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Tony Ferguson says he has been offered to coach The Ultimate Fighter alongside Conor McGregor. McGregor hasn’t fought since a doctor’s stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He’s been recovering from a leg injury ever since but seems to remain intent on a return to the Octagon this year. An exact timeline for

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Twelve years after his championship run on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Tony Ferguson may be returning to the TUF house. The tweet above from Ferguson is, per usual, garbled in “El Cucuy” speech, but fortunately, years of experience reading Tony Ferguson tweets has granted me a certain fluency in deciphering his

The next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is around the corner, but the coaches have yet to be officially named. According to the former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, he was not only contacted about a coaching role in the upcoming 31st season of the reality competition series expected to film soon, but given

Jan 21, 2023 Jose Aldo, the longest-reigning featherweight champion in UFC history, will be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame later this year. Aldo, 36, retired from the UFC in September, one month after losing to Merab Dvalishvili in a highly ranked bantamweight fight. Had Aldo won that fight, he might have moved on

Former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou may no longer be ruling the 265-pound roost after fighting out his UFC contract, but “The Predator” is still considered by many to be the finest heavyweight fighter in the world. Some of the top dogs in PFL could change that status. That’s according to former UFC fighter and current

Beneil Dariush might get his wish in facing a top contender like Charles Oliveira for his next Octagon appearance. According to Dariush, the UFC is in the preliminary stages of booking him a fight with Oliveira for later this year. He revealed the UFC is targeting a May bout with Oliveira during a recent interview

The lineup for the UFC’s return to a venue it hasn’t played in more than a decade continues to grow with the addition of a new bantamweight bout. Kyler Phillips (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is set to take on Raphael Assuncao (27-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 221, which takes place March 11

Jan 24, 2023 Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold intends to pursue fights outside UFC after securing his release from the company. In an appearance on “The MMA Hour” on Monday, Rockhold, 38, revealed he and UFC have mutually parted ways, ending a partnership that began in 2013. Rockhold retired in the Octagon in August,

UFC star Conor McGregor might be returning to the UFC spotlight a lot sooner than originally anticipated. McGregor hasn’t fought since a doctor’s stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He’s been recovering from a leg injury ever since but seems to remain intent on a return to the Octagon this year. An exact

Modestas Bukauskas is back in the UFC thanks to a short-notice opportunity in Australia. Bukauskas (13-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) will take on Tyson Pedro (9-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in less than three weeks at UFC 284 in Perth. His management team announced the matchup on Twitter late Wednesday. Bukauskas will step in for Mingyang Zhang

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Former UFC Featherweight Felipe Colares found himself involved in an altercation on Wednesday (Jan. 25, 2023) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Allegedly, a man was attempting to steal a phone and assaulted a woman in the process, prompting Colares to intervene with his jiu-jitsu skills. There are photos and video of

11:17 AM ET Ranked lightweights Dan Hooker and Jalin Turner will square off at UFC 285, both fighters confirmed on social media. Hooker announced the bout on “The MacLife” and Turner confirmed shortly after via Instagram. UFC 285 takes place on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Hooker (22-12) is coming off a

Alex Pereira wants revenge for his coach and mentor, Glover Teixeira, while chasing UFC double champ status. Pereira (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), the current UFC middleweight champion, has expressed interest in moving up to light heavyweight to challenge newly minted titleholder Jamahal Hill. The Brazilian appeared in the comments section of Hill’s (7-1 MMA, 4-0

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is planning to book reigning bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling opposite former 135-pound titleholder Henry Cejudo for the upcoming UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., April 8, 2023 at a city and venue to be determined. That’s according to MMA Fighting. Sterling (22-3) is currently healing from an

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman is gearing up for his first contest in almost two years. At UFC 261 in April 2021, ‘The All-American’ threw a low kick that opponent Uriah Hall successfully checked. Weidman’s right tibia and fibula broke on impact, in a moment eerily similar to Anderson Silva’s left leg injury against

1:38 PM ET Conor McGregor has denied allegations that he attacked a woman on his yacht last summer in Ibiza. Ultima Hora, a newspaper in Spain, released a report Tuesday with allegations from an Irish woman that the UFC superstar punched her and threatened to drown her at a party in July on his boat.

ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong feels it’s a possibility that Christian and Angela Lee might not fight again after their sister Victoria’s death. Victoria passed away last month at just 18 years old. A cause of death hasn’t been made public, but the MMA community continues to mourn her passing. Victoria was expected to be a

Curious to see what Valerie Loureda looks like in a WWE ring? You can soon find out. After nearly a year of training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., Loureda, a former Bellator fighter, taped her first pro wrestling TV match Tuesday night. It will be featured on “NXT LVL UP” and stream