Francis Ngannou vs. Junior Dos Santos In the Works for UFC 239 in July

An explosive heavyweight matchup is expected for UFC 239 as Francis Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos have agreed to meet on the July 6 card from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Sources close to the contest confirmed at least verbal agreements are in plac…

An explosive heavyweight matchup is expected for UFC 239 as Francis Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos have agreed to meet on the July 6 card from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Sources close to the contest confirmed at least verbal agreements are in place for the fight with contracts expected in the near future. […]

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Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes for Vacant Bantamweight Title Headlines UFC 238

A new bantamweight champion will be crowned at UFC 238 as flyweight king Henry Cejudo moves up to 135 pounds to face Marlon Moraes on June 8 in Chicago. UFC officials announced the fight on Wednesday. Cejudo has been lobbying for a shot at the bantamwe…

A new bantamweight champion will be crowned at UFC 238 as flyweight king Henry Cejudo moves up to 135 pounds to face Marlon Moraes on June 8 in Chicago. UFC officials announced the fight on Wednesday. Cejudo has been lobbying for a shot at the bantamweight title ever since he knocked out former champion T.J. […]

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Paige VanZant Joins M-1 Global USA as Lead Color Commentator

UFC flyweight contender Paige VanZant might need a couple extra pages added to her resume with all the new jobs she’s landed in recent years. Following a stint on “Dancing with the Stars”, an autobiography book deal and just recently modeling for the S…

UFC flyweight contender Paige VanZant might need a couple extra pages added to her resume with all the new jobs she’s landed in recent years. Following a stint on “Dancing with the Stars”, an autobiography book deal and just recently modeling for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, VanZant will now add mixed martial arts commentary […]

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Dana White Shuts Down Conor McGregor Getting an Ownership Stake in the UFC

The reasons behind Conor McGregor’s sudden retirement this week are still unknown and even UFC president Dana White can’t exactly put his finger on why the Irish superstar decided now was the time to call it a career. In his announcement, McGregor stat…

The reasons behind Conor McGregor’s sudden retirement this week are still unknown and even UFC president Dana White can’t exactly put his finger on why the Irish superstar decided now was the time to call it a career. In his announcement, McGregor stated “I’ve decided to retire from the sport formally known as “Mixed Martial […]

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Dana White Reveals When Khabib Nurmagomedov is Expected to Return to the UFC

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is expected to return and defend his title in September. That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who addressed the undefeated Russian this week during an appearance on the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast. Nur…

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is expected to return and defend his title in September. That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who addressed the undefeated Russian this week during an appearance on the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast. Nurmagomedov last fought in October 2018 when he dispatched Conor McGregor by fourth round rear naked choke to […]

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Dana White Explains Why Conor McGregor Was Offered a Co-Main Event Fight

Conor McGregor was in negotiations for a fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in July until talks fell apart when he declined a co-main event spot on the card. It appeared that the high-profile lightweight showdown was all but a done deal after both M…

Conor McGregor was in negotiations for a fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in July until talks fell apart when he declined a co-main event spot on the card. It appeared that the high-profile lightweight showdown was all but a done deal after both McGregor and Cerrone exchanged messages on Twitter with anticipation growing towards the […]

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