Late Wednesday night UFC/Dana White posted on social media that Tate will defend her Bantamweight belt against the Lioness Amanda Nunes on July 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tate a former Strikeforce champion who just defeated Holly Holm for the UFC Bantamweight Championship back in March with a fifth round submission. Tate […]
Sidelined by injury since March of 2015, former strawweight world champion Carla Esparza will make her return to the Octagon on April 23, as she steps in for the injured Jessica Aguilar against Juliana Source: Esparza Returns at UFC 197 | UFC ® – News (6)
With only three fights in the professional balance the Dane Anna “Panda” Elmose (3-0) made it to the UFC. As the UFC announced today that Elmose will meet at the Fight Night in Rotterdam on 8 May to Germaine de Randamie (5-3). Dänin kämpft bei UFC Rotterdam gegen Germaine de Randamie. Source: Anna Elmose signs […]
More than a year later, a former UFC champion is headed back to the Octagon. Carla Esparza, the promotion’s inaugural strawweight champ, will fight for the first time since losing her belt in her first title defense in March, replacing injured Jessica Aguilar and taking on Julianna Lima at UFC 197 next month in Las […]
Just released today that Cyborg will take on the Peacemaker at the catchweight of 140lbs at UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic in Cyborg’s home country of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. So now that Cyborg is officially signed and that it was reported earlier this month by ato the UFC which she has been all along according to many […]
Top ten bantamweight contenders square off in the Octagon this Memorial Day weekend, as Olympic Silver medalist Sara McMann battles Jessica Eye in UFC Fight Night action at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on May 29. The card, which airs on FOX Sports 1, is headlined by the bantamweight showdown between unbeatens […]
UFC correspondent Megan Olivi meets up with Paige VanZant in Los Angeles to talk about VanZant’s preparation for Dancing with the Stars. Catch the premiere episode tonight on ABC at 8pm ET. (8)
Don’t miss The Ultimate Fighter: Season 23 featuring coaches strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and No. 1 contender Claudia Gadelha on FS1 beginning on April 20. (49)
Former WSOF champ Jessica Aguilar has pulled out of UFC 197 with a knee injury. An important fight in the women’s strawweight division has been put on the back burner due to an injury. Jessica Aguilar, the former World Series of Fighting 115-pound champ, has had her second UFC fight cancelled because of a knee […]
After closing out her freshman year in the Octagon with a split decision win over Claudia Gadelha, the Polish kickboxer used her sophomore campaign to become the queen of the strawweight division and one of the most beloved superstars on the UFC roster… Source: Just call her ‘Joanna Champion’ | UFC ® – News (25)