• Nicco Montano: UFC Stripping Title ‘Completely Uncalled For’ After First Time Missing Weight

    Nicco Montano has broken her silence for the first time since being stripped of the flyweight title.
  • Tyron Woodley Feels He Doesn’t Need Win Over GSP to Be Considered ‘Greatest of All Time’

    UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley silenced his critics over recent performances with a flawless victory over undefeated contender Darren Till at UFC 228 Saturday night, and now “The Chosen One” is encroaching on Georges St. Pierre’s “Greatest of All Time” status.
  • Video: Jarred Brooks explains why he lost consciousness after win at UFC 228

    DALLAS — Jarred Brooks speaks to the media at UFC 228 about his split decision win over Roberto Sanchez, taking the fight on short notice, passing out backstage after the win over Sanchez, and much more.
  • UFC 228 Aftermath: Where does Tyron Woodley rate among all-time great welterweights?

    The UFC’s welterweight championship boasts one of the most impressive lineages of any of the company’s weight-class titles.
    You can’t even begin to navigate the list without tripping over a present or future UFC Hall of Famer: There’s original champion Pat Miletich. There’s his most famous protege, Matt Hughes. There’s B.J. Penn. There’s Georges St-Pierre. There’s Robbie Lawler, who might or might not end up a Hall of Famer, but will surely have h
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  • Video: Aljamain Sterling opens up about weight struggles, wants Dominick Cruz next

    DALLAS — Aljamain Sterling speaks to the media at UFC 228 about his submission win over Cody Stamann, throwing up prior to walking out to the Octagon, his struggles to make bantamweight, wanting to fight Dominick Cruz next, and much more.
  • Tyron Woodley no longer feels he has to beat GSP to be best welterweight ever

    Georges St-Pierre is no longer the name up in proverbial lights for Tyron Woodley.
    There was a time, Woodley said after UFC 228, that he believed he could not be the best welterweight of all time unless he defeated St-Pierre. Those days are gone, the current UFC welterweight champion said following his dominant, second-round submission win over Darren Till on Saturday night.
    “I told myself that I had to beat him to be the greatest, but I don’t,” Woodley said at the post-fight
  • The UFC’s women’s strawweight division is full of beasts

    DALLAS – Heading into UFC 228 this week, you knew the UFC women’s ranks were about to undergo a significant change. The most common idea seemed to be that Valentina Shevchenko would go through a cruel ritual ceremony with Nicco Montaño to claim the flyweight title, thus at least aligning her destiny with her considerable prowess. The other idea was that whoever emerged out of the Jessica Andrade-Karolina Kowalkiewicz conflict would likely position themselves for a title chanc
  • Tyron Woodley: Colby Covington Is an ‘Embarrassment’ To the Sport, Open To Facing Him Next

    Tyron Woodley has no problem silencing Colby Covington once and for all if that’s what the UFC wants for him next. On Saturday night in Dallas, Woodley made short work of previously undefeated British prospect Darren Till with a second round D’arce choke submission and almost immediately afterwards he was asked about a potential showdown […]
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  • Colby Covington Calls Out Tyron Woodley for UFC 230, Takes a Shot at Darren Till

    Colby Covington didn’t wait long to fire off a shot at welterweight champion Tyron Woodley following his win at UFC 228 on Saturday night. Covington was originally offered the slot against Woodley but he had just fought five rounds in June and needed a surgery to repair a deviated septum to help with his breathing […]
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  • Video: Kowalkiewicz releases statement after UFC 228 loss to Andrade

    A brutal loss didn’t stop Karolina Kowalkiewicz from reaching out to her fans.
    Just hours after being on the wrong end of an ugly knockout at the hands of Jessica Andrade in the co-main event of UFC 228 on Saturday, the strawweight contender took to social media to let everyone know that she is “okay”, though she was visibly emotional after being KO’d for the first time in her career.
    pic.twitter.com/o67sPZf3vt— KarolinaKowalkiewicz (@KarolinaMMA) September 9, 2018
  • Three official promos released for UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor

    The promotion for UFC 229 has been surprisingly quiet, but a trio of clips were released Saturday to hype up the blockbuster bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.
    Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight champion, defends his title against McGregor on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas. There are several storylines heading into the matchup including McGregor competing in MMA for the first time in two years to challenge for the belt that he never lost inside the Octagon, Nurmagomedov looking to improve
  • Jessica Andrade: Knockout of Karolina Kowalkiewicz leaves ‘no doubt’ I’m next for Rose Namajunas

