Quick to return to live events, the UFC will hold UFC 249 on Saturday night. The two-championship show is headlined by Tony Ferguson battling Justin Gaethje for the vacant interim Lightweight Championship. Also on the card is Henry Cejudo making the first defence of his UFC Bantamweight Championship against the returning Dominick Cruz. Follow along … Continue reading UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Live Coverage
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Jacare Souza Tests Positive For COVID-19, Removed From UFC 249
UFC fighter Jacare Souza has tested positive for COVID-19, taking him out of his matchup with Uriah Hall scheduled for UFC 249 tomorrow. Stephen A. Smith of ESPN first reported that a test administered to Souza on Friday returned the next day reading positive. While a relative to Souza tested positive previously, he was asymptomatic. … Continue reading Jacare Souza Tests Positive For COVID-19, Removed From UFC 249
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Preview
After an eight week absence from events due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, UFC has gotten back to holding events. In the first of a few events to be held at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, UFC will present UFC 249 on Saturday. The pay-per-view has seen numerous iterations now, … Continue reading UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Preview
Flashback Friday: UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
The year is 2001, and big changes are coming to the UFC. Their former owners SEG are now out of the picture, and Zuffa has taken their place. Kicking off their ownership, Zuffa held UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk from the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Printed on the cover … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
Fights Announced For UFC May 13th and 16th Events
Along with UFC's event scheduled for May 9th, the promotion is set to hold two more events at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Fights for those cards were revealed by UFC President Dana White on Friday via Youtube. Top Fights on Each Night The Wednesday show is set to be headlined … Continue reading Fights Announced For UFC May 13th and 16th Events
Flashback Friday: UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
To finish off their 2000 year, UFC went to Japan once again. Actually in retrospect it’s better put that UFC came to Japan for the last time in the 00’s, as the promotion returned again in 2012. This card, which was stacked for 2000’s UFC standards, was headlined by Yuki Kondo challenging for Tito Ortiz’s … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Flashback Friday: UFC 28: High Stakes
In UFC’s next show, the promotion went to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Headlining the show, Kevin Randleman put his UFC Heavyweight Championship against Randy Couture. Original Event Date: 11/17/00 Quick Results: Bout 1: Ben Earwood def. Chris Lytle via Decision, Unanimous Bout 2: Mark Hughes def. Alex Stiebling via … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 28: High Stakes
Full Card For UFC 249 Announced
The full lineup for the May 9th version of UFC 249 was released on Saturday. The lineup includes two championship fights, including the UFC interim lightweight championship and the bantamweight championship. The venue for the event has been announced as the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Along with this event, UFC has … Continue reading Full Card For UFC 249 Announced
UFC 249 Targeted For New Location and May 9th Date
The previously postponed pay-per-view event UFC 249 has now been slated for May 9th, with the plan being for the show to happen in the state of Florida, USA. Originally reported by Mike Heck of MMA Fighting, the commission within the state is ready to regulate an event "as long as it adheres to the … Continue reading UFC 249 Targeted For New Location and May 9th Date
Flashback Friday: UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
In September of 2000, UFC returned with UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz. In the main event of the show, Pedro Rizzo came back from a loss to fight Dan Severn in the main event. Severn was fighting in the promotion since his early run. Let’s look at the entire UFC 27 card from the Lake … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
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