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UFC 300 is almost here and the UFC is pulling out all the stops to build excitement for its landmark event. On April 13, UFC 300 takes place in Las Vegas, headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill, and featuring one of the deepest cards ever assembled on paper. In the co-main event, UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang puts her title on the line against No. 1 contender Yan Xiaonan, the feature main card bout pits “BMF” champion Justin Gaethje against former featherweight champion Max Holloway, and the rest of the fight card features…
Marcin Tybura wants to keep climbing the charts. The Polish standout can expect to see a slight boost in his ranking after scoring a first-round submission of Tai Tuivasa on Saturday in the UFC Vegas 88 main event. Though Tuivasa’s power punching had Tybura in trouble early, Tybura countered with his wrestling and dominated the fight on the mat before securing a rear-naked choke for the win. Tybura’s efficient victory drew a variety of reactions from social media, including a mention from fellow heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who appeared to suggest a future matchup. At the evening’s post-fight press conference,…
Paddy Pimblett is currently recovering from shoulder injuries he suffered prior to his UFC 296 win over Tony Ferguson. But by this summer, Pimblett is ready to face the fighter that recently called him out: Renato Moicano. “That is who I want next,” Pimblett said on his YouTube channel. “Renato Moicano — ‘Money’ Moicano — you owe me money, lad. I’m coming for you, little sausage.” Moicano called out Pimblett for a showdown on his home soil at UFC 301, which takes place May 4 in Rio de Janeiro. Pimblett responded that such a timeframe isn’t possible. “I saw something…
Ian Machado Garry has a new stipulation for Colby Covington. After landing on the receiving end of a crass callout this past week by Covington, Garry responded with a callout of his own, challenging Covington to an all-or-nothing retirement match in an Instagram response on Sunday. Garry attacked Covington for his failures in three consecutive UFC title shots and criticized the American’s résumé, which lacks a victory over a single fighter currently ranked in the UFC’s welterweight top 15. Garry then challenged Covington to a WWE-style “I quit” match, where the loser will be forced to retire. Garry’s response can…
It’s not all beef between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor. Diaz and McGregor have one of the most storied rivalries in MMA history, highlighted by their two fights, which are among the highest-grossing pay-per-view events of all-time. Since their last fight back in 2016, the relationship between the two has ebbed and flowed, with both men periodically taking jabs at one another. However, on this St. Patrick’s Day, Diaz has chosen to mend fences, at least for a moment. On Sunday, Diaz came out with a message of solidarity for McGregor, in response to the former two-division champion’s mounting frustrations…
Conor McGregor had fun playing a bad guy in a big Hollywood production with his role in the upcoming Road House reboot. But more than anything, he’s anxious to back to work at his real job in the UFC. Over the past couple of weeks, the Irish superstar has promoted the film alongside many of his castmates at festivals like South by Southwest in Texas, as well as a premiere for the movie in London. The next stop for the promo tour is New York, and then Road House actually debuts on Prime Video on March 21. After his obligations…
Jose Aldo will end his nearly two year long retirement to make his return to action at UFC 301 when he faces Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight bout added to the upcoming card on May 4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Source with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Saturday following an initial report from AG Fight, and Aldo himself confirmed the bout via his Instagram account. It’s a stunning turn of events for Aldo, who called it a career back in 2022 when he suffered a loss to Merab Dvalishvili that ended his…
It took about three months, and booking the main event was a saga unto itself, but the blockbuster UFC 300 fight card is finally final. No more tinkering, no more TBA at the top – 13 matchups are headed to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two real titles are on the line – light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira defends against ex-champ Jamahal Hill, and strawweight champ Zhang Weili faces Yan Xiaonan — and a pseudo-title goes up for grabs when “BMF” champ Justin Gaethje faces ex-featherweight champ Max Holloway. Now that everything is finalized, how does the fight card stack…
Bryan Battle left UFC Vegas 88 with a no-contest on his record, but he feels like it should be a win after an accidental eye poke rendered Ange Loosa unable to continue. It was a thumb to the eye that paused the action in the second round of Saturday’s headliner. A doctor checked on Loosa as the UFC vet attempted to recover. At one point, Loosa told the official that he couldn’t see, and that was all that the referee needed to hear to wave off the fight. Afterward, Battle got in Loosa’s face, and the welterweights exchanged some heated…
Tom Aspinall finally got his chance to get face-to-face with Jon Jones for the first time during an appearance at the Arnold Sports Festival in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. The impromptu meeting took place while Jones was meeting fans and taking pictures. Aspinall approached Jones from the crowd as a sea of onlookers snapped photos of the men, who respectively hold the interim and undisputed UFC titles in the heavyweight division. Ever since he captured the interim belt this past year with a stunning knockout of Sergei Pavlovich, Aspinall has called for a fight against Jones. But the reigning heavyweight…