Fighter compensation is one of the hottest topics right now in mixed martial arts and in particular the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is the market leader in MMA.
Dana White Says UFC’s ESPN Deal is ‘Going to Be Very Big for the Fighters’
Eddie Alvarez Confident of New Contract Despite Being a Free Agent Come Saturday
A rematch between two of the premier lightweights take place on Saturday night when former Ultimate Fighting Championship 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez takes on Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fox 30 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Stefan Struve Releases Graphic Image of Injury Suffered at UFC Hamburg
Fight fans have witnessed a number of gruesome injuries in mixed martial arts like the Anderson Silva leg break, or Leslie Smith’s cauliflower ear pop. Now add Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipStefan Struve’s second set of lips to that list.
Teammates Josh Emmett, Chad Mendes Would Only Fight Each Other for a Title
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight Josh Emmett suffered a second-round knockout loss to Jeremy Stephens in February, ending a two-fight winning streak, which included an impressive knockout victory over Top 10 featherweight Ricardo Lamas back in December.
Max Holloway Still Undergoing Tests, But is ‘Starting to Feel Better’
After Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Max Holloway pulled out of his UFC 226 bout with Brian Ortega with “concussion like symptoms,” it sent a scare through the mixed martial arts world.
Curtis Blaydes Not a Fan of Daniel Cormier-Brock Lesnar Heavyweight Title Fight
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes is on a tear right now, taking down some of the division’s most feared strikers in Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt.
Junior Dos Santos Would Welcome the Challenge of Facing Francis Ngannou
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, who is coming off a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov last Saturday night, has revealed he’s frustrated by the lack of fights he’s had over the last few years inside the Octagon
Kelvin Gastelum Believes His Skills Match Up Well with Champ Robert Whittaker
An intriguing contest in the middleweight division is set to take place in 2019 when the current champion Robert Whittaker locks horns with Kelvin Gastelum.
Paulo Henrique Costa says Kelly Slater is ‘Completely Ignorant’ Regarding Doping Comments
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Paulo Henrique Costa is fast becoming of the most feared 185-pound fighters in the division.
Costa faced Uriah Hall on the preliminary card at UFC 226
Paul Felder Considers Staying at 170 pounds Following Loss to Mike Perry at UFC 226
Paul Felder was a late call up at UFC 226 when he took on Mike Perry after Perry’s original opponent Yancy Medeiros withdrew from the fight a week out. Felder went on to lose to Perry via split decision, though he valiantly fought the majority of the bout with a broken arm and even outscored Perry on one of the judges’ scorecards. Now, the career lightweight is mulling an extended stay at 170 pounds.