Everyone has a fighting chance
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez officially retired from mixed martial arts earlier this month after the UFC agreed to terminate his contract with the promotion so he could take up a lucrative offer from the WWE.
Colby Covington has denied claims from American Top Team gym teammate and fellow Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Jorge Masvidal that he owes money to an ATT coach and believes that one day he might end up squaring off against “Gamebred” inside the Octagon.
Darren Till is hoping to get his title aspirations back on track with a win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 and said he wants to use the stage to prove his detractors wrong after suffering back-to-back losses.
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor will hold a press conference in Moscow on Thursday, according to Russian news outlet Tass.
Maycee Barber continues her meteoric rise in mixed martial arts with yet another dominant finish in her women’s flyweight bout against Gillian Robertson to open the main card at UFC on ESPN 6.
Marlon Vera extended his winning streak to five at UFC Fight Night 161 in Tampa, Fla., with a third-round technical knockout of Andre Ewell.
Eryk Anders is now on a two-fight winning streak after beating Gerald Meerschaert by split decision at UFC Fight Night 161 in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 12.
Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens were not on the best of terms following their abbreviated first encounter in Mexico City, but “El Pantera” appears ready to bury the hatchet following their rematch at UFC on ESPN 6.
Despite losses in five of his last six Octagon appearances, Chris Weidman didn’t sound like a man who plans on calling it a career on Friday night.
Patrick Mix will remain on the Bellator 232 card, as Isaiah Chapman has stepped in to replace the injured Dominic Mazzotta.