• UFC 223 Media Scrum: Ashlee Evans-Smith Reveals Whether or Not Beef With Bec Rawlings is Over

    Ashlee Evans-Smith nabbed a much needed victory last night (April 7) at UFC 223. Evans-Smith earned a unanimous decision victory over Bec Rawlings inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Going into the bout, Evans-Smith and Rawlings had a bit of a beef brewing. During her media scrum, Evans-Smith explained whether or not the issues […]
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  • Floyd Mayweather Says Showtime, CBS ‘Have to Be Involved’ in Potential UFC Fight

    Floyd Mayweather knows the drill: Retirements in combat sports are almost never final – especially his own.
  • Video: WWE stars discuss Ronda Rousey’s transition from UFC to wrestling

    NEW ORLEANS — WWE stars like Alexa Bliss, Seth Rollins and Titus O’Neil discuss Ronda Rousey’s transition from the MMA to pro wrestling, how they think she’ll fare and how difficult it is to succeed in their world.
  • Rose Namajunas Considered Not Fighting at UFC 223 After Conor McGregor Bus Attack

    Rose Namajunas will be the first to admit that she enters most of her fights with a little bit of doubt about competing.
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  • Dana White on Relationship with Conor McGregor: ‘There’s a Mutual Respect Between Us’

    Conor McGregor did his best to ruin UFC 223 when he attacked a charter bus transporting fighters from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Friday. As a result, his immediate future with the Las Vegas-based promotion is uncertain, at best.
  • UFC 223 Aftermath: How high are we setting the bar for Khabib Nurmagomedov?

    The scoreline on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s victory over Al Iaquinta in Saturday night’s UFC 223 main event read 50-44, 50-43, and 50-43.
    And some people weren’t impressed.
    The victory improved the Dagestani standout’s record to 26-0, 10-0 inside the Octagon, and made him the UFC lightweight champion.
    And some were underwhelmed.
    He also put up one of the most lopsided scores in a title fight in UFC history after being hit with an unprecedented wave of potential distractions.
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov: Tony Ferguson Needs to Win a Fight Before Title Shot

    What goes around, comes around. That’s the message from new undisputed lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who said he’s still interested in settling a long standing feud with Tony Ferguson — as long as he goes out and gets a win after falling out of their fight at UFC 223 due to injury. Nurmagomedov ultimately ended […]
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  • WWE WrestleMania 34 preview show, talking Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar

    NEW ORLEANS — MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi and Dave Meltzer break down the matches and storylines involving UFC stars Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 on Sunday.
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  • Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2 full fight video highlights

    Watch Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2 full fight video highlights from UFC 223’s co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
    UFC 223: Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta took place April 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (8-3) took on ex-titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-2) in a rematch in the night’s co-main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlight above.
    For more on Namajunas vs. Jedrzejczyk 2, check o
  • Rose Namajunas had one hell of a week out there in Brooklyn

    Five months ago, when Rose Namajunas showed up in Manhattan to fight for the women’s strawweight title, she was supposed to become the answer to a future trivia question. The one that goes: “Who did Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeat to tie Ronda Rousey’s all-time mark for title defenses for women in the UFC? Answer: Rose Namajunas.”
    Of course, it didn’t work out that way.
    Instead Namajunas treated her first visit to New York as a kind of ayahuasca trip for self-discovery,
  • Dana White: Espinoza Is A Slimy Rat

    Despite a lot of hurdles during fight week – the UFC managed to successfully put together a good show for UFC 223. Dana White was relieved following the conclusion of the card, however, he wasn’t happy with some criticism he received. With both initial opponent, Tony Ferguson and his replacement Max Holloway pulling out, Al […]
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  • GSP Responds to Khabib’s Callout

