Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa in the Works for UFC 241 in August

A long awaited middleweight showdown between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa is in the works for UFC 241 on Aug. 17 in Anaheim, Calif. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. Romero and Costa have d…

A long awaited middleweight showdown between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa is in the works for UFC 241 on Aug. 17 in Anaheim, Calif. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. Romero and Costa have danced around fighting each other for several months but injuries and […]

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Jordan Burroughs Earns Technical Fall Victory Over Ben Askren in Charity Wrestling Match

Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs gave UFC welterweight Ben Askren a rude welcome back to the sport of wrestling on Monday night in New York. The highly anticipated showdown took place as part of the ‘Beat the Streets’ wrestling program but the en…

Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs gave UFC welterweight Ben Askren a rude welcome back to the sport of wrestling on Monday night in New York. The highly anticipated showdown took place as part of the ‘Beat the Streets’ wrestling program but the end result wasn’t nearly as competitive as some might have expected. Burroughs ultimately […]

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Kayla Harrison Receives New Opponent Days before PFL Season 2 Begins

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison will face a new opponent as the Professional Fighters League (PFL) prepares to kick off season 2 this Thursday night on ESPN. Harrison was originally scheduled to meet Svetlana Khautova in the main event fo…

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison will face a new opponent as the Professional Fighters League (PFL) prepares to kick off season 2 this Thursday night on ESPN. Harrison was originally scheduled to meet Svetlana Khautova in the main event for the PFL’s season 2 debut as the promotion kicked off a new 155-pound women’s […]

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Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic 2 Official as UFC 241 Main Event in August

Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will put his title up for grabs in a rematch against Stipe Miocic in the main event at UFC 241 on August 17 from Anaheim, Calif. The fight was made official during Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night broadcast from Otta…

Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will put his title up for grabs in a rematch against Stipe Miocic in the main event at UFC 241 on August 17 from Anaheim, Calif. The fight was made official during Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night broadcast from Ottawa. Cormier will look for the second defense of his title against […]

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Miesha Tate: I Don’t Think Ronda Rousey ‘Is Entirely Happy with Her Legacy’

Ronda Rousey doesn’t feel the need to tell anybody how she feels about the legacy she left behind in mixed martial arts and former opponent Miesha Tate wonders if that’s because she’s not happy with the way her career ended. In a documentary shot for t…

Ronda Rousey doesn’t feel the need to tell anybody how she feels about the legacy she left behind in mixed martial arts and former opponent Miesha Tate wonders if that’s because she’s not happy with the way her career ended. In a documentary shot for the UFC’s 25th anniversary, Rousey said she wasn’t sure anybody […]

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Al Iaquinta No Longer at Odds with the UFC, Finally in a ‘Good Working Relationship’

Al Iaquinta had some legitimate gripes in a long-standing feud with his employers at the UFC. He was understandably upset after it appeared that he may be forced to pay for part of a surgery to repair a knee injury that he suffered while competing on ‘…

Al Iaquinta had some legitimate gripes in a long-standing feud with his employers at the UFC. He was understandably upset after it appeared that he may be forced to pay for part of a surgery to repair a knee injury that he suffered while competing on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. That eventually got settled and Iaquinta […]

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