Review-Journal sports reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang returned Tuesday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering The Cage Facebook page.
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Australian Robert Whittaker bucked the trend of fighters dropping in weight and moved up from welterweight to middleweight two years ago as he continued to grow into his body.
Conor McGregor is no longer a two-division UFC champion. The Irish superstar has vacated his featherweight title and interim champ Jose Aldo has been promoted to champion in the 145-pound divsion.
Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier suffered an injury and has been forced to pull out of his scheduled title defense against Anthony Johnson in Toronto.
Less than two weeks after his scheduled fight against Tim Kennedy was scrapped from UFC 205 , former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans was scratched from UFC 206.
Reno native Ryan Bader is line for big things after dispatching of veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the main event of UFC Fight Night 100 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday night.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 99 card in Belfast, Northern Ireland:
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 100 card in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A week after one of the biggest days in mixed martial arts, the sport gets set for one of the busiest 24-hour periods in history on Saturday.
Until Khalil Rountree was undefeated in The Ultimate Fighter season 23 finale this July, he was undefeated in his professional MMA career.
Adam Antolin was one of the underdogs when The Ultimate Fighter season 24 began. Ranked at no. 13, Antolin advanced to the quarterfinals defeating Damacio Page who was ranked fourth overall. Though Antolin fell to Hiromasa Ogibuko, the no. 5 ranked, he didn’t think the rankings were a big factor in determining the results.
Fresh off his latest triumph, UFC champion Conor McGregor continues to call out boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and attempt to lure him into a bout.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has been suspended for 18 months by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Saffiedine will fight Dong Hyun Kim on the Dec. 30 card at T-Mobile Arena, sources close to the organization confirmed on Tuesday.
At UFC 205, former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate retired following a loss to Raquel Pennington. Pennington commented on her decision with media following the fight.