    Following the conclusion of his bout at UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov called out MMA legend GSP. The Russian wants GSP as his first title defence. “I remember when I grew up, 11, 12 years ago, when I was in the Junior Combat Sambo Dagestan championships, he fights for UFC title,” Khabib said, as he explained […]
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  • Tony Ferguson Wasn’t Impressed By Khabib At UFC 223

    Following all the chaos of fight week leading up to UFC 223, the event finally concluded last night after Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Al Iaquinta by decision for the UFC lightweight title. Tony Ferguson was originally scheduled to fight Khabib, however, he pulled out with injury 6 days before. Following Ferguson’s injury, featherweight kingpin, Max Holloway stepped […]
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  • 5 Takeaways From UFC 223

    Within a matter of days, an absurd chain of events turned the most stacked card of the year into a potential dud. Luckily, two 5-round championship battles and several great fights salvaged the card from being a complete disappointment. One thing is certain, Khabib Nurmagomedov is well on the way to becoming the most dominant […]
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  • Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta full fight video highlights

    Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta full fight video highlights from UFC 223’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
    UFC 223: Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta took place April 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0) took on late-replacement Al Iaquinta (13-4-1) in the night’s main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlights below.
    For more on Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta, check out the play-by-play
  • Rose Namajunas considered pulling out of UFC 223 after Conor McGregor’s bus attack

    Conor McGregor’s attack of a bus at Thursday’s UFC 223 media day almost cost the event another fighter.
    McGregor’s brazen assault in Brooklyn not only put him behind bars, but also caused three fights to be removed from the card: Artem Lobov was pulled from his bout with Alex Caceres due to Lobov’s involvement in the incident; and both Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg had to pull out of their respective fights with Anthony Pettis and Brandon Moreno due to injuries sustained b
  • Mayweather: McGregor has to carry himself ‘in a classy way’

    Floyd Mayweather knows a thing or two about being a famous fighter, and he had some words of advice for Conor McGregor.
    At a Showtime Championship Boxing event in Las Vegas on Saturday, the retired pugilist gave an interview to reporter Jim Gray and he was inevitably asked for his thoughts on McGregor’s recent romp at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “The Notorious” made a surprise appearance backstage after a media event to promote UFC 223 and proceeded to assault a bus carry
  • GSP not interested in fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at the moment

    Khabib Nurmagomedov threw a curveball during his post-fight interview on Saturday night.
    After scoring a one-sided unanimous decision over Al Iaquinta to win the UFC lightweight title at UFC 223 and improve to 26-0, one might have expected the Dagestani standout to call out rival Conor McGregor, or maybe even Tony Ferguson.
    Instead, Nuramgomedov told the crowd at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center that he’d like to fight the legendary Georges St-Pierre, preferably at Madison Square Garden i
  • Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes she ‘got the win easy’ over Rose Namajunas

    Joanna Jedrzejczyk didn’t come out of UFC 223 feeling like a loser.
    The former UFC strawweight champion lost again to the woman who took her championship back in November, Rose Namajunas, on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
    But the 49-46 across-the-board decision in Namajunas’ favor was the sort of scoreline that doesn’t impart how close the fight actually was.And Jedrzejczyk, for her part, believes she deserved the nod.
    “When I heard Bruce Buffer sayi
  • Tony Ferguson not impressed by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 223 title win

    Tony Ferguson tuned in to watch UFC 223 on Saturday night, and he didn’t seem too impressed by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s performance against last-minute replacement Al Iaquinta.
    Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to face Ferguson for the “real belt” in the main event of UFC 223 in Brooklyn, however Ferguson injured his knee a week before the fight, forcing it to be cancelled for the fourth time.
    “The Eagle” was then slated to face featherweight champion Max Ho
  • White calls Showtime’s Espinoza a ‘slimy rat’ for criticizing UFC 223 title situation

    The UFC pulled a rabbit out of a hat to make sure there was a lightweight title fight for Saturday’s main event in Brooklyn, and company president Dana White isn’t going to take any criticism of the situation lying down.
    Especially when those words come from someone he despises.
    UFC 223’s headliner saw Al Iaquinta step in on less than 24 hours’ notice to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship. Nurmagomedov had originally been scheduled to fight tw
  • UFC 223 post-fight show

