UFC

(Courtesy of JRE Clips) The Ultimate Fighting Championship earlier this year entered its biggest, most prestigious media partnership ever when it began a long-term broadcasting deal with ESPN and the sports network icon’s vast array of media properties. While the focal point of the deal is ESPN+, a new...

Nick Diaz isn’t retired from fighting but there’s also a chance he never competes again. On Monday, Diaz released a lengthy statement via his Instagram page where he addressed his potential return to action after he was briefly attached to a fight against Jorge Masvidal in March. The fight...

Paul Felder won a hard-fought unanimous decision at the first UFC Fight Night on ESPN on Sunday in Phoenix, but he also suffered a severe injury in the waning moments of the fight.  Felder and James Vick fought a war in their three-round lightweight co-main event, but it didn’t...

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Francis Ngannou pulled off the biggest victory of his career at UFC Fight Night on ESPN in Phoenix on February 17, 2019 by taking out former UFC champion Cain Velasquez. His focus is now firmly on the UFC heavyweight title currently wrapped around Daniel Cormier’s...

Following the fight promotion’s debut on ESPN on Sunday, UFC released the attendance and gate figures from the event. UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez took place at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz. in front of a crowd of 14,269 spectators. The event generated $1,409,447.00 in...

The first UFC event to air on ESPN is in the books. Heavyweight Francis Ngannou scored a 26-second finish over former champion Cain Velasquez in the fight card’s main event in Phoenix, Ariz. on Sunday. Following the 12-fight card, the fight promotion announced the recipients of the fighter bonuses....

(Courtesy of UFC) Following the first UFC Fight Night on ESPN, Dana White talked about what he characterized as a “decent” night of fights, which included the Octagon debut of Kron Gracie and Francis Ngannou spoiling the return of former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. TRENDING > VIDEO: Kron Gracie...

Former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the cage on Sunday against Francis Ngannou in the UFC on ESPN 1 main event.  He last fought in July 2016.  Injuries sidelined Velasquez’ and his return was highly anticipated.  26 seconds after the bell signifying the start of the fight, Velasquez’...

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) After Kron Gracie’s win over Alex Caceres in his inaugural UFC fight, he responded to Conor McGregor’s social media post after the fight. Gracie needed little more than two minutes to submit Caceres at UFC Fight Night on ESPN 1 in Phoenix. It marked the...