The UFC Fight Night event set for Kansas City, Mo., now has a new headliner. On April 26 at T-Mobile Center, Ian Machado Garry returns to action to face the surging Carlos Prates in an exciting welterweight headliner. The new main event replaces Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree, which was the initial headliner for the
Kayla Harrison’s long-awaited chance to fight for UFC gold is now set. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL champion Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will challenge Julianna Pena (11-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) for the women’s bantamweight championship at UFC 316 on June 7 from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. UFC CEO Dana White announced
Sean O’Malley will have the chance to get UFC gold back around his waist when he rematches Merab Dvalishvili in the UFC 316 main event. After dropping the bantamweight belt by unanimous decision to Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) last September at UFC 306, O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will get an immediate rematch in
A key women’s flyweight matchup will headline a UFC event this spring. At a UFC Fight Night card scheduled for May 31, top contenders Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber will clash in a long-awaited matchup. The card will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. Blanchfield (13-2 MMA, 7-1
(Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect new information) Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been sentenced to five years in prison, minus time served, for a 2022 shooting. Velasquez, 42, appeared at a sentencing hearing Monday at Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., after pleading no contest to
Sean Brady entered the next tier of the welterweight title conversation Saturday when he beat former champ Leon Edwards in the UFC Fight Night 255 main event. Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who has only lost to current champ Belal Muhammad in his career, went to hostile territory at The O2 in London and handed
(This story originally appeared on USATODAY.com) Legendary boxer George Foreman has died at 76, according to a statement released by his family Friday night on his official Instagram account. The cause of death was not initially revealed by the family. Foreman had 81 total fights during his career with an overall record of 76-5 (68
UFC CEO Dana White has revealed that Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is close to the finish line. White has spent the months since Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) defended his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November claiming that he would make good on booking a unification bout with interim champion
LONDON – The UFC Fight Night 255 is on the cusp of reality after Leon Edwards and Sean Brady engaged in their final staredown at ceremonial weigh-ins. Roughly 24 hours prior to when they will step in the octagon for Saturday’s welterweight headliner at The O2 (ESPN+), former champ Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) and
Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has her next assignment, and it comes in the form of a rising contender. At a UFC Fight Night event June 14, Namajunas (13-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) returns to battle Miranda Maverick (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a flyweight bout. The event does not currently have a locked-in location
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Anthony Smith has a date and opponent for his final walk to the octagon, which will go down in April. Former UFC title challenger and longtime MMA fighter Smith (37-21 MMA, 13-11 UFC) will compete in his retirement bout against Zhang Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night in Kansas City, which takes
