Written by 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 […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ahead of her UFC San Antonio co-main event bout with Yana Santos, Holly Holm spoke to the media about signing a new six-fight contract, whether she will ever box again, and her plans to make history as the first fighter ever in the boxing and UFC Hall […]
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Tyron Woodley knows his best days in MMA are probably behind him. At age 40, the former UFC welterweight champion has stayed active in combat sports since his title reign ended in 2019, but his results have been rocky, to say the least. Between MMA and professional boxing, Woodley is […]
Jens Pulver explains why UFC Hall of Fame induction means so much to him: ‘This is everything to me’
Photo by Susumu Nagao/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jens Pulver had finally found peace with not being in the UFC Hall of Fame. Despite serving as the promotion’s first ever lightweight champion, the now 48-year-old MMA pioneer felt like perhaps too much time had passed to be considered. On top of that, Pulver didn’t […]
Felipe Colares | Photo via Felipe Colares Former UFC featherweight Felipe Colares used his jiu-jitsu skills to stop a man accused of stealing a phone Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. The MMA fighter was filmed holding the alleged thief on the ground while waiting for police to arrive. Colares shared photos and a video of […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Flyweight Jeff Molina’s UFC career is on pause after the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday suspended him for involvement “in some substantial way” in the James Krause betting scandal. The UFC on Tuesday issued a statement to MMA Fighting confirming it will not book Molina in any bouts until the […]
Raoni Barcelos | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Raoni Barcelos has high hopes for the aftermath of his UFC Vegas 67 clash with undefeated bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov, which goes down Saturday in Las Vegas. Barcelos, who won a decision over Trevin Jones in his latest UFC bout in October 2022, said on this week’s episode […]
Alexander Volkanovski | Photo by Paul Kane/Zuffa LLC Alexander Volkanovski will check off a lot of boxes if he defeats Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. With a win at the Feb. 12 pay-per-view in Perth, Australia, Volkanovski would capture the UFC lightweight title and earn champ-champ status, score arguably the biggest win of his career […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Barring any MMA weirdness (there’s a phrase one should never utter), we’re going to have a new UFC light heavyweight champion on Saturday, but the crowning is unlikely to come with the usual pomp and circumstance. With respect to Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev, two excellent fighters who have been […]
Olivier Aubin-Mercier: ‘When I was in the UFC, I didn’t really feel respected, I felt like a number’
Olivier Aubin-Mercier has a lot to be happy about these days. After wondering not that long ago if perhaps his fighting career was over, the 33-year-old Canadian is now the PFL’s 2022 lightweight champion and he is $1 million richer following his knockout of Stevie Ray in the finals of the year-long tournament this past […]