UFC 222 News

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Results: Brian Ortega KO’s Frankie Edgar A key featherweight bout between top division contenders Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 222 fight card in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Results: Sean O’Malley defeats Andre Soukhamthath A bantamweight fight between Sean O’Malley and Andre Soukhamthath took place on tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Stefan Struve A heavyweight tilt between former division champion Andrei Arlovski and perennial contender Stefan Struve took place on tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Results: Ketlen Vieira defeats Cat Zingano A women’s bantamweight fight between Ketlen Vieira and Cat Zingano kicked off tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Results: John Dodson defeats Pedro Munhoz A bantamweight tilt between John Dodson and Pedro Munhoz took place during tonight’s UFC 22 prelims on FS1.

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Results: C.B. Dollaway defeats Hector Lombard via DQ A middleweight fight between veterans Hector Lombard and C.B. Dollaway kicked off tonight’s UFC 222 prelims on FS1.

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Fighter Salaries Current UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will earn $500k whether she wins or loses in tonight’s UFC 222 main event against Yana Kunitskaya.

Chris Taylor - March 3, 2018

UFC 222 Live Results Tonight’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event was expected to be headlined by a featherweight title fight between current champ Max Holloway and top contender Frankie Edgar.

Tom Taylor - February 28, 2018

Starting with UFC 222 this weekend, you’ll have a brand new way to buy UFC pay-per-views: through Amazon. The obvious perk here, of course, is that by going through Amazon, you won’t need a pre-existing cable or satellite provider to order the pay-per-view. According to John Ourand of sportsbusinessdaily.com, UFC pay-per-views will be available through Amazon Prime Video, though no Amazon Prime account will be required. That means a simple, flat rate of $64.99.

Drake Riggs - February 27, 2018

It’s right back to work at UFC 222 this Saturday for the reigning featherweight queen, Cris Cyborg. Cyborg last fought and defended her title on the year-end card of 2017 at UFC 219 when she defeated former UFC bantamweight champion, Holly Holm. This quick turn around wasn’t the plan, but Cyborg wasn’t going to turn down the UFC in their time of need as she explained to The Sports Journal:

Chris Taylor - February 17, 2018

March’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event was expected to be headlined by a featherweight title fight between current champ Max Holloway and top contender Frankie Edgar. Unfortunately for fight fans, the Hawaiian champion suffered a leg injury and was forced to pull out of his highly anticipated title fight with “The Answer”.

Drake Riggs - February 9, 2018

It is official. UFC featherweight champion, Cris Cyborg will be making a relatively quick turn around after her last title defense in December to now defend against the Invicta FC bantamweight champion, Yana Kunitskaya. The fight will be Yana’s first in the UFC and her first at 145-pounds since 2012. The oddsmakers don’t see this one being close. Cyborg has opened as a 10-1 favorite on Bovado while Yana is the 6-1 underdog.

Tom Taylor - February 6, 2018

Late last week, we learned that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had been forced out of his UFC 222 main event title fight with Frankie “The Answer” Edgar. With this unfortunate development, the promotion began a frantic search for a replacement main event. According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, one option is a bout between Edgar and fellow featherweight contender Brian Ortega. Apparently, however, this fight could be pushed down the lineup if the UFC is able to book another title fight for the card.

Drake Riggs - February 5, 2018

The unfortunate news broke over the weekend that the featherweight title fight between former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar and featherweight champion, Max Holloway has fallen through once again. It was Holloway this time that was forced out with a leg injury. The fight was scheduled to headline UFC 222. Currently, the UFC is still looking to find a new headliner. Edgar is still wanting to stay on the card regardless of opponent and the UFC appears to be trying to set up a fight between him and Brian Ortega. Other options have included a rematch between bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt and very recently…Garbrandt vs Edgar.

Chris Taylor - February 3, 2018

Breaking! Frankie Edgar says he will still be at UFC 222 this March! Earlier today ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke some unfortunate news that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and was forced out of his scheduled main event title fight with Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on March 3 in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - February 3, 2018

Max Holloway issues first social media post following removal from UFC 222 main event! Earlier today terrible news shook the mixed martial arts world as ESPN’s Brett Okamoto announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to compete at March’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event.

Chris Taylor - February 3, 2018

T.J. Dillashaw explains his decision to not accept a rematch with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 222! Earlier this morning unfortunate news broke that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to compete against Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 222 on March 3 in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - February 3, 2018

Rumors are swirling around UFC 222 following Max Holloway’s injury! Earlier today the mixed martial arts world was hit with some terrible news.