Brazilian super prospect Gilbert Burns will remain on the card at UFC Fight Night 62 on March 21 and will do so against another up-and-comer in Alex Oliveira. Oliveira, who has never fought in the UFC, will step in to replace Josh Thomson, who announced his withdrawal from the lightweight contest earlier this week. Portuguese-language […]
Brazilian super prospect Gilbert Burns will remain on the card at UFC Fight Night 62 on March 21 and will do so against another up-and-comer in Alex Oliveira. Oliveira, who has never fought in the UFC, will step in to replace Josh Thomson, who announced his withdrawal from the lightweight contest earlier this week. Portuguese-language […]
Damned if they don’t, damned if they do. That’s the feeling I had at the conclusion of Wednesday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship news conference on performance-enhancing drugs. For years, observers of mixed martial arts have scoffed at the UFC’s seemingly lackadaisical efforts to control PEDs. Rightly so. While it was never an official stance, it felt […]
Damned if they don’t, damned if they do. That’s the feeling I had at the conclusion of Wednesday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship news conference on performance-enhancing drugs. For years, observers of mixed martial arts have scoffed at the UFC’s seemingly lackadaisical efforts to control PEDs. Rightly so. While it was never an official stance, it felt […]
Rather than moping around and feeling sorry for himself, Benson Henderson is jumping back in the saddle and replacing an injured Bobby Green for a lightweight tilt against Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 63. The breaking news was confirmed to Fox Sports‘ Damon Martin by UFC officials on Thursday. ESPN.com‘s Brett Okamoto spoke with Green’s […]
Rather than moping around and feeling sorry for himself, Benson Henderson is jumping back in the saddle and replacing an injured Bobby Green for a lightweight tilt against Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 63. The breaking news was confirmed to Fox Sports‘ Damon Martin by UFC officials on Thursday. ESPN.com‘s Brett Okamoto spoke with Green’s […]
LAS VEGAS — In the end, the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s much-anticipated session on its out-of-competition drug-testing program ended up being much ado about nothing. The program came under fire when UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested positive for cocaine metabolites prior to his UFC 182 title defense against Daniel Cormier. Because Jones tested […]
LAS VEGAS — In the end, the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s much-anticipated session on its out-of-competition drug-testing program ended up being much ado about nothing. The program came under fire when UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested positive for cocaine metabolites prior to his UFC 182 title defense against Daniel Cormier. Because Jones tested […]
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has stepped up to fight at the UFC Fight Night 59 fight-card on Jan. 18 in Boston, two days after his impressive victory over Myles Jury. He’ll replace Eddie Alvarez who originally signed up to face former UFC champion, Benson Henderson. With the fight in Boston, now less than two weeks away, Cerrone […]
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has stepped up to fight at the UFC Fight Night 59 fight-card on Jan. 18 in Boston, two days after his impressive victory over Myles Jury. He’ll replace Eddie Alvarez who originally signed up to face former UFC champion, Benson Henderson. With the fight in Boston, now less than two weeks away, Cerrone […]
Appearing on AXS TV’s Inside MMA, former UFC light heavyweight champion and current Bellator fighter (more or less) Tito Ortiz stated that his days as the manager of Cris “Cyborg” Justino are officially over. “I can live with [UFC president Dana White] not liking me but what I can’t live with is Dana using me to […]
Appearing on AXS TV’s Inside MMA, former UFC light heavyweight champion and current Bellator fighter (more or less) Tito Ortiz stated that his days as the manager of Cris “Cyborg” Justino are officially over. “I can live with [UFC president Dana White] not liking me but what I can’t live with is Dana using me to […]