At UFC 209 media day, Mark Hunt said he’s being forced into his fight with Alistair Overeem by the promotion. Hunt went on to say that fighters like Overeem have lost their ‘shields of honor’.
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UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley lobbied for potentially lucrative fights against lightweight champion Conor McGregor and returning former welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.
Top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson still doesn’t know why he was hesitant to showcase his full arsenal when he challenged Tyron Woodley for the title in November.
Fighters from the UFC 209 main card and a featured preliminary bout squared off at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday ahead of the Saturday card.
Ahead of UFC 209, the only thing that Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov can agree on is that they are “people’s main event.” They’ll square off for the interim UFC lightweight title on Mar. 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
After Tyron Woodley had his victory speech interrupted following his fight against Stephen Thompson, the UFC welterweight champion hopes to get another chance to deliver it Saturday.
The former welterweight champion will challenge Michael Bisping for the middleweight title later in 2017
Review-Journal sports reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang returned Tuesday for their weekly live video update on all things MMA and UFC.
The amount of time it has taken for the UFC lightweight showdown between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov to become a reality has done little to dampen the vitriol between the top contenders.
While UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley wants to prove he’s the best fighter to ever compete in the 170-pound division, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has plans of usurping him from his throne at UFC 209 in Las Vegas on March 4, 2017.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson engaged in a verbal sparring session on the UFC 209 conference call Thursday.
Kevin Lee may hail from Detroit, but ‘The Motown Phenom’ has made Las Vegas his home for the past few years. If he can get past Francisco Trinaldo in Brazil, he wants to main event a fight card rumored to take place in Detroit in 2017.
After multiple delays, a trial is set to begin next week for ex-MMA fighter War Machine, who is accused of beating and sexually assaulting his girlfriend in 2014.
A finalist of The Ultimate Fighter 19, Dhiego Lima returns to the UFC as part of the cast of TUF Redemption.
MMA fighter Ronda Rousey will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC’s “Blindspot” as a guest star.