFC Contract Offer, Could Enter Free Agency UFC lightweight Joseph Duffy could be on the verge of testing free agency once he fulfills the final bout on his contract with the Las...
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Copeland-Rama, Okami-Bradley Added to WSOF 34 Lineup on Nov. 12 A heavyweight clash between Josh Copeland and Smealinho Rama and a welterweight showdown pitting Yuhsin Okami against Paul Bradley have been added to the...
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James Gallagher to Face Kirill Medvedovsky at Bellator 163 in Israel on Nov. 10 SBG Ireland prospect James Gallagher will make his sophomore Bellator appearance against Kirill Medvedovsky at Bellator 163 on Nov. 10....
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Luke Rockhold-Ronaldo Souza Rematch to Headline UFC Fight Night Event on Nov. 26 A rematch between former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo Souza will headline a UFC Fight Night...
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After Rough UFC Debut, CM Punk Says ‘I Will Be Back, Believe It Or Not’ CM Punk's UFC debut went about the way one might have expected it would for a 37-year-old with no previous mixed martial arts experience.
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UFC Champ Stipe Miocic: It Was a Lot Easier Fighting Fighting in Brazil Than Cleveland In terms of fan support for hometown fighters, Cleveland offered one of the most electric atmospheres in recent memory at UFC 203.
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Fabricio Werdum on Altercation with Tarverdyan: ‘I Could See He Wanted to Punch My Face’ Fabricio Werdum’s second victory over Travis Browne in UFC competition became a footnote because of what happened in the aftermath.
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Sunday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night? Not CM Punk Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has you covered.
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UFC 203 Bonuses: Miocic, Overeem, Andrade, Medeiros Receive $50K Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their heavyweight championship bout in the UFC...
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UFC 203 ‘Miocic vs. Overeem’ Results: Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog's live UFC 203 coverage kicks off Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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‘GGG’ Forces Fifth-Round Stoppage of Kell Brook Reigning middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin proved once again that he is arguably the most lethal fighter in the world of boxing.
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HBO Boxing Results: ‘GGG’ Golovkin vs. Kell Brook Updates & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com's live Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Kell Brook coverage kicks off Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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Video: UFC 203 Post-fight Press Conference Watch the UFC 203 (online sportsbooks) post-fight press conference here:
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Video: UFC Vet Ben Saunders Earns Quick Submission Victory Over Jacob Volkmann While it’s a busy weekend overall in combat sports, one under-the-radar bout saw Ben Saunders earn a quick victory over fellow UFC veteran Jacob...
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C.B. Dollaway Injured in Elevator Accident; UFC 203 Bout vs. Barroso Canceled C.B. Dollaway’s light heavyweight bout against Francimar Barroso at UFC 203 has been canceled after Dollaway was injured in an elevator...
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Faria Captures Bantamweight Gold, Harrison Retains Featherweight Strap at Titan FC 41 Kalindra Faria got the rubber match against Carina Damm and a nice little piece of hardware to go with it.
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Report: Robbie Lawler Withdraws from UFC 205 Bout vs. Donald Cerrone The highly-anticipated UFC 205 card might have already taken a hit.
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Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Gets Opponent for First Round of Rizin FF Open-Weight Tournament Mirko Filipovic has an opponent for the opening round of Rizin Fighting Federation’s open-weight tournament set for Sept. 25.
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Dana White Doesn’t Feel Any Need to Defend ‘Friend’ CM Punk’s UFC Debut Ever since his signing was announced in late 2014, CM Punk's tenure in the UFC has faced intense scrutiny.
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Weekend Fight Odds: Mickey Gall, Gennady Golovkin Check in as Sizeable Favorites With football season just underway and the baseball season winding down, there’s always more than enough ways to try to earn some extra cash...
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Rashad Evans to Make Middleweight Debut vs. Tim Kennedy at UFC 205 Rashad Evans will try his hand at middleweight when he faces Tim Kennedy at UFC 205 on Nov. 12.
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UFC 203 Weigh-in Results: Stipe Miocic, Alistair Overeem Greenlit for Title Tilt Quicken Loans Arena, home of the world champion Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team, will serve as the host location to the first world champ the...
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HBO Boxing Weigh-in Results: ‘GGG,’ Brook Cleared for War HBO will be bringing fight fans two separate boxing cards on Saturday but the one that the majority of the fight world is talking about is the showdown between...
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Stipe Miocic Denies That Focus Has Waned Since Winning UFC Heavyweight Title It makes sense that Stipe Miocic’s title-winning victory over Fabricio Werdum in May would spawn a lengthy goodwill victory tour.
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Eyeing Title Shot, Fabricio Werdum Asked to Be on Same Card as UFC Champ Stipe Miocic Fabricio Werdum’s heavyweight title reign ended before it began, as the Brazilian carelessly rushed directly into a counter right hook from Stipe...
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Ex-WSOF Champ Rick Glenn Replaces Trujillo, Meets Dunham at UFC Fight Night Hidalgo Former World Series of Fighting featherweight champion Rick Glenn will make his Octagon debut against Evan Dunham at UFC Fight Night in Hidalgo...
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Ray Borg Withdraws from UFC 203 Bout vs. Ian McCall Due to Sickness Another opponent has fallen through at the last minute for Ian McCall.
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Combate Americas to Have First-Ever Title Bout in New York on Oct. 14 Combate Americas announced Thursday that the promotion will hold its first-ever championship bout on Oct. 14 in Verona, N.Y.. when John...
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Shane Carwin to Pursue Comeback As Free Agent After Parting Ways with UFC Shane Carwin is still interested in making a comeback, but it won’t be in the UFC.
