12:58 AM ET CHICAGO — Colby Covington has put a lot of work into becoming a UFC villain. Apparently, that’s not the only thing he has been working on. Covington (14-1) claimed the UFC’s interim welterweight champion at UFC 225 on Saturday night at United Center, defeating Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision. Two judges
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[ad_1] Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC’s Hall of Fame on July 5, the promotion announced on Saturday night. Rousey was the UFC’s first-ever women’s champion, holding the bantamweight belt from 2012 until 2015 and defending it six different times. She won her first 12 professional fights, all by submission — most of
12:10 AM ET Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC’s Hall of Fame on July 5, the promotion announced Saturday night. Rousey was the UFC’s first women’s champion, holding the bantamweight belt from 2012 until 2015, and defending it six different times. She won her first 12 professional fights, all by submission — most
12:53 AM ET CHICAGO — CM Punk‘s second UFC appearance was something his first was not — a fair fight. That said, it wasn’t always pretty. And it did not result in a victory. The former WWE star, whose birth name is Phil Brooks, suffered a relatively one-sided decision loss to Mike Jackson at UFC
7:40 PM ET Demetrious Johnson, the most dominant champion in UFC history, will seek his 12th flyweight title defense against Henry Cejudo at UFC 227 on Aug. 4. UFC officials announced the 125-pound championship fight on Saturday. It will take place on the UFC 227 pay-per-view event, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. MMAFighting first
9:35 PM ET CHICAGO — UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero missed weight Friday for his fight against champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 225 on Saturday at United Center. The fight will still take place, and Whittaker will retain his title if he wins. However, Romero is no longer eligible to win the title. “It’s going
2:30 PM ET Unless the UFC is sabotaged by one of its own stars this week, Saturday’s UFC 225 pay-per-view looks like the deepest event of the year. The same was said about UFC 223 two months ago in Brooklyn, before things started to unravel. There was an incident involving a famous Irishman, a dolly,
Jun 7, 2018 NEW YORK — It’s just past 8 a.m. and Colby Covington is discussing his sex life. “I always have one-night stands before my fights. Lose off those last couple of pounds before weigh-ins. It helps me out.” His father, Brad, a sweet and quiet man who lives in Oregon, sits no more
Jun 6, 2018 Unless the UFC is sabotaged by one of its own stars this week, Saturday’s UFC 225 pay-per-view looks like the deepest event of the year. The same was said about UFC 223 two months ago, before things in Brooklyn started to unravel. There was an incident involving a famous Irishman, a dolly,
Jun 7, 2018 A lightweight matchup between Justin Gaethje and Al Iaquinta will headline UFC Fight Night on Aug. 25 in Lincoln, Nebraska, according to multiple sources. The two 155-pound fighters have gone back and forth on social media for weeks, and will now meet in the main event of the UFC’s first trip to