UFC News
Colby Covington offers to take care of "scardest motherf**ker" Jorge Masvidal for Dana White
Tom Taylor - July 1, 2020
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Colby Covington has taken another shot at his former training partner turned heated rival Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal is currently involved in a heated contract dispute with the UFC and the promotion’s President Dana White. The top welterweight contender’s main gripes stem from the amount he’s paid by the promotion.
Henry Cejudo tells "padded record" Ryan Garcia to "sign the contract and prepare to bend the knee"
Cole Shelton - June 30, 2020
Henry Cejudo has told Ryan Garcia to sign the contract after the undefeated boxer called him out. Garcia is currently 20-0 as a professional while also being the WBC silver lightweight champion. Yet, the 21-year-old took shots at Cejudo and Dillon Danis in a recent interview with ESPN.
John Kavanagh confirms Conor McGregor is retired but eyes three opponents for potential return
Cole Shelton - June 30, 2020
Conor McGregor is truly retired according to his head coach, John Kavanagh. McGregor recently tweeted he was retired yet many fans and fighters didn’t believe it. The Irishman has retired before but his coach claims he truly is done with fighting, as far as he can tell.
Mike Perry is confident he would beat “skinny and weak” Nate Diaz
Cole Shelton - June 30, 2020
Mike Perry believes if he were to fight Nate Diaz, it would not end well for the Stockton, California native. Perry returned to the win column at UFC on ESPN 12 where he scored a unanimous decision win over Mickey Gall. “Platinum” was composed and even had success on the ground to earn the win.
Ryan Garcia wants MMA fights with Henry Cejudo and "Conor McGregor's little dog" Dillon Danis
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Boxing star Ryan Garcia has his sights set on two big names in the MMA world: former two-division UFC champ Henry Cejudo, and Bellator staple Dillon Danis. Garcia has been jawing back with Cejudo quite a bit since the former UFC champ announced his retirement from MMA back in May. Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Tuesday, Garcia once again took a shot at Cejudo.
Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill added to UFC Fight Night card in August
Adam Martin - June 30, 2020
UFC women’s strawweight contender Michelle Waterson will take on Angela Hill at a UFC Fight Night event later this summer. Waterson vs. Hill will take place at a UFC Fight Night card on August 22 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAjunkie.com was the first to confirm the upcoming bout.
UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste announces pregnancy
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Arianny Celeste, the longest-serving and best known UFC Octagon Girl, has announced that she’s having a baby with her boyfriend Taylor King. Celeste shared this exciting news on Instagram on Tuesday morning.
Quarantined Dan Hooker can't visit daughter, receives warm message from Dustin Poirier
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Dan Hooker is currently quarantining after his UFC on ESPN 12 loss to Dustin Poirier, which means he can’t get close to his family. Hooker gave fans a snapshot of his struggle on Twitter on Tuesday, sharing a photo of himself and his daughter separated by a fence.
Robert Whittaker says he hasn't fought like himself since first Yoel Romero bout
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker says he hasn’t felt like himself in the cage since his first fight with Yoel Romero, in July of 2017. Whittaker has made no secret of the fact that he’s recently been enduring some inner turmoil with respect to his fighting career. The former champion was expected to take on Jared Cannonier at UFC 248 in February, but pulled out of the contest, ultimately citing a need for a reset.
Daniel Cormier responds to "f**king stupid" eye-poke allegations ahead of Miocic rematch
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Daniel Cormier has responded to allegations that he intentionally poked Stipe Miocic in the eye in their first two contests. Cormier and Miocic have fought twice previously. They first met in 2018 when Cormier, then the light heavyweight champion, moved up to heavyweight division to challenge Miocic for the division’s ultimate prize. Cormier won that first contest by first-round knockout. After Cormier defended the heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis later that year, he and Miocic then rematched in 2019. That time around, Miocic evened the scored, weathering some early adversity to stop Cormier in the fourth round and reclaim the heavyweight title.
