• Stipe Miocic Offers ‘No Excuses’ for Cormier Defeat at UFC 226: ‘He Was the Better Man’

    Stipe Miocic was in a bit of a hurry to leave Las Vegas on Saturday night.
  • Dana White: UFC ‘Definitely’ Going to Make Cormier vs. Lesnar; Timetable for Fight Uncertain

    Brock Lesnar hasn’t officially won a fight since July 2010, but after Saturday night’s confrontation with Daniel Cormier it’s pretty clear who the next heavyweight title challenger will be.
  • Anthony Pettis believes he’s ‘one impressive win’ away from a title shot: ‘Rankings don’t mean crap’

    LAS VEGAS — Anthony Pettis speaks to the media at UFC 226 about his submission win over Michael Chiesa, where he stands in the UFC lightweight division, his career, what’s next, and much more.
  • Stipe Miocic Talks About His UFC 226 Loss

    Stipe Miocic is taking his UFC 226 loss in stride. Miocic defended the UFC heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 226. The two did battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cormier was chasing history as a win would mean he’d be a two-division champion. In the end, […]
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  • Paulo Costa dismisses potential Adesanya fight, calls out Chris Weidman for UFC 230

    LAS VEGAS — Paulo Costa speaks to the media at UFC 226 about his knockout win over Uriah Hall, a potential fight with Israel Adesanya, wanting to fight Chris Weidman at UFC 230, and much more.
  • UFC 226 Aftermath: Where does Daniel Cormier stand in the GOAT debate?

    Let’s start with this: If you’ve tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs more than once, you’re disqualified from the Greatest of All-Time debate. Fail one test? Sure, we’ll let it slide, since it could be a tainted supplement or a one-time error in judgment. Fail twice, and you lose the benefit of the doubt in a hurry.
    So that means Jon Jones is no longer a part of this conversation, underscored by the fact that new UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier pulled
  • UFC 226 Salaries: Heavyweight Headliners Miocic ($750K), Cormier ($500K) Top Event Payroll

    The combatants in Saturday’s heavyweight superfight at UFC 226 were also the event’s top earners.
  • Corey Anderson replaces Ilir Latifi, meets Glover Teixeira at UFC Hamburg

    The UFC has found a new opponent for Glover Teixeira.
    The Brazilian light heavyweight was matched-up against Ilir Latifi in the co-main event of UFC Hamburg on July 22, but needed a new foe after Latifi pulled out with an injury. Anderson quickly volunteered on social media and the UFC made it happen, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting after a report from Combate.
    Sources also told MMA Fighting that Anderson has signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC.
    Anderson (10-4) is coming off a decis
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  • Dana White: Francis Ngannou Let ‘Ego Run Away with Him’ During Rise to UFC Stardom

    During a night of outstanding action, there was one perplexingly bad fight on the UFC 226 card.
  • Video: Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar Trade Shoves in Octagon Following UFC 226 Headliner

    Whether you consider it to be legitimate beef or choreographed animosity straight from the sports entertainment playbook, there’s no doubt that the Octagon confrontation between Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar had the MMA world buzzing on Saturday night.
  • Daniel Cormier Addresses Fighters Opposed to Brock Lesnar Confrontation

    Daniel Cormier has fired back at fighters who didn’t like his confrontation with Brock Lesnar. Cormier captured the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title last night (July 7). Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic in the first round of their UFC 226 main event to become a two-division champion. After the fight, Cormier called out Lesnar […]
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  • Dana White Denies Negotiations Ongoing for Conor McGregor’s Return to the UFC

    Conor McGregor will return to the UFC but right now talks are not ongoing to book his next fight. That news comes courtesy of UFC president Dana White, who refuted reports that talks have already started for McGregor to return later this year for a showdown with new lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. While all signs […]
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  • Derrick Lewis believes dull win has him farther away from UFC title shot

    On paper, Derrick Lewis emerged from his latest fight as a winner.
    But he, and everyone watching the UFC 226 co-main event, are probably going to want to forget that his performance on Saturday ever happened.
    The crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was forced to entertain themselves by flashing their cell phones in the air and doing the wave as Lewis and opponent Francis Ngannou engaged in a listless three-round affair that had all the makings of a heavyweight classic when it was first ann
  • The Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar matchup is so ridiculous, it’s perfect

    Daniel Cormier’s victory party took but a moment to really kick off. Instead of dancing to music in the wake of his UFC 226 knockout win over Stipe Miocic, the newly minted two-division UFC champion listened to the sound of a clanging cash register as he invited former heavyweight king Brock Lesnar into the Octagon to challenge him. This isn’t how it’s really supposed to work. The champ is supposed to be the one that has others calling for his head, but Lesnar is forever the U
  • USADA Confirms Brock Lesnar Started Process to Return to Testing Pool

