JUST LIKE THAT It’s all over — as Mike Goldberg’s time with the UFC will reportedly come to an end at UFC 207 on Friday. The 19-year Ultimate Fighting Championship announcing veteran has been with the company since 1997 and has provided play-by-play for most of the numbered PPV events in company history. Entimsports.com first […]
The UFC announced on Tuesday that Josh ‘The Warmaster’ Barnett has been flagged for the fourth time in his mixed martial arts career as the former UFC Heavyweight Champion failed and out-of-competition drug test that was collected by USADA officials on December 9. Barnett (35-8) is no stranger to PED violations, as he failed three separate […]
There were some questionable decisions made in 2016 by every major fight promotion, but which stand out the most? Join MMANewsline.com as we relive all the craziness MMA brought to 2016 in our three part series. These events are not in chronological order. Part 2 WME-IMG Terminates ‘Lifetime Contracts’ of Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes — […]
Longtime UFC announcer Joe Rogan invited retired UFC fighter Brendan Schaub and 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu owner Eddie Bravo to be on Episode #890 of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. The trio delivered a detailed pre-event breakdown for next Friday’s UFC 207 card — which can be seen below. UFC 207 is headlined […]
Ahead of her Women’s Bantamweight Championship bout against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207, ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey has been exempt from all media obligations — an unprecedented move in company history. No other headliner in the UFC’s 23-year history has been afforded the luxury of missing press conferences — not even Brock Lesnar. The UFC even […]
Dana White just talked to TMZ in New York City and revealed that Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino turned down 3 bouts prior to the UFC’s announcement of the inaugural Women’s Featherweight Championship bout that is set to take place February 11 in Brooklyn, NY. Cyborg was notified earlier today that she failed an out-of-competition drug test […]
UFC 207 is less than 10 days away and features the return of one of MMA’s most exciting fighters to ever compete, and arguably the greatest female fighter to ever step foot in the Octagon. Ronda Rousey is scheduled to face current UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes in her first fight after suffering the first ever […]
Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino has been alerted that she potentially violated the UFC’s agreement with USADA when she failed an out-of-competition drug test that was taken on Dec 5. Cyborg made headlines recently as it appeared she was slighted by UFC executives after Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie were given the inaugural UFC women’s Featherweight […]
UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis was broadcast on Pay-Per-View December 10, but after the show reportedly drew under 150K PPV buys, the UFC announced yesterday that UFC 206 would be shown on FOX this Christmas Eve. Ariel Helwani reported the news on Twitter. According to UFC, (big) Fox will air a 2-hour version of UFC […]
Mark Hunt has apparently squashed his beef with the UFC, as Brett Okamoto of ESPN reported that Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem is in the works for UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas. BREAKING: Verbal agreements in place for Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas, per […]