UFC Fight Night 185 is down to 13 bouts after a positive COVID-19 test resulted in the cancellation of a lightweight clash between Drakkar Klose and Luis Pena. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

LAS VEGAS – Kamaru Usman cemented his spot at the top of the UFC welterweight division and says it’s high time he got the credit he deserved. Usman (18-1 MMA, 13-0 UFC) finished Gilbert Burns (19-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) with strikes in the third round of their main event title fight at UFC 258 at […]

Corey Anderson may not have drawn the most recognizable name in the next Bellator tournamennt, but that doesn’t mean he’s taking him lightly. Anderson (14-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) will take on Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in the quarterfinals of the light heavyweight grand prix at Bellator 256, which takes place April 9 in Uncasville, Conn. The card […]

Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC The octagon debut of Charlie Ontiveros has added another unfortunate chapter. On Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Ontiveros six months and fined him $2,245.36 after failing a drug test. The positive test stems from his Oct. 31 first-round TKO loss to Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 12 on Oct. […]

Charlie Ontiveros has been suspended six months for failing a drug test in relation to his UFC Fight Night 181 loss to Kevin Holland. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Moments after Michael Chiesa completed a dominant performance against Neil Magny in the UFC on ESPN 20 headliner, he turned his attention to perhaps the welterweight division’s most reviled star. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Michael Chiesa’s path back to the Octagon has been a long one, but now that he’s here, he can’t wait to test himself at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Magny Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has suspended Bevon Lewis six months for a positive marijuana test stemming from his Nov. 7 bout at UFC on ESPN 17. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Bevon Lewis is the latest fighter to be suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for a positive marijuana test. At the governing body’s monthly meeting held Wednesday, the NAC suspended Lewis (7-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) for six months and fined him a total of $1,345.36 ($1,200 fine + $145.36 in legal fees) due to a […]

Anthony Hernandez is the latest fighter to fall victim to COVID-19. Hernandez (8-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) announced Sunday he’s tested positive for coronavirus and is unable to compete in his scheduled middleweight bout against Rodolfo Vieira (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on the UFC’s first card of the year Jan. 16 in Abu Dhabi. According to […]

The matchup between Brian Kelleher and Ricky Simon has hit another snag. Kelleher (22-11 MMA, 6-4 UFC) announced on Friday that his bantamweight bout with Simon (16-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), which was scheduled for a UFC Fight Night event in Jan. 16 in Abu Dhabi, has been postponed after his pre-departure COVID-19 test came back […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC’s first event of 2021 has lost a bantamweight fight. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed on Friday to MMA Fighting that a positive COVID-19 test has forced Brian Kelleher to withdraw from his scheduled matchup with Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Island 7, which takes place […]

The first Ultimate Fighting Championship card of 2021 lost a key matchup. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

When Anthony “Rumble” Johnson first announced his intention to return from retirement he was expected to compete in the heavyweight division but that is no longer the plan. Just a matter of days ago, the former two-time UFC title contender inked a multi-fight deal to join Bellator MMA where he actually plans to compete at […]

Aiemann Zahabi | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A positive COVID-19 test has forced Aiemann Zahabi out of UFC Vegas 17. Zahabi was scheduled to fight Drako Rodriguez in a bantamweight bout on Saturday at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. But on Thursday, he announced via social media his withdrawal from the card. It’s heartbreaking for […]

The year-end Ultimate Fighting Championship event keeps taking hits on fight week. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

The hits keep coming for the final Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view card of the year. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Charles Oliveira will make the walk at UFC 256 without head coach Diego Lima by his side. In an interview with UFC.com, Lima revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 just days before the team left Sao Paulo for Las Vegas, which will keep him from cornering Oliveira for his co-main event fight vs. Tony […]

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC 256 is down one bout after welterweight Dwight Grant announced he’s tested positive for COVID-19. Grant (10-3) wrote on Instagram that he will not be fighting Li Jingliang (17-6) this weekend due to the virus. He said his symptoms were not severe and would quarantine before starting his comeback. […]

The hits keep come on coming regarding COVID-19 and UFC 256. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com