Новости за 14.12.2017

WINNIPEG — At UFC on FOX 26 media day, check out the staredowns for all the main card fighters Thursday morning.

A playful segment on UFC Tonight resulted in some not-so-playful words being exchanged between welterweight contender Colby Covington and FOX Sports host Kenny Florian.

It’s been a good 5 years, probably 6 if I count the account before this but I think it’s time to move on from here, at least as a poster.

Eryk Anders asked for a fight with Lyoto Machida at UFC Belem, and he got it. The pair of middleweights will collide in a five-round main event in Belem, Brazil, on Feb. 3, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by MMA Today.

LOS ANGELES — Most fighters would be concerned with their fight and their fight alone, and let the other chips fall where they may. But not Chael Sonnen. “The American Gangster” has always had keen interest in the business side of mixed martial arts. And next month, there will be a very intriguing battle — not between two athletes, but between the two top promotions.

After he made his UFC debut earlier this year, knocking out Michael Johnson in a thrilling Fight of the Year contender, Justin Gaethje shouted to the world, “Where is my equal?!” Turns out, he found his equal in his very next fight, getting knocked out by Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 earlier this month. And though the loss was the first of Gaethje’s career and set him back in his goal to hold UFC gold one day, Gaethje wouldn’t have it any other way.

On this week's show, the panel will discuss Georges St-Pierre's decision to vacate the middleweight title, Whittaker vs. Rockhold, Mark Hunt's return, Mackenzie Dern's future, Lawler vs. RDA and more.

Chael Sonnen and Rampage Jackson faced off for the first time Wednesday in Los Angeles, ahead of their Bellator heavyweight tournament first-round fight at Bellator 192 on Jan. 20 at The Forum.

LOS ANGELES -- Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has fought on three continents over his long mixed martial arts career. In the process, he was exposed to a wide variety of fight fans.

Tyron Woodley is getting shoulder surgery after all.

Woodley, the reigning UFC welterweight champion, suffered a partial labrum tear early in his recent title defense over Demain Maia. “T-Wood” has been undecided on whether to go under the knife to repair the injury in the months since, voicing a willingness to fight through the injury if it meant a Dec. 30 dance date against lightweight superstar Nate Diaz. But with the Diaz talks having fallen through, Woodley has decided to ultimately... Читать дальше...

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will have a tall task in front of him on Jan. 20 when he faces off against up-and-coming knockout artist Francis Ngannou at UFC 220.

Former WSOF bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes handily led the disclosed payroll for UFC Fresno, earning $146,000 for his highlight-reel knockout of Aljamain Sterling on Saturday night. The California State Athletic Commission released the event’s finalized salary information Wednesday to MMA Fighting.

If Gabriel Benitez thought he’d seen it all entering UFC Fresno, he was wrong.