Dana White has revealed that he and Jon Jones recently spoke for the first time in months, addressing growing speculation among fans. Jones, a former UFC heavyweight and light-heavyweight champion, retired earlier this year instead of taking a unification fight with Tom Aspinall.
At UFC 322, Islam Makhachev made history by becoming the first Dagestani fighter to claim two-division champion status after defeating Jack Della Maddalena convincingly.
Dillon Danis, a man whose reputation is built more on internet trolling than actual fighting, seems to have finally written a check his body couldn’t cash.
Dillon Danis has officially been banned from attending future UFC events following a violent altercation at UFC 322 inside Madison Square Garden. UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the decision during the post-event press conference Saturday night.
Not only was the UFC 322 main event significant for the welterweight division, but it was also a big fight for the future of the lightweight division. On Saturday night, Islam Makhachev made his welterweight debut when he took on Jack Della Maddalena for the 170lb title after vacating his lightweight title earlier this year.
Tracy Cortez has broken her silence after suffering a stoppage loss on Saturday night. The flyweight fan favorite squared off against Erin Blanchfield during the preliminary portion of UFC 322.
UFC CEO Dana White said mixed-martial arts fighter Dillon Danis is banned from future events after his involvement in a brawl on Saturday night during UFC 322 in New York.
Arman Tsarukyan takes on Dan Hooker in a lightweight clash at UFC Qatar, as we preview the upcoming fight. This bout would mark Tsarukyan’s return to the octagon since his withdrawal from UFC 311 in January with a back injury, a setback that cost him a rematch against Islam Makhachev.
Islam Makhachev proved last Saturday night that his dominance at lightweight can seamlessly translate to the welterweight division. The Dagestani star steamrolled Jack Della Maddalena to join the exclusive club of UFC two-division champions.
For two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison, the plan going forward is simple. After defeating Julianna Peña in June this year, the bantamweight champion faced off against Amanda Nunes, teasing a fight might be on the horizon.
Dillon Danis has long wanted to fight for UFC. Well, congratulations to him, because he finally got one at UFC 322 last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Despite recording a career-defining win, Islam Makhachev received some criticism after UFC 322. Makhachev beat Jack Della Maddalena in one-sided fashion to win the welterweight title in one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the year.
After reclaiming the welterweight crown in 2008, Georges St-Pierre would not lose his status as champion in the Octagon ever again. Enjoying one of the most illustrious careers in mixed martial arts history, Georges St-Pierre is one of just 13 two-division titleholders in the promotion’s vast history.
Beneil Dariush suffered the fastest loss of his career at UFC 322. Once a top-3 lightweight in the UFC, Beneil Dariush has now lost three out of his last four fights.
NEW YORK —Leon Edwards had never been knocked out in his professional career until he ran into Carlos Prates. On the UFC 322 main card Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Valentina Shevchenko and Weili Zhang met in one of the biggest women's fights in MMA history at UFC 322. Headlined by another massive title fight featuring Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev, UFC 322's co-main event saw Zhang move up from the strawweight division to challenge Shevchenko for the women's flyweight belt.
Bo Nickal returned to the win column in emphatic fashion when he closed out the UFC 322 prelims with a huge knockout. The UFC's annual show at Madison Square Garden was as stacked as fans have come to expect, with Nickal closing out the prelims against Rodolfo Vieira before a highly-anticipated main card topped by a pair of championship bouts.
The greatest fighter in BKFC history returns to the title picture at BKFC 84. After an 18-month layoff, Lorenzo 'The Juggernaut' Hunt returns to the limelight of bare-knuckle boxing when he takes on BKFC middleweight champion Josh 'D-Day' Dyer.