Benson Henderson May Move Up to Welterweight After 1 More Lightweight Bout

Benson Henderson, the former UFC lightweight champion, may be set to move up to welterweight after one more contest at 155 pounds. That’s according to Henderson’s coach, John Crouch, who dropped the nugget to broadcaster Ariel Helwani on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight (h/t Dave Doyle of MMA Fighting).   “He would like to see […]

Benson Henderson, the former UFC lightweight champion, may be set to move up to welterweight after one more contest at 155 pounds. That’s according to Henderson’s coach, John Crouch, who dropped the nugget to broadcaster Ariel Helwani on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight (h/t Dave Doyle of MMA Fighting).   “He would like to see […]

Henry Cejudo ‘Happy’ to Move to Bantamweight to Stay in UFC

Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo will make a significant change in order to remain a part of the UFC’s roster.  According to a recent report from MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, Cejudo, who recently dropped out of a scheduled flyweight bout at UFC 177 against Scott Jorgensen, is willing to move up in weight to bantamweight (135 […]

Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo will make a significant change in order to remain a part of the UFC’s roster.  According to a recent report from MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, Cejudo, who recently dropped out of a scheduled flyweight bout at UFC 177 against Scott Jorgensen, is willing to move up in weight to bantamweight (135 […]

Coach: Renan Barao Doesn’t Need to Move to Featherweight

Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao saw opportunity slip through his fingertips Friday, as just 24 hours before a title rematch with T.J. Dillashaw, he passed out from a bad weight cut and was unceremoniously removed from the fight.  However, Barao‘s coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, told Combate the whole incident was the result of one […]

Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao saw opportunity slip through his fingertips Friday, as just 24 hours before a title rematch with T.J. Dillashaw, he passed out from a bad weight cut and was unceremoniously removed from the fight.  However, Barao‘s coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, told Combate the whole incident was the result of one […]

Coach: Renan Barao Doesn’t Need to Move to Featherweight

Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao saw opportunity slip through his fingertips Friday, as just 24 hours before a title rematch with T.J. Dillashaw, he passed out from a bad weight cut and was unceremoniously removed from the fight.  However, Barao‘s coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, told Combate the whole incident was the result of one […]

Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao saw opportunity slip through his fingertips Friday, as just 24 hours before a title rematch with T.J. Dillashaw, he passed out from a bad weight cut and was unceremoniously removed from the fight.  However, Barao‘s coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, told Combate the whole incident was the result of one […]

UFC 171 Predictions: Which Welterweights Make the Move into Contention?

UFC 171 on Saturday night is headlined by the highly anticipated title bout between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler for the vacant crown. That fight, however, is not the only welterweight scrap on the card. UFC 171 features four more clashes at 170 pounds, and three of those bouts have at least one ranked fighter. The fight card […]

UFC 171 on Saturday night is headlined by the highly anticipated title bout between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler for the vacant crown. That fight, however, is not the only welterweight scrap on the card. UFC 171 features four more clashes at 170 pounds, and three of those bouts have at least one ranked fighter. The fight card […]

Cub Swanson Wants Jose Aldo to Move Up and Challenge Himself at Lightweight

Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo were scheduled to fight at featherweight last year, but an injury to Pettis forced the bout to be cancelled. He made a quick return and won the UFC Lightweight Championship, while Aldo continued to defend his featherweight title. Now, after Aldo’s latest successful title defense, we might be getting the fight […]

Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo were scheduled to fight at featherweight last year, but an injury to Pettis forced the bout to be cancelled. He made a quick return and won the UFC Lightweight Championship, while Aldo continued to defend his featherweight title. Now, after Aldo’s latest successful title defense, we might be getting the fight […]