All 24 fighters competing at UFC 229 made weight, including Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov who will battle for the UFC lightweight title in the main event.
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At a UFC 229 media day, former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson explained why he had a chip on his shoulder ahead of facing Anthony Pettis on Oct. 6.
In this episode of Fantasy Outlaws, Heidi Fang, Adam Hill and Ed Graney give their opinions on who to pick up from the waiver wire, and who to start and who to sit for Week 4 of the NFL season
In the fourth episode of the Fantasy Outlaws, Heidi Fang, Adam Hill and Ed Graney give their opinions on who to pick up from the waiver wire, and who to start and who to sit for Week 3 of the NFL season.
After spending three years sidelined due to an ACL injury, MMA middleweight John Heath talks about his return to fighting.
UFC president Dana White has hosted three seasons of his Contender Series in Las Vegas at the Ultimate Fighter gym which is now permanently closed.
Just 6 weeks shy of his two-year United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) sanction ending, Tom Lawlor was released from his UFC contract.
Raiders alumni and Raiderettes cheerleaders were part of a special kickoff event at Foothill High’s game against the Palo Verde High Panthers in Henderson.
At a media day for TUF 28 in Las Vegas last month, the competitors spoke about which fighter they’d prefer to have as their coach, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker or title challenger Kelvin Gastelum.
Fighters competing on The Ultimate Fighter season 28 revealed what they sacrificed or left behind in order to be on the UFC’s flagship reality series. The show will start airing on Fox Sports 1 on Wednesdays starting Aug. 29.
At a media day to promote UFC 228 on Friday, women’s flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko expressed concern as to whether or not her opponent, division champion Nicco Montaño, will show up to fight her on Sept. 8 in Dallas.
Syndicate MMA, a Las Vegas-based gym which serves as the training hub for many professional fighters, will offer a free women’s self defense seminar on July 29.
In week 5 of Dana White Tuesday Night Contender series, three UFC contracts were awarded to competitors.
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker ventured from his home in Australia to Las Vegas to coach the 28th season of the UFC’s flagship reality series, The Ultimate Fighter. He’ll coach a team of heavyweight and featherweight women against his next challenger, Kelvin Gastelum.
UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson is on the mend after tearing his LCL just six days before he was expected to face Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 in April.