Amanda Ribas is now matched against Marina Rodriguez for UFC 257 following her previous opponent, Michelle Waterson, withdrew from their fight. News of the new matchup was first reported by Diego Ribas of AgFight. The fight joins a pay-per-view card on January 23rd that does not have a location confirmed for it at the moment. … Continue reading Marina Rodriguez Steps In To Face Amanda Ribas At UFC 257
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Ray Rodriguez and Irwin Rivera To Fight on March 13th UFC Card
Ray Rodriguez and Irwin Rivera will both look to return to the win column when they fight on UFC's March 13th "Fight Night" card. Farah Hannoun and Nolan King of MMA Junkie were the first to report the story. The fight is the first reported for a March 13th UFC event. The location of the … Continue reading Ray Rodriguez and Irwin Rivera To Fight on March 13th UFC Card
Sam Hughes To Face Tecia Torres In Promotional Debut At UFC 256
Tecia Torres has a new opponent for UFC 256, as Sam Hughes has taken a short-notice fight on the card. The fight was first reported by BestFightPicks. Hughes takes the place of Angela Hill, who was pulled from Saturday's pay-per-view card after testing positive for COVID-19. The fight joins a card set to happen at … Continue reading Sam Hughes To Face Tecia Torres In Promotional Debut At UFC 256
18-Fight UFC Veteran Matt Wiman Released
18-fight UFC veteran Matt Wiman has been released by the promotion following a three-fight losing streak. Raphael Marinho of Combate was the first to break the story. Wiman's release comes after a loss last week to undefeated Jordan Leavitt, who stopped him in 22 seconds after a knockout slam. The fight was Leavitt's UFC debut … Continue reading 18-Fight UFC Veteran Matt Wiman Released
Anthony Johnson Signs With Bellator After Parting Ways With UFC
Anthony Johnson has parted ways with UFC and has since signed with Bellator, per reports. Ariel Helwani of ESPN was first to report Johnson's change in promotion on Wednesday. The move comes months after Johnson re-entered the USADA testing pool and teased a return in MMA. “I missed the sport. I missed competing. At one … Continue reading Anthony Johnson Signs With Bellator After Parting Ways With UFC
UFC Looking To Book Adrian Yanez vs. Gustavo Lopez For March 20th Show
Hot off his UFC debut win in 2020, Adrian Yanez is being lined up to face Gustavo Lopez on a March 20th card. Per MMA Island, the fight is being targeted for the card but is not official yet. The location for UFC's March 20th event is not known at the moment. Yanez had a … Continue reading UFC Looking To Book Adrian Yanez vs. Gustavo Lopez For March 20th Show
Two Fights Added To UFC February 20th Card
Two matchups have been recently reported for UFC's February 20th lineup. The fights join a card which do not have a location reported yet. Eddie Wineland vs. John Castaneda UFC veteran Eddie Wineland and John Castaneda have both verbally agreed to a February 20th fight, per a report from Danny Segura and Nolan King of … Continue reading Two Fights Added To UFC February 20th Card
David Zawada To Face Ramazan Emeev At January 16th UFC Event
Welterweights David Zawada and Ramazan Emeev will face off at UFC's January 16th card, the promotion announced on Monday. The fight joins a card that does not have a location at the moment. Zawada will be returning after somewhat of a layoff, as his last fight was in November of 2019. He snapped a two-fight … Continue reading David Zawada To Face Ramazan Emeev At January 16th UFC Event
Middleweights Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese Matched For January 16th UFC Card
Middleweights Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese will meet on a UFC January 16th card. The fight was announced by a UFC social media account on Monday. The fight joins UFC's first card of 2021, which does not have a location set at the moment. Akhmedov enters the fight after taking his first loss since 2016. … Continue reading Middleweights Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese Matched For January 16th UFC Card
Rachael Ostovich Released By UFC Following Third Consecutive Loss
Rachael Ostovich has been released by the UFC after extending her losing streak to three fights in November. First reported by Nolan King and Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, Ostovich leaves the UFC roster after four fights. Ostovich last competed in November, where she was finished in the final minute with ground and pound by … Continue reading Rachael Ostovich Released By UFC Following Third Consecutive Loss