UFC Nashville News

Susan Cox - August 4, 2023

UFC Nashville ‘Sandhagen vs. Font’ will take place tomorrow, Saturday, August 5th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The main card with feature a catchweight bout between Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA) and Rob Font (20-6 MMA).

Cole Shelton - March 25, 2019

Stephen Thompson suffered the first knockout loss of his MMA career to Anthony Pettis on Saturday night in Nashville. After seemingly dominating the opening few mintues of the fight, ‘Wonderboy’ was caught with a superman punch from Anthony Pettis with just five seconds left in the second round.

Mike Straus - March 25, 2019

UFC on ESPN+ 6, otherwise known as UFC Nashville, was definitely an entertaining card even though eight fights went to the judges. Despite having names like Anthony Pettis, Stephen Thompson and Curtis Blaydes at the top of the bill, the card did lack some star power. However, there was still a number of intriguing matchups on the bill and in the end, the card delivered. So who were the biggest winners from UFC Nashville? Let’s take a look.

Tom Taylor - March 24, 2019

On Saturday night, the UFC returned to our screens with the 12-fight UFC Nashville card. Although the card produced a handful of forgettable contests, it also included some jaw-dropping finishes and back-and-forth scraps. The fighters behind those fights were well rewarded. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, who shocked onlookers by knocking out two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in the UFC Nashville main event, took home a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his handiwork.

Chris Taylor - March 23, 2019

Dana White wants current men’s flyweight champion Henry Cejudo to fight Marlon Moraes for the promotions vacant bantamweight title. The UFC President, White, laid out his plans for the promotions flyweight and bantamweight title picture during tonight’s UFC Nashville post-fight press conference.

Chris Taylor - March 23, 2019

Tonight’s UFC Nashville event was headlined by a welterweight bout featuring Stephen Thompson taking on former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis. The bout marked Pettis’ first appearance at welterweight in over a decade.

Chris Taylor - March 23, 2019

Tonight’s UFC Nashville event was co-headlined by a heavyweight bout between division staples Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis. Curtis Blaydes (10-2 MMA) entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after having his five-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Francis Ngannou this past November.

Chris Taylor - March 23, 2019

A heavyweight bout between perennial division contenders Justin Willis and Curtis Blaydes co-headlined tonight’s UFC Nashville event at Bridgestone Arena. Curtis Blaydes (10-2 MMA) recently had his impressive five-fight win streak come to an end at the hands of knockout artist Francis Ngannou.

Chris Taylor - March 23, 2019

Tonight’s UFC Nashville event is headlined by a welterweight bout featuring former division title challenger Stephen Thompson taking on former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis. Anthony Pettis will be returning to welterweight for the first time since 2008 for tonight’s contest with “Wonderboy”.

Chris Taylor - March 23, 2019

The octagon will be under the bright lights of Bridgestone Arena this evening for UFC Nashville: Pettis vs. Thompson. The event is headlined by a welterweight bout featuring former division title challenger Stephen Thompson taking on former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis.

Tom Taylor - March 22, 2019

Tomorrow night, the UFC will return to our screens with the compelling UFC Nashville card. This card will be topped by an unexpected but undeniably compelling clash of strikers, as former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis moves up to welterweight to battle two-time title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

James Lynch - March 22, 2019

Stephen Thompson still has Robbie Lawler on his mind “Wonderboy” asked for a fight with “Ruthless” last year only instead to see Lawler face off against Ben Askren at UFC 235. While he still needs to take care of business against Anthony Pettis this Saturday, Thompson is still interested in that fight and would love for that matchup to take place close to home.

Cole Shelton - March 20, 2019

The Octagon heads to Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday and on the main card will be Canadian John Makdessi taking on Jesus Pinedo. For Makdessi it has been a long road to get to the Octagon after having to pull out of UFC 231 with an injury.

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2017

Last night’s UFC Fight Night 108 event in Nashville delivered with some very exciting scraps and memorable finishes. In the evening’s main event, featherweight fighters Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov went to war, exchanging bombs for the better part of twenty five minutes.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov A featherweight scrap between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov served as the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 fight card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Diego Sanchez vs. Al Iaquinta A lightweight bout between former title challenger Diego Sanchez and Al Iaquinta served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 fight card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: John Dodson vs. Eddie Wineland A key bantamweight scrap between John Dodson and Eddie Wineland took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 main card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Joe Lauzon vs. Stevie Ray A lightweight scrap between veteran Joe Lauzon and Stevie Ray took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 main card in Nashville.