UFC News
ATT owner believes if Khabib Nurmagomedov gets tired against Dustin Poirier he 'is in for a world of sh*t'
Cole Shelton - May 15, 2019
Dustin Poirier has had a crazy road to get to a title shot. The 30-year-old had fought the very best of both the featherweight and lightweight divisions before getting an interim lightweight title shot against Max Holloway at UFC 236. Poirier would go on to defeat Holloway for the second time in his career that night in Atlanta. To see ‘The Diamond’ finally capture UFC gold was a surreal feeling for American Top Team owner, Dan Lambert.
UFC 241 | Daniel Cormier discusses Stipe Miocic rematch, says result will be the same
Cole Shelton - May 15, 2019
Daniel Cormier was waiting for a fight against WWE star and former UFC champion Brock Lesnar, but that never came to fruition. Now, the current heavyweight champion will rematch Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241 in August instead. Although “DC” beat Miocic by first-round knockout, the 40-year-old wants to prove he is the superior fighter in the rematch.
Michael Bisping on Jessica Andrade slam KO: 'It was kind of a fluke'
Tom Taylor - May 15, 2019
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping means no disrespect to new UFC strawweight champ Jessica Andrade, but feels the Brazilian’s slam knockout of Rose Namajunas was a bit of a fluke. Michael Bisping dished on the topic on a recent episode of his Believe You Me podcast, pointing to the fact that Andrade has landed this maneuver many times with less definitive results, and sharing his confidence in Namajunas should the pair rematch.
John Kavanagh ready to 'get the old gang back together' for Conor McGregor fight
Tom Taylor - May 15, 2019
Conor McGregor doesn’t currently have a fight booked, but if the former two-division UFC champ decides to return to the Octagon, his long-time coach John Kavanagh will coach and corner him. The other long-term members of McGregor’s inner circle will also apparently be there to pitch in. “I don’t think [me cornering Conor] is in doubt,” Kavanagh told the Irish Mirror of a McGregor comeback. “I’m sure I’ll be there, we talk almost daily.
Urijah Faber drops ideal date for UFC return
Tom Taylor - May 15, 2019
Former WEC featherweight champion and long-time UFC bantamweight contender Urijah Faber is currently retired, but it doesn’t sound like his retirement will last much longer. Speaking on his official Instagram page, the former champ and new father divulged that he’d like to fight at the upcoming UFC Sacramento card, which is scheduled for July 13 in the California city. He added that he’d be willing to fight at featherweight or bantamweight.
UFC generates over $600 million of revenue in 2018
Natasha Hooper - May 15, 2019
The UFC (UFC Holdings, LLC) has fulfilled a previous financial prophecy by generating over $600 million in revenue last year. Lorenzo Fertitta predicted in 2015 that the company would be making a record high $600 million. This revenue was verified by credit ratings issued last month (including prior Zuffa 2016 acquisition by Endeavor, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Silver Lake Partners.) As reported by Bloody Elbow, the Moody’s Investor Services and Global Rating Report anticipate the UFC will increase their 1st lien term loan by $435 million, increasing it from $1.442 billion to $1.877 billion. This is to repay an existing 2nd lien term loan and any extra transactional expenses.
Dana White believes Megan Anderson could 'be something' in the UFC
Tom Taylor - May 15, 2019
Dana White has always had a pretty good eye for future stars. From the sounds of it, that’s what he sees when he looks at former Invicta champ and current UFC featherweight contender Megan Anderson. White praised Anderson, who returns to the Octagon at UFC Rochester this weekend, in a recent interview with NYUP.com.
UFC Rochester | Kevin Lee expecting 'bloodbath' against Rafael dos Anjos
Cole Shelton - May 15, 2019
Kevin Lee is set to make his welterweight debut this Saturday against former UFC lightweight champion and current third-ranked welterweight Rafael dos Anjos. For Lee, to get the chance to fight a top-three opponent in his welterweight debut is exciting. He also likes the fact that dos Anjos is a former lightweight too.
Manager says Justin Gaethje would 'slaughter' Conor McGregor
Tom Taylor - May 15, 2019
With Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, Donald Cerrone, Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz and Max Holloway all currently booked, there aren’t a lot of viable opponents left for former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. One option that is still available, however, is former World Series of Fighting lightweight king Justin Gaethje. While a the idea of a McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje fight is likely to excite many fans, Gaethje’s manager Ali Abdelaziz does not believe the fight would be competitive. He believes his client would dominate the Irishman, and used all kinds of creative metaphors to describe the color of McGregor’s flesh after a potential meeting with Gaethje.
