A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 221 on Saturday at Perth Arena in Perth, Australia, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
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Luke Rockhold said he thinks an impressive win over Yoel Romero for the interim title can propel him over injured champ Robert Whittaker.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 123 on Saturday at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
UFC president Dana White told the audience at a speaking engagement in California Tuesday night he planned to go into the boxing business and is hoping to come up with a plan this week for a main event at UFC 219, which could include star Conor McGregor.
Frankie Edgar will be unable to challenge Max Holloway for the featherweight title at UFC 218. Also, Dominick Cruz has been forced from his bantamweight contender bout against Jimmie Rivera.
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping thinks Georges St. Pierre made a mistake by challenging him at middleweight, where he would have to put on weight and looks like a “blown-up version” of himself ahead of their UFC 217 main event bout.
Valentina Shevchenko waited an extra two months to fight UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. When her chance finally came, she lost a split decision to Nunes on Saturday at UFC 215.
Former world boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi said his departure from Conor McGregor’s camp was about more than a controversial photo.
Women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes fights back against accusations she was a healthy scratch at UFC 213.
Robert Whittaker guarantees himself a shot at middleweight champ Michael Bisping by winning the interim title at UFC 213.
Amanda Nunes withdrew from the UFC 213 main event on Saturday after going to the hospital when she didn’t feel well, and her bantamweight fight against Valentina Shevchenko was canceled.
Cris “Cyborg” Justino spoke to media at UFC 213 and talked about her upcoming title fight at UFC 214.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 110 on Saturday at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
The Wimp 2 Warrior program is underway at Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas. Everyday people are training in a 22-week MMA camp and can compete in a fight at the conclusion.
Review-Journal sports reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang returned Tuesday for CoveringTheCage.com’s weekly Facebook live update.
