MMA News

Chris Taylor - March 14, 2020

The Octagon returns to Brazil today for UFC Brasilia, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by lightweight fighters Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira. The highly anticipated main event will now be a catchweight bout, this after Lee failed to make the 156lbs weight limit on Friday.

Chris Taylor - March 14, 2020

Bellator President Scott Coker recently announced that the promotion was postponing their scheduled Bellator 241 event due to the Coronavirus outbreak. In his official statement, Coker announced that all athletes, officials, judges, cutmen and additional event personnel who were slated to be involved at the event would be compensated by Bellator MMA.

Chris Taylor - March 14, 2020

UFC flyweight Ashlee Evans-Smith is traveling to England for a fight with home country favorite Molly McCann at UFC London. The event will take place March 21 at the O2 Arena and is slated to be headlined by a key welterweight bout between former division champion Tyron Woodley and surging contender Leon Edwards.

Chris Taylor - March 13, 2020

The UFC is one of the lone sports organizations that continues to hold events despite overwhelming concerns about the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Major sporting leagues including the NFL, NBA, NHL, Premier League and MLB have suspended their respective seasons due to the outbreak.

Adam Martin - March 13, 2020

UFC superstar Conor McGregor released a statement on the coronavirus outbreak, urging fans to wash their hands and revealing his aunt died from the illness. The coronavirus outbreak has sent the entire globe into panic mode. It has affected the sporting world, with numerous sports organizations such as the NBA, the NHL, and the MLB suspending their seasons. It has also crept over into the MMA community as Bellator 241 was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, though at this point the UFC still intends on running its event in Brasilia on Saturday. And now MMA’s biggest superstar McGregor has spoken up about the coronavirus outbreak.

Cole Shelton - March 13, 2020

Demian Maia believes his submission win over Ben Askren was massive for his legacy. Last October, in the main event of UFC Singapore, Maia was taking on Ben Askren who was fresh off the five-second knockout loss to Jorge Masvidal. Despite that, many thought “Funky” would win the fight. Throughout the scrap it was competitive but in the third-round, the Brazilian sunk in a rear-naked choke and submitted the American.

Cole Shelton - March 13, 2020

Kevin Lee will still be fighting at lightweight after UFC Brasilia. In the main event of the card, Lee is set to fight Charles Oliveira. Yet during weigh-ins on Friday, “The Motown Phenom” missed weight by 2.5 pounds. But, the Brazilian took the fight and Lee was fined 20 percent of his purse.

Adam Martin - March 13, 2020

UFC Brasilia fighters, including headliners Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira, will not be tested for the coronavirus before tomorrow’s event. Most sporting events around the globe have been postponed or canceled following the coronavirus outbreak which has sent the world into panic mode. After Bellator canceled its event scheduled for Friday night, the UFC is the only notable sporting event still taking place this weekend. As of right now, UFC Brasilia is still set to take place on Saturday afternoon with the main event featuring Lee and Oliveira in a catchweight bout. No fans will be in attendance for the card.

Tom Taylor - March 13, 2020

Bellator President Scott Coker has now issued a statement on the last-minute cancelation of the Bellator 241 card, which was scheduled to go down in Connecticut later tonight. Coker address this last-minute shake-up, which is of course due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, on Twitter on Friday afternoon.

Tom Taylor - March 13, 2020

Bellator MMA was supposed to return to our screens tonight with the stacked Bellator 241 card. According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, that will no longer be happening.

Adam Martin - March 13, 2020

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey shared a video of how she and her husband Travis Browne are well-prepared for the coronavirus. Rousey, the former UFC superstar who put women’s MMA on the map, is married to Browne, a former UFC heavyweight himself, and they live together on a ranch in California. They wed in August 2017 and neither has fought again in mixed martial arts since getting married. Rousey is officially retired and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018 and Browne is essentially retired as well, though he has never officially announced that.

Adam Martin - March 13, 2020

UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou has released a statement after the UFC Columbus card was moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ngannou was expected to headline the UFC Columbus card on March 28 against fellow heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik, but the coronavirus outbreak put the entire event in jeopardy. The UFC announced on Thursday that the Columbus card, as well as April’s Portland, Oregon card, would be moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Harry Kettle - March 13, 2020

The opening odds for the middleweight showdown between Darren Till and Robert Whittaker at UFC Dublin have been released. The highly anticipated bout between these two titans of the division was first reported a few days ago, and ever since, fans and media members alike have been salivating over the prospect of seeing this fight go down in the Irish capital.

Tom Taylor - March 13, 2020

Kevin Lee will not cut any additional weight after tipping the scales at 158.8 pounds this morning — two pounds above the 156-pound limit for his lightweight fight with Charles Oliveira. This news comes from Brazilian MMA reporter Raphael Marinho, who is on the scene of Saturday’s UFC Brasilia card.

Tom Taylor - March 13, 2020

Tim Kennedy believes that Jon Jones’ performance in the cage have been hindered by his troubles outside it. Kennedy, who is now retired but previously trained with Jones, weighed in on the light heavyweight champion’s career on a recent episode of Submission Radio.

Tom Taylor - March 13, 2020

On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the exciting UFC Brasilia card, which will go down in an empty arena thanks to the threat of the coronavirus. The UFC Brasilia event is expected to be topped by a lightweight contender showdown between former interim title challenger Kevin Lee and streaking finisher Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira.

Harry Kettle - March 13, 2020

UFC president Dana White has provided fans with an update regarding the immediate future of all UFC events in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Sports leagues all around the world have experienced widespread postponements and cancellations as a result of COVID-19, with the anticipation being that this is just the beginning for many countries.

Tom Taylor - March 13, 2020

This Saturday’s UFC Brasilia card has been closed to the public, meaning the fighters on the bill will compete in an arena completely devoid of fans. This is an experience a number of ONE Championship fighters are already familiar with. Late last month, amid growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus, ONE Championship elected to convert its ONE: King of the Jungle card to a closed-door event—just as the UFC has decided to do with the UFC Brasilia card.