As former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt prepares to face Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250 on June 6, he reflects on his past few years of competition and what he’s done to improve his fight skills. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya discusses how he’s prepared to handle the fame that comes with having a title belt by studying what others like Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor have done before him. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ahead of facing rising UFC welterweight Ben Askren, promotional veteran Jorge Masvidal says he’s faced tougher opponents in the past. Askren says don’t be shocked by his approach to the fight at UFC 239 on July 6 at the T-Mobile Arena. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC 236 will feature a pair of interim title fights. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will face lightweight contender Dustin Poirier and middleweights Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum will collide in the co-main event. UFC 236 will take place in Atlanta, Ga., on Apr. 13.
Conor McGregor wasn’t on time for the UFC 229 press conference, prompting lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to start speaking to media and fans on his own.
Covering the Cage hosts Adam Hill and Heidi Fang go over what happened during the UFC 229 press conference between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
UFC 229 fighters from the co-main event, down to the first fight on the undercard squared off at the Park MGM on Thursday. UFC 229 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 6.
Following his UFC release, Tom Lawlor wrestled at Future Legend’s Expo Lucha in Las Vegas on Aug. 31. Though he has no intention of ending his MMA career, the former UFC light heavyweight and middleweight said he’ll continue to pursue his options in pro wrestling while he looks for a new MMA promotion to sign him.
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier spoke to media and worked out for fans on Wednesday ahead of fighting in the main event of UFC 226 on July 7.
UFC featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega will put his undefeated record on the line when he challenges the division’s reigning champion Max Holloway in the co-main event of UFC 226.