LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 15: (RL) Gregory Rodriguez takes on Jordan Williams in their middleweight bout during week seven of Dana White’s Contender Series season four at UFC APEX on September 15, 2020 in Las Vegas , Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/DWCS LLC/Zuffa LLC) Fresh off a huge win that left him with a … Read more
Aspen Ladd UFC DC Weigh-In Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press After a fight against Sara McMann earlier this month was canceled due to missing weight, Aspen Ladd has been dropped from the UFC roster. The lightweight, who has a long history of struggling at the weight, was removed from the promotion’s ranking database on Tuesday, according … Read more
Max Roskopf, Cage Warriors 130 Credit: Cage Warriors It’s hard not to immediately associate Max Rohskopf with his disastrous performance in the UFC two years ago, when he failed to answer the bell for the third round against Austin Hubbard. But after leaving MMA for such a short time, Rohskopf (7-1) returned the following year … Read more
Joaquin Buckley, UFC Paris weigh-ins Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press A middleweight matchup featuring two of the division’s popular characters has been added to UFC 282 this December. “The Action Man” Chris Curtis will face Joaquin Buckley at the event, which will take place on December 10, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. … Read more
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 20: (LR) Derrick Lewis punches Curtis Blades in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 20, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) The main event for the November 19, 2022 UFC Fight Night event has been announced. Derrick Lewis … Read more
Daniel Rodriguez, UFC 279 weigh-ins Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Daniel Rodriguez took advantage of his willingness to fight anyone at UFC 279 earlier this month. Rodriguez was booked to fight Kevin Holland at the PPV event just a few weeks ago. But with Khamzat Chimaev’s lack of weight creating havoc, ‘D-Rod’ faced Li Jingliang instead … Read more
Cris Cyborg, UFC 240 weigh-ins Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Former UFC women’s featherweight champion and current Bellator MMA champion Cris Cyborg has ruled out a return to the Octagon, barring major organizational changes. A champion in every major promotion she has competed for – Strikeforce, Invicta FC, UFC and Bellator MMA – Cyborg (26-2, 1NC) … Read more
Accor Arena, UFC Paris Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press The UFC is expected to take place in Orlando, Florida this December. On Thursday, promotion officials announced that the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida will host a UFC Fight Night event on December 3, 2022. News of the date was previously reported by multiple outlets, including Cageside … Read more
Credit: Showtime Floyd Mayweather Jr. will perform later this month as part of the Super RIZIN show in Japan, where he will box Mikuru Asakura. There is one more fight the former boxing champion is pushing for, however: a rematch with Conor McGregor. Mayweather won the pair’s first meeting, dubbed “The Money Fight,” in 2017, … Read more
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (left) Credit: Gleidson Venga/Sherdog.com UFC welterweight Elizeu Zaleski has been suspended for one year by USADA after testing positive for Ostarine earlier this year. In a lengthy statement provided to MMA Fighting, which first reported the news, the Brazilian’s manager, Thiago Okamura, revealed that Zaleski (23-7) tested positive in an out-of-competition … Read more