    With UFC 223 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani and Danny Segura break down the top storylines.
  • Nurmagomedov wants McGregor fight, world tour promotional push: ‘We have to finish this’

    In the end, UFC 223 was more about a destination for Khabib Nurmagomedov than it was about his actual fight against last-second replacement Al Iaquinta.
    Nurmagomedov routed Iaquinta to win a lopsided decision and, most importantly, capture the undisputed UFC lightweight title on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Nurmagomedov’s victory meant that Conor McGregor was finally stripped of the 155-pound title that went undefended since the Irishman seized it in November 2016. And whi
  • Zabit Magomedsharipov fought Kyle Bochniak with a broken hand at UFC 223

    BROOKLYN — Zabit Magomedsharipov speaks to the media at UFC 223 about his ‘Fight ofthe Night’ win over Kyle Bochniak, beating Bochniak with a broken hand, why so many opponents refuse to fight him, what he wants next, and much more.
  • WrestleMania 34 Results

    MMA Fighting has WrestleMania 34 results for the WWE show Sunday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
    On the main card, former UFC champion Ronda Rousey will make her second WrestleMania appearance, and her first Wrestlemania as a professional wrestler, in a tag team match with Kurt Angle vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
    On the other hand, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar could make his last Wrestlemania appearance when he defends the WWE Universal Championship ag
  • UFC 223 Media Scrum: Karolina Kowalkiewicz Breaks Down Win Over Felice Herrig

    Karolina Kowalkiewicz nabbed her second win in a row after her split decision victory over Felice Herrig. The action took place inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY as the featured preliminary UFC 223 bout. She talked about the victory and more to the media during her post-fight scrum. You can catch the video above.
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  • UFC 223 bonuses: Zabit Magomedsharipov, Kyle Bochniak earn Fight of the Night honors

    NEW YORK CITY — Zabit Magomedsharipov and Kyle Bochniak will go home with more than just their fight purses.The two featherweights were awarded Fight of the Night awards for their non-stop action fight in the main card of Saturday’s UFC 223 in Brooklyn, New York. Both Magomedsharipov and Bochniak will each take home an extra $50,000. The allocation of the awards was announced by UFC president Dana White at the event’s post-fight conference.This win marks Magomedsharipov’
  • UFC 223 Bonuses: Magomedsharipov, Bochniak, Gruetzemacher, Aubin-Mercier Get $50K

    At the conclusion of their featherweight bout at UFC 223, Zabit Magomedsharipov and Kyle Bochniak received a standing ovation from those in attendance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov Calls for November Showdown with GSP at Madison Square Garden

    Khabib Nurmagomedov just threw his name into the superfight sweepstakes.
  • Ronda Rousey Praises Namajunas, Jedrzejczyk Following UFC 223 Co-Main Event

    Ronda Rousey has left her Octagon career behind, but she was definitely watching the UFC 223 co-headliner on Saturday night.
  • UFC 223 results: Khabib Nurmagomedov decisions Al Iaquinta, wins lightweight belt

    The wildest week of potential distractions in UFC history did nothing to keeping Khabib Nurmagomedov from reaching his goal.The undefeated star from Dagestan, Russia, became UFC lightweight champion on Saturday night as he defeated Al Iaquinta -- his fifth potential opponent in the span of a week -- in the main event of UFC 223 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
    Nurmagomedov (26-0) fended off a tenacious performance by Iaquinta, as Nurmagomedov dominated in the first two rounds, held off
  • UFC 223: Pros react to Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta, Namajunas vs. Jedrzejczyk 2

