Jared Gordon will definitely have a story to tell once he returns from UFC “Fight Island.” With a fight booked against Chris Fishgold on July 15, Gordon traveled to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi but it turns out none of his coaches were able to join him. Gordon currently trains […]
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Video: Anderson Silva cleared to train 10 weeks after knee surgery
Anderson Silva returned to activities 10 weeks after undergoing knee surgery. “The Spider” suffered a knee injury the last time he entered the octagon in May 2019, losing his middleweight fight to Jared Cannonier in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The former UFC champion only went under the knife a year […]
Abdul Razak Alhassan contemplated suicide following sexual assault allegations
Abdul Razak Alhassan | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Abdul Razak Alhassan still struggles with the fallout of sexual assault allegations that dominated his life for the past two years. The promising welterweight prospect was accused of raping two women in Sept. 2018 after meeting them at the bar where he […]
Montana De La Rosa vs. Maryna Moroz booked for Sept. 5 UFC card
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A new flyweight fight has been booked for the upcoming UFC card on Sept. 5 as Montana De La Rosa is expected to face Maryna Moroz. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Monday with both athletes agreeing to the fight. De La Rosa […]
Report: UFC 251 sells roughly 1.3 million buys, biggest card since Khabib vs. Conor; Jorge Masvidal reacts
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC 251 might go down as one of the biggest cards in the promotion’s history. According to a report from The Athletic, the event from this past weekend featuring Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal reportedly sold around 1.3 million pay-per-views on ESPN+. Masvidal, who lost […]
Elizeu Zaleski rips UFC 251 judges, hopes UFC does ‘something’ about his controversial loss
Elizeu Zaleski lost a decision to Muslim Salikhov in the preliminary portion of UFC 251. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC ABU DHABI — Add Elizeu Zaleski to the list of people unhappy with the judges following UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi. “Capoeira” met Muslim Salikhov in a highly-anticipated battle […]
Video: UFC 252 promo released for Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting On Aug. 15, Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier will face off for the last time. After splitting a pair of fights, the heavyweights will clash in a trilogy as the main event for UFC 252 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. On Sunday, the UFC […]
Jared Gooden vs. Trent McCown welterweight bout headlines Titan FC 62 on July 23
Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic Titan Fighting Championship returns with a rare Thursday night event later this month. Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Titan FC 62 will take place July 23 at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami and will stream on UFC Fight Pass. Despite a global pandemic, the […]
Jorge Masvidal unsure what’s next but it won’t be Colby Covington: ‘Definitely not that punk’
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Jorge Masvidal may have lost to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday night, but he still has plenty of options available to him when looking ahead to what comes next. After accepting a fight on just six days’ notice, Masvidal still managed to stick […]
On to the Next One: Matches to make after UFC 251
Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports In the fast-paced world of MMA, there are dozens of questions surrounding any given event, but when the dust settles, there’s usually only one: What’s next? Following the conclusion of every major card, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee will look back at […]