MMA News

Christopher Taylor - May 14, 2020

UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones was watching tonight’s main event between Glover Teixeira and Anthony Smith with keen interest. ‘Bones’ has defended his crown against both Smith and Teixeira in the past, but knew tonight’s winner would inch one step closer to a rematch.

Natasha Hooper - May 13, 2020

Anthony Smith suffered a devastating TKO loss to Glover Teixeira in the headliner of Wednesday’s UFC event in Jacksonville, Florida. The former light heavyweight title challengers, Smith and Teixeira, collided in hopes of getting one step closer to an eventual rematch with reigning division kingpin Jon Jones.

Christopher Taylor - May 13, 2020

Former UFC light heavyweight title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira collided in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Jacksonville event. After a strong opening round from ‘Lionheart’, the Brazilian was able to turn the tide in the late stages of round two. Then in rounds three and four, Glover Teixeira proceeded to overwhelm Anthony Smith with strikes both on the feet and on the ground. After coming close to earning a TKO stoppage in round four, Teixeira eventually secured the finish in round five.

Chris Taylor - May 13, 2020

Former UFC light heavyweight title challengers Glover Teixeira and Anthony Smith squared off in the headliner of tonight’s event in Jacksonville, Florida. After a strong opening round from ‘Lionheart’, Glover was able to turn the tide in the late stages of round two. In rounds three and four, the Brazilian would dominate Smith both on the feet and on the ground, nearly stopping the contest on multiple occasions.

Chris Taylor - May 13, 2020

A light heavyweight bout featuring former title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira headlines tonight’s UFC event in Jacksonville. Smith (33-14 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC Stockholm in June of 2019, where he defeated hometown favorite Alexander Gustafsson. Prior to that, ‘Lionheart‘ was coming off a unanimous decision loss to reigning light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones.

Chris Taylor - May 13, 2020

A heavyweight scrap between Ovince Saint Preux and Ben Rothwell served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC event in Jacksonville. Saint Preux (24-13 MMA) was making his heavyweight debut this evening in Florida. Prior to moving up a division, ‘OSP‘ was coming off submission victory over Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Denmark.

Chris Taylor - May 13, 2020

A heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Ben Rothwell serves as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC event in Jacksonville. Saint Preux (24-13 MMA) will be making his heavyweight debut this evening in Florida. ‘OSP’ was most recently seen in action at September’s UFC event in Denmark, where he scored a submission victory over Michal Oleksiejczuk.

Cole Shelton - May 13, 2020

Dan Ige was ecstatic when he got the offer to welcome Edson Barboza to the featherweight division. On Saturday, Ige will battle Barboza on the main card in a very interesting fight. For the Hawaiian in Ige, he knows the stakes are high for this one.

Adam Martin - May 13, 2020

The Octagon is back in town and tonight’s card is a UFC Fight Night event live from Jacksonville, Florida. The card features 10 fights, with the main event featuring top-10 light heavyweights Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira going head-to-head for 25 minutes or less. Smith is coming off of a huge submission win over Alexander Gustafsson, with the fight taking place last June. He was set to take on Teixeira at UFC Nebraska in April, but the card was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fortunately, the UFC matchmakers were able to save the matchup and it takes place tonight instead.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2020

Marvin Vettori was not happy to learn that his planned UFC Jacksonville fight with Karl Roberson is canceled. Vettori and Roberson were expected to meet on the main card of tonight’s event, but the fight fell through at the last minute when Roberson reportedly fell ill after a difficult weight cut.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2020

According to a report from Russian sports daily Sport Express, which has been corroborated by Russian outlet RT, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, is in a coma in a Moscow hospital. According to these reports Abdulmanap was initially hospitalized in his native Dagestan with “suspected pneumonia”, and subsequently transported via a “special flight” to a military hospital in the Russian capital amid concerns about potential heart problems.

Cole Shelton - May 13, 2020

Eryk Anders is looking to extend his winning streak to three when he battles Krzysztof Jotko this Saturday in Jacksonville. The two were scheduled to fight at UFC Portland on April 11, but, the event was canceled leaving them to be rebooked for May 16. For Anders, he’s excited he gets the opportunity to compete during this time and is also happy it will still be against Jotko.

Adam Martin - May 13, 2020

UFC president Dana White says the lightweight title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje will take place in September. Nurmagomedov was set to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 in April but the card was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the dust settled and Nurmagomedov was stuck in Russa, the UFC was able to re-book the UFC card with Ferguson against Gaethje for the interim lightweight title.

Adam Martin - May 13, 2020

UFC president Dana White says his promotion will spend around $150,000 on COVID-19 tests for the UFC Jacksonville series. White has been adamant for the last two months that the UFC’s show would go on despite the coronavirus pandemic affecting every sports league around the world. After the original UFC 249 card was canceled, White was able to find a home for the Octagon in Jacksonville, Florida, and host the new UFC 249 card there. Following a successful PPV event for the company, two more Fight Night cards will take place in Jacksonville this week.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2020

Veteran MMA referee Herb Dean has reacted to Dominick Cruz’s incendiary accusations against Keith Peterson, who officiated his UFC 249 fight with Henry Cejudo. Cruz was defeated by Cejudo by second-round TKO, but immediately protested Peterson’s decision to end the fight. He later accused the referee of smelling like alcohol and cigarettes, and during a Monday interview with ESPN, doubled down on these accusations.

Adam Martin - May 13, 2020

Daniel Cormier believes that his rivalry with UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is the greatest series the heavyweight division has ever seen. Cormier and Miocic have fought twice, with Cormier knocking out Miocic at UFC 226 to win the UFC heavyweight title, and then Miocic knocking out DC at UFC 241 to win his title back. The DC KO on Miocic was incredible, but Miocic’s comeback win with body shots over DC in the rematch was also amazing to watch. Now the pair looks to conclude their exciting trilogy later this year when they meet for a third and presumably final time in the Octagon.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2020

UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith once fought an opponent who got out of jail the very same day as their bout. Smith, who takes on Glover Teixeira in the main event of tonight’s UFC Jacksonville card, shared this wild story in a recent interview with MMA Fighting.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2020

Former two-division champion Conor McGregor recently suggested he’s keeping the entire fight game afloat. McGregor has been very active on Twitter over the last few days, jawing back and forth with stars like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson, Dustin Poirier, and Kamaru Usman.