On a conference call leading up to UFC 223 on Apr. 7 in Brooklyn, New York, former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk continued to insist that a poor weight cut cost her the title belt. She will rematch Rose Namajunas in the co-main event of the pay-per-view.
On a conference call leading up to UFC 223 on Apr. 7, interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and title challenger Khabib Nurmagomedov spent most of their time throwing verbal jabs at each other.
UFC flyweight Brandon Moreno will return to the octagon on Apr. 7 to face Ray Borg at UFC 223. Moreno has been out of action since suffering his first career loss to Sergio Pettis last August.
UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa spoke at the promotion’s headquarters in Las Vegas on Monday and explained why Conor McGregor’s possible return to competition in the division would be a ‘double-edged sword.’ Chiesa will clash with Anthony Pettis in the octagon on Apr. 7 at UFC 223 in Brooklyn, New York.
UFC 223 main card fighter Michael Chiesa was a guest on Covering The Cage to discuss his upcoming lightweight showdown with former champion Anthony Pettis. Though Chiesa acknowledged Pettis’ skill set as being “phenomenal”, he also believes “Showtime’s” time in the spotlight is over.
Las Vegas-Review Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang talk UFC 223 with in-studio guest UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa.
Since walking away from competing in mixed martial arts almost 5 years ago, former MMA champion Jay Hieron says his career as a stunt actor gives him close to the same feeling as fighting in the cage did.
Kevin Lee explains why fighting Edson Barboza, over Nate Diaz or Eddie Alvarez, was the right choice to make. Lee vs. Barboza will take place at UFC Fight Night 128 on Apr. 21 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Covering The Cage hosts Adam Hill and Heidi Fang go over the main card fights including Cris Cyborg keeping her title, Bryan Ortega’s win over Frankie Edgar and Sean O’Malley fighting through an injury.
UFC president Dana White on what’s next for Brian Ortega and Cris Cyborg, what he thought of Sean O’Malley’s performance and confirms Conor McGregor did offer to step in to UFC 222 card.
Cris “Cyborg” Justino successfully defended her women’s featherweight belt for a second time when she stopped Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222. Next, she’s interested in a fight with women’s bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes.
Fresh off of a decision win over Ashley Yoder at UFC 222, Mackenzie Dern says she’s content to work her way up the ladder in the strawweight division.
After finishing Frankie Edgar by way of knockout at UFC 222, Brian Ortega says he’d be willing to fight UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 226 in July.
After defeating Stefan Struve at UFC 222, Andrei Arlovski spoke with media about tying the UFC heavyweight record for most wins in the division, changing camps and his evolution as a fighter.
Alexander Hernandez made his UFC debut on just a week’s notice and managed to knockout the no. 12 ranked lightweight, Beneil Dariush, at UFC 222.
Zak Ottow finished Las Vegas’ Mike Pyle by way of technical knockout in the first round. Pyle had said this would be the last fight of his career prior to the bout.
Cody Stamann defeated the number 7 ranked bantamweight when he took a decision over Bryan Caraway at UFC 222.
UFC welterweight Hector Lombard discusses his UFC 222 loss by way of disqualification to C.B. Dollaway, what action he’ll take next, and why he left American Top Team for a camp in Germany.
After making weight earlier in the day, the fighters competing at UFC 222 faced off with their opponents one last time before they battle in the octagon on Saturday, March 3.
All 24 fighters competing on the UFC 222 card in Las Vegas on March 3 made weight. In the main event set for the T-Mobile Arena, Cris “Cyborg” Justino will put her UFC women’s featherweight title on the line against Yana Kunitskaya.
UFC heavyweight Andrei Arlovski looks to stay in the win column after bouncing back from five losses when he faces Stefan Struve, who wants to rebound from his last outing at UFC 222.
UFC welterweight Mike Pyle hopes to be remembered as a pioneer of MMA. The longtime fighter and Las Vegan will hang up his gloves after facing Zak Ottow at UFC 222.
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley discusses his breakout year in the UFC, being compared to Conor McGregor and how he plans to defeat Andre Soukhamthath at UFC 222.
UFC 222 will be headlined by a featherweight title bout between Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Yana Kunitskaya and will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 3.
On Saturday, March 3, Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega will vie for the chance to become the next contender to fight for the UFC featherweight belt when they collide at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the co-main event of UFC 222.
UFC women’s bantamweight “Alpha” Cat Zingano returns to competition after spending the past 18 months recovering from injury and is ready to rebound from a pair of losses against Ketlen Vieira.
UFC 222 media day staredown had a couple of intense moments. UFC women’s bantamweights Cat Zingano and Ketlen Vieira got up close during their face off and UFC bantamweights Sean O’Malley and Andre Soukhamthath had a heated confrontation.
During a pep rally in Las Vegas at the Toshiba Plaza, UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez and UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin gave their thoughts on the main and co-main event of UFC 222 taking place at the T-Mobile Arena on March 3.
Grappling ace Mackenzie Dern talks about how ready she is for her UFC debut against Ashley Yoder on March 3 at UFC 222 and addresses being compared to former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
Fans turn out for a pep rally for the Ultimate Vegas Sports Weekend in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena’s Toshiba Plaza. The Nascar triple-header weekend, the USA Sevens Rugby tournament, the Vegas Golden Knights vs. the Ottawa Senators and UFC 222 will all take place this weekend.