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Report: UFC 202 Breaks Pay-Per-View Record with 1.65 Million Buys UFC President Dana White says a trilogy bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz makes no sense. Recent pay-per-view projections indicate otherwise.
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Former Two-Division Boxing Champ Bobby Chacon Dead at 64 Bobby Chacon was one of the most exciting all-action fighters back in the day, a man known for wading through hell to have his hand raised in...
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Robbie Lawler vs. Donald Cerrone Clash Nearly Official for UFC 205 at MSG A potential violence lovers delight between Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone is just about a done deal for UFC 205.
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UFC Prospect Tom Breese Announces Move from Welterweight to Middleweight Despite winning three of his first four Octagon appearances, Tom Breese is looking for a change of scenery.
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Thiago Alves Moves to 155 Pounds, Meets Al Iaquinta at UFC 205 in New York The UFC’s New York debut has its first bout, as Thiago Alves will lock horns with Al Iaquinta in a lightweight affair.
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Boxing Coach: Nate Diaz Was Better Off Physically at UFC 196 Than UFC 202 Even though Nate Diaz was partying in Mexico not long before he accepted a short notice fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 196 in March, the Stockton, Calif., native might have been in better shape for that bout than he was...
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St. Pierre Didn’t Have ‘Same Drive to Hurt a Guy and Finish It’ at End of First UFC Tenure After Georges St. Pierre edged Johny Hendricks via split decision to retain his welterweight title at UFC 167, it was clear something needed to...
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Aung La N Sang to Face Michal Pasternak in One Championship ‘State of Warriors’ Headliner One Championship will invade Thurunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 7 with a card headlined by middleweight encounter between Aung La N Sang and...
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California Fighter Marcus Kowal Loses 15-Month-Old Son in Suspected DUI Hit-and-Run The 15-month-old son of mixed martial artist Marcus Kowal was killed in a suspected DUI hit-and-run over the weekend in Hawthorne, California, a CBS...
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Arm Injury Forces Abel Trujillo Out of UFC Fight Night 94 Bout With Evan Dunham An arm injury has forced Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Abel Trujillo out of his scheduled Octagon appearance later this month.
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Odds Favor Stipe Miocic, Fabricio Werdum, Mickey Gall Ahead of UFC 203 in Cleveland Stipe Miocic will attempt to become the ninth man to successfully defend the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight crown when he faces Alistair...
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Josh Barnett Thinks ‘Heavyweight Championship Could Be in the Future’ Josh Barnett was rocked early in the opening round against Andrei Arlovski in the main event of UFC Fight Night “Arlovski vs. Barnett” in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday, but the former...
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UFC Fight Night 93 Bonuses: Barnett, Arlovski, Bader All Pocket Cash A trio of veterans took home some extra spending money in Germany for their performances inside the Octagon on Saturday.
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Saturday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Is Fighting Tonight? For those of you wondering “What time is the fight tonight?” and “Who is fighting tonight?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...
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Visa Issues Force Mairbek Taisumov to Withdraw from UFC 203 Bout vs. Nik Lentz Mairbek Taisumov will not be able to face Nik Lentz at UFC 203 due to visa issues, the fighter announced via Twitter on Friday.
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CM Punk, Mickey Gall Eschew Trash Talk Ahead of UFC 203 Encounter CM Punk's background in sports entertainment would suggest that he’d be heavily engaged in the promotional aspect of his Octagon debut.
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USADA: UFC Welterweight Jingliang Li Not at Fault for Anti-Doping Violation USADA announced on Friday that UFC welterweight Jingliang Li is not at fault for ingesting a prohibited substance that led to a failed out-of-competition drug test on May 18.
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Paul Felder Seeking Donations to Help Get Coaches to Brazil for UFC Fight Night Bout Paul Felder needs some help getting his cornerman to Brazil for his upcoming UFC Fight Night bout on Sept. 24.
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Ex-WWE Star CM Punk Committed to MMA for the ‘Long Haul’ After UFC 203 The UFC debut of CM Punk has attracted a fair amount of attention, in large part because of his tenure as a sports entertainment superstar in...
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UFC Flyweight Champ Demetrious Johnson ‘Searching for That Seven-Figure Payday’ Once upon a time, a disclosed million-dollar paycheck was virtually unheard of for a fighter competing under the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
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UFC Releases Statement Addressing Alex Nicholson’s ‘Insensitive Remark’ Toward Hyun Gyu Lim The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday addressed what it termed a “derogatory comment” made by Alex Nicholson in reference to Hyun Gyu Lim at...
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Dong Hyun Kim vs. Gunnar Nelson Headlines UFC Fight Night in Belfast on Nov. 19 Dong Hyun Kim will face Gunnar Nelson in the UFC Fight Night headliner when the promotion travels to Belfast, Ireland, on Nov. 19.
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RFA 45 to Feature Middleweight, Featherweight Title Bouts on Oct. 28 Las Vegas-based MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance announced late Wednesday that its middleweight and featherweight titles will be up...
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Top 10: Fighters with the Most Fight Bonuses When you enter the octagon on the highest level with a skilled opponent across from you, no additional motivation is needed than trying not to...
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Timur Valiev-Chris Gutierrez Rematch Tops Seven-Bout WSOF 33 Undercard A bantamweight rematch between Timur Valiev and Chris Gutierrez will serve as the featured preliminary contest for World Series of Fighting 33.
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List: The Fighters With the Most UFC Fights Stepping into the octagon demands lots of courage whatever your size, skill level and experience is, and whoever your opponent is, so doing that...
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Audio: UFC 203 Media Call with CM Punk & Mickey Gall CM Punk and Mickey Gall host a conference call with the press to promote their bout at UFC 203.


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