    Brock Lesnar has taken one step closer to making his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) return. Last night (July 7), Daniel Cormier challenged Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title. The “super fight” headlined UFC 226 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cormier went into the bout as the light heavyweight champion, so he […]
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  • Daniel Cormier open to light heavyweight title defense before Lesnar fight

    Newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier sees a meeting with Brock Lesnar in his future — just maybe not the immediate future.
    “DC” became the new ruler of the heavyweight division on Saturday, defeating Stipe Miocic by first-round knockout in the main event of UFC 226 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 39-year-old fighter now holds the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, having become only the second man — the other being Conor McGregor — t
  • Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Cormier Is Too Big For UFC To Pass On

    Sorry Curtis Blaydes. Step aside, Alexander Volkov. No immediate rematch for you, Stipe Miocic. That’s because new UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who brutally knocked out Miocic in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 226 megacard, is going to fight Brock Lesnar in his first heavyweight title defense. After weeks of rumors speculating that Lesnar […]
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  • Vinny Magalhaes responds to Emily Whitmire’s post-fight comments at UFC 226

    Emily Whitmire scored her first UFC victory Saturday night, defeating Jamie Moyle via unanimous decision at UFC 226 in Las Vegas, and sounded off after the win.
    The 27-year-old strawweight, who improved to 3-2 as a professional fighter, wasn’t happy to see fellow Xtreme Couture fighter Vinny Magalhaes cornering her opponent at the T-Mobile Arena. Whitmire shouted at “Pezao” after the bout, calling him a “piece of s*it”, and then explained the beef in her post-fight
  • Stipe Miocic reflects on UFC 226 heavyweight championship loss to Daniel Cormier

    Stipe Miocic isn’t known for being boisterous or hyperbolic when things are going his way, and his attitude towards his first loss in three-and-a-half years was equally muted.
    Coming off of his third consecutive successful defense of the UFC’s heavyweight championship, a promotional record, Miocic dropped the title to Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 226 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. Miocic suffered a first-round knockout, an outcome that few could have pred
  • UFC 226 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Daniel Cormier & Stipe Miocic Top Everyone

    UFC 226 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC 226 took place on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 […]
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  • Derrick Lewis Believes Francis Ngannou Fight Set Him Back From Title Shot

    Derrick Lewis has given his honest take about his fight with Francis Ngannou. As seen in the co-main event of Saturday’s (July 7, 2018) UFC 226 pay-per-view event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lewis was able to pick up a unanimous decision win over the former title contender. Following the fight, Lewis […]
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  • Dana White Not Happy With ‘Abomination’ Derrick Lewis vs. Francis Ngannou Fight

    UFC President Dana White made his feelings known about the Derrick Lewis – Francis Ngannou fight. As seen in the co-main event of Saturday’s (July 7, 2018) UFC 226 pay-per-view event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lewis was able to pick up a unanimous decision win over the former title contender. Once […]
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  • Daniel Cormier to fighters calling Brock Lesnar confrontation fake: ‘Stay broke’

    LAS VEGAS — Daniel Cormier does sprints before every fight backstage to get his heart rate up. On Saturday night, he was coming back from those when he noticed a conspicuous guest going to ringside: Brock Lesnar.Cormier felt like Lesnar’s presence at UFC 226 was obvious. Lesnar, he figured, wanted to fight the winner and heavyweight champion next. In other words, either Cormier or incumbent titleholder Stipe Miocic. But it wasn’t something “DC” could really think a
  • Top 5 Questions Answered at UFC 226

    Despite the cancellation of the 145-pound title fight between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega, UFC 226 was a historic event which will certainly be remembered as one of the year’s best overall fight cards… let’s just forget about that co-main event. UFC 226 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on July […]
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  • Dana White: Francis Ngannou’s ‘ego ran away with him big-time’ after Overeem fight

    At the conclusion of the UFC 226 co-main event between Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis on Saturday night, longtime color commentator Joe Rogan proclaimed the bout the worst heavyweight fight he had ever seen.
    UFC president Dana White didn’t go quite that far during the post-fight press conference in Las Vegas, but he did single out Ngannou, who lost the bout via unanimous decision, for withering criticism.
    The 31-year old from France by way of Cameroon was on top of the world after his
  • Dana White: Cormier is ‘one of the best of all time’

    Daniel Cormier became one of five fighters to win UFC titles in two weight classes on Saturday night, and only the second to hold two UFC belts simultaneously.
    UFC president Dana White is well aware of the historical implications of Cormier’s first-round knockout win over Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 226, and he had a clear answer when asked what being a dual champion means for the legacy of “DC.”
    “One of the best of all-time,” White said at the UFC 226 po
  • UFC 226 post-fight show

