Sean Strickland delivers profane message, flicks off UFC Houston crowd

Sean Strickland had quite a message for the UFC Houston crowd Friday night. The former UFC champion, who ripped the mic from analyst Jon Anik, claims he fights “more like a Mexican” than his opponent, Anthony Hernandez, at UFC Houston ceremonial weigh-ins Friday evening. “Listen here, you motherf*ckers. I know you guys, you might want … Read more

Amanda Nunes responds to Sean Strickland’s sexist comments: ‘Don’t cry, man’

MMA legend Amanda Nunes fired back at UFC Houston headliner Sean Strickland following his sexist comments on the official media day on Wednesday to promote his upcoming fight with Anthony Hernandez this Saturday. Nunes, a former two-division UFC champion and member of the UFC Hall of Fame who plans on returning to the octagon later … Read more

Cain Velasquez released from prison after 10 months behind bars following attempted murder case

Cain Velasquez is going home. The former UFC heavyweight champion secured his release from prison on Sunday, following a 10-month stint behind bars after pleading no-contest to a multitude of charges, including attempted murder, following his arrest in 2022. Velasquez was being housed at the Correctional Training Facility and was originally eligible for parole as … Read more

‘He’s going to get flyweight belt’: Pros react to Kyoji Horiguchi battering Amir Albazi at UFC Vegas 113

Kyoji Horiguchi continues to shine in his second UFC run. “The Karate Kid” put on a show in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 113 main event, winning a convincing decision over Amir Albazi and possibly putting himself into pole position for a future flyweight title shot. Heading into the fight, Horiguchi was No. 3 in the MMA … Read more

UFC Vegas 113 weigh-in results: 4 fighters miss weight for Meta Apex card

The UFC’s weigh-in woes continue. At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 113, four fighters missed weight, including a pair of fighters who came in five pounds over the limit for their division. The offending fighters were Muin Gafurov and Gianni Vazquez, who both came in at 141 pounds for separate bantamweight contests, and Wang … Read more

‘I have severe arthritis’: Jon Jones reveals damage done from fight career preventing Daniel Cormier wrestling match

It sounds like Jon Jones won’t be hitting the wrestling mats for a match against Daniel Cormier in RAF. For months, a potential showdown between the longtime rivals has been talked about with Cormier promising he would blank the former two-division UFC champion if Jones ever crossed over into his world where he was a … Read more

Paddy Pimblett celebrates Dan Hooker loss at UFC 325, likes Benoit Saint Denis matchup

Paddy Pimblett definitely got a kick out of seeing Dan Hooker lose to Benoit Saint Denis. The lightweight matchup served as the co-main event UFC 325 in Sydney, and Saint Denis won in impressive fashion, grounding Hooker in the second round and eventually scoring a knockout after pressuring Hooker with submission attempts and ground-and-pound. Suffice … Read more

LIVE! UFC 325 Results: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

MMA Fighting has UFC 325 results for the Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Saturday afternoon. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski puts his belt on the line against Diego Lopes in a rematch. Volkanovski defeated … Read more

Alexander Volkanovski: Diego Lopes ‘didn’t show me anything in his last fight,’ aims for finish at UFC 325

Alexander Volkanovski is familiar with Diego Lopes’ game. “The Great” already holds a win over Lopes, the man he faces once again Saturday in the main event of UFC 325 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. This past April, Volkanovski and Lopes dueled for a featherweight title left vacant by the divisional departure of Ilia … Read more