UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is back in the gym and training hard after recovering from major knee surgery earlier this year. He’s expected to return to the Octagon in 2023 if a deal can be reached in contract negotiations. “The Predator” has been out of action for 11 months and is eager to get
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Michael Bisping, the first British UFC champion, weighed in on fellow countryman Paddy Pimblett‘s UFC 282 performance and ripped MMA judging. Pimblett defeated Jared Gordon by a controversial decision. Although the judges unanimously scored the fight in Pimblett, Bisping didn’t have “The Baddy” winning a single round. “MMA judging, it’s f**cking ridiculous, isn’t it? It’s
Jared Gordon makes statement following loss to Paddy Pimblett: ‘I was robbed’ Lightweight Jared Gordon felt like he should have gotten his hand raised after the UFC 282 co-main event instead of his opponent, Paddy Pimblett. Pimblett was scored as the winner with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28 in his favor, but many
Dustin Poirier wants Nate Diaz to come back for one more fight so he can ‘beat the sh*t’ out of him Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz never got to square off inside the octagon, although they were scheduled to fight in 2018. The two were slated to face each other
UFC Orlando Live Results: Thompson vs. Holland UFC Orlando results begin at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT on Saturday, December 3, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Click on the fight below in the UFC Orlando results section for live stats or jump down to the UFC Orlando
Paddy Pimblett thinks Jake Paul’s fights ‘are fixed’ UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett believes that Jake Paul‘s boxing matches are ‘fixed’ after watching Paul’s win over former UFC champion Anderson Silva. Paul is undefeated in his boxing career (6-0) with knockout wins over former UFC welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley and former Bellator MMA and ONE
Jiří Procházka releases video statement: ‘I’ll be back’ Jiří Procházka vacated the UFC light heavyweight title after suffering a shoulder injury that formed him out of the UFC 282 main event. Procházka was scheduled to face former titleholder Glover Teixeira in a rematch. Instead, former champion and No. 2 ranked contender Jan Blachowicz and No. 3
UFC releases tribute video to Anthony Johnson Former UFC fighter Anthony Johnson passed away on November 13 from organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. The news quickly traveled through the MMA community about the passing of “Rumble.” Johnson fought 19 times inside the famed UFC octagon and built a reputation as one
Coming off a three-win 2021 to start off his pro career, lightweight Archie Colgan has so far been able to keep his momentum going with back-to-back wins this year. Having originally hoped to get more fights in this year, having to take some time off limited the amount of bouts Colgan could have, but he’s
Video: Nate Diaz slaps someone outside Madison Square Garden at UFC 281 Former UFC fighter Nate Diaz was involved in an altercation outside Madison Square Garden at UFC 281 on Saturday, and it was caught on video. Outside of the arena, Diaz and Bellator fighter Dillon Danis had to separated. Cups were thrown. Middle fingers
UFC 281 Embedded, Episode 2: The weight cutting begins On the second episode of UFC 281 Embedded, middleweight champ Israel Adesanya takes in some fine art. Alex Pereira sweats in the fresh air. Michael Chandler eyes redemption at Madison Square Garden and trains with former welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman. Champ Carla Esparza embraces the process,
UFC Vegas 64: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Face-offs Video Following Friday’s official UFC Vegas 64 weigh-ins, the athletes competing on the fight card faced off with their opponents at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight card is headlined by a women’s strawweight bout between No. 3 ranked Marina Rodriguez and No. 8 ranked Amanda Lemos. Rodriguez officially
Jake Paul says Nate Diaz would be ‘easy work’ Jake Paul is still riding high from his win over former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a boxing match on Saturday. Following the win, Paul called out former UFC fighter Nate Diaz. He took further aim at Diaz during the event’s post-fight press conference. On
Arizona commission decides the fate of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva bout The show will go on! The Arizona State Athletic Commission did not pull Anderson Silva’s boxing license following comments he made to MMA Weekly which he admitted to being “knocked out” twice during sparring ahead of the bout. The meeting was called on
UFC 280 highlights & recap: Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw Watch the UFC 280 highlights video and recap from the co-main event pitting Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. The bout headlined the UFC 280 fight card on Saturday, October 22, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nate Diaz trashes Khamzat Chimaev in