Las Vegan Kevin Lee will fight Leonardo Santos in a lightweight matchup at UFC 194 on Dec. 12, sources close to the organization confirmed to the Review-Journal.
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UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will defend her belt against undefeated former professional boxer Holly Holm on Jan. 2 at MGM Grand.
UFC officials on Wednesday confirmed The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale card will take place in Las Vegas on Dec. 11.
UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will defend his belt against Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 14, the organization announced in a statement Wednesday.
During Ronda Rousey’s recent “Ask Me Anything” chat on Reddit, the UFC star was asked about a porn character called “Ronda ArouseMe.”
Veteran UFC heavyweight Frank Mir was looking forward to enjoying the last month of summer like many other fathers around Las Vegas.
During her recent “Ask Me Anything” chat on Reddit, Ronda Rousey said she’d like to play the role of Captain Marvel in a superhero movie.
Yoel Romero will fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in a matchup of middleweight contenders on the UFC 194 card at MGM Grand on Dec. 12, sources close to the organization confirmed on Monday.
Anderson Silva, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion, admitted an attempt to enhance his performance was to blame for positive steroid tests before and after his Jan. 31 fight with Nick Diaz.
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman will defend his belt against Luke Rockhold in the co-main event of UFC 194 at MGM Grand on Dec. 12.
A dream matchup that has sparked much debate on social media would pit UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey against boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather wouldn’t really take the bait when asked about it on Thursday. Rousey, however, addressed the debate head on during a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session on Monday night.
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has owned the organization’s 125-pound division since its inception and he has no plans of going anywhere else.
A featherweight title unification bout between champion Jose Aldo and interim champ Conor McGregor has been scheduled as the main event for UFC 194 at MGM Grand on Dec. 12, sources close to the organization confirmed on Monday.
During an interview on ESPN “SportsCenter” on Thursday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was asked his thoughts about Rousey recently winning an ESPY award for Fighter of the Year.
UFC’s Las Vegas nemesis, Culinary Workers Union Local 226, is joining Teamsters Local 986 of South El Monte, Calif. for an “initiative” Thursday to organize UFC’s 574 MMA fighters.
