Everyone has a fighting chance
On Saturday night, UFC Moncton plays host to two of the heaviest hitters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division when Volkan Oezdemir battles with the surging Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Fight Night 138.
MMA Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament concludes on Jan. 26 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader will meet former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko in the final.
The ultra-competitive Ultimate Fighting Championship 155-pound division will provide another exciting bout at UFC Milwaukee on Dec. 15 at the newly built Bradley Center when the fifth-ranked lightweight Kevin Lee squares off against the No. 9-ranked Al Iaquinta. The UFC released the poster of the event through its official Twitter.
Over the course of his well-traveled career, Chael Sonnen has fought many of the best middleweights and light heavyweights of all-time, and now he has faced what he considers to be the greatest heavyweight ever.
Jon Jones’ list of accomplishments places him firmly among the greatest mixed martial artists of all time, but two doping violations mar that résumé and diminish his achievements in the mind of his many detractors.
It appears to be good news for Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight contender Dustin Poirier, who recently had to pull out of his high profile fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 230 due to a hip injury.
Derrick Lewis continues to build his brand in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and that brand is about to impact his bottom line in a big way.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially added another women’s featherweight fight to an already-stacked card at UFC 232, in the form of Cat Zingano vs. Megan Anderson. The official announcement came on Wednesday through the UFC’s Twitter account.
Last month, Michael Chiesa filed a lawsuit against Conor McGregor as a result of the infamous April bus attack. Now, he says, his family has become the target of abuse.
Two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson reiterates he is still keen on a fight with former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler despite talks taking longer than expected.