UFC President Dana White was the media’s favorite whipping boy in 2020, thanks to his decision to plow forward during a global pandemic. But his new bosses paid him several hundred million dollars to make sure UFC hit its marks and turned a profit. Mission accomplished. White had a lot of help along the way….
Check out the best UFC Octagon interviews of 2020 [embedded content] While most of the talking maybe be done with fists and feet during the fights, there are still many memorable moments that take place after the fisticuffs are over in the Octagon. Take a look back of some of the most memorable UFC post-fight…
Toyo Tires presents the 2020 comeback of the year nominees. Go vote for your selection on the UFC website, Twitter or Facebook pages right now. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on…
Nate Diaz took some time during Thursday’s UFC on FOX 17 open workouts to talk with fans about Reebok, why the UFC rankings are stupid, recent TUF winner Ryan Hall, and more. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read…
Khamzat Chimaev pulled from Leon Edwards bout on UFC fight island, Yoel Romero will face Anthony rumble Johnson at Bellator, Conor McGregor promise records breaking numbers for UFC 257 event with Dustin Poirier, Anthony Pettis preparing for PFL debut and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has…
If all goes according to plan, the UFC 257 main event between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will carry title implications. Dana White has often been criticized for lacking consistency, but if there is one thing that he has been consistent about for the better part of 2020 is his desire to see a rematch…
9:23 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will attempt to become a two-weight champion on March 6, when he moves up in weight to challenge light heavyweight title-holder Jan Blachowicz. UFC president Dana White broke the news to ESPN on Wednesday. The 205-pound title fight will take place at UFC 259. The promotion has…
The UFC’s Jan. 20 event officially has a new headliner. Following Khamzat Chimaev’s scratch from his scheduled UFC Fight Island 8 main event against Leon Edwards due to lingering effects of COVID-19, MMA Fighting confirmed with multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans that Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny’s welterweight matchup will now headline…
While the featherweight division remains one of the deepest in the UFC, 2020 was a relatively quiet year for the weight class. Volkanovski bested Max Holloway in a razor-close decision win that had many blasting the “robbery” horn, but regardless, the Australian, at the very least, proved his qualities as champion. He’ll likely face a…
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Paul brothers are becoming a staple of the combat sports world. Like it or not, there’s big money in boxing with these YouTubers, and everyone from Ben Askren to Amanda Nunes is willing to chase that (seemingly) easy payday. Of course, if a fighter contracted to the UFC wants to…
Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny elevated to UFC Fight Island 8 main event It appears that Leon Edwards will not remain on the UFC Fight Island 8 card after Khamzat Chimaev dropped out of the bout. A welterweight bout between Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny will instead be elevated to main event status. Edwards vs….
Conor McGregor does the money phone pose (via McGregor’s Twitter) Another year, another price hike for the UFC, as the cost of UFC pay-per-views will increase beginning with UFC 257. The UFC’s pay-per-views will enter 2021 with a New Year’s resolution to continue to grow financially. ESPN has confirmed that the price of pay-per-views will…
9:00 AM ET Mike Brown had a decision to make. In early November, the Japanese government announced that select noncitizens could enter the country for business purposes if they quarantined for two weeks before mixing with the general population. That meant Brown, one of American Top Team’s main coaches, would be able to corner one…
MMA Fighting has Rizin 26 results for the Kai Asakura vs. Kyoji Horiguchi fight card on New Year’s Eve at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. In the main event, Kai Asakura defends his bantamweight title against Kyoji Horiguchi in a rematch of a non-title bout that Asakura won by knockout. Check out the Rizin…
“That might have been about the most intense situation,” Pulver said. “I was pretty heated. It was bad. There was even fighting going on amongst the crowd right there. Not like punching, but there was a lot going on.” Pulver would go on to fight Urijah Faber for the WEC featherweight title seven months later…
If you are planning to pay to watch the return of Conor McGregor, it is going to cost you a little bit more than last year. That’s because ESPN is once again raising the prices for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) events, starting with UFC 257, which is set to go down on…
Watch Rose Namajunas avenge loss to Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 [embedded content] Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas lost her belt to Jessica Andrade at UFC 237. After a year outside of the cage, Namajunas returned for the rematch at UFC 251. Andrade had already lost the title to Zhang Weili, but Namajunas avenged…
Jiri Prochazka made quite the impression in his UFC debut with a stellar performance against Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 251 in July. The Czech light heavyweight has only had one of his 30 professional fights go to decision. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the…
