UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a knee injury in training, forcing his scheduled title defense against Lyoto Machida to be postponed.
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UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a knee injury in training, forcing his scheduled title defense against Lyoto Machida to be postponed. Weidman was to fight Machida at UFC 173 on May 24 at MGM Grand. The fight is now expected to headline UFC 175 on July 5 at Mandalay Bay.
A rematch of the top fight from 2011 headlines a rare Sunday card for the Ultimate Fighting Championship today in Natal, Brazil.
The Nevada Athletic Commission took a major step toward finding an executive director on Wednesday, identifying 10 people as potential finalists to replace Keith Kizer, who resigned Jan. 10.
Now that there is a champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight division, the question becomes, Who is the top contender? The answer is complicated.
When Johny Hendricks fought Georges St. Pierre in November, Hendricks coasted through the fifth round and was stunned to hear St. Pierre’s name announced as the winner.
A group of supporters gathered around Johny Hendricks late Friday afternoon in Dallas and erupted in cheer as if he had won the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title. He hadn’t.
Not that he was being selfish, but Gilbert Melendez’s recent contract negotiations were mostly about taking care of himself and his family.
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson was disappointed he was given a fight against a talented prospect instead of the rematch he wanted with champion Jon Jones.
Former world champion kickboxer Shawn Yarborough knew he was too good to be struggling the way he was inside the ring.
For Chidi Njokuani, the long road to the Ultimate Fighting Championship leads through Lincoln, Neb. At least this week, it does.
UFC 173 at MGM Grand on May 24 will now include a matchup of heavyweight contenders Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic.
Lorenzo Fertitta, chief executive of Zuffa LLC, the company that runs Las Vegas-based UFC, said his fight promotion and marketing staff is ready to usher in a new wave of high-profile fighters for pay-per-view events.
There’s a kick-boxing card at Planet Hollywood on Saturday night featuring an undercard fight between women making their professional debuts. One is Colleen Schneider of Oakland, Calif. The other is Jennie Nedell from the incorporated village of Lindenhurst, N.Y.
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