UFC 236 will feature a pair of interim title fights. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will face lightweight contender Dustin Poirier and middleweights Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum will collide in the co-main event. UFC 236 will take place in Atlanta, Ga., on Apr. 13.
Kamaru Usman became the first African-born fighter to claim a UFC belt when he defeated Tyron Woodley to become the promotion’s new welterweight champion.
Every fighter competing at UFC 235 engaged in staredowns with their opponents one last time at the ceremonial weigh-ins before squaring off on Saturday, March 2 at the T-Mobile Arena.
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UFC 235 will feature two title fights and the promotional debut of Ben Askren against UFC veteran Robbie Lawler. Adam Hill and Heidi Fang break down the top three fights on the Mar. 2 pay-per-view card happening at the T-Mobile Arena.
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All 24 fighters competing at UFC 235 at the T-Mobile Arena on March 2 stepped on the scale prior for the official fight card weigh-ins. All four fighters competing in the title bouts slated for the event made weight.
Though recent drug test results still show trace amounts of Turinabol in his system, UFC light heayvweight champion Jon Jones says he has no shame and is hiding nothing as he prepares for his UFC 235 title bout against Anthony Smith.
Despite UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones being in the spotlight for drug test discrepancies and other outside the cage struggles, Anthony Smith says he is tuning out the noise and remaining focused on the challenge of beating the reigning champion in the cage.
Highlights and staredowns from the top three fights on the UFC 235 fight card taking place at the T-Mobile Arena on March 2. (Heidi Fang / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman have a heated exchange and Ben Askren enjoys his time on the stage by interacting with UFC president Dana White.
UFC president Dana White joined Heidi Fang and Adam Hill to discuss the UFC 235 card set for Las Vegas on Mar. 2 at the T-Mobile Arena and also spoke on Colby Covington and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s and Conor McGregor’s disciplinary measures given by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
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After announcing the fines and suspensions given to Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov for their involvement in a melee at UFC 229 in Las Vegas, Nevada Athletic Commission Chairman Anthony Marnell said it may be time to address “mouthy fighters” smack talk and conduct leading up to a fight.
Former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino speaks on losing her title, her hopes for a rematch with Amanda Nunes and what she’d do if the UFC chooses to drop the women’s 145-pound division.
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UFC presents Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada with $240,000 donation and promises to grant more wishes as the partnership goes forward.
UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez, who is booked to fight Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 143 on ESPN Plus, discusses his role as an alternate for the title fight between T.J. Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo, his new 4-fight contract and the future of the 125-pound division.
When Combate Americas’ Copa Combate tournament takes place on Dec. 7, Las Vegas-based MMA fighter Joey Ruquet will step in for Gaston Reyno and compete for the $100,000 prize money in the 8-man, one night featherweight tournament.
UFC president Dana White spoke with media after the TUF 28 Finale to discuss what’s next for the flyweight division and the main event winner, UFC welterweight Kamaru Usman.
Rafael dos Anjos and Kamaru Usman talk about facing each other at the TUF 28 Finale at a media day leading up to the Nov. 30 contest. Their welterweight bout will serve as the main event.
The staredowns from all the fights made official for the TUF 28 Finale that took place at the ceremonial weigh-ins at the Palms. Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman is set to headline the Nov. 30 event.
The main event between Kamaru Usman and Rafael dos Anjos is official, as are the two bouts from TUF 28. Two fighters, Ji Yeon Kim and Rick Glenn, missed weight.
Heidi Fang and Adam Hill recap all the main card action UFC 230 and give their take on what’s to come for heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and top middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza after their wins.
Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett says the post-fight brawl, fights that broke out in the crowd and between the fighters camps are still under investigation. Bennett also explains what the commission tried to do to prevent fights from breaking out between the camps.
The Nevada Athletic Commission indefinitely suspended UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their actions in a post-fight melee that occurred at UFC 229 and withheld $1 million of Nurmagomedov’s fight purse, which was reported at $2 million
At a meeting on Wednesday to determine how much money to withhold from Khabib Nurmagomedov following a brawl at UFC 229, Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Anthony Marnell said he would’ve held back Conor McGregor’s fight purse as well.
Two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier discusses why he can appreciate his Derrick Lewis’ path to competing for the heavyweight belt at UFC 230 and his hopes to face Brock Lesnar and Jon Jones before retiring.
UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis will have a quick turnaround in facing two-division champion Daniel Cormier for the heavyweight title at UFC 230 on Nov. 3. Lewis thinks that former division champion should’ve got a chance to compete for the belt before he did.
After Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 229, he jumped out of the cage and went after McGregor’s teammates. Dana White explains what happened and why he’s disappointed.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov walked out of the post-fight press conference after apologizing for his actions to the Nevada commission.
UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson says he’s out to clean up the sport of MMA after Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor chaos happens at UFC 229.
UFC strawweight Michelle Waterson on her unanimous decision win over Felice Herrig and heavyweight Derrick Lewis on his comeback knockout win over Alexander Volkov at UFC 229.
Things between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov got physical during an intense staredown at the weigh-ins ahead of their Oct. 6 lightweight title fight at the T-Mobile Arena.
