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UFC on FOX 29 Gate and Attendance From Glendale, Arizona
The UFC Octagon was in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday for UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje. 11,382 spectators were in attendance at Gila River Arena for the 14-fight card generating $1,085,712.25 in gate receipts. Those in attendance and watching on FOX witnessed Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje go → Read More
UFC on FOX 29 Main Event Leads the Charge on Fighter Bonuses
UFC on FOX 29 was a fight card that promised fireworks and it delivered on Saturday in Glendale, Az. The main event featured two of the most exciting fighters on the UFC roster, regardless of division. Gaethje had a solid strategy of chopping away at Poirier's lead leg, which he did to great effect → Read More
Alex Oliveira Taps Out Carlos Condit in Action-Packed Fight (UFC on FOX 29 Results)
Former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit was originally slated to take on Matt Brown on Saturday at UFC on FOX 29 in Glendale, Arizona, but Brown was forced out of the bout due to injury on April 2. Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira stepped in a replacement and picked up the biggest win of his career → Read More
Rose Namajunas Recounts Conor McGregor Bus Rampage (Eye Witness Account)
When Conor McGregor went berserk following the UFC 223 Media Day, Rose Namajunas was within inches of becoming a physical victim of his rampage. Namajunas was sitting near Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg, both of whom were injured when McGregor threw a hand truck through the window of the van they were → Read More
Joe Rogan Issues Apology for UFC 223 Commentary
Joe Rogan has been a part of the UFC's broadcast team for the better part of two decades. As much as Bruce Buffer's introductions are a staple of the MMA juggernaut, so is Rogan's cageside fervor. While the Dagestani fighter thoroughly dominated Al Iaquinta over the course of their five-round → Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Says Georges St-Pierre More Important than Conor McGregor for His Legacy
Conor McGregor may be the hottest property in mixed martial arts history, but when it comes down to legacy, Khabib Nurmagomedov believes the Irishman isn't even close to the athlete that Georges St-Pierre is in the Octagon. When it comes down to fighting for his legacy, Nurmagomedov would much rather → Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Crowned Lightweight Champion with Lopsided Win Over Al Iaquinta at UFC 223
Khabib Nurmagomedov finally has a UFC title around his waist. Following a bizarre and tumultuous week leading up to Saturday night's card, Nurmagomedov still got the result he wanted with a unanimous decision win over Al Iaquinta to become the undisputed lightweight champion. At the start of the → Read More
Rose Namajunas Retains Title, Decisions Joanna Jedrzejczyk (UFC 223 Results)
Women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas put her title on the line for the first time in the UFC 223 co-main event on Saturday against the woman she took it from, former titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Namajunas shocked the world when she knocked out Jedrzejczyk in the first round at UFC 217 in November → Read More
Conor McGregor's Manager Issues Statement on Media Day Rampage
Conor McGregor's manager, Audie Attar, on Saturday released his first public statement following his client's rampage following the UFC 223 Media Day on Thursday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Artem Lobov, a teammate of McGregor's, also took part in the melee, leading to his UFC 223 bout being canceled → Read More
Max Holloway Out of UFC 223 Main Event, Deemed Medically Ineligible to Compete
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has been deemed medically ineligible to compete by physicians due to an extreme weight cut and will no longer be allowed to fight in the main event. Holloway issued a response after he was yanked from UFC 223. Holloway accepted the fight on just six days notice → Read More
Dana White Claims Warrant is Out for Conor McGregor After ‘Most Disgusting' Incident in UFC History
UFC president Dana White says an arrest warrant has been issued for lightweight champion Conor McGregor following an altercation at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday. “There is a warrant out for Conor McGregor's arrest,” White confirmed. Representatives from the New York Police Department → Read More
Ronda Rousey Appreciates Conor McGregor's Support Ahead of WrestleMania 34
Most of us will never know what it is like to achieve the level of celebrity that Conor McGregor or Ronda Rousey have reached. It's easy to criticize Rousey for the way she handled back-to-back knockout losses at the tail end of her UFC career. → Read More
Ben Askren Predicts That He'll Fight Georges St-Pierre in 2019
The former Bellator MMA and ONE champion ended his fighting career unbeaten, but left the door open for a return if it's against someone like Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre was recently asked about Askren and the former UFC 170-pound champion stated that he considers Askren one of the best welterweights → Read More
Ronda Rousey Essentially Closes the Door on Ever Returning to the UFC Again
Ronda Rousey really doesn't like the word retirement, but by all accounts – even her own – she's put her fighting career behind her once and for all. Just after signing a new multi-year contract to join World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Rousey still wasn't ready to close the door on a → Read More
Benson Henderson vs. Roger Huerta New Bellator 196 Headliner Following Injury
Following an injury to original headliner James Gallagher, Benson Henderson vs. Roger Huerta has been elevated to the Bellator 196 main event. Gallagher, a fast-rising undefeated Irish featherweight fighting out of Conor McGregor's Straight Blast Gym, was originally slated to headline Bellator 196 → Read More
Demetrious Johnson Still Targeting TJ Dillashaw at UFC 226
Things have gone rather quiet surrounding a potential champion vs. champion match-up between UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and bantamweight titleholder TJ Dillashaw. While Johnson is currently rehabbing his left shoulder following surgery earlier this year, he believes he'll be more → Read More
Paige VanZant Gives Timeline for UFC Return from Broken Arm
UFC flyweight Paige VanZant broke her arm in January, but she's already plotting her return to the Octagon. VanZant suffered a broken arm early in her UFC Fight Night 124 bout with Jessica-Rose Clark on Jan. 14. It was a nasty break to her forearm – VanZant tweeted the x-ray showing the break – → Read More
Brian Ortega Reveals Dana White Guaranteed He's Next for Max Holloway
Undefeated featherweight contender Brian Ortega on Monday revealed that UFC president Dana White guaranteed that he gets the next shot at UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. It only makes sense that Ortega would be next for Holloway, and it isn't all that surprising, after Ortega took out former → Read More
Max Holloway Responds to Conor McGregor, Hints at Possible Move to Lightweight
Max Holloway wanted nothing more than to fight this past weekend at UFC 222, but unfortunately an ankle injury prevented him from competing. Instead of fighting, Holloway spent the weekend at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio, where MMAWeekly.com caught up with him to cover a myriad of subjects in → Read More
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson Added to Blockbuster Bellator 200 Fight Card
Bellator 200 is right around the corner. The promotion is going all-in with its Bicentennial event, and on Monday announced the addition of a rematch between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Roy Nelson. Bellator 200 takes place on Friday, May 25, at SSE Arena, Wembley in London. → Read More