A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN-Plus 1 event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
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Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested clean after his UFC 232 win over Alexander Gustafsson and used the results to take aim at his critics.
UFC presented Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada with a donation of $240,000 at an event at UFC headquarters on Jan. 10.
UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez, who is booked to fight Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 143 on ESPN+, discusses his role as an alternate for the title fight between T.J. Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo, his new 4-fight contract and the future of the 125-pound division.
Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is expected to headline the March 2 card in Las Vegas after his last fight was moved out of town, though his participation is contingent on a Nevada Athletic Commission licensing hearing.
The 30-year-old staked her claim as the greatest female fighter in UFC history with a 51-second knockout of Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 232.
The 31-year-old has missed more than years due to suspensions since first winning the UFC light heavyweight title, easing some of the potential wear-and-tear on his mind and body.
Jones becomes champion for the third time with a third-round knockout of Alexander Gustafsson on Saturday night at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 232 on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
After all the drama and chaos of one of the wildest weeks in UFC history, Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will step into the cage Saturday for a rematch of one of the best light heavyweight title bouts ever.
The beleaguered former light heavyweight champion was in no mood to apologize for being the center of another controversy, this time prompting the card’s relocation from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
UFC president Dana White came to the defense of the beleaguered former champion a day after an abnormality in a drug test forced Saturday’s pay-per-view event out of Las Vegas.
Mazany will take on the Season 28 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” in a women’s bantamweight bout on the UFC 235 card at T-Mobile Arena.
MGM Resorts sports books will refund any wagers that were made on UFC 232 at T-Mobile Arena now that the event has been moved to the Forum in Inglewood, California.
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