On the sixth week of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Sodiq Yusuff, Jim Crute and Jeff Hughes were signed to the UFC based on their performances. Chase Hooper was awarded a developmental contract.
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After losing a decision to Alex Munoz during the sixth week of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Nick Newell spoke about the loss and his journey in mixed martial arts as a competitor with a congenital amputation on his left arm.
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.
Undefeated at 4-0, 20-year-old Maycee Barber says she wants to be the youngest champion to ever be crowned by the UFC. She finished Jamie Colleen with elbows in week 5 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series to ink a contract with the promotion.
Edmen Shahbazyan earned a contract after knocking out Antonio Jones in the first round of their middleweight bout on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will be in Las Vegas coaching The Ultimate Fighter season 28 while he rehabs his hand injury. Following the season, he will look to defend his title against Kelvin Gastelum.
Though Tony Ferguson had to relinquish the interim lightweight title when he tore his LCL just days before UFC 223, he still considers himself, not Khabib Nurmagomedov, the champion.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang recap UFC 226 co-main and main events.
Undefeated middleweight Bevon Lewis (6-0), who competed on the series in the eighth week of the inaugural season of the show, finished Alton Cunningham with knees in the first round to score his contract.
Flyweight competitor Jordan Espinosa (13-5, 1 No Contest) improved his win streak to four when he ended Rilley Dutro’s night with just two seconds remaining in their fight. It was the second time Espinosa got the opportunity fight in the Contender Series and his effort was enough for him to get signed to the promotion.