    Jessica Andrade gave Karolina Kowalkiewicz the fastest loss of her MMA career at UFC 228, stopping her with punches in less than two minutes Saturday night in Dallas, and believes it was enough to guarantee another shot at the strawweight belt.
    Andrade says she focused on muay thai training for three months ahead of UFC 228, and it paid off with her quickest win since joining the UFC in 2013.
    ”I came here believing I would knock her out, but I didn’t imagine I would knock her out so
  • Diego Sanchez says Craig White did him a ‘favor’ by kissing him on the nose

    DALLAS — After his big win at UFC 228, Diego Sanchez discusses his impressive win over Craig White, White kissing him on the nose at weigh-ins, everything going on with JacksonWink MMA, his future and much more.
  • UFC 228 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Tyron Woodley Tops Everyone

    UFC 228 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. The pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card aired on FX at 8 […]
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  • Montano releases statement on UFC title stripping, ‘lying bully’ Shevchenko

    Stripped of her title and being run down in the public by a rival, Nicco Montano is going on the attack.
    It has been a disastrous couple of days for the UFC’s inaugural women’s flyweight champion who began the week preparing for the biggest fight of her life and ended it in the hospital on Friday with her title being stripped from her waist later that evening. Montano required major medical attention after a disastrous weight cut led to issues with her kidneys, resulting in the canc
  • Tyron Woodley On Potential GSP Fight: “I’m Kind Of Over It At This Point”

    Following his fourth consecutive title defense at UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till, UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley has plenty of options moving forward. “The Chosen One,” who has more consecutive title defenses than any other active UFC Champion right now, spoke about some of those options after his second round submission victory over Darren Till […]
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  • Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold 2 Announced For UFC 230 At MSG

    On Saturday evening, UFC announced a highly-anticipated Middleweight rematch for their upcoming return to Madison Square Garden in New York City. Former UFC Middleweight Champions Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold will “run it back” when the Octagon touches down in MSG for the second time in history in November. UFC announced during the UFC 228: […]
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  • Tyron Woodley doesn’t think Colby Covington ‘deserves’ title shot, but won’t say no if that’s what UFC wants

    Who’s next for Tyron Woodley? Whoever the UFC wants, Woodley said following UFC 228 — even if it’s “embarrassment” Colby Covington.
    Woodley defeated Darren Till by second-round submission in the main event Saturday night in Dallas to retain the UFC welterweight title. Covington should have been the opponent on the card, since he won the interim belt at UFC 225 in June. But Covington wouldn’t have been ready in time due to sinus surgery.So, Woodley fought and
  • Till vows to still become ‘greatest fighter of all time’ despite UFC 228 title fight loss

    Darren Till is planning to use his first loss to propel the next chapter of his career.
    The 25-year-old Englishman failed in his bid to dethrone welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, losing by second-round submission in the main event of UFC 228 on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. It was Till’s first taste of defeat after starting his career 17-0-1.
    Till had become a trendy pick to knock off Woodley, given his impressive size and skills, and a personality to match, but h
  • UFC 228 post-fight show

    DALLAS — With UFC 228 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti and Chuck Mindenhall break down the top storylines coming out of the event.
  • Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till full fight video highlights

    Watch Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till full fight video highlights from UFC 228’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
    UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till took place Sept. 8 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (19-3-1) and Darren Till (17-1-1) in the night’s main event, which aired live on pay-per-view. Catch the video highlights above.
    For more on Woodley vs. Till, check out the play-by-play courtesy of MMA Fighting’s Alexa
  • UFC 228 bonuses: Tyron Woodley, Jessica Andrade earn Performance of the Night

    Tyron Woodley might not be UFC president Dana White’s favorite fighter, but he’s not so spiteful that he’ll deny the UFC welterweight champion an obvious Performance of the Night.
    Woodley earned a $50,000 performance bonus for his tremendous victory over previously undefeated Darren Till on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 228. A D’Arce submission at 4:19 of the second round secured the champ’s fourth successful title defense.That marked Woodley’s four
  • Jessica Andrade Wants December Title Fight with Rose Namajunas After Massive KO Win

    Jessica Andrade put in a career-defining performance at UFC 228 on Saturday, scoring a brutal first-round knockout over Karolina Kowalkiewicz to become the first woman to ever finish the Polish fighter with strikes.
  • Colby Covington Reacts to UFC 228 Main Event, Calls for Showdown with Woodley at MSG

    Now that UFC 228 is in the books, Colby Covington has some thoughts on what reigning welterweight champion Tyron Woodley should do next.
  • Covington challenges Woodley to fight at UFC 230

    Colby Covington was quick to get the Twitter fingers going following the main event of UFC 228.
    Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley successfully defended his title for the fourth straight time on Saturday with a second-round submission of Darren Till in the headliner at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Covington was prepared for the moment and he wrote a less-than-effusive message for Woodley, challenging “The Chosen One” to meet him at Madison Square Garden for the upcoming
  • UFC 228 Bonuses: Woodley, Andrade, Aldana, Pudilova Garner $50K Awards

