New footage has emerged of the UFC host hotel altercation between Arman Tsarukyan and Bobby Green ahead of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 52 event in Austin, Texas. Green (31-14-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC), who fights Jalin Turner (13-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the lightweight co-main event of the card at Moody Center, revealed earlier in the
Raul Rosas Jr. doesn’t see bantamweight being the permanent home for his fighting career. The 19-year-old UFC prospect thinks a move up to featherweight is inevitable, given his age and the fact that his body is still growing. This process is already happening, because Rosas Jr. (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has actually felt his body
AUSTIN, Texas – Clay Guida would love to be a part of the promotion’s historic UFC 300 card. One of the most long-tenured fighters on the roster, Guida (38-20 MMA, 18-17 UFC) makes his 36th octagon appearance when he takes on Joaquim Silva (12-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 52 main card at
The BKFC 56 fight-week news conference took place Thursday in American Fork, Utah and afterward, 12 fighters from six main-card bouts came face to face. In the main event, former UFC standouts Mike Perry and Eddie Alvarez meet in a middleweight bout for the “King of Violence” title. And in the co-main event, champ Christine
AUSTIN, Texas – Bobby Green sees Jalin Turner as just of an exciting matchup as Dan Hooker. Green (31-14-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) was slated to face Hooker in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 52 co-main event, but Hooker was forced out due to a broken arm. Turner will step in on short notice to face Green
Brandon Moreno thinks ex-rival Deiveson Figueiredo made the right choice by moving up to bantamweight. Former flyweight champion Figueiredo (21-3-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC) makes his 135-pound debut against Rob Font (20-7 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 52 main card at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims
Check out these photos from the BKFC 56 pre-fight press conference ahead of the event featuring Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez at Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) Luis Palomino BKFC 56 Press Conference BKFC 56 Press Conference BKFC 56 Press Conference BKFC 56 Press Conference BKFC 56 Press Conference
Eddie Alvarez’s debut in the bareknuckle boxing world was as advertised. Alvarez had a wild, back and forth battle with fellow MMA veteran and former UFC fighter Chad Mendes in the co-main event of BKFC 41 back in April. It was a crazy war that had both fighters hurt and down throughout the five-round contest.
AUSTIN, Texas – Beneil Dariush has moved on from the idea of fighting Dustin Poirier. Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) claims he was offered Poirier on two occasions, but “The Diamond” turned the fights down. Poirier has said in past interviews he’s seeking fights that excite him, just like the Justin Gaethje rematch at UFC
The BKFC 56 fight-week news conference took place Thursday in American Fork, Utah and afterward, Mike Perry and Eddie Alvarez got another close look at each other. Former UFC standouts Perry and Alvarez will meet Saturday in a middleweight bout that headlines BKFC 56 at Maverik Center in Salt Lake City. The main card airs
Conor McGregor’s family just got a little bigger. The UFC star and his fiancee Dee Devlin have welcomed their fourth child to their family. McGregor announced the news on Thursday afternoon via his Instagram account. “Another chunky healthy boy into the world. Dee you are my hero ❤️🙏,” McGregor wrote. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
AUSTIN, Texas – Does MMA math apply to weight cutting? Because if it does, Julia Avila might be in for a big night Saturday. Avila (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) returns from an absence of about 2.5 years when she closes out the preliminary card against former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (20-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
AUSTIN, Texas – Deiveson Figueiredo has moved to a different weight class, and with that comes many things – including new matchups. Saturday on the main card of UFC on ESPN 52, Figueiredo (21-3-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC), a former UFC flyweight champion, debuts at 135 pounds when he takes on longtime UFC fighter Rob Font
Giga Chikadze is not looking at Josh Emmett as being uniquely vulnerable ahead of their UFC 296 matchup next month. Emmett (18-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) enters the featherweight fight with Chikadze (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC), which takes place Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN2 prior to the pay-per-view main
Beneil Dariush has proved to be one of the more technical fighters at 155 pounds, but at times, can also be one of the more exciting as well. Two things that often don’t go together in the fight game. Back in February 2021, Dariush went toe to toe with fellow jiu-jitsu standout Diego Ferreira on
Ben Rothwell is getting the hang of this bareknuckle boxing thing. The former UFC heavyweight contender moved to 2-0 in BKFC this past April when he defeated Josh Copeland back at BKFC 41. After battering Copeland for three rounds, Copeland’s corner decided to throw in the towel and not send their fighter back for the
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The UFC this week is back in one of the most progressive, socially tolerant, fun and “weird” cities in the country: Austin, Texas. Here’s how to watch UFC on ESPN 52 with lightweight standouts in action. Broadcast and streaming info Brendan Fitzgerald UFC on ESPN 52 has a main card that begins at 7 p.m.