MMA
Conor McGregor, Holly Holm to defend titles at UFC 197
McGregor, the reigning UFC featherweight champion, will hold on to that title while moving up to lightweight to challenge champion Rafael dos Anjos for his belt at UFC 197, the UFC has announced.
Lawler wins split-decision thriller over Condit
Only the fifth-round bell could stop Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit from punishing each other. When it finally rang, the champion and challenger stood side-by-side with their arms leaned up on the cage, wearing exhaustion and respect on their bruised, bloodied faces.
New promotion courts Latino fans to mixed martial arts
In the cage under the disco ball at Hollywood’s Florentine Gardens, a featherweight from Minnesota nicknamed “Sexy Mexy” puts an arm triangle choke on his opponent, thrilling several hundred fans who paid about $10 to get in.
Rafael dos Anjos stops Donald Cerrone in 1st round
Rafael dos Anjos stopped Donald Cerrone at 1:06 of the first round Saturday night to retain the UFC lightweight title.
UFC lightweights warn McGregor: You’re going to get hurt
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has vowed to move up in weight soon to fight for the lightweight title.
Rousey says she’ll fight again, but Holm may want a bout in the meantime
“I need to come back. I need to beat this chick,” Rousey told ESPN the Magazine in the first comments she’s made following her stunning second-round knockout loss in Australia on Nov. 14.
With Aldo up next, UFC’s McGregor says he won’t tumble like Rousey
If Conor McGregor feels the weight of the UFC on his shoulders, the Irish featherweight sure knows how to make such a burden look comfortable.
Bellator’s Kato stunned by attacks in his Paris neighborhood
Hisaki Kato left his native Paris last week to travel to the biggest fight of his mixed martial arts career. When he touched down in New York, he learned that terrorists were killing dozens in the Bataclan concert hall — just down the street from his training gym.
UFC’s VanZant gets replacement opponent Namajunas
UFC strawweight Paige VanZant will fight fellow contender Rose Namajunas in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on Dec. 10.
UFC reinstates former champ Jones after legal trouble
The UFC has reinstated its former light heavyweight champion, lifting Jones’ indefinite suspension after its lawyers reviewed his plea agreement stemming from a hit-and-run crash in Albuquerque in April.
