1:48 PM ET A scheduled women’s flyweight contender bout between Miesha Tate and Lauren Murphy has been moved to UFC Long Island on July 16, the UFC announced Monday. The bout was moved from UFC 276 on Saturday, the UFC said, due to COVID-19 protocols. Murphy wrote Sunday on Twitter that she tested positive for
Month: June 2022
Gina Carano hasn’t fought in over a decade, but she won’t rule out a return to the cage if her opponent is Ronda Rousey. The former Strikeforce and Elite XC star addressed the matchup after Rousey recently said Carano was the only fight that would bring her out of retirement after her last UFC fight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Both Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are long retired. Rousey left the sport in 2016 after consecutive knockout losses ended her title reign, whereas Carano walked away in 2009 after her first professional loss to Cris Cyborg. Despite the fact that neither woman ever fought in the same year, the pair
UFC 276 Countdown Video: Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier UFC 276 Countdown previews the middleweight title fight main event between reigning champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Jared Cannonier. See these athletes train and prepare for their bouts. UFC 276 takes place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and features two world title bouts.
LAS VEGAS – After his submission win over Christos Giagos at UFC on ESPN 38, Thiago Moises said his emotional victory was a much-needed one. Moises (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) discussed his win over Giagos (19-10 MMA, 5-6 UFC), bouncing back from back-to-back losses, what he wants next and more at the post-event news conference
Greatness is more than just a numbers game, however, and “The Last Stylebender” has an elegance and sophistication of striking not seen before in MMA. And the 32-year-old assures us his unique skills will be on full display in his bout against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276. “I want to do something spectacular,” states the
UFC President Dana White has provided an update on who Jon Jones could face in his heavyweight debut. Jones hasn’t fought since his final light heavyweight title defense against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in Feb. 2020. He’s been working towards a return at heavyweight after vacating the light heavyweight title. Jones and the UFC
9:06 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim A pay-per-view event headlined by two championship bouts used to be a special occasion. Now it’s practically a business model. UFC 276, which takes place Saturday in Las Vegas (10 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV), will be the company’s fourth straight PPV with a pair of fights with belts on the
Danny Sabatello’s mouth forced him to write a check at Bellator 282. Sabatello was fined $5,000 by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation for abusive language at this past Friday’s event, MMA Fighting has learned. The fine was subtracted from his disclosed pay for his fight with Leandro Higo, whom he beat via unanimous
Reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is not afraid to get walloped in training camp if it helps make him a more resilient fighter when it counts; namely, in the UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) main event this Sat. night (July 2, 2022) in Las Vegas, Nevada. And for all you tough guys who think Wandy-era Chute
Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier will be ‘a very close fight’ Former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently weighed in on the UFC 276 main event title bout between middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier. “Honestly, I think it’s going to be a very close fight in the middleweight division, Adesanya versus
By Danny Segura | June 27, 2022 3:45 pm ET Lauren Murphy and Miesha Tate will still fight each other, just not this weekend. The women’s flyweight bout, originally booked for UFC 276 this Saturday in Las Vegas, has been rescheduled for UFC on ABC 3 on July 16 in Long Island, New York due
Rodolfo Vieira found himself in that position when he lined up against Dustin Stoltzfus last summer at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises. The multi-time jiu jitsu world champion was five months removed from a stunning loss to Anthony Hernandez at UFC 258. After more or less dominating the first few minutes of their fight,
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson has issued a seemingly final opinion on a fight with Sean Brady. Thompson has been the target of Brady ever since Brady’s last win against Michael Chiesa last November. Both welterweights are waiting for their next opponents and Brady specifically called out the former 170lb title challenger for
12:18 AM ET UFC women’s flyweight contender Lauren Murphy had to withdraw from a scheduled bout with Miesha Tate at UFC 276 on July 2 in Las Vegas for undisclosed reasons, sources told ESPN. The UFC is seeking a new, short-notice opponent for Tate, sources said, but it’s unclear if she’ll compete on the card.
The UFC is once again pairing up heavyweights Tanner Boser and Rodrigo Nascimento against one another, as multiple people with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting that the matchup is in the works for the Sept. 17 UFC event. Contracts have yet to be issues but both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight,
The UFC Vegas 57 main event between Mateusz Gamrot and Arman Tsarukyan was an entertaining and technical fight that rightfully earned the $50,000 fight of the night bonus. While judges handed the win to Gamrot with identical 48-47×3 scorecards, most fans agree there really wasn’t a loser in this bout (watch the highlights here). Well
UFC Vegas 57: Mateusz Gamrot tops Arman Tsarukyan on scorecards in close fight Mateusz Gamrot defeated Arman Tsarukyan via unanimous decision (48-47 x3) Tsarukyan came out quick landing massive leg kicks forcing Gamrot to attempt the takedown. Tsarukyan stayed on his feet, the first wrestling attempt thwarted. After some exchanges, Gamrot was able to take
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