Conor McGregor was the unquestioned star of the show at UFC 246, but he was joined by four other athletes in receiving $50,000 “Performance of the Night” checks from the promotion. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting After a pair of decisions opened UFC 246 on a modest note, lightweight Drew Dober sent a jolt through the crowd with a quick finish. A left hand from the 31-year-old Elevation Fight Team product sent Nasrat Haqparast to the canvas early in the first round of the ESPN-televised prelim, and […]

Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone will kick off the 2020 UFC pay-per-view schedule Jan. 18 when they headline UFC 246 in Las Vegas. The fight serves as McGregor’s highly anticipated return to the octagon after 14 months, while Cerrone receives the biggest opportunity of his nearly 14-year career. As part of an occasional series ahead […]

Cory Sandhagen will have to wait to resume his climb up the bantamweight ladder. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Frankie Edgar decided to take a fight with Chan Sung Jung on short notice when Brian Ortega pulled out due to a shredded knee, but in the main event of UFC Fight Night 165 in Busan, South Korea, Edgar didn’t have an answer to the local hero’s approach. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Chan Sung Jung was on top of his game in front of the home folks, and as a result, he received a little boost to his bank account. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Sherdog’s live UFC Fight Night 165 coverage will begin at 2 a.m. ET. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington went toe-to-toe for nearly five rounds at UFC 245, and they received some extra compensation for their efforts. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The long-running Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington feud planted the seeds for a dramatic in-cage confrontation and the two fighters delivered. Usman and Covington were rewarded the Fight of the Night award for their back-and-forth welterweight championship battle at UFC 245 on Saturday in Las […]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be returning to Virginia in February, taking to the city of Norfolk for the second time. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

A strawweight clash pitting Karolina Kowalkiewicz against Xiaonan Yan has been added to the UFC Auckland lineup. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

WASHINGTON — Billy Quarantillo talks about earning his black belt, picking up the submission win at UFC on ESPN 7, his future, his walkout song, and more. View full post on MMA Fighting – All Posts

Bryce Mitchell has his hand raised after submitting Matt Sayles at UFC on ESPN 7 on Saturday in Washington, D.C. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Bryce Mitchell scored the second twister submission in UFC history and was rewarded handsomely for it. Joining Chan Sung Jung on a prestigious list, “Thug Nasty” will be leaving Washington, […]

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Two more contests have been confirmed for UFC Fight Night 166 in Raleigh, N.C., as Jordan Espinosa will face Alex Perez at flyweight, while Hannah Cifers will square off against Brianna Van Buren at strawweight. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

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Alberto “El Patron” Rodriguez | Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Combate Americas Alberto “El Patron” Rodriguez never really intended on fighting again. The former WWE superstar (who performed there under the name “Alberto Del Rio”) was keeping plenty busy with his professional wrestling business in Mexico as well as his behind-the-scenes work at Combate […]

Two of the most notable names in Japanese MMA history took to the mats in their home country. MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba and former PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi met in a “special iron man match” at Saturday’s Quintet Fight Night 4 in Tokyo, which streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. The brainchild of Sakuraba, […]

A showdown between a pair of all-action lightweights is set to headline the UFC’s upcoming card in Auckland, New Zealand on Feb. 23. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

The lineup for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s recently-announced card in Auckland, New Zealand continues to grow, as the promotion announced three new bouts for the event on Wednesday evening. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com