Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to snap a three-fight losing streak when he meets Vicente Luque on Saturday at UFC 260 in Las Vegas.
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UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar suffered liver failure and was hospitalized for five days after drinking Las Vegas-based Real Water, according to a lawsuit.
The UFC plans to hold UFC 261 in front of a capacity crowd April 24 in Jacksonville, Florida, organization president Dana White announced Monday on Twitter.
The top welterweight contender left the UFC Fight Night 187 cage with a no contest after more than 19 months without competing.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is betting that the main event between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad will not go the distance (+145).
Light heavyweight Glover Teixeira was on standby as a late replacement in case either Israel Adesanya or Jan Blachowicz was forced to pull out of the main event.
The light heavyweight champion retained the belt with a unanimous-decision victory at UFC 259 on a night where another champion dominated and a third changed hands in a controversial manner.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 259 on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
Israel Adesanya will try to become the fifth fighter in UFC history to hold titles in multiple weight classes simultaneously when he challenges Jan Blachowicz in UFC 259 on Saturday.
The middlweight champion will attempt to become just the fourth fighter in history to hold belts in two weight classes when he challenges Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 259.
UFC president Dana White said Thursday he has been in contact with venues in Texas after this week’s decision by Governor Greg Abbott to roll back restrictions.
Amanda Nunes was contemplating retirement, but decided she wanted to continue fighting after the birth of her daughter. She will defend her featherweight title at UFC 259.
The deal includes branding and an integration of live odds and betting products as well as introducing a countdown clock in the cage for the first time.
Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem, two of the most popular heavyweights in UFC history, have been released by the organization.
Heavyweight contender Cyril Gane cruised to a unanimous decision over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Fight Night 186 on Saturday in Las Vegas.