Leon Edwards clung on for the final minute to decisively outpoint Nate Diaz and stake his claim for a UFC title shot. Edwards was cruising to victory in Arizona last night when he was wobbled by a left hand from the veteran in the fifth and final round. But the Brit remained on his feet in the face on an […]

After coming up short in his quest to become a two-division champion, Israel Adesanya will return to the middleweight division to defend his title in a rematch three years in the making against Marvin Vettori at UFC 263. Adesanya’s undefeated MMA run came to a halt when he failed to dethrone Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title in March. […]

GLENDALE, Ariz. — UFC 263 headliner Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Marvin Vettori in the main event of Saturday’s stacked card. Adesanya defeated Vettori by split decision in 2018, a close fight that was one of Adesanya’s most difficult en route to the title. Vettori firmly believes he won that bout — and he’s looking to eliminate all […]

Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori ramp up war of words in heated final press conference before UFC 263 as middleweight champion vows to KO rival in two rounds while Italian insists he is fan-favourite’s ‘f***ing nightmare’ Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori clashed for before their fight at UFC 263 The middleweight rivals meet at UFC 263 as Adesanya defends his […]

UFC 263 BIG FIGHT PREVIEW: Marvin ‘The Italian Dream’ Vettori is out to give Israel Adesanya nightmares in rematch as middleweight king returns after failed ‘champ champ’ bid Israel Adesanya was undefeated in MMA before moving up to light-heavyweight  Jan Blachowicz was too much for him and now he’s moving back to middleweight In natural division, ‘Stylebender’ has looked almost […]

Colby Covington brands Dustin Poirier a ‘piece of s***’ as UFC welterweight reignites war of words with old training partner, accusing lightweight star of taunting an amateur in sparring before Khabib Nurmagomedov bout UFC star Colby Covington has reignited his war of words with Dustin Poirier  Covington labelled Poirier a ‘piece of s***’ over treatment of training partners  The pair […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Jairzinho Rozenstruik was 10-0 in December 2019 following a Hail Mary knockout victory over Alistair Overeem. It seemed at the time that the accomplished kickboxer was on the precipice of something big in mixed martial arts. Since then, Rozenstruik has hit a minor snag, including a […]

Mason Jones is planning to finish his veteran opponent Alan Patrick this weekend, and begin his ascent up the UFC rankings. The Welshman was an unbeaten two-division Cage Warriors champion when the UFC signed him last year, but he suffered his first loss in a thrilling bout against Mike Davis which netted him a £35,000 consolation bonus for Fight of […]

Conor McGregor's niece Taylor has thanked the UFC star after he purchased her "dream car". The 20-year-old shared a photo of herself and her new Range Rover claiming she was "forever grateful" to the Notorious One. In an Instagram post, she said: "My dream car at 20. @thenotoriousmma thanks for bringing me on this crazy journey with you I’m forever […]

UFC megastar Conor McGregor has changed due to the success he's had in his career and the money he's earned, believes Michael Bisping. McGregor has made an astonishing amount of money during his fighting career, and turned up to his most recent fight in a yacht. The former lightweight champion has been accused of taking his eyes off the sport […]