Poirier outlasted Hooker in a five-round slugfest between lightweight contenders that may have been the best fight of the year.
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The lightweight contender, who will take on Dan Hooker in Saturday’s main event, was named the inaugural recipient of the Forrest Griffin Community Award on Friday.
Struggling welterweight Mike Perry’s only cornerperson for his UFC on ESPN 12 co-main event bout against Mickey Gall on Saturday will be his girlfriend.
The heavyweight took Alexander Volkov down 14 times to improve to 8-1 in his last nine fights in the headliner of Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex Facility.
The 29-year-old heavyweight contender bucks the trend of the division’s big strikers and commits to the wrestling base that has carried him to this level.
The strawweight contender moved up and beat the No. 1 contender at 125 pounds on Saturday night in the main event of UFC on ESPN 10 at the Apex facility
The Las Vegan was a quarter-pound over the women’s flyweight limit for her UFC Fight Night 172 main event bout against Cynthia Calvillo on Friday morning.
Anticipation is great for the UFC Fight Night 172 middleweight showdown when they engaged in a heated exchange in a hotel lobby in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 33-year-old Las Vegan accepted the fight against Cynthia Calvillo before she even knew the opponent.
“Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it’s been,” the 31-year-old posted on Twitter shortly after the conclusion of UFC 250 in Las Vegas.