Conor McGregor wasn’t on time for the UFC 229 press conference, prompting lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to start speaking to media and fans on his own.
After the filming of Dana White’ Contender Series Brazil, the UFC president explained why his show may start filming abroad and he detailed the promotion’s plans for a new state-of-the-art gym in Las Vegas that will be where his reality series’ fights will take place in the future and more.
On the sixth week of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Sodiq Yusuff, Jim Crute and Jeff Hughes were signed to the UFC based on their performances. Chase Hooper was awarded a developmental contract.
After losing a decision to Alex Munoz during the sixth week of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Nick Newell spoke about the loss and his journey in mixed martial arts as a competitor with a congenital amputation on his left arm.
Undefeated at 4-0, 20-year-old Maycee Barber says she wants to be the youngest champion to ever be crowned by the UFC. She finished Jamie Colleen with elbows in week 5 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series to ink a contract with the promotion.
Edmen Shahbazyan earned a contract after knocking out Antonio Jones in the first round of their middleweight bout on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
Undefeated middleweight Bevon Lewis (6-0), who competed on the series in the eighth week of the inaugural season of the show, finished Alton Cunningham with knees in the first round to score his contract.
Flyweight competitor Jordan Espinosa (13-5, 1 No Contest) improved his win streak to four when he ended Rilley Dutro’s night with just two seconds remaining in their fight. It was the second time Espinosa got the opportunity fight in the Contender Series and his effort was enough for him to get signed to the promotion.
UFC president Dana White confirms former title holder Brock Lesnar will fight UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier next.
Updated: Conor McGregor turned himself in to the NYPD late Thursday night after his involvement in vandalizing a UFC bus transporting fighters in Brooklyn, New York. Two fighters, Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg, suffered injuries in the incident forcing them off of the UFC 223 card. Artem Lobov, a teammate and friend of McGregor’s, was also removed from the card for his involvement in what happened.
UFC president Dana White on what’s next for Brian Ortega and Cris Cyborg, what he thought of Sean O’Malley’s performance and confirms Conor McGregor did offer to step in to UFC 222 card.
UFC lightweight stars Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson again have been booked to fight. The bout will headline UFC 223 on April 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. UFC officials will formally announce the event at a Friday news conference in Boston. UFC president Dana White discussed the bout during a radio appearance Wednesday in Boston, saying he expected the fight to be in April. Ferguson holds the interim belt, and Nurmagomedov is the unquestioned top contender, but Conor McGregor still has the title in the division. White has said McGregor, who last fought in the UFC in November 2016, could be stripped of the title if he doesn’t fight again soon. The UFC 223 bout will mark the fourth time Ferguson and Nurmagomedov have been scheduled to fight. Ferguson won the interim title with a submission of Kevin Lee in December, his 10th straight victory. Nurmagomedov is 25-0 overall, 9-0 in the UFC.
UFC president Dana White told media how impressed he was with performances on the TUF 26 Finale fight card and also updated on UFC middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s health and said who could be next to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for his belt.
After putting on a show-stopping performance and earning a UFC contract at the Dana White Contender Series, Sean O’Malley says he’s not feeling the pressure of making his official promotional debut.
At a scrum ahead of UFC 218 fight week, UFC president Dana White gave updates on what could be next for several fighters and discussed what could happen with Nate Diaz, Georges St-Pierre, Rose Namajunas and more.
UFC president Dana White spoke about his lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s alleged bar fight, his discipline for his recent behavior at a Bellator MMA event and why he’s not forcing him to defend his belt or vacate it.
Conor McGregor may be back in a UFC cage soon and Dana White is entering the boxing business. White said he will meet with UFC matchmakers in Las Vegas this week to book the main event for UFC 219, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 30. He imposed a deadline of Friday on himself to make a decision. White said at he is “100 percent” getting into boxing and is in the process of acquiring his license. “We all know boxing is broken. The question is, how do you fix it? If you think about all the people involved in boxing, not a lot of people make a whole lot of money,” White said.
UFC president Dana White explains why he wanted to keep UFC 216 at its planned date, the ceremony the promotion had ahead of the fight card and how Las Vegas has pulled together to recover following tragedy.
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang discuss UFC’s response to the Las Vegas Strip shooting and how it will effect UFC 216.
Lauren Mueller came in as a late replacement to the Contender Series and scored a win over Kelly Velasco to earn a UFC contract.
Matt Frevola became the latest UFC lightweight to join the roster after submitting Luke Flores.
UFC president Dana White says he’d like Conor McGregor to get back to competing in the Octagon and also said he’s not interested in seeing any one else on his roster line up a boxing match.
Mayweather and McGregor both made weight today. Mayweather weighs a total of 149.5 pounds and McGregor weighs 153 pounds. The fight will take place this Saturday in Las Vegas
UFC president Dana White told reporters on Thursday that the UFC just secured a singer to perform Ireland’s national anthem and explains why Bono from U2 had to turn down the offer to do it.
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang discuss their thoughts from UFC’s media day held for the upcoming cards that included a few intense moments during staredowns. They also talk a little about the upcoming weigh-ins for the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor.
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather spoke to media and faced off prior to their Aug. 26 showdown at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang.
UFC president Dana White says Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s boxing match will break every combat sports record that exists.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was flagged by USADA for a potential doping violation. UFC president Dana White reflects on what could’ve been with Jones, what fights they were planning to make and what’s next for the division.
UFC president Dana White said on a conference call Wednesday that he believes Mayweather-McGregor will sell over 4.9 million pay-per-view buys.
Featherweight competitor Grant Dawson submitted Adrian Diaz in the sixth week of Dana White’s Contender Series to earn a contract with the UFC.