The fact John Dodson’s girlfriend was due to deliver the couple’s first child just days after he is scheduled to fight Demetrious Johnson for the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 191 at the MGM Grand Garden could have served as a distraction for the challenger. Instead, Dodson saw the timing as nothing but a positive.
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UFC women’s strawweight contenders Tecia Torres and Michelle Waterson have agreed to fight at UFC 194 on Dec. 12 at MGM Grand, sources close to the organization confirmed Monday.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s next title defense against Holly Holm has been moved from Las Vegas to Australia, the organization’s president Dana White announced on ESPN late Friday.
The war of words between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Ronda Rousey continued Thursday, when Mayweather responded to comments Rousey made about him to TMZ Sports on Wednesday.
After teasing an endorsement deal with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey several weeks ago on social media, Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants announced the undefeated fighter would be used in a marketing campaign designed to unveil the new Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast Sandwich.
Ronda Rousey and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will probably never trade blows in an official fight, but Rousey appears to relish taking shots at Mayweather through the media.
Top UFC featherweight contenders Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes will meet in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” season 22 Finale card on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas, sources close to the organization confirmed Wednesday.
Max Holloway’s seventh consecutive Ultimate Fighting Championship victory may have been the most anticlimactic of his professional career.
There was a time when Holly Holm would have to rely on one of her friends calling with news of her next fight that had been posted on a blog or social media. Her phone must have been ringing off the hook Friday morning.
Las Vegan Kevin Lee will fight Leonardo Santos in a lightweight matchup at UFC 194 on Dec. 12, sources close to the organization confirmed to the Review-Journal.