UFC News

Chris Taylor - November 30, 2019

Jon Jones shared an interesting reaction to the notion that USADA had changed their policies due to his previous case with the agency. In a recent statement made by UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell, it was revealed that ‘Bones’ previous case had provoked the recent changes in policy made by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

Chris Taylor - November 30, 2019

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has sent Donald Cerrone a message following their recently announced booking for UFC 246. Earlier this week, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that a welterweight bout between McGregor and Cerrone was official for January 18 in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - November 30, 2019

UFC heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou (14-3 MMA) has been hounding his employer to book him a fight. ‘The Predator’ has not stepped foot inside the Octagon since June’s UFC event in Minneapolis, where he needed just over a minute to dispose of former heavyweight kingpin Junior dos Santos by way of TKO.

Chris Taylor - November 30, 2019

Yesterday evening it was announced that contracts have officially been signed for Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. The news, which was reported by ESPN, marks the fifth time that the promotion has booked a fight between ‘El Cucuy’ and ‘The Eagle’.

Chris Taylor - November 30, 2019

Chael Sonnen believes Conor McGregor made a major miscalculation in accepting a main event fight with Donald Cerrone on January 18. On Thursday afternoon UFC President Dana White announced that the promotions first ever “champ champ“, McGregor, would be taking on “Cowboy” in a five-round welterweight main event at UFC 246.

Chris Taylor - November 30, 2019

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has shared his prediction for January’s highly anticipated Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone fight at UFC 246. ‘The Diamond’ has never stepped foot in the cage with ‘Cowboy’, but he does know what it is like to stand across the Octagon from Conor McGregor. With that being said, Poirier appears confident that McGregor’s power will be enough to stop Cerrone on January 18 in Las Vegas.

Natasha Hooper - November 30, 2019

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz and CEO of dominance MMA thinks Conor McGregor is taking the easy option for his Octagon return. After allegedly retiring from the sport but hinting multiple MMA returns and potential opponents, Conor McGregor officially announced that he was in talks with the UFC to make his Octagon return. After months of speculation, it was announced this week that “The Notorious” would be back in action at UFC 246 on January 18th, 2020 to face Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.

Christopher Taylor - November 29, 2019

Khabib Nurmagomedov is once again slated to square off with Tony Ferguson. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke news moments ago that the UFC’s current lightweight champion will put his title on the line against ‘El Cucuy’ on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York.

Cole Shelton - November 29, 2019

Holly Holm is coming off of a knockout loss to Amanda Nunes, which marked a failed bid to reclaim the UFC bantamweight title. She was expected to return against Raquel Pennington at UFC 243, but an injury forced her to pull out. Now, according to JacksonWink MMA coach, Mike Winkeljohn, the hope is that Holm will return in early 2020.

Adam Martin - November 29, 2019

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz is predicting a first-round finish over rival Alberto Del Rio when they meet next weekend at Combate: Hidalgo. After months of back-and-forth trash-talking, Ortiz and Del Rio’s feud has come to a boiling point and they will meet next weekend to settle their beef once and for all in the headliner of Combate: Hidalgo. The event takes place on Saturday, December 7 at Payne Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. It’s by far the biggest event in the history of Combate Americas and will be aired live on pay-per-view.

Adam Martin - November 29, 2019

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy is interested in taking on Anthony Pettis in his return to the Octagon. The coach of Pettis, Duke Roufus, recently told MMAFighting.com’s Alexander K. Lee in an interview that he had heard Hardy is interested in Pettis as his opponent in his comeback fight. Hardy has not fought inside the Octagon since a 2012 win over Amir Sadollah due to the medical condition Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. However, he has always held out hope of a return to the cage.

Cole Shelton - November 29, 2019

Amanda Nunes is set to defend her bantamweight title against Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245. It will be a rematch of their 2013 bout, which Nunes won by TKO in the first round. Dan Lambert and the coaches at American Top Team are confident Nunes will get it done once again.

Tom Taylor - November 29, 2019

If heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury makes a widely rumored jump to MMA, he’ll have a long list of fighters looking to welcome him to the cage. One of those fighters is former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. Dos Santos called for an MMA showdown with the boxer in a recent interview with MMA Fighting, also adding that he’d be happy to rematch Tyson Fury in boxing down the road.

Adam Martin - November 29, 2019

UFC light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes is already eyeing a rematch with champion Jon Jones at Cowboys Stadium after he beats him at UFC 247. Reyes and Jones are set to headline UFC 247, taking place on February 8 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Reyes is undefeated and represents arguably Jones’ toughest challenge in quite some time. With an undefeated record comes supreme confidence and Reyes says he’s already looking forward to a rematch against Jones after he beats him at UFC 247.

Natasha Hooper - November 29, 2019

Yesterday, Conor McGregor’s Octagon return was finally confirmed. The Irishman will make his comeback against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. This left many fighters’ pondering their next fight options, including McGregor’s former opponent, Dustin Poirier. McGregor hasn’t fought since his UFC 229 bout in October 2018, when he challenged the lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Irishman tried to neutralize the grappling expertise of his Russian opponent but was ultimately submitted in the fourth round via neck crank.

Cole Shelton - November 29, 2019

One of the biggest question fans ask Jon Jones is when will he move to heavyweight and will he fight Daniel Cormier again? The Cormier trilogy is a massive fight, and many want to see him try his luck at heavyweight given he is practically cleared out the light heavyweight division. Yet, according to Jones’ coach in Mike Winkeljohn, “Bones” is committed to 205 pounds right now.

Natasha Hooper - November 29, 2019

After weeks of speculation, it was confirmed yesterday that Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon to face Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 on January 18. While they haven’t had much in the way of trash talk for each other lately, McGregor and Cerrone haven’t always respected each other’s fighting abilities.

Tom Taylor - November 29, 2019

Nick Diaz hasn’t fought since early 2015, but he’s still the kind of opponent that Jorge Masvidal finds very appealing. Masvidal, who is currently the top contender in the stacked UFC welterweight division, explained the allure of a fight with Nick Diaz during a recent chat with Brendan Schaub.