Coach: Dustin Poirier deserves "million-dollar payday"
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Coach Mike Brown believes Dustin Poirier, one of his most successful pupils at American Top Team, deserves a million-dollar payday his next time out. Poirier fought last Saturday, in the main event of UFC on ESPN 12, defeating Dan Hooker by decision in a 2020 Fight of the Year contender.
Coach: "Very motivated" Conor McGregor can beat Kamaru Usman
Tom Taylor - June 30, 2020
Coach John Kavanagh believes his star pupil Conor McGregor can defeat reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman if he’s “very motivated.” Kavanagh discussed a potential McGregor vs. Usman fight on social media recently, sharing his confidence that his student can beat pretty much anybody with adequate preparation.
Gina Carano issues statement after Instagram removes her topless photo: “That was some classic bullsh*t”
Harry Kettle - June 30, 2020
As you can tell, Carano wasn’t about to let that one slide. So that’s what it’s like to be censored for no reason. Pic was taken down by Instagram. There’s much more important news today but that was some classic bullshit. The whole post was about freedom of expression. Violating zero rules. Ironic. Feels like I graduated. 👍 Thanks Karen pic.twitter.com/hJDn4Vph49
PHOTO | Frankie Edgar looks absolutely ripped ahead of 135lbs debut
Adam Martin - June 29, 2020
MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz shared a photo of Frankie Edgar, who looks absolutely ripped ahead of his 135lbs debut in just a few weeks on Fight Island. Edgar takes on top bantamweight contender Pedro Munhoz in the co-main event of the July 15 card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. This marks the first time Edgar has fought at 135lbs, after spending the majority of his UFC Hall of Fame career fighting at 145lbs and 155lbs, where he was the UFC lightweight champion from 2010 to 2011
Khabib Nurmagomedov reportedly earned $16.5 million in 2019-2020, including $10 million for Dustin Poirier fight
Adam Martin - June 29, 2020
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was reportedly Russia’s “most successful” celebrity or athlete under 40 with $16.5 million earned in 2019-2020. Forbes reported that Nurmagomedov totaled $16.5 million in earnings for the fiscal year ending in April 2020. This put Nurmagomedov in elite company as he was ranked ahead of NHL superstars Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and Artemi Panarin, plus a number of Russian celebrities and musicians, as well.
Jon Jones believes he "just has to get through round one" to beat Francis Ngannou if they end up fighting
Cole Shelton - June 29, 2020
Jon Jones knows there is a very real chance Francis Ngannou knocks him out if they end up fighting. But, the light heavyweight champion is confident in his skill set that he would be able to get the job done against ‘The Predator’. Following Ngannou’s massive UFC 249 win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Jones talked about moving up to heavyweight to fight him. It immediately caught the fans’ attention. Jones’ coach in Mike Winkeljohn said it was time for “Bones” to go to heavyweight.
Charles Oliveira calls for McGregor, Poirier or Ferguson as next opponent
Cole Shelton - June 29, 2020
Charles Oliveira is looking to fight a top-ranked opponent in his next UFC appearance. The Brazilian is currently riding a seven-fight winning streak where last time out he submitted Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC Brasilia. It was a massive win and since he moved back up to lightweight, Oliveira has gone 8-1 with his lone loss to Paul Felder.
Chael Sonnen says round two of Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker was the greatest five minutes in MMA history
Adam Martin - June 29, 2020
MMA legend Chael Sonnen says that round two of Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker was the greatest five minutes of action in MMA history. Poirier and Hooker put on a “Fight of the Year” candidate at UFC on ESPN 12 this past Saturday night. For 25 minutes both men went back-and-forth, throwing everything including the kitchen sink against each other for five rounds of non-stop action. The second round, in particular, was full of excitement as both men traded heavy blows against each other, with both fighters’ chins somehow holding up for the entire round of fighting.