    Despite a tumultuous week, Khabib Nurmagomedov got the job done.
    Nurmagomedov stepped in against short-notice replacement Al Iaquinta on Saturday night at UFC 223, dominating all five rounds to walk away the newly crowned UFC lightweight champion.He wasn’t the only one to walk out of the cage in Brooklyn wearing championship gold though. In the co-main event, Rose Namajunas proved her title-winning performance over Joanna Jedrzejczyk was no fluke, outpointing the former champion to retain
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov Manhandles Al Iaquinta, Seizes Lightweight Crown at UFC 223

    Khabib Nurmagomedov lays claim to the lightweight throne with a unanimous decision over Al Iaquinta in the UFC 223 headliner.
  • UFC 223 post-fight press conference video

    The UFC 223 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.
    UFC officials will announce the winners of the Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.
    The UFC 223 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1:45 a.m. ET.
  • UFC 223 Talking Points: Khabib, Namajunas, Kowalkiewicz & Zabit

    BROOKLYN, NYUFC President Dana White summed up UFC 223 perfectly.“I can’t wait for Sunday,” White said at the press conference after the event. “I’m glad this is over.”UFC 223 became one of the craziest, most dramatic weeks in UFC history. From Thursday’s Media Day featuring Conor McGregor, to the seemingly endless opponent swaps for Khabib Nurmagomedov on Friday, there was never a dull moment in Brooklyn.RELATED: ORDER UFC 223 REPLAY NOW | WAT
  • UFC 223 Fantasy Rewind

    A wild UFC 223 fight week came to a close on Saturday night with Khabib Nurmagomedov being crowned undisputed lightweight champion after a unanimous decision win over late replacement opponent Al Iaquinta.Nurmagomedov underwent two different opponent changes in the days leading up to the fight but that didn't change his approach, as the Russian wrestler used his superior grappling skills in the early part of the main event to punish Iaquinta on the ground.Surprisingly, Nurmagomedov then abandone
  • Khabib talks about wanting to fight Georges St-Pierre

    Following his dominant win over Al Iaquinta for the undisputed lightweight title, Khabib Nurmagomedov spent a few moments backstage at UFC 223 with Megan Olivi. The topic of who he would fight next naturally came up, and obvious foils like Tony Ferguson and Conor McGregor weren't the first names on his mind. "You kind of surprised all of us when you mentioned Georges St-Pierre inside the Octagon," Olivi said, echoing the sentiments of most viewers. "Why?""He's the greatest athlete to ever compet
  • UFC 223 results: Rose Namajunas wins rematch over Joanna Jedrzejczyk

    Rose Namajunas proved the first time was no fluke.
    “Thug Rose” scored what was considered a massive upset at UFC 217 back in November, scoring a first-round TKO to take the UFC strawweight title from the previously undefeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
    On Saturday night, Namajunas won the rematch, and showed the heart of a champion in hanging on to the belt. At UFC 223 in Brooklyn, Namajunas won the first two rounds, Jedrzejczyk turned up the heat in the middle of the fight, and the the ch
  • UFC 223 live blog: Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta

    This is the UFC 223 live blog for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta, a lightweight championship bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
    Nurmagomedov looks to remain unbeaten in 25 pro bouts when he takes on last-minute replacement Iaquinta, who has won eight of his last nine fights, in the main event.
    Check out the UFC 223 live blog below.
    Round 1: Dan Miragliotta is the referee for this lightweight championship main event. Iaquinta backing the taller Nurm
  • Zabit Magomedsharipov Victorious at UFC 223, Calls Out Yair Rodriguez

    Zabit Magomedsharipov wanted to make a statement tonight (April 7) and that’s exactly what he did. To the surprise of many, Magomedsharipov didn’t do it alone. He had flashes of brilliance, but Kyle Bochniak fought tough. At one point, he even dared Magomedsharipov to hit him with his hands down. The Russian prospect did just […]
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  • UFC 223 results: Renato Moicano cruises to win over Calvin Kattar

