Colby Covington will headline his third straight card Saturday when he challenges Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena.
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A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 245 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, where Kamaru Usman, Max Holloway and Amanda Nunes will put their titles on the line.
Women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang will put her 20-fight winning streak on the line against former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 on March 7 at T-Mobile Arena.
The fan-favorite is known more as a brawler, but believes a more cerebral attack is his key to pursuing the lightweight title.
The Miami Herald reports the fan, Ahmed Abdirzak, dropped his civil lawsuit with McGregor after reaching a settlement.
Dustin Poirier bloodied Max Holloway and won a unanimous decision for the UFC interim lightweight title on Saturday night, denying Holloway his chance to become only the fourth fighter to hold two belts at the same time.
UFC president Dana White says “The Ultimate Fighter” may continue beyond this season, but the iconic Las Vegas gym where the show has been centered since the beginning will be replaced.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 133 card at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang interview Bellator heavyweight Roy Nelson and recap UFC 221 in Perth, Australia.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 124 on Sunday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
UFC featherweight Doo Ho Choi is racing the clock in a way not many fighters must do at age 26. He has about a year before he must take a hiatus from his thriving career and fulfill a two-year military term mandatory for South Korean males.
UFC fighter Jessica-Rose Clark’s Las Vegas home was robbed on Thursday with three suspects making off with an estimated $30,000 worth of electronics and clothes. The real damage was far more sentimental.
Georges St. Pierre took a four-year hiatus before returning to claim the UFC middleweight title. Now he’s taking another break before he decides on his next challenge in the cage.
The Ultimate Fighter season 26 boasts a cast of 16 women who are vying to become the UFC’s first female flyweight champion. Four women from the cast talk about what it means to have the new weight class available to them and about their experiences on TUF 26.
Middleweight Jesse Taylor has been flagged for a potential violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy.
