The lightweight contender, who will take on Dan Hooker in Saturday’s main event, was named the inaugural recipient of the Forrest Griffin Community Award on Friday.
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Welterweight Ramiz Brahimaj is off Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 12 card at the UFC Apex facility after one of his cornermen’s COVID-19 test came back positive.
Struggling welterweight Mike Perry’s only cornerperson for his UFC on ESPN 12 co-main event bout against Mickey Gall on Saturday will be his girlfriend.
The Aug. 15 pay-per-view card will be headlined by the culmination of a heavyweight title fight trilogy between champion Stipe Miocic and former champ Daniel Cormier.
The heavyweight took Alexander Volkov down 14 times to improve to 8-1 in his last nine fights in the headliner of Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex Facility.
The quarterback was a 12-year journeyman in the NFL before landing in Oakland and delivering four spectacular seasons, including an MVP and a Super Bowl appearance.
The 29-year-old heavyweight contender bucks the trend of the division’s big strikers and commits to the wrestling base that has carried him to this level.
From a World War II hiatus to a fantasy draft, the game has a tradition of adaptability.
The stars of the National Football League will descend on Las Vegas for the Pro Bowl on Jan. 31, 2021, the league announced on Tuesday.
The strawweight contender moved up and beat the No. 1 contender at 125 pounds on Saturday night in the main event of UFC on ESPN 10 at the Apex facility
The Las Vegan was a quarter-pound over the women’s flyweight limit for her UFC Fight Night 172 main event bout against Cynthia Calvillo on Friday morning.
Anticipation is great for the UFC Fight Night 172 middleweight showdown when they engaged in a heated exchange in a hotel lobby in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 33-year-old Las Vegan accepted the fight against Cynthia Calvillo before she even knew the opponent.
The organization will hold four events over two weeks on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island in a ‘safe zone’ that includes a hotel, training facilities, dining options and an arena.
Amanda Nunes said after her win over Felicia Spencer on Saturday at UFC 250 that she plans to take the rest of the year off as she awaits the birth of her daughter in September.