UFC News

Adam Martin - April 29, 2020

American Top Team coach Conan Silveira says the reason Amanda Nunes can’t fight at UFC 249 is due to an ankle injury she suffered in training. The UFC women’s featherweight champion Nunes recently withdrew from a scheduled title fight against Felicia Spencer at the newly-revamped UFC 249 card on May 9 in Jacksonville, Florida. The two were previously scheduled for the canceled UFC 250 card set for Sao Paulo, and UFC president Dana White was hoping to re-book the fight as the third title fight on the new, stacked UFC 249 card.

Natasha Hooper - April 29, 2020

Leon Edwards can’t make sense of why his scheduled opponent for UFC London, Tyron Woodley, is calling out everyone except him. “Rocky” recently slammed the “clout-chasing” star for his callouts and believes he is “just lost”. On March 21, the British welterweight was expected to headline the UFC event in his home country in London. His adversary would be none other than the former welterweight champion Woodley. However, due to the threat of coronavirus, the event was canceled.

Tom Taylor - April 29, 2020

Luke Rockhold seems to have accepted Michael Bisping’s invitation to squash their beef and share a beer one day. At one point, Bisping and Rockhold were two of the most bitter rivals in MMA. The pair went 1-1 across two bouts, with Rockhold winning the first by submission and Bisping winning the second — a short-notice title opportunity — by knockout. In the lead-up to and fallout of these bouts, the pair exchanged tons of trash talk and clearly got under each other’s skin.

Tom Taylor - April 29, 2020

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is taking a hiatus from his MMA career, but it sounds like he’s been putting his skills to use outside the cage. Speaking on a recent episode of Submission Radio, Rockhold shared a harrowing story involving a “zombie-like” woman he suspects was on crystal meth. Rockhold claims the woman accosted him while he was walking a dog and tried to spit on him — a practice that is frowned upon in the best of times, let alone during a pandemic.

Tom Taylor - April 29, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has recently been vocal about his desire for a light heavyweight fight with Jon Jones, but from the sounds of it, his ambition could carry him to an even heavier weight class. During a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Adesanya discussed a potential fight with Jon Jones, and once again divulged that his head coach, Eugene Bareman, doesn’t like the matchup.

Tom Taylor - April 29, 2020

UFC President Dana White has announced an exciting new contest to raise money for four great charities during the coronavirus pandemic: Feeding America, Meals On Wheels, World Central Kitchen, and No Kid Hungry. White has organized this contest in partnership with Hollywood star and UFC fan Halle Berry. The contest will be organized like a raffle, and the prizes are pretty interesting.

Harry Kettle - April 29, 2020

UFC welterweight contender Tyron Woodley has explained why he has yet to ask the UFC to rebook his canceled bout against Leon Edwards. Woodley, despite having not fought for over a year, is someone who has been in the spotlight pretty regularly over the course of the last few weeks — mainly due to his interactions with a series of different fighters.

Natasha Hooper - April 29, 2020

Israel Adesanya is ready to confront Paulo Costa, Mortal Kombat-style, on the UFC’s much discussed Fight Island. The UFC has had to put multiple fight cards on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. This has given Paulo Costa the time to heal from surgery and prepare for an anticipated middleweight title fight with Adesanya.

Cole Shelton - April 28, 2020

UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov is urging people to stay home to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries around the world are in lockdown as cases are still spiking. So, Nurmagomedov took to his social media to plead with people to do what their governments say and stay home.

Adam Martin - April 28, 2020

A number of new matchups have been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night card on May 16, including the return of middleweight Eryk Anders. UFC president Dana White recently announced three cards in Jacksonville, Florida, and now the matchups are trickling out. Last week it was revealed the main event of the card will be a five-round heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris. This fight was re-booked from its original spot at UFC Portland, and several of the other fights added to this event are also re-bookings from other cards that were canceled.

Cole Shelton - April 28, 2020

Kevin Lee did indeed tear his ACL and will be out a minimum of six months. Nearly two weeks ago, Lee came out and revealed he hurt his knee. Yet, he said he wasn’t sure how long he would be out.

Mike Pendleton - April 28, 2020

Back in January at UFC 246, Donald Cerrone fell short in his fight against Conor McGregor, suffering a 40-second loss to “The Notorious” in one of the biggest prize-fights of his career. Cerrone is slated to make his return on May 9 against former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, a rematch from their first fight back in 2013, where Cerrone came up short, suffering a first-round loss.

Tom Taylor - April 28, 2020

After a brief hiatus, the UFC will return to our screens in a big way this May. The Las Vegas-based promotion is plotting three events in an eight-day span, all of which will go down in Jacksonville, Florida. This three-card bonanza will start with UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9. Next up will be a currently unnamed card on Wednesday, May 13, followed my another unnamed card on Saturday, May 16.

Adam Martin - April 28, 2020

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos flaunted his chiseled new physique, with some fans and media even speculating he could make a move to 205lbs. JDS posted a photo to his Instagram where he showed off his 238lbs body after going on a ketogenic diet.

Tom Taylor - April 28, 2020

Over the last few weeks, there’s been renewed talk of a fight between Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington. According to Woodley, however Covington is driving a hard bargain. Woodley, the former UFC welterweight champ, was originally expected to return to the cage against Leon Edwards on March 21 at UFC London. Unfortunately, the entire UFC London card was scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tom Taylor - April 28, 2020

Tyron Woodley claims he never actually called out UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, but only expressed interest in moving up to middleweight. Woodley and Adesanya have been jawing back and forth for days. In a recent interview with theScore, Adesanya claimed Woodley started their feud my calling him out.

Natasha Hooper - April 28, 2020

John Wood, one of the coaches behind Donald Cerrone, recently explained how “Cowboy” will lasso a victory in his UFC 249 rematch against Anthony Pettis. The updated UFC 249 card is expected to take place under lockdown conditions on May 9 in Jacksonville, Florida. The 37-year old Cerrone is expected to face Anthony Pettis in a preliminary fight. Syndicate MMA head coach John Wood is training with Cowboy on his “BMF” ranch in New Mexico. Their partnership was the result of an Instagram chat and the coach’s newfound free time.

Adam Martin - April 28, 2020

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been officially released by the WWE as the company continues to make budget cuts due to COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has affected businesses all over the world and the WWE is one of them. The company has made numerous high-profile roster cuts in the past few weeks, including notable names such as Kurt Angle, Rusev, and Lance Storm. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, Velasquez is now the latest casualty.