    Tyron Woodley, Jessica Andrade, Irene Aldana and Lucie Pudilova all received $50,000 bonuses for their work at UFC 228 in Dallas on Saturday night.
  • UFC 228: Talking Points

    It’s already in the conversation for fight card of the year. From top to bottom, UFC 228 delivered in the way the best events do: crazy finishes, delightful surprises, and world-class martial arts excellence. And like every Sunday that follows epic nights like that one, we reflect on what comes next in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.These are the UFC 228 talking points.Chosen WonTHE PATH TO WW STILL goes through Missouri! #UFC228 pic.twitter.com/Xnz7bb8VUp— UFC (@ufc) September 9
  • Video: UFC 228 Post-Fight Press Conference From Dallas, Texas

    Following a successful UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till pay-per-view at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday night, UFC held their post-fight press conference. Featuring several of the big winners from Saturday night’s big event, including UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley, UFC Women’s Strawweight contender Jessica Andrade and rising UFC Flyweight contender Zabit […]
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  • UFC 228 results: Tyron Woodley rolls over Darren Till, retains title

    Tyron Woodley made a statement Saturday night for everyone who has called him boring.
    The UFC welterweight champion had perhaps his greatest performance to date in the main event of UFC 228, overwhelming Darren Till and finishing him with a D’Arce choke. The time of the stoppage at American Airlines Center in Dallas was 4:19 of the second round.“There’s a lot of people who are hating against me,” Woodley said. “But there are a lot who are with me.”
    Woodley, w
  • UFC 228 in Tweets: Pros react to Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till, more

    The betting odds may continue to doubt him, but Tyron Woodley is still the UFC welterweight champion.
    Woodley defended his 170-pound title for the fourth time on Saturday night at UFC 228, routing Darren Till with a one-sided performance that ended in a second-round D’arce choke submission. Woodley’s masterclass capped off a card that may very well have been one of the best of 2018, a night that featured a litany of big wins and violent finishes. Check out reaction to Woodley’
  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Woodley Submits Till After Dominant Performance

    In the fight the MMA world had been waiting for, Tyron Woodley and Darren Till met inside the Octagon in the main event of the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till pay-per-view on Saturday night, with the UFC Welterweight Championship on-the-line. England’s favorite fighting son, “The Gorilla,” met reigning UFC 170-pound king “The Chosen One” in […]
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  • Tyron Woodley Successfully Defends Welterweight Crown to Cap Extraordinary UFC 228 Event

    Tyron Woodley has been vocal about the lack of respect he’s been given over the years, even after he became the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight champion.
  • UFC 228 post-fight press conference video

    The UFC 228 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 228 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1 a.m. ET.
  • UFC 228 results: Jessica Andrade knocks out Karolina Kowalkiewicz

    Jessica Andrade is doing exactly what she needs in order to get another shot at the UFC strawweight championship.
    The 26-year old from Brazil put on a hellacious show in the co-feature bout of UFC 228 on Saturday night, delivering a one-hitter quitter of a knockout against a highly skilled opponent in Karolina Kowalkiewicz.The time of the finish at American Airlines Center in Dallas was 1:58 of the opening round.
    “I’m ready, I’m here, I’m ready to take the title,”
  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Andrade KOs Kowalkiewicz At 1:58 Of Round One

    In the co-main event at Saturday night’s UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till event at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, UFC Women’s Strawweight contenders Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Jessica Andrade each tried to get through the other in hopes of moving one step closer to a UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship fight against current title-holder Rose Namajunas. […]
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  • UFC 228 live blog: Woodley vs. Till

    This is the UFC 228 live blog for Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till, a welterweight championship match at Saturday’s UFC event at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
    Woodley, who is undefeated in his last six bouts including three consecutive title defenses, faces Till, who is undefeated in 18 pro bouts, in the main event.
    Check out the UFC 228 live blog below.
    Round 1: Dan Miragliotta is the referee for this championship main event. Woodley coming out quick, he darts in with a 1-2 and th
  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Zabit Magomedsharipov Wins Via Crazy Kneebar

    The third pay-per-view bout at the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till event at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday night saw the return of the highly-touted UFC Featherweight contender Zabit Magomedsharipov, who met Brandon Davis inside the Octagon. Davis was a late replacement for Zabit’s originally scheduled opponent, Yair Rodriguez. As expected, the […]
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  • UFC 228 results: Zabit Magomedsharipov submits Brandon Davis

    Brandon Davis was a plucky underdog on Saturday night, a former Contender Series competitor who found himself fighting a monster in Dagestan’s Zabit Magomedsharipov.
    But the talent difference was simply too much to overcome. After a cautious opening round, Magomedsharipov poured it on in the second round before scoring a kneebar from the back mount and getting the tap. The time of the finish in the featherweight main card bout at UFC 228 in Dallas was 3:46.
    The Dagestani turned things up
  • UFC 228 live blog: Andrade vs. Kowalkiewicz

