UFC News
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Earn it? Luke Rockhold tells Dana White to ‘think before you run your mouth’
It’s no secret that the top of the middleweight division has been logjammed for some time. After Michael Bisping dethroned Luke Rockhold last June at UFC 199, Bisping has gone on to face Dan Henderson in his retirement bout and seemed poised to take on former welterweight demigod Georges St-Pierre.…
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Frank Shamrock on UFC sale to WME-IMG: ‘Perfect time to get out‘
MMA icon Frank Shamrock has had a contentious relationship with the UFC for years, and has often been very outspoken about how they handle their affairs. He’s often been mostly at odds with UFC president Dana White during the Zuffa era, but there has been far less friction in recent…
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Gegard Mousasi on Ronda Rousey: ‘She doesn’t have the skills of a stand-up fighter‘
He may not be fighting for a bit, but don’t think for a second that Gegard Mousasi isn’t going to keep making headlines. During a media tour in Singapore to promote the upcoming UFC Fight Night 111 card for June 17th, he touched upon the accolades and media coverage surrounding…
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From fistfights to finance: Fertittas opening new investment firm
The Fertitta brothers have kept a very low profile since selling the UFC last year for just over $4 billion. Frank and Lorenzo, along with front-man and president Dana White, were a fixture at events up until its sale to a new ownership group headed by talent agency WME|IMG. Fans…
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EA Sports UFC 2 predicts Daniel Cormier win at UFC 210
For years, we’ve seen video games evolve as a medium to a point we may not have been able to forsee. And now, they’ve given us a glimpse of what may be possible ahead of fights such as tomorrow night’s main event at UFC 210. An annual tradition around Super…
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Lyman Good handed a six-month suspension for tainted supplement
In the pursuit of a cleaner sport, fighters and fans alike have had to face a new and more complicated reality of odd test results and the consequences of them – especially when considering what fighters consume to supplement their diets. After being pulled from a fight against Belal Muhammad…
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Cris Cyborg vacates Invicta belt, eyes De Randamie UFC title fight
Former Strikeforce champion Cristiane Justino is now also a former Invicta champion. After defeating Marloes Coenen at Invicta FC 6, Cris Cyborg became the featherweight champion for the organization in 2013 and hasn’t looked back since. Since joining the UFC roster last year, some questions remained regarding a possible return…
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Bethe Correia on Ronda Rousey comeback: ‘I always said she was too vain‘
UFC 190 turned out to be a short night for Bethe Correia, but she lives with the outcome to this day. On that night, Correia fought former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey for the title, losing by knockout in less than a minute. Even though that fight was a year…
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Floyd Mayweather: I’m ‘officially out of retirement,’ but only to fight Conor McGregor
After closing the door to a long and decorated boxing career in 2015, Floyd Mayweather is willing to come back to give it one more go, and there’s only one man he’s willing to fight. That man is UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. MMAFighting reports that during a U.K. media…
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Dan Hardy issues harsh critique of Tyron Woodley’s UFC 209 performance, Woodley responds
Following his decision win over Stephen Thompson at UFC 209, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley woke up to see something surprising on his Twitter feed from former welterweight contender Dan Hardy: Worst welterweight title fight I’ve ever seen. Woodley owes the fans better performances. #UFC209 — Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) March 5,…