    LAS VEGAS — With UFC 226 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti and Luke Thomas break down the top storylines coming out of the event.
  • UFC 226 bonuses: Daniel Cormier’s title win earns Performance of the Night award

    When you become just the second fighter in UFC history to hold two weight-class championships at the same time, and do so via knockout while going up in weight, you’ve probably earned yourself a Performance of the Night bonus.
    Such was the case on Saturday night. Daniel Cormier’s first-round knockout of Stipe Miocic added the UFC heavyweight title to a trophy case which also includes the UFC light heavyweight belt.
    And it earned him an extra $50,000 as one of UFC 226’s postfig
  • USADA confirms Brock Lesnar has begun process to get back in drug-testing pool

    LAS VEGAS — Brock Lesnar is working his way back into UFC compliance.
    The former UFC heavyweight champion has started the process to get back in the USADA drug-testing pool, an agency spokesperson confirmed with MMA Fighting on Saturday night. UFC president Dana White first mentioned it at the UFC 226 post-fight press conference.Lesnar was called out by new UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier after Cormier defeated Stipe Miocic in the UFC 226 main event here at T-Mobile Arena. When Le
  • UFC 226 Bonuses: Cormier, Pettis, Rountree, Costa Capture $50K Performance Awards

    Four fighters at UFC 226 received “Performance of the Night” checks, as Daniel Cormier, Anthony Pettis, Khalil Rountree and Paulo Henrique Costa took home $50,000 apiece for their efforts at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
  • UFC 226 in Tweets: Pros react to Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic

    For the second time in history, the UFC has a double champ.On Saturday night, Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to claim the UFC heavyweight title and become only the fifth man in history to win titles in two weight classes. After the fight, Cormier called out former champion Brock Lesnar, who was sitting cageside, and the two engaged in a brief shoving match to hype up a future title fight.
    Check out the pros reactions to Cormier’s big win, Lesnar’s return to the UFC, and the
  • Daniel Cormier Knocks Out Stipe Miocic to Become Two-Division Champion in UFC 226 Headliner

    Daniel Cormier lays claim to the undisputed heavyweight crown with stunning knockout of Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
  • Brock Lesnar Shoves Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 (Video)

    Things got heated quickly between Brock Lesnar and newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. In the main event of UFC 226, Cormier challenged Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title. Cormier, who is already the light heavyweight champion, was fighting to become a two-division champion. Mission accomplished. After a back-and-forth battle for most of […]
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  • UFC 226 video: Brock Lesnar shoves DC, puts heavyweight division on blast

    What are you gonna do, when Cormier-mania runs wild on you?
    Following a monumental win in the main event of UFC 226 on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in which he defeated Stipe Miocic to add the heavyweight championship to his own light heavyweight title, Daniel Cormier took the microphone to call out WWE superstar and former UFC champion Brock Lesnar, who had arrived cageside shortly before the fight.
    “There’s a guy that I’ve known for a long time,” Cormie
  • UFC 226 video: Brock Lesnar shoves Daniel Cormier, puts heavyweight division on blast

    What are you gonna do, when Cormier-mania runs wild on you?
    Following a monumental win in the main event of UFC 226 on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in which he defeated Stipe Miocic to add the heavyweight championship to his own light heavyweight title, Daniel Cormier took the microphone to call out WWE superstar and former UFC champion Brock Lesnar, who had arrived cageside shortly before the fight.
    “There’s a guy that I’ve known for a long time,” Cormie
  • UFC 226 post-fight press conference video live now

    The UFC 226 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 226 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1:30 a.m. ET.
  • UFC 226 results: Daniel Cormier knocks out Stipe Miocic, claims UFC heavyweight title

    Daniel Cormier delivered one of the most electrifying moments in the history of mixed martial arts on Saturday night.
    The reigning UFC light heavyweight champion went up in weight and challenged Stipe Miocic for the latter’s UFC heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 226 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
    In his biggest career moment, Cormier delivered, winning via knockout at the 4:33 mark of the opening round to claim the championship.
    With the win, the 39-year-old Cormier joins Conor
  • UFC 226 Video Highlights: Daniel Cormier KOs Stipe Miocic In First Round

    At UFC 226 on Saturday night, history was made by Daniel Cormier. D.C. joined Conor McGregor as the second man in history to hold two World Championships in two weight classes at the same time, as he knocked out Stipe Miocic at 4:33 of the first round to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. With […]
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  • UFC 226 Video Highlights: Derrick Lewis Defeats Francis Ngannou In Dud

