UFC News
Brock Lesnar still owes the NSAC a quarter million dollars for failed UFC 200 drug test
Christopher Taylor - January 5, 2019
Former UFC heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar is expected to make his octagon return this year against reigning division champion Daniel Cormier. However, before Brock can square off with “DC” he will have to pay the $250,000 fine he still owes the Nevada State Athletic Commission from his failed drug test at UFC 200.
VIDEO | Brian Ortega gets pins removed from broken thumb
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
Brian Ortega challenged Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title at December’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After a valiant effort, “T-City” eventually fell victim to the “Blessed Era” via fourth-round TKO.
UFC Fight Night: TJ Dillashaw vs. Henry Cejudo Fight Card
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
The octagon will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on January 19 for the UFC’s debut event on ESPN which is headlined by a flyweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo. TJ Dillashaw will enter his title fight with the former Olympic Gold medalist on a four-fight win streak. TJ’s most recent wins came against Cody Garbrandt who he knocked out at both UFC 217 and UFC 227.
Dana White goes off on Hans Molenkamp for BS story on how he became best friends with Rob Dyrdek
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
Dana White was not happy after seeing an Instagram post from Hans Molenkamp who had shared his version of how the UFC President became ‘best friends’ with Rob Dyrdek. MMA community member @mandanicol3 captured the dispute before it was removed from social media.
VIDEO | Former UFC heavyweight saves woman from assault outside nightclub
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
https://youtu.be/GRGmVodepTw A former UFC heavyweight made headlines this weekend after saving a woman from an assault outside of a nightclub in Saravejo.
UFC 232 Prelims peak at 1.46 million viewers for Andrei Arlovski vs. Walt Harris
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
Early indications suggest that last weekend’s UFC 232 pay-per-view event in Los Angeles was a success in terms of sales. While early estimates for the pay-per-view portion of the card are still being gathered, the ratings and viewership for last Saturday’s UFC 232 televised prelims were very strong.
Breaking! UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell will return to the octagon in March!
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
Perennial UFC heavyweight contender “Big” Ben Rothwell will return to the octagon for the first time in nearly three years in March of 2019. According to Bulgarian MMA website MMA.bg, Ben Rothwell will square off with former Bellator champion Blagoy Ivanov in March.
Conor McGregor celebrates the birth of his second child to kickoff 2019
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor kicked off the 2019 year by celebrating the birth of his second child. The Irish superstar and his longtime girlfriend Dee Devlin welcomed a baby girl to their family.
UFC on FOX 31 Fighter Salaries: Charles Oliveira tops the list!
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
UFC lightweight fighter Charles Oliveira took home the largest paycheck from last month’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Do Bronx” avenged his previous loss to Jim Miller at the December 15 event, submitting the New Jersey native in the very first-round with a rear-naked choke.
Daniel Cormier picks up restaurant bill for woman battling stage four cancer
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
Current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (22-1 MMA) has long been considered one of the “good guys” in the sport of mixed martial arts. Although he is known for busting heads inside of the octagon, “DC” is one of the kindest human beings outside of the cage.
Luke Rockhold sends a message to 'beatable' Jon Jones
Chris Taylor - January 5, 2019
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is confident that he has the skillset required to dethrone current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. Rockhold recently spoke with TMZ Sports where he revealed that his decision to move up to light heavyweight spawned from a desire to “get after” Jon Jones.
Anthony Pettis expresses interest in welterweight fight with Stephen Thompson
Drake Riggs - January 4, 2019
When it comes to top strikers in MMA, there are few that are quite as unique as former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis. A matchup between the two is something that would only have been thought of as pure fantasy… Prior to today, that is.
Jon Jones hints at upcoming fight with Anthony Smith: 'This is going to be fun'
Tom Taylor - January 4, 2019
Having defeated Alexander Gustafsson by third-round TKO in the main event of UFC 232 in late December, Jon Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion. And now that he’s reclaimed the divisional throne, it’s time for himto direct his focus to his next title challenger. From the sounds of it, that challenger could be streaking light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith.
Henry Cejudo manager doubts TJ Dillashaw will make weight for flyweight title fight
Tom Taylor - January 4, 2019
On January 19, in the main event of the UFC’s first card on ESPN+, reigning UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will drop down to the flyweight division to battle divisional king Henry Cejudo for his title. First, of course, TJ Dillashaw will have to successfully cut down to the flyweight limit of 125 pounds. Henry Cejudo’s manager Ali Abdelaziz has some serious doubts that that will happen.
VIDEO | Watch Joe Rogan react to Amanda Nunes KOing Cris Cyborg
Tom Taylor - January 4, 2019
When UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes knocked out UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg in the co-main event of UFC 232, it left pretty much everybody’s jaw on the floor. That includes UFC color commentator Joe Rogan. In the UFC 232 instalment of the UFC’s popular post-fight series The Thrill and the Agony, we get a close-up look of how Joe Rogan reacted to this massive upset win. We also get to see how Dominick Cruz and Jon Anik reacted too — safe to say they were also surprised.
Jon Jones labeled as betting favorite over Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar and Stipe Miocic
Tom Taylor - January 4, 2019
If reigning UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and reigning UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier fight for a third time, the former will enter the cage as a significant betting favorite. The online sportsbook Bovada has updated the odds for this potential trilogy fight after Jones’ UFC 232 defeat of Alexander Gustafsson, and Jones has been pegged as a -265 betting favorite over his arch rival. This means that a successful bet of $265 on Jones would win you $100. Cormier, meanwhile, is now a +205 underdog, meaning a successful $100 bet on him would earn you $205.
Lando Vannata signs new four-fight contract with the UFC
James Lynch - January 4, 2019
Lando Vannata is staying with the UFC. The lightweight announced on his Instagram account that he’s signed a new four-fight deal with the Las Vegas based promotion.
Amanda Nunes says Cris Cyborg had 'no power at all,' shares terms for rematch
Tom Taylor - January 4, 2019
UFC bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes didn’t just beat featherweight champ Cris Cyborg at UFC 232, she knocked her out in 51 seconds. The moment the fight was waved on, Nunes charged forward, wading through Cyborg’s offense to land power shots of her own. And suddenly, Cyborg was down.