UFC posted a graphic of their entire card for UFC 249 on Twitter Monday night. The 12-fight card includes six matchups that were not reported before. The new headlining matchup sees Tony Ferguson fight Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship. The card retained it's co-main event fight between former UFC Strawweight Champions Jessica … Continue reading Entire Card For UFC 249 Unveiled
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Jairzinho Rozenstruick vs. Francis Ngannou Rebooked, Now Set For UFC 249
Heavyweight fight between Jairzinho Rozenstruick and Francis Ngannou has been rebooked for UFC 249, which takes place on April 18th. The story was first broken by Brett Okamoto of ESPN. The fight, which was originally meant to headline a March 28th card which was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The original booking was … Continue reading Jairzinho Rozenstruick vs. Francis Ngannou Rebooked, Now Set For UFC 249
Justin Gaethje Takes Short Notice Fight Against Tony Ferguson To Headline UFC 249
After Khabib Nurmagomedov was ruled out of his highly anticipated fight against Tony Ferguson, Justin Gaethje has been named as the new fighter to fight in the main event of UFC 249. The fight was first reported by Brett Okamoto of ESPN. The location of the fight is not known yet, however, Ariel Helwani of … Continue reading Justin Gaethje Takes Short Notice Fight Against Tony Ferguson To Headline UFC 249
RIZIN To Not Hold Events Until July, Cancelling RIZIN 22
Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN Fighting Federation has made the decision to cancel April event RIZIN 22, per a press conference on Thursday. Along with the event being cancelled, the promotion said they will not hold another event until July at least. RIZIN 22 was meant to happen on April 22nd from the Yokohama Arena in … Continue reading RIZIN To Not Hold Events Until July, Cancelling RIZIN 22
Bellator Cancels All May Events Due To COVID-19
Bellator's three-event scheduled for the month of May has been cancelled due to the ongoing risk of COVID-19. The news was first broken on Monday by Ariel Helwani of ESPN. The events that Bellator were going to hold were scheduled to be in San Jose, California, USA on May 9th, London, England on May 16th … Continue reading Bellator Cancels All May Events Due To COVID-19
UFC Signs RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape
Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN Fighting Federation's bantamweight champion Manel Kape will exit the promotion, signing a deal with UFC. Originally reported by Combate, Kape's gym AKA Thailand announced Monday he signed a four-fight deal. Kape becomes the second RIZIN champion to recently be signed by UFC, with the promotion's former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka … Continue reading UFC Signs RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape
Jon Jones Arrested For Numerous Charges, Including DWI
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones was taken into custody on Thursday morning under charges of DWI, negligent use of firearms, possession of open container and no proof of insurance in vehicle. The arrest took place in the hometown of Jones, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. First reported by KOAT, officers in Albuquerque responded to a … Continue reading Jon Jones Arrested For Numerous Charges, Including DWI
UFC’s Next Three Shows Postponed Due To COVID-19
UFC has postponed their next three events, per report from Michael Carroll on Monday. The shows were scheduled for March 21st, March 28th and April 11th. A letter was sent out to UFC staff on Monday from UFC President Dana White. We did everything we could to relocate our next three events ... But every … Continue reading UFC’s Next Three Shows Postponed Due To COVID-19
Four UFC Events In Search of A New Venue And New Fights
UFC plans to continue with upcoming events, even after new venues will have to be found. UFC President Dana White went on SportCenter last night to provide updates on upcoming events, saying UFC's shows on March 21st, March 28th, April 11th and April 18th have no venue in place. Next weekend UFC was planning to … Continue reading Four UFC Events In Search of A New Venue And New Fights
Charles Oliviera Stops Kevin Lee With Guillotine Choke In Main Event
Charles Oliveira stopped Kevin Lee in the third round of a main event on Saturday at UFC Brasilia in Brasilia, Brazil. The fight had two close rounds, ending abruptly in the third when Oliveira caught Lee with a guillotine choke. Lee was trying for a takedown, dropping to the ground and tapping out when going … Continue reading Charles Oliviera Stops Kevin Lee With Guillotine Choke In Main Event
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