Category: Sherdog News

Ray Borg will make his return to the flyweight division when he faces Rogerio Bontorin at UFC Fight Night in Rio Rancho, N.M.

Anthony Pettis will return to the lightweight division for a matchup with Diego Ferreira at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming event in Las Vegas on Jan. 18.

Paige VanZant will complete her current Ultimate Fighting Championship contract in Brasilia, Brazil, when she takes on Amanda Ribas.

Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will take on the surging Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in February, with Jones’ long-time coach Mike Winkeljohn claiming his fighter loves the matchup. Jones believes Reyes’ skillset will offer a stiff challenge.

Darren Till is back in the winner’s circle after his impressive victory over top-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244. The win has seemingly returned the 26-year-old’s swagger.

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Chris Weidman was full of confidence ahead of his light heavyweight debut against Dominick Reyes at UFC Boston before suffering a first-round knockout. The loss dropped the “All-American” to 1-5 in his last six, with all losses ending via knockout or TKO.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship and USADA have revised the promotion’s anti-doping policy to address the proliferation of positive tests resulting from tainted supplements.

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw said he’s had time to assess his decision after taking a prohibited substance ahead of his title fight against Henry Cejudo back in January and says he just wants to put the incident behind him now and focus on the future.

It should come as no surprise that Khabib Nurmagomedov, a man who is undefeated through 28 professional fights, has opened as the betting favorite in his proposed title defense against Tony Ferguson.