Unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after stopping Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke early in the second round at UFC 254 on Saturday night.
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Bettors need to remember to set their alarms for Saturday’s UFC 254. The card begins at 8 a.m. Pacific time, with the main card starting at 11 a.m.
UFC star Conor McGregor plans to return with a Jan. 23 rematch against Dustin Poirier, the former two-division champion said Wednesday on Twitter.
Dana White’s lawyers had filed court papers seeking to toss out the suit, calling it a “smear” effort and new attempt to extort money from White through the civil court system.
UFC star Conor McGregor tweeted Friday that he was going to step back into the boxing ring and fight former great Manny Pacquiao.
The UFC returns to “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi on Saturday for UFC 253. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is a -165 favorite over Paulo Costa.
Colby Covington was awarded a technical knockout victory over Tyron Woodley, who suffered a rib injury, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 178 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
An outspoken Black Lives Matter advocate from Ferguson, Missouri, will fight a ‘MAGA’ cap-wearing, President Trump supporter in a cagefight on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The lightweight remained undefeated as a pro with a unanimous-decision victory over Cameron Church on Dana White’s Contender Series card on Tuesday at the UFC Apex.
Las Vegan Sherrard Blackledge will compete for a UFC contract on Tuesday night at the Apex, just steps away from where he trains but far from where he started.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is backing former Tennessee football player Ovince Saint Preux over Alonzo Menifield in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Lawyers for UFC President Dana White have filed court papers seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that revealed he was an extortion victim.
The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted substantial financial damage on the Las Vegas sports scene. Fans may need patience before a full recovery takes place.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou) is banking on Anthony Smith to bounce back from a brutal beating against Aleksandar Rakic and likes the fight to go over 1½ rounds.
Self-made Las Vegas businessman Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, praised his friend, Donald Trump, on the final night of the Republican National Convention.
