Max Holloway’s brutal knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 dealt an historic loss to an offshore sportsbook and delivered a big win to Caesars Sportsbook bettors.
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The longtime UFC light heavyweight champion will make his heavyweight debut for the belt in the main event of UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena on March 4.
Adam Hill, a graduate of Silverado High and UNLV, is this year’s Nevada Sportswriter of the Year, the National Sports Media Association announced last week.
How could the UFC ever punish employees or fighters for anything if the premise that public shaming is the worst penalty of all is accepted? That’s not even to get started on the message it sends to female fans, fighters and employees.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro breaks down four plays for Saturday’s card in Houston, including the main event between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler.
Longtime UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson accused Michael Chandler, who will fight Charles Oliveira for the belt in UFC 262 on Saturday, of jumping the line of contenders.
Dana White says tickets will go on sale this week for the event will be headlined by Conor McGregor.
The organization announced the major shift on Thursday, though fighters will still be subject to rules in the jurisdictions in which they compete.
UFC star Conor McGregor plans to return with a Jan. 23 rematch against Dustin Poirier, the former two-division champion said Wednesday on Twitter.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 252 on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
The former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion might be too old at 41 to fight the fight he must to defeat Stipe Miocic on Saturday.
The former Olympian and two-division UFC champion wants to reclaim the heavyweight title and retire as the greatest champion the division has ever seen against champ Stipe Miocic.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is targeting two underdogs and one favorite on the UFC card Wednesday at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
Dana White said his sport would be the first back from the coronavirus pause, and the UFC president has delivered — and offered extremely detailed safety measures.
The UFC is eyeing May 9 as a return date in its quest to be the first major U.S. sport to return amid the coronavirus pandemic.