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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones agreed to plead guilty to DWI (second offense) on Tuesday and will not face any jail time if he follows the terms of a plea agreement, according to a spokesperson for the Bernalillo County, New Mexico, district attorney’s office. Jones was arrested on four charges last Thursday in Albuquerque. […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has admitted his long-awaited bout against Tony Ferguson is likely to be called off for a fifth time, with the UFC lightweight champion currently stranded in Russia. Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to face Ferguson on 18 April in New York before the escalation of the coronavirus outbreak. UFC president Dana White has remained adamant […]
MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili’s journey from her native China to Las Vegas for her first title defense against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on March 7 was a remarkable, trying experience due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of this week, the journey is […]
UFC star Jon Jones has been arrested in the US for allegedly driving while intoxicated. Jones, 32, was arrested by police and taken into custody in Alberquerque, New Mexico. TMZ Sports claim that police were called after reported gunshots. Officers attending the scene reported that the UFC Light-heavyweight champion appeared ‘drunk’, and that they found […]
Conor McGregor is the latest celebrity to donate money to help fight the coronavirus crisis as he announced he would give €1million worth of protective equipment to local hospitals. The former two-weight UFC champion has been vocal on his social media channels since the outbreak began, instructing people to remain indoors and heed the instructions […]
For British MMA fans, UFC London is a reward. It’s a reward for the lost hours of sleep that vanished somewhere in the dim blue glow of television and laptop screens. It’s a reward for enduring the bleary-eyed filter that separates those fans from the classics unfolding before them as dawn creeps through the curtains. […]
Dana White has insisted UFC’s planned lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will go ahead in April despite the impact coronavirus has had on the promotion’s upcoming events this week. On Monday, UFC president White confirmed UFC London – originally scheduled for this Saturday – had been postponed indefinitely, along with UFC […]
‘We did everything we could’: Dana White confirms the UFC is postponing its next three events due to the coronavirus pandemic Dana White had been intent on hosting UFC events despite the coronavirus The promotion held a Fight Night event in Brazil on Saturday with no fans present The White House’s has since recommended to avoid gatherings […]
MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun There is a new, legitimate title challenger in the UFC’s lightweight division. And it does not appear he’s slowing down any time soon. Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira recorded his seventh consecutive finish on Saturday as he submitted former interim title challenger […]
While all of the major sporting organizations in North America have temporarily put their seasons to a halt because of the coronavirus outbreak, the UFC is controversially moving forward as UFC Fight Night occurs on Saturday from the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. The main event features a catchweight contest at 158.5 pounds between lightweight contenders Kevin Lee […]