    Those inside leg kicks will get you every time.Renato Moicano started throwing inside leg kicks early in his UFC 223 main card featherweight matchup with Calvin Kattar on Saturday night in Brooklyn.And while they don’t have an immediate affect on the fight, they add up over the course of the fight. Moicano got stronger as the fight went on and cruised to a unanimous decision victory. The judges’ scores at Barclays Center were a pair of 30-27s and a 29-28.
    The opening round was fough
  • UFC 223 live blog: Namajunas vs. Jedrzejczyk 2

    This is the UFC 223 live blog for Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2, a strawweight championship bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
    Namajunas defeated Jedrzejczyk by first-round TKO at UFC 217 last November to hand the Polish star her first loss and claim the 115-pound title. The two will face each other in a rematch in the co-main event.
    Check out the UFC 223 live blog below.
    Round 1: Keith Peterson is your referee for this strawweight championshi
  • UFC 223 results: Zabit Magomedsharipov wins thriller over Kyle Bochniak

    Zabit Magomedsharipov appears to be everything he’s been hyped up to be.
    The 27-year-old featherweight from Dagestan has been marked for future stardom due to his wide array of skills. And he showed off nearly all the tools in his kit on Saturday night to fend off an extremly plucky Kyle Bochniak.
    In a match that’s the frontrunner for Fight of the Night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Magomedsharipov won via unanimous decision, taking a pair of 30-27s and a 29-28 from the judge
  • UFC 223 Media Scrum: Robert Whittaker Discusses Weight Concerns Ahead of Yoel Romero Rematch

    Robert Whittaker had his own media scrum at UFC 223 tonight (April 7) inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The UFC middleweight champion talked about Yoel Romero’s failed weight cut in his last outing, and fighting on the UFC 225 card. Check out the scrum above.
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  • UFC 223 live blog: Moicano vs. Kattar

    This is the UFC 223 live blog for Renato Moicano vs. Calvin Kattar, a featherweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
    Moicano, who owns a recent split decision won over Jeremy Stephens, fights Kattar, a Massachusetts native who has won 10 straight bouts dating back to 2010, on the main card.
    Check out the UFC 223 live blog below.
    Round 1: Referee Todd Anderson overseeing this one. Both fighters tentative to start. Moicano taking the slight edge on the
  • UFC 223 results: Chris Gruetzemacher batters Joe Lauzon for TKO win

    Joe Lauzon’s spirit is still there, but the results just aren’t there anymore.
    The lightweight has long been one of the UFC’s most exciting fighters, to which his 15 career post-fight bonuses, tied for the company record with Nate Diaz attest.
    But on Saturday night, Lauzon took a beating from Chris Gruetzemacher at UFC 223, sending him to his third consecutive loss and fourth in his past five fights. With Lauzon bloodied and with both eyes swelling shut, his corner called thin
  • UFC 223 live blog: Magomedsharipov vs. Bochniak

    This is the UFC 223 live blog for Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak, a featherweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
    Magomedsharipov, who is 2-0 in the UFC so far and currently on a 10-fight win streak, fights Bochniak, who is 2-2 in four UFC appearances, on the main card.
    Check out the UFC 223 live blog below.
    Round 1: The third man in the cage is Rob Hinds. Bochniak looks like he wants to go at the taller Magomedsharipov right away. Magomedsh
  • UFC 223 photos

    UFC 223 photos are for Saturday’s UFC event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
  • UFC 223: Raquel Pennington Talks Amanda Nunes & More at Media Scrum

    UFC 223 is ongoing and while Raquel Pennington isn’t on the card, she is inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Pennington spoke with the media to talk about her upcoming title bout with Amanda Nunes at UFC 224 on May 12. MMA News is on the scene and has uploaded footage of the scrum.
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  • UFC 223 Prelims: Karolina Kowalkiewicz Slows Felice Herrig’s Rise at 115 Pounds

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