6:19 PM ET The UFC has “taken care of” middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum following the cancellation of his championship fight against Robert Whittaker last weekend, according to his agent, Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz declined to comment on the UFC’s exact compensation for Gastelum, but confirmed it to be in the “six figures.” Additionally, Gastelum’s team
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4:30 PM ET Mayara Munhos Cris Cyborg was stunned by Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 in Los Angeles in December, suffering only her second mixed martial arts defeat, and her first by knockout. Nunes went on to become the women’s featherweight and bantamweight champion, the first female UFC fighter to hold the belts simultaneously in
9:56 AM ET UFC 234 was supposed to showcase Robert Whittaker, Australia’s first-ever UFC champion, on home soil — but it wasn’t meant to be. Conor McGregor has now been rumored to fight next against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Anderson Silva, Max Holloway, Nate Diaz and more. Who should get the shot? Anderson Silva fought well
6:20 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has long stated he wanted to retire by March 20 of this year, his 40th birthday. Not anymore. Due to multiple injuries – a back problem that occurred while sneezing, a nagging thumb injury and arthritis in his wrist – that date will now be in the
7:25 PM ET The Professional Fighters League suspended Josh Copeland on Monday after a report surfaced that the heavyweight, a finalist in the promotion’s recent $1 million tournament, was arrested earlier this month in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident at his Colorado home. Copeland, 36, faces charges of second-degree assault, obstruction of telephone
11:12 AM ET UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, who had to pull out of his title fight with Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234 this past weekend due to an abdominal hernia, released his first statement since the incident late Sunday. “I wanted to give you all an update on how I’m doing,” Whittaker said in
5:57 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Robert Whittaker may get another title fight in Australia despite the middleweight champion having to withdraw from Sunday’s UFC 234 event, UFC president Dana White says. Whittaker, 28, made weight for his bout against American Kelvin Gastelum before pulling out at the 11th hour with a “potentially fatal” abdominal
9:31 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The cageside microphones picked them up, clear as day. Six words from Anderson Silva to Israel Adesanya, that were enough to make a fight fan cry. “I pass the baton to you.” UFC 234 did not mark the end of Silva’s career, but there was a sense of finality
12:47 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Anderson Silva spent 15 minutes at UFC 234 on Sunday (Saturday in the United States), trying to find that one flash of magic that’s defined his entire career — but it never came. Kelvin Gastelum said, “In my world, the wrestling world, if the guy shows up and makes
9:51 PM ET Kelvin Gastelum, with a title belt draped over his shoulder, called himself “the champ” when speaking with media at UFC 234 on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. Gastelum was set to face UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the card’s main event Sunday (Australian time). Whittaker was forced to pull out of the