Khamzat Chimaev’s manager shot down retirement rumors after the fighter withdrew due to an illness from this Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6 event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who was reportedly hospitalized, pulled out of the
David Benavidez made the most of his debut in the light heavyweight division, outpointing Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Saturday night to win the interim WBC championship belt.
Tatsuro Taira extended his unbeaten mark to 16-0-0 with a second-round technical knockout of Alex Perez, who sustained a leg injury in their main event flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday. Perez (25-9-0), of the
Gervonta “Tank” Davis made a triumphant return to the ring after more than a year away, dominating Frank Martin and knocking him out at 1:29 of the eighth round Saturday night to retain the WBA lightweight championship.
Conor McGregor, scratched from his upcoming UFC fight due to injury, vowed Saturday to return to face Michael Chandler. The two were scheduled to battle in a welterweight non-title fight June 29 at UFC 303 in Las Vegas, but McGregor
UFC on ESPN 58 at Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night features a flyweight bout between Alex Perez and Japan’s Tatsuo Taira. Perez (25-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) dropped his first fight in nearly two years in December, but returned
Conor McGregor will not fight in UFC 303 due to an injury, UFC chief executive officer Dana White announced Thursday. The exit of the Irish superstar also leaves his scheduled welterweight opponent, Michael Chandler, off the card for the June
Conor McGregor, long the face of the UFC, is injured and out of the upcoming pay-per-view event June 29 in Las Vegas that he was scheduled to headline.
Due to an illness, middleweight Khamzat Chimaev won’t compete in the main event against Robert Whittaker at the UFC’s debut in Saudi Arabia on June 22, with Ikram Aliskerov taking his place. UFC CEO Dana White announced the lineup change