At no point was the outcome ever in doubt. Gilbert Burns was just that dominant against Tyron Woodley in the UFC on ESPN 9 main event on Saturday night. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Henry Cejudo is no longer the UFC bantamweight champion. Sunday, Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was removed from the championship slot on the official UFC rankings. One day later, the Olympic gold medalist issued a statement on Twitter – his first as a former UFC champion. In the statement, Cejudo thanked UFC president Dana White, […]

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Walt Harris at UFC on ESPN 8 in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday | Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports UFC heavyweight Walt Harris released a statement in the wake of his emotional loss at UFC on ESPN 8, vowing to “keep pushing” in memory of his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard. Harris was stopped by Alistair Overeem in the […]

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Fresh off his positive coronavirus test, Ronaldo Souza wanted to clear the air. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Ronaldo Souza is hoping that his battle with COVID-19 doesn’t keep him out of action for long. The news broke that “Jacare” tested positive for the coronavirus last Friday, a day before he was supposed to fight Uriah Hall at UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Fla. Their bout […]

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Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, is in a coma in a military hospital in Moscow, according to RT Sport. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

UFC President’s state of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

Kelvin Gastelum Accepts Sanction for Second Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

UFC 249 statement on Jacaré Souza Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

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An interim lightweight title bout headlines a stacked card on May 9. Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

Keeping our staff and athletes safe during COVID-19 Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting When opportunity knocked, Justin Gaethje answered. The seven-time post fight bonus winner accepted a short notice fight against Tony Ferguson with an interim lightweight title on the line at UFC 249 after reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was forced out of the event. Unfortunately just days after Gaethje inked his contract for […]

ESPN stands by its call to influence the UFC to postpone UFC 249 and all scheduled events indefinitely in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, UFC president Dana White announced the April 18 card he was pushing so hard for in recent weeks was not going to take place. White said he had […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC 249 and all upcoming UFC events have been postponed indefinitely as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world. Regardless of the current COVID-19 outbreak, the UFC was still orchestrating a series of events that would be held behind closed doors at the Tachi Palace Casino and Resort […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The exact circumstances surrounding the operations for UFC 249 are shrouded in mystery and you can add the USADA’s involvement to that ongoing story. MMA Fighting received a statement (first published by ESPN) from USADA spokesperson Adam Woullard regarding how the agency plans to test fighters at the April 18 event, […]