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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The commission is expected to discuss the possibility of combat sports events returning to Las Vegas as soon as May 30.
Dana White told the Review-Journal in a text message early Wednesday the organization will proceed with a fight card at its Apex Facility with no fans.
UFC’s fight card Saturday night on ESPN generated the weekend’s largest betting handle at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The heavyweight immediately embraced his fallen opponent Walt Harris, who was fighting for the first time since his stepdaughter was murdered in October.
Heavyweight Walt Harris will headline his first UFC card Saturday when he fights Alistair Overeem less than six months after the murder of his stepdaughter.
Alistair Overeem is a +125 underdog to Walt Harris (-145) in the main event, and handicapper Lou Finocchiaro leans to Overeem to win by submission at 10-1 odds.
Glover Teixeira, 40, overcame a slow start before stopping light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith in the fifth round Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida.
Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro, who called Justin Gaethje’s upset of Tony Ferguson at UFC 249, has three plays for Wednesday’s UFC card in Jacksonville, Florida.
Light heavyweight Anthony Smith will headline UFC Fight Night 175 on Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida, a month after fighting a man who had broken into his home.
Testing for the coronavirus, temperature checks and the sounds of a silent arena marked the UFC’s attempt to bring sports back last week.
UFC president Dana White deemed UFC 249 a success even though middleweight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza tested positive for COVID-19 a day before his fight. He was taken off the card.
Coverage of Saturday night’s UFC 249 event kicked off with a video from President Donald Trump, celebrating the return of live sporting events.
Saturday night’s live UFC event in Jacksonville, Florida may have been the first live major sporting event in America, but it presented some strange new scenarios.
Henry Cejudo scored a second-round knockout of longtime champ Dominick Cruz with just 2 seconds remaining. Justin Gaethje stopped Tony Ferguson in the other main event.
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