    This is the UFC 228 live blog for Jessica Andrade vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz, a strawweight bout at Saturday’s UFC event at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
    Andrade, who has won five of her last six fights, faces Kowalkiewicz, who has won two straight, in the co-main event.
    Check out the UFC 228 live blog below.
    Round 1: Kerry Hatley will oversee the co-main event. Andrade coming out firing and Kowalkiewicz is hurt. She is landing hooks cleanly as Kowalkiewicz backs up against the f
  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Rivera Edges Out Dodson In Lackluster 3-Round Bout

    In the second pay-per-view bout of the evening at the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till event at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas this weekend, Jimmie Rivera and John Dodson met inside the Octagon for what was a highly-anticipated match-up in the UFC Bantamweight division. In what unfortunately turned out to be a lackluster fight […]
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  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Abdul Razak Alhassan Scores 43-Second KO

    Kicking off the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till pay-per-view at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Saturday night was a Welterweight tilt pitting Abdul Razak Alhassan against Niko Price. Abdul Razak Alhassan kicked things off in style. The undefeated prospect needed just 43 seconds to turn Price’s lights out, earning a brutal first-round […]
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  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Suarez Cements Status With Big TKO Over Esparza

    In a highly-anticipated bout, undefeated UFC Women’s Strawweight contender Tatiana Suarez met the first-ever UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza inside the Octagon in the FX preliminary main event leading into the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till pay-per-view on Saturday night. As expected, the UFC Women’s Strawweight division has a brand new rising contender that […]
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  • Tatiana Suarez Overwhelms Carla Esparza in UFC 228 Preliminary Card Featured Bout

    Tatiana Suarez looked like a future star as she pounded Carla Esparza into smithereens for nearly three rounds in the UFC 228 featured preliminary bout.
  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Sterling Taps Out Stamann With Second Round Kneebar

    In the FX preliminary co-main event of the evening at the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till event on Saturday night, UFC Bantamweight contenders Aljamain Sterling and Cody Stamann locked horns inside the Octagon. Sterling improved to 2-0 in his Octagon campaign in 2018 thus far after ending 2017 with a scary knockout loss to Marlon […]
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  • Shawn Porter Outslugs Danny Garcia to Capture WBC Welterweight Title

    Shawn Porter captured the WBC welterweight title with a 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 unanimous decision over Danny “Swift” Garcia Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, joining Errol Spence Jr, Terence Crawford and Keith Thurman as the fourth title holder in boxing’s welterweight division.
  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Neal Scores Vicious Head Kick KO Over Camacho

    In what is sure to be a top contender for Performance of the Night, Geoff Neal picked up a very impressive second round finish over Frank Camacho at the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till event this weekend. Neal earned a head kick knockout over Camacho in the Welterweight tilt, which served as the second preliminary […]
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  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Stewart TKOs Byrd In First FX Prelim Bout

    In the first bout on the FX preliminary card leading into the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till pay-per-view on Saturday night, UFC Middleweight prospects Charles Byrd and Darren Stewart kicked things off with a three-round fight. The action was intense in this one, with both guys putting bad intentions behind every bone they threw at […]
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  • Erick Silva to make debut at Bellator 207 vs. Lorenz Larkin

    Erick Silva is getting thrown right into the fire.
    Just days after it was reported that the former UFC fighter had signed with Bellator, Silva has been matched up with fellow UFC import Lorenz Larkin. Silva is stepping in for an injured Yaroslav Amosov to fight Larkin in what will be a Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix alternate bout at Bellator 207 on Oct. 12 at the Mohegun Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
    MMA Fighting confirmed the news with officials following an initial report by ESPN.
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  • UFC 228 Video Highlights: Sanchez Defeats White In Fight Pass Prelim Main Event

    Wrapping up the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card at the UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till event on Saturday night was TUF 1 winner and longtime UFC veteran Diego Sanchez taking on Craig White in Welterweight action in the main event of the first prelim card. The Sanchez-White bout was the fourth overall fight of the […]
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  • UFC 228 results: Diego Sanchez earns vintage win over Craig White

    Diego Sanchez turned back the clock more than a decade on Saturday night.
    The man who won The Ultimate Fighter 1 back in 2005 is still kicking in 2018, where he shared the UFC 228 card with TUF 23 winner Tatiana Suarez.
    And while Sanchez came into the bout the loser of three out of his past four fights, the Jackson’s MMA competitor looked like his old self in Dallas.
    Sanchez used his relentless energy to maul Craig White in the featured Fight Pass bout, using his trademark forward pressur

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