The talkative middleweight heard all the critiques of his constant chatter in a March loss after it was praised as entertaining during a winning streak.
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship star Johnny Case was arrested on a domestic battery charge last week in Las Vegas after police said he pushed a female UFC fighter to the ground and kicked her.
The company that owns a majority of the UFC is planning an initial public offering and aiming to buy out the remaining shares of the mixed martial arts company.
Francis Ngannou left a remote village in Cameroon and spent time living homeless in Paris before settling in Las Vegas, where he won the UFC heavyweight title Saturday.
UFC president Dana White said he hopes to schedule UFC 264 with full attendance.
The stoppage came by knockout at :52 of the second round at the Apex in Las Vegas
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 260 on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro gives his plays for Saturday’s main card, including for the heavyweight title bout between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou.
The Las Vegan hopes to implement lessons he learned in the first meeting against champion Stipe Miocic when they fight again on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Stipe Miocic has lagged behind on the betting boards while breaking records inside the cage and is once again an underdog in Saturday’s UFC 260 headliner.
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate confirmed Wednesday that she will come out of retirement and fight Marion Reneau on July 17.
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to snap a three-fight losing streak when he meets Vicente Luque on Saturday at UFC 260 in Las Vegas.
UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar suffered liver failure and was hospitalized for five days after drinking Las Vegas-based Real Water, according to a lawsuit.
The UFC plans to hold UFC 261 in front of a capacity crowd April 24 in Jacksonville, Florida, organization president Dana White announced Monday on Twitter.
The top welterweight contender left the UFC Fight Night 187 cage with a no contest after more than 19 months without competing.
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