UFC NEWS
After the controversy of the UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, the UFC returns home to its base at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, where a fight card packed with rising prospects looks to shine under the lights at UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama.
Tom Aspinall’s first title defence as undisputed UFC heavyweight champion ended in pain and disappointment as he was poked in both eyes by challenger Ciryl Gane and left unable to continue in the first round of their main event title fight at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi.
The fighters took to the scale at the official weigh-ins ahead of UFC 321, and there were no issues as the two championship bouts were made official in Abu Dhabi.
The UFC 321 title fight between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane brings pressure onto both men, for various reasons, as the undisputed UFC heavyweight title is put up for grabs in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
Brendan “All In” Allen delivered an outstanding performance at UFC Vancouver as he stepped in on one month’s notice to defeat number-four middleweight contender Reinier de Ridder and push himself into the title picture at 185 pounds.
UFC 323 will feature two championship fights, and the return of two former UFC champions, as the promotion brings down the curtain on its pay-per-view era partnership with ESPN in Las Vegas, on December 6.
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira produced a vintage performance to submit Polish lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, then called for an epic BMF title bout with Max Holloway.
Weigh-in day saw a little drama, a big weight miss, and one bout removed from the card entirely as the final, official bout lineup for Saturday’s UFC Rio event was confirmed.
UFC President and CEO Dana White dished out five more UFC contracts as the latest batch of Contender Series action produced another exciting night of fights at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor has been hit with an 18-month anti-doping ban after the UFC’s anti-doping administrators Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced the sanction on Tuesday night.
Alex Pereira produced a stunning performance to reclaim the undisputed UFC light heavyweight title as he blasted his way to a first-round TKO victory over Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 320 in Las Vegas.