Pedro Munhoz plans to make 'b*tch' Aljamain Sterling pay for PED comments
Drake Riggs - May 14, 2019
With UFC 237 in the books, it’s now onto UFC 238 in Chicago, Illinois and that means we’ll see a big night for the bantamweights. That includes the top-ranked contender, Brazil’s Pedro Munhoz. Fresh off the biggest win of his career over Cody Garbrandt via first-round knockout at UFC 235 in March, Munhoz is now one fight away from a title shot that he should arguably be getting for his next outing.
Liz Carmouche vs Roxanne Modaferri targeted for UFC San Antonio
Drake Riggs - May 14, 2019
The UFC is headed back to Texas for UFC San Antonio on July 20. With no fights yet to be announced… that’s about to be changed. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has confirmed that a pivotal flyweight match-up between seasoned veteran top contenders and former title challengers, one at bantamweight and the other at flyweight, is close to finalization for the event.
Frankie Edgar explains why title fight with Max Holloway 'makes sense'
Cole Shelton - May 14, 2019
At UFC 240 current featherweight champion Max Holloway will look to defend his title against Frankie Edgar, not Alexander Volkanovski, as many expected. The former UFC lightweight champion is just 1-1 in his last two fights and hasn’t fought since April 2018. But, according to Edgar, he knew he was next after talking to the UFC. After all, he did give up his title shot when Holloway got injured and accepted a short-notice fight against Brian Ortega, which he ended up losing.
Neil Magny reveals USADA test failure as reason for UFC Rochester removal
Drake Riggs - May 14, 2019
On Monday, Neil Magny was suddenly pulled from his UFC Rochester co-main event bout with Vicente Luque this Saturday night due to undisclosed reasons. Well, we now know why. The 20-fight UFC veteran took to Instagram on Tuesday following the news and revealed that his removal from the fight was due to a positive out of competition USADA testing from this past Saturday.
Dan Lambert believes Joanna Jedrzejczyk could get title shot now that Jessica Andrade is champion
Cole Shelton - May 14, 2019
At UFC 237, the strawweight title was on the line as Rose Namajunas was looking to defend the belt against Jessica Andrade. In the end, Andrade captured the belt in wild fashion, knocking Namajunas out with a slam. Before the title changed hands, the widespread belief was that the winner of Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff at UFC 238 would get the winner of Namajunas-Andrade. However, now that Andrade is the champion that plan may change given the fact former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has a win over Andrade.
Manager wanted all of TJ Dillashaw's UFC wins overturned, gives update on Cody Garbrandt
Drake Riggs - May 14, 2019
At UFC 235 in March, the former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt went to war with Brazil’s rising contender, Pedro Munhoz. Unfortunately for the Team Alpha Male staple, he would suffer his third consecutive defeat via knockout. Of course, it’s never a fighter’s desire to take damage, especially in the form of a knockout. So when it comes to getting back to fighting, health and timing are critical.
Brendan Schaub rips UFC, Dana White for moving PPVs to ESPN+
Natasha Hooper - May 14, 2019
Speaking on a recent episode of his Below The Belt Podcast, former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub discussed the UFC’s recent decision to make its pay-per-views available exclusively on ESPN+. Schaub feels that this is significantly and negatively influencing pay-per-view numbers, which is in turn hurting the fighters. https://youtu.be/MFR0-s1GckM
Jon Jones makes prediction for Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic rematch
Tom Taylor - May 14, 2019
Daniel Cormier will attempt his second defense of the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 241, as he takes on the man he beat to win that title, former champ Stipe Miocic. Jon Jones, inarguably the fiercest rival of Cormier’s career, expects the champion to defeat Miocic once again — though perhaps not quite as easily. In fact, Jones has quite a bit of praise for his arch rival.
Anderson Silva escapes UFC 237 with minor injuries
Tom Taylor - May 14, 2019
As Anderson Silva collapsed to the ground in the UFC 237 co-main main event, clutching his knee in pain, we all experienced terrifying flashbacks to his 2013 loss to Chris Weidman. At best, it looked as though Silva’s ligaments had been hacked to pieces by Jared Cannonier’s crippling leg kicks. Yet according to a report from MMA Fighting, which cites sources close to Anderson Silva, the former middleweight champ did not sustain any serious injuries in his UFC 237 loss to Cannonier.