The two-division champion retained the women’s featherweight title with a one-sided win over Felicia Spencer at the UFC Apex facility on Saturday night.
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Alex Caceres, Aljamain Sterling among the fighters to make statements about racial inequality after victorious performances on the card at the UFC Apex facility on Saturday night.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 250 on Saturday at the Apex facility, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
The former algebra teacher hopes her problem-solving skills will help her upset the greatest female fighter of all-time in the main event of a pay-per-view card in Las Vegas.
UFC handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou) said the bantamweight fight between Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen might be the best bout on the card.
The 28-year-old mixed things up after suffering three consecutive knockout losses and will look to get back on track Saturday at UFC 250.
Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones posted a series of tweets about his plans and relationship with the UFC in a culmination of an antagonistic week between him and Dana White.
Burns won his sixth straight fight with a dominant performance over former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas.
The light heavyweight champion isn’t happy with how negotiations on a potential heavyweight superfight with Francis Ngannou were portrayed to the media.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro (@GambLou) has three plays for the event, which is headlined by a welterweight bout between Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) and Gilbert Burns (18-3).
The welterweight star will step back in the cage for the first time since losing his belt at T-Mobile Arena more than a year ago when he faces Gilbert Burns at UFC on ESPN 9 on Saturday.
Women’s strawweight standout Mackenzie Dern will return against Hannah Cifers to kick off the UFC on ESPN 9 main card Saturday at the UFC’s Apex facility.
The Nevada Athletic Commission voted unanimously to approve new coronavirus health and safety protocols, granting the UFC and Top Rank live fight cards in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Athletic Commission will meet by phone Wednesday to determine whether combat sports events can resume in Nevada with enhanced health and safety protocols.
UFC star Henry Cejudo’s surprise retirement took another step toward becoming official when his name was removed from the bantamweight champion spot on the UFC’s rankings.
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