Ferguson says UFC lightweight champ McGregor should defend or vacate
 
Ferguson says UFC lightweight champ McGregor should defend or vacate

Ahead of UFC 216, interim lightweight title competitors Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee voiced their opinions on current lightweight champion Conor McGregor not defending the belt and possibly fighting Nate Diaz a third time.

UFC 216 conference call highlights
 
UFC 216 conference call highlights

Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee will do battle for the UFC’s interim lightweight belt on Oct. 7 in Las Vegas. Ahead of the fight, neither are holding back on smack talking each other or their opinions on UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor.

Roy Nelson says the UFC became ‘smoke and mirrors’ to him
 
Roy Nelson says the UFC became ‘smoke and mirrors’ to him

Roy Nelson will face his first battle in the Bellator cage on Sept. 23 when he takes on Javy Ayala. The heavyweight discusses his departure from the UFC, why Bellator’s structure makes more sense to him and talks about evolving his style with his head coach Brother Fareed.

Coach Fareed wants to improve, not fix, Roy Nelson’s style
 
Coach Fareed wants to improve, not fix, Roy Nelson’s style

Roy Nelson’s head coach, Brother Fareed, isn’t trying to change what the heavyweight does in the cage. Instead he hopes to improve the fundamentals “Big Country” already has in place.

McMahon: Rousey is a natural born WWE star
 
McMahon: Rousey is a natural born WWE star

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon says former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is a ‘natural born WWE star.’

Johnson hasn’t shut the door on fighting Dillashaw
 
Johnson hasn’t shut the door on fighting Dillashaw

On Sept. 9, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will fight Ray Borg at UFC 215. Prior to that bout being set, Johnson publicly clashed with UFC president Dana White over fighting TJ Dillashaw. Johnson says he’d still fight Dillashaw if the circumstances were right.