Newly crowned UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is a man with many career options after exponentially growing his star power with the fastest finish in Ultimate Fighting Championship title fight history in the main event of UFC 194 on Saturday night.
Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the MGM Grand was the organization’s most successful Las Vegas event ever at the box office.
Yoel Romero took a huge step forward in the middleweight division, but it might have been aided by holding himself up.
Two established champions went down in very different ways at UFC 194 at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday night.
Entering the main event of the UFC card at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Friday night, Frankie Edgar wanted to show he had more tools than his quickness. He did so with a crushing left hook that landed right on the nose of Chad Mendes and ended the fight at 2:28 of the first round to conclude “The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale” card.
A down but not out Ronda Rousey kept a promise she made in September and attended the Marine Corps Ball in National Harbor, Md., on Friday night.
After taking out some of the best middleweights of all time in his four UFC title fights, Chris Weidman will defend the belt against perhaps the most well-rounded opponent of his career in Luke Rockhold on the UFC 194 card tonight at the MGM Grand Garden. Yet there’s almost no buzz for what figures to be an outstanding fight.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 194 today at the MGM Grand Garden.
After enduring a beatdown at the hands of Rose Namajunas in the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card at The Cosmopolitan on Thursday night, Paige VanZant was drawing rave reviews for her heart and toughness.
Thursday night’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was supposed to be a showcase event for two of the organization’s youngest and brightest stars. While both suffered early adversity, only one was able to get through the night unscathed.
Aljamain Sterling had a lot on his mind before entering the cage against Brazil’s Johnny Eduardo for UFC Fight Pass 80 on Thursday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
After just a brief moment of celebration following her submission victory over Paige VanZant in the main event of UFC FIght Night 80 on Thursday night at The Cosmopolitan, Rose Namajunas turned to hug her dejected opponent.
Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight phenom Sage Northcutt took another step forward in his development with an impressive second-round submission of Cody Pfister on Thursday night. Yet it was an odd detail about his life outside the cage mentioned on the broadcast that had the Internet buzzing.
Perhaps the man best qualified to analyze Saturday’s UFC 194 main event also will be the one most interested in the outcome.
Ronda Rousey’s rematch with Holly Holm will be in Las Vegas and likely take place July 9.
