UFC News

Tom Taylor - December 17, 2018

Conor McGregor is still dealing with a six-month driving ban for repeated speeding infractions, but he was able to dodge another driving-related charge in court in Dublin on Monday. The Irish MMA superstar was appearing court after being accused of driving without a license or insurance when stopped by the police in July. Because he was unable to produce these documents when he was pulled over, he was charged with driving without documentation. McGregor, of course, was licensed at the time, and was able to produce all the required documents and paperwork to indicate this fact ahead of his hearing. As a result, all charges were dropped (h/t RT.com).

Tom Taylor - December 17, 2018

Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley are the two halves of arguably the most heated rivalry in MMA today. The two top welterweights, who used to share a training space at American Top Team, are now sworn enemies. Yet there is one thing they can agree on: they want to fight each other next. Covington and Woodley’s mutual desire to be locked in the cage together is particularly pertinent lately, given that the UFC has recently moved to give Kamaru Usman the next shot at Woodley’s title. Usman has even received a bout agreement for the fight.

James Lynch - December 17, 2018

UFC welterweight Sean Strickland was involved in a serious motorcycle accident over the weekend and won’t be fighting anytime soon. The 27-year-old posted a short video on his Instagram explaining the situation.

Tom Taylor - December 17, 2018

On Saturday night in Milwaukee, veteran UFC lightweight Bobby Green stepped into the cage with dangerous prospect Drakkar Klose. Despite a solid effort, Green ultimately gave up a unanimous decision loss to his foe. Shortly after this defeat, Bobby Green took Instagram, where he announced his retirement from MMA — though this post has since been deleted.

Christopher Taylor - December 16, 2018

Last month UFC President Dana White told ESPN that former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz would return to the octagon at March’s UFC 235 event against Jorge Masvidal. The news was exciting for fight fans, as Nick Diaz has not competed in nearly for years. The native of Stockton, California was most recently seen in action at UFC 183, where he suffered a decision loss to Anderson Silva. That result was eventually overturned to a no-contest, this after “The Spider” tested positive for PED’s and Diaz was flagged for marijuana.

Drake Riggs - December 16, 2018

UFC 235 is still in its infancy when it comes to card building. But what we’re getting so far is looking pretty darn good. A new potential matchup has now surfaced.

Thomas Taylor - December 16, 2018

The beef between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor’s teams seems to be alive and well. On Sunday afternoon, McGregor training partner Dillon Danis took to Twitter where he took a quick shot at the UFC lightweight champ Nurmagomedov. Danis’s comment came after Khabib Nurmagomedov reminded UFC Milwaukee main event loser Kevin Lee to “stay humble.” Evidently put off by this comment from Nurmagomedov, Danis told the Russian to shut his mouth.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2018

Last night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC Milwaukee card, Kevin Lee came up short for a second time against Al Iaquinta, giving up a hard-fought unanimous decision to his rival. Post-fight, a distraught Kevin Lee admitted that this loss to Al Iaquinta has him considering a move up to the 170-pound welterweight division, where he would have to endure a less taxing weight cut.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2018

On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC Milwaukee, streaking UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker stepped into the cage with Brazilian knockout artist Edson Barboza in what was easily one of the biggest tests of his career thus far. Hooker flaunted unbelievable toughness and heart in this contest, but was decisively walloped by his Brazilian opponent throughout, absorbing dozens of strikes to the legs, body and head, and ultimately stopped in the third round.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2018

Last night, the UFC touched down in Milwaukee with UFC on FOX 31 — the promotion’s final card on the network before moving to ESPN in the New Year. Mid-way through this broadcast, we got a four-minute tribute to the seven years that the UFC spent on FOX. If nothing else, it provided an interesting trip down memory lane.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2018

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s final broadcast on FOX, Al Iaquinta and Kevin Lee stepped into the cage for a second time. Just as he did in their first encounter, Iaquinta was able to out-perform Lee, earning a unanimous decision win and a scoring a significant upset. With this win, Iaquinta rebounds from a decision loss to reigning UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov — a fight he accepted on only a day’s notice. Perhaps more importantly, this win over the fourth-ranked Kevin Lee establishes Iaquinta as one of the foremost contenders in the UFC lightweight division.

Christopher Taylor - December 15, 2018

UFC lightweight standouts Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta went to war in the headliner of tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After five rounds of thrilling back and forth action, the fight went to the judges scorecards for decision.