Category: Sherdog News

If Dana White is to be believed – which isn’t always the safest bet – the last-minute change to the UFC 223 headliner could provide a boost in pay-per-view buys.

Two-division champion Martin Nguyen will put his featherweight title on the line against Christian Lee in the co-main event at One Championship “Unstoppable Dreams” on May 18.

Controversial Ultimate Fighting Championship talent Colby Covington returns to Brazil for his next assignment, where he’ll take on former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos.

Usually when an athlete accepts a fight on short notice there are a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration. However, the No. 1 priority is being able to actually make the weight.

UFC 223 fight week is only just beginning and tensions are already high.

A welterweight showdown pitting Donald Cerrone against Leon Edwards will likely headline the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night event in Singapore.

Alex Oliveira will replace the injured Matt Brown and face Carlos Condit at UFC on Fox 29.

When Tony Ferguson was forced to withdraw from UFC 223 due to a knee injury, both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz took shots at the man known as “El Cucuy.”

Eddie Alvarez was one of a few fighters who was offered a short-notice bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223, but the former lightweight champion was in no way prepared to take the fight.

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will make her first flyweight title defense against Alejandra Lara in the Bellator 201 main event.