Edson Barboza sees plenty of himself in Mauricio Ruffy and believes the surging Brazilian has become an “improved version” of him. Barboza, who recently retired from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, claims Ruffy is one of his favorite fighters to watch. Ruffy is set to face Arman Tsarukyan in the UFC 331 co-main event on Sept….
Conor McGregor is getting no sympathy from his former rival, Dustin Poirier. McGregor, a former two-division UFC champion, promised the greatest comeback in sports history in his rematch against Max Holloway at UFC 329 Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event marked McGregor's first fight since breaking his leg in a trilogy fight…
Sean Strickland wishes UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit would just drop the persona already. Hokit (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been playing two characters, which has left many calling him cringe. But after he outlasted Curtis Blaydes in a double bonus-winning performance at UFC 327, his stock is at an all-time high – so high that…
Arman Tsarukyan wants upcoming lightweights to get a chance against perennial top contenders. Tsarukyan says the Top 5 of the UFC lightweight division is an exclusive club, where they repeatedly fight each other. “Ahalkalakets” wants the lower ranked fighters to get a chance against the old timers, for some new contenders in the division. “I…
LAS VEGAS – Grant Dawson met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 323. Dawson (23-2-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) takes on Manuel Torres (16-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in the featured lightweight bout on the prelims Saturday at T-Mobile Arena (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+). At media day, Dawson took questions from members of the press corps before…
The UFC is back in the "Windy City" for the first time in more than six years for UFC 319, its ninth pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at United Center in…
The UFC opened a four-event August lineup on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 71 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and in the main event a top flyweight contender bounced back from his first career loss. Tatsuro Taira (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) showed his resiliency when he dominantly dispatched of short notice replacement HyunSung…
