Undefeated UFC bantamweight contender Cody Garbrandt couldn’t have scripted 2016 any better than it played out. Now he’s ready to act out the final scene at UFC 207 on Friday at T-Mobile Arena.
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Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks was in rare form during a scrum ahead of UFC 207. Frustrated about doing repetitive interviews, Hendricks challenged media to cut weight to better understand a fighter’s mentality.
UFC president Dana White addressed Ronda Rousey’s absence from UFC 207 media engagements and explained how this is different from Conor McGregor being pulled from UFC 200 for missing a press conference.
UFC 207 media day took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 28, 2016. Eight of the fighters competing on the card squared off after their interviews.
After one of the best knockouts of 2016, UFC lightweight Lando Vannata will look to capitalize on the momentum at UFC 209 in Las Vegas. Vannatta will fight David Teymur on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena.
UFC heavyweight contender Josh Barnett has been flagged for a violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy and issued a temporary suspension.
Amanda Nunes, like most everyone else in the mixed martial arts world, is trying to figure out what’s going on in the mind of Ronda Rousey. She hasn’t had much success.
MMA fans received a lump of coal in their collective stockings when the Nevada Athletic Commission made a Christmas Eve decision to remove former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez from UFC 207.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been deemed medically unfit to compete by the Nevada Athletic Commission and will not be allowed to fight Fabricio Werdum at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 30.
Cris “Cyborg” Justino has been flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for a potential violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. The violation stems from an out-of-competition urine sample collected Dec. 5.
Mixed martial arts fans may not have any live events to watch this weekend, but there will be options on television. UFC officials announced a network special for Christmas Eve as Fox will air the four best fights from the UFC 206 card earlier this month in Toronto.
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill welcomed World Series of Fighting president Ray Sefo for Covering The Cage’s weekly Facebook live update.
The Paige and Sage show isn’t in jeopardy of cancellation, but it might not quite be ready for prime time.
Veteran Urijah Faber knocked around Brad Pickett for three rounds to win a unanimous decision in the last fight of his career in front of a fawning hometown crowd in the new Golden 1 Center.
UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez reflects on how Urijah Faber got his MMA career started and why he should be credited for putting the lighter weight classes on the map.