Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in exchange for community service to resolve charges stemming from a backstage melee at a New York City arena.
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The 32-year-old New Englander, born with a congenital amputation of his left arm just below the elbow, dropped to 14-2 in his pro career with a decision loss on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Syndicate MMA, a Las Vegas-based gym which serves as the training hub for many professional fighters, will offer a free women’s self defense seminar on July 29.
In week 5 of Dana White Tuesday Night Contender series, three UFC contracts were awarded to competitors.
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker ventured from his home in Australia to Las Vegas to coach the 28th season of the UFC’s flagship reality series, The Ultimate Fighter. He’ll coach a team of heavyweight and featherweight women against his next challenger, Kelvin Gastelum.
UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson is on the mend after tearing his LCL just six days before he was expected to face Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 in April.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang are in studio to recap UFC 226 Co-main and main events.
Bevon Lewis and Jordan Espinosa earned UFC contracts following their standout performances at Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
Middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum will get his first title shot after coaching against champion Robert Whittaker on Season 28 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’ a show in which he hopes to help breathe new life in what could be its final season.
Cormier knocked out Miocic at 4:33 of the opening round to become join Conor McGregor as the only two fighters to simultaneously hold UFC belts in two weight classes.
Two of the most powerful and aggressive heavyweights in the world stepped in the cage together for what figured to be a very short fight on the UFC 226 main card at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
The kickboxing star improved to 14-0 overall and 3-0 in the UFC with a dominant win over Las Vegan Brad Tavares in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 27 Finale card at Palms on Friday night.
A pair of Las Vegas-based fighters will look to make waves at UFC 226.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 226 card at T-Mobile Arena, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
A welterweight matchup between Mike Perry and Paul Felder was moved up to the main card when Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega was scratched from UFC 226.
