The UFC will return to Abu Dhabi for a Fight Night on August 3rd and it’s shaping up to be a showcase of the bantamweights. We already know that the main event will feature a five-round matchup between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is throwing one more top-ranked matchup on its blockbuster card at the end of June. According to the UFC on Friday, Ian Garry (14-0) will be throwing down with Michael Page (22-2) at UFC 303 on June 29.
UFC 303 is just about a month away and will conclude this year’s International Fight Week. Today, Dana White announced another major fight that’s been added to the main card.
PFL emerged as the second-best MMA promotion in the world after it acquired Bellator MMA. Under Donn Davis, Ray Sefo, and Peter Murray, the PFL espoused the ‘fighter’s first’ business practice but recently came at odds with Gegard Mousasi, the ex-Bellator middleweight champion.
In the eyes of many, Jon Jones is the arguable GOAT of MMA. However, others cite his doping violations and troubles outside the octagon as factors questioning his status.
Jiri Prochazka is not joking around and is continuously training ahead of his potential light heavyweight title shot. Prochazka is known to be one of the most skilled fighters on the UFC roster.
The Tate brothers, Andrew and Tristan, are among the most controversial influencers in the world. The Red Pill influencers have created a fan base and also critics.
Dustin Poirier is one of the best fighters in the UFC never to hold the undisputed title. The former interim lightweight champion also failed in his pursuit of the BMF title.
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo had something interesting to say about the upcoming UFC 302 main event. Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier are finally having a showdown this June.
Ali Abdelaziz manages all the fighters from Team Khabib. Abdelaziz is very close with almost all the fighters under his management. As such, he has often trained and is part of their training camps.
Ever heard of a derecho? Phonetically “deh-REY-cho” in English, it is a widespread, rapidly moving showerstorm. Although a derecho can cause destruction similar to tornadoes, damage is typically unidirectional along a straight path.
Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman once wanted to take on light heavyweight mainstay Jan Blachowicz in the past. They even had a viral staredown back in 2022.
Dustin Jacoby (19-8-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) is looking to return to the win column at the expense of former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) at UFC Louisville at the KFC Yum!
After 10 appearances under the Bellator MMA banner, former titleholder Gegard Mousasi is moving on. The 38-year-old recently appeared on The MMA Hour, claiming that he has not been offered fights since the Professional Fighters League purchased Bellator at the end of the year.
Mateusz Gamrot believes Charles Oliveira is avoiding a showdown with him. “Gamer” Gamrot (24-2) has repeatedly called out former titleholder Oliveira (34-10), most recently when “do Bronx” revealed that he’s eyeing a return in July or August.
Belal Muhammad has vowed to break Leon Edwards in their upcoming clash. Muhammad (23-3, 1 NC) will challenge Edwards (22-3, 1 NC) for the welterweight title in the main event at UFC 304.
Fresh off the biggest win of his career, Lerone Murphy wants to stay active and carry that momentum forward. Britain’s Murphy (14-0) outdueled perennial contender Edson Barboza (24-12) in his first UFC headliner at UFC Fight Night 241.
Paddy Pimblett believes that Bobby Green’s chin has been well and truly cracked. Pimblett (21-3) and Green (32-15-1, 1 NC) are set to trade leather at UFC 304 on July 27 at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester, England.
If all goes to plan for UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, the near future will include a bout against Conor McGregor in Madrid, Spain, in front of 80,000 fans and a record-breaking pay-per-view audience.
Picture a burly Brazilian with a shaved head and a terrifying tattoo at the base of his skull, all of it serving to reinforce a menacing presence. Add the frosty stare to the mix, and you have Wanderlei Silva, a lauded veteran of 51 fights during a 22-year professional mixed martial arts career.
UFC 303 goes down on June 29th and the co-main event was supposed to be Jamahal Hill (12-2, 1 NC) taking on Khalil Rountree (13-5). However, Rountree recently tested positive for a banned substance and received a two-month ban.
It’s safe to assume there’s no one in UFC that Conor McGregor (22-6) is afraid to talk smack about.
When the UFC decided to move its pay-per-view service and television rights to ESPN in 2018, the promotion was thrilled to get three times more money than it did from its previous broadcast partner, Fox.
The former two-division champion is two months away from being out of action for three years, though he is scheduled to fight Michael Chandler (23-8) in a welterweight bout as the headlining fight of UFC 303 on June 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
It’s taken 12 years, but fight fans are finally getting the third fight in the Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen trilogy, though not in the form you might expect.
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