    Well, the hype failed to deliver for Heavyweights Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis on Saturday night. In what was moved up to the co-main event when the UFC Featherweight Championship bout between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega fell out due to Holloway being pulled from the card due to concussion symptoms, Ngannou and Lewis was […]
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  • UFC 226 results: Derrick Lewis wins lackluster decision over Francis Ngannou

    Sometimes “can’t miss fights” do.
    The UFC 226 heavyweight co-main event between Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis seemed to promise an orgy of violence, as two of the heaviest hitters in the history of the sport got set to throw down, with perhaps a title shot going to the winner.
    Instead, the duo, who earned KO/TKO wins in 24 of their previous 30 combined wins, engaged in a staring contest at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
    In a bout color commentator Joe Rogan called the worst
  • UFC 226 live blog: Miocic vs. Cormier

    This is the UFC 226 live blog for Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier, a heavyweight championship bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
    Miocic, who is looking to extend his UFC record streak of three consecutive heavyweight title defenses, fights Cormier, the UFC’s reigning light heavyweight champion, in the main event.
    Check out the UFC 226 live blog below.
    Round 1: Marc Goddard is the referee for this main event. Miocic strikes first with a quick combo
  • UFC 226 results: Mike Perry outslugs Paul Felder for decision win

    When the announcement was made that Paul Felder would step in as a late replacement and meet Mike Perry at UFC 226, it was easy to picture an action-filled fight.
    Indeed, that’s what the fight was. But unfortunately for Felder, a lightweight who was fighting up at welterweight, he got the worst of it against a much-improved fighter.
    Perry, who recently moved his operations to the famed JacksonWink wink camp in New Mexico, got the best of things on Saturday night in a brutal bout at T-Mobi
  • UFC 226 Video Highlights: Mike Perry Beats Paul Felder In A Thriller

    Although they were the first fight on the pay-per-view card to not end by finish, Mike Perry and Paul Felder delivered 15 minutes of non-stop action. “Platinum” Perry managed to secure a split decision victory over Paul Felder after three hard-fought rounds, in a fight that saw Felder reportedly suffer a broken arm. The fight […]
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  • UFC 226 Video Highlights: Anthony Pettis Taps Out Michael Chiesa

    The finishes continued in the second fight on the pay-per-view at UFC 226 on Saturday night, as Anthony Pettis dusted off his “Showtime” style of ending a fight. There's some serious bad blood in this one ..#UFC226 pic.twitter.com/A4eg5eiZkI — UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018 Following Khalil Rountree’s KO of Gokhan Saki in the PPV opener, […]
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  • UFC 226 Video Highlights: Khalil Rountree Knocks Out Gokhan Saki

    Gokhan Saki and Khalil Rountree opened up the main card of UFC 226. Saki and Rountree shared the Octagon earlier tonight (July 7). This was Saki’s third professional mixed martial arts bout. Saki hoped to utilize his world-class kickboxing to finish Rountree. Meanwhile, Rountree was in search of his first win in almost a full […]
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  • UFC 226 Video Highlights: Paulo Costa Downs Uriah Hall

    Paulo Costa is one dangerous middleweight. Earlier tonight (July 7), Costa took on Uriah Hall on the featured bout of the FOX Sports 1 portion of the UFC 226 prelims. The bout was a back-and-forth war. In the second round, Costa’s offense proved to be too much for Hall. “Primetime” surprisingly scored a takedown in […]
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  • UFC 226 Prelims: Undefeated Paulo Henrique Costa Stops Uriah Hall, Improves to 12-0

    Paulo Henrique Costa refused to be denied.
  • UFC 226 Video Highlights: Raphael Assuncao Outworks Rob Font

    Raphael Assuncao was able to defeat yet another bantamweight in Rob Font. Assuncao and Font went one-on-one inside the Octagon earlier tonight (July 7). The 135-pounders collided on the FOX Sports 1 portion of the UFC 226 preliminaries. Font couldn’t get much going on the feet or the ground. Standing, Assuncao was able to landed […]
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  • UFC 226 Post-Fight Press Conference Live Stream

    Once the UFC 226 action has wrapped up, be sure to catch the post-fight press conference. Tonight (July 7), heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will defend his gold against light heavyweight title holder Daniel Cormier. The co-main event will see two other heavyweight bulls collide. Francis Ngannou will trade leather with Derrick Lewis. The fighters from […]
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  • Emily Whitmire: ‘Little bitch’ Vinny Magalhaes pulled ‘shady move’ at UFC 226

    LAS VEGAS — After her big win at UFC 226, Emily Whitmire explains her profane outburst on Jamie Moyle’s cornerman Vinny Magalhaes, the win over Moyle, her future at strawweight and much more.

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