UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones rips Dominick Reyes for not fighting during their title bout at UFC 247 and then saying he should have won the fight.
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Jon Jones faced his most serious challenge in years and ultimately held off Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 on Saturday night, retaining his UFC light heavyweight belt following a surprisingly strong opening by Reyes.
Dominick Reyes, who will meet Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 247 on Saturday in Houston, said the champion never has fought someone with his athletic ability.
Ronda Rousey last fought in a knockout loss to Amanda Nunes in Las Vegas in December 2016. She spent a year in the WWE, but has stepped away to focus on starting a family.
Joseph Benavidez will get his first title shot in more than six years when he faces Deiveson Figueiredo for the vacant flyweight belt at UFC Fight Night 169 on Feb. 29.
Derek Brunson will fight Edmen Shahbazyan in a matchup of middleweight contenders, sources close to the organization confirmed on Tuesday.
The UFC superstar’s dominant performance at UFC 246 in Las Vegas kicked down a bunch of doors for the most popular active fighter on the planet.
It took famed combatant Conor McGregor less than a minute to kick Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s butt in UFC 246. He later spent three hours kicking it up in at his post-fight party at Encore Beach Club at Nightclub.
Roxanne Modafferi, a plus 550 underdog, defeated Maycee Barber by unanimous decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in their flyweight fight on the preliminary card of UFC 246.
It took Conor McGregor 40 seconds to pick up his first win since 2016, as the former two-division champion defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Conor McGregor has climbed to a minus 340 favorite over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone after opening as a minus 180 favorite in the main event of UFC 246 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 246 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
The 31-year-old Irishman has been unusually subdued leading up to his main event fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
The “Notorious” Conor McGregor returns to the octagon for the first time in more than a year on Saturday to take on Donald “The Cowboy” Cerrone at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
A fight between women’s strawweight contenders Alexa Grasso and Claudia Gadelha at UFC 246 on Saturday has been canceled after Grasso missed weight Friday.
