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Colby Covington dares 'crybaby' Bo Nickal to fight him at welterweight
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (143+ words) Colby Covington welcomes a fight with Bo Nickal, but at his weight class. Nickal accused Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) of turning him down for UFC Freedom 250 June 14 at the White House, but Covington revealed to MMA Junkie that he never got…...
Nate Diaz bails on UFC, meets Mike Perry on Rousey-Carano Netflix card
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (200+ words) Another major name in MMA will return to the cage this summer " and like other recent big announcements, it won't be in the UFC. Nate Diaz, who hasn't fought since a submission of Tony Ferguson in September 2022, is set to…...
Bia Mesquita confident she's on right path toward UFC title contention
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (285+ words) LAS VEGAS "Bia Mesquita met the media Saturday after her win over Montserrat Rendon at UFCFight Night 269. Mesquita (7-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) stayed perfect when she submitted Rendon (7-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) with a rear-naked choke quickly into their women's bantamweight fight on the…...
Aljamain Sterling: Alexander Volkanovski and I would put on 'masterclass"
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (293+ words) After watching Diego Lopes lose to Alexander Volkanovski a second time, Aljamain Sterling is eager for his shot at the reigning UFC featherweight champion. Volkanovski's past two title fights have come against Lopes, whom he defeated both times. Former bantamweight…...
Colby Covington shares who 'makes most sense' for Islam Makhachev
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (218+ words) Colby Covington sees an undefeated contender as most worthy for the next UFC welterweight title shot against Islam Makhachev. Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) awaits his first title defense after dominating Jack Della Maddalena to capture the title at UFC 322. Ian Machado…...
UFC Fight Night 269 live updates: Round-by-round coverage every fight
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (259+ words) UFC Fight Night 269 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 269 takes place at the Meta APEX (Paramount+). In the headliner, former interim featherweight title challenger…...
Megan Olivi: UFC 326 BMF loser facing 'long time' out of title picture
1+ week, 5+ day ago (294+ words) Megan Olivi thinks more than the BMF title is at stake in the UFC 326 main event: Relevance as a lightweight contender is on the line, too. Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) and Oliveira (36-11 MMA, 24-11 UFC) both enter Saturday's rematch from T-Mobile Arena…...
Mario Bautista: Cory Sandhagen rematch 'goes completely different"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (228+ words) LAS VEGAS "Mario Bautista thinks the time is right to revisit the fight that gave him his first career defeat. Bautista's win over Oliveira got him back on track. He was coming off a unanimous decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov…...
Video: Jon Jones absolutely cooked by Dwight Howard in flag football
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) If you consider Jon Jones to be the greatest UFC fighter of all time, that's fine. I disagree (it's Georges St-Pierre for me), but if you think it's Jones, OK. And while he might be the GOAT of mixed martial…...
Diego Lopes issues statement reflecting on UFC 325 title bout loss
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) Diego Lopes has released a statement following his title rematch loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 325 in Sydney. Lopes (27-8 MMA, 6-3 UFC) took home part of the Fight of the Night bonus for going the distance in an entertaining bout against…...