Last week, President Donald Trump revealed that he wants to host a UFC event at the White House to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Is this something that could happen, and if so, what would be the fight to headline such an event? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel answers questions about […]
Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 | Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Charles Oliveira was knocked unconscious for the first time in his MMA career when he fought and lost to Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 317 on June 28, and he said the former featherweight champion was the […]
Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images At the Taylor vs. Serrano 3 weigh-ins, all 16 fighters on Friday’s boxing card step on the scale Friday in New York. In the main event, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will have to hit the undisputed super lightweight title fight limit of 140 pounds in their trilogy […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC As a fighter who has competed for UFC welterweight gold on two occasions, Stephen Thompson would understand current top-ranked divisional fighters being upset that Islam Makhachev is moving up. Thompson, who competes in the co-main event of UFC Nashville this Saturday against Gabriel Bonfim, was asked about Makhachev vacating the […]
The PFL has a new chief executive officer. On Thursday, the PFL announced that John Martin would be taking over as CEO after Peter Murray previously served in that role with the fight promotion. There’s no word on why Murray is out, but Martin takes over after an extensive career working in broadcast television. In […]
Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and […]
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have shared the ring together two times previously and while the fighters have a lot of respect for each other, the animosity between them nearly bubbled to the surface during a pre-fight press conference on Wednesday. The fighters shared an intense faceoff after answering questions about their past two encounters, […]
UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping had plenty of wars in the octagon but none of them involved mythical creatures or swords. That all changes with Bisping’s latest acting role after scoring a starring part in the new Red Sonja remake that’s dropping in theaters on Aug. 15 and then on digital platforms on Aug. […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Jorge Masvidal spent a lot of his career as one of the most underappreciated fighters in combat sports but he retired as a legitimate superstar. On Saturday night at UFC 287, the now 38-year-old veteran called it a career following a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns but he […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Maycee Barber picked up her fourth straight victory on Saturday, and the Texas crowd was not happy about two of the judges’ scorecards. Barber took on Andrea Lee in a flyweight main card bout at UFC San Antonio. After 15 competitive minutes, “The Future” earned a somewhat […]