2019 UFC / MMA News

[New York Knight]

Jorge Masvidal vs. Darren Till set for UFC London headliner

[New York Knight]

UFC London update ...


Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal
Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson
Jack Marshman vs.John Phillips
Cláudio Silva vs. Danny Roberts
Molly McCann vs. Priscila Cachoeira
Gökhan Saki vs. Saparbek Safarov
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Dominick Reyes
Tom Breese vs. Cezar Ferreira

[New York Knight]

After a 16 year absence, the UFC is returning to Miami for a Fight Night event on April 27th

[New York Knight]

Yoel Romero facing Paulo "The Eraser" Costa in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Miami

[New York Knight]

UFC is targeting Romero / Costa

Not finalized, as Romero is off the grid filming a reality show right now.

[New York Knight]

Originally Posted by New York Knight

Jorge Masvidal vs. Darren Till set for UFC London headliner

Darren Till -245

Jorge Masvidal +175

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Originally Posted by New York Knight

Junior Dos Santos vs. Derrick Lewis targeted as UFC on ESPN+ 4 headliner in Kansas

Derrick Lewis +105

JDS -145

[New York Knight]

The commission will decide the fate of Khabib Nurmagomedov, two of his corners and Conor McGregor for their roles in an infamous brawl at UFC 229.

The meeting takes place Tuesday in Las Vegas, according to an agenda released by the NSAC.

NSAC Chairman Anthony Marnell previously has said Nurmagomedov and McGregor will be required to attend the meeting in person if they did not reach a settlement with the commission. Nurmagomedov has said he will not attend the meeting.

According to the agenda, the commission will conduct hearings on separate disciplinary complaints against the fighters, “or, in the alternative” conduct hearings on a pair of proposed settlement agreements. Two of Nurmagomedov’s corners from UFC 229, Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov, will have proposed settlement agreements heard by the commission.

The brawl participants face fines, suspensions and other potential punishments, such as community service, for their roles in the melee. The commission still is holding $1 million of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s $2 million disclosed purse held in the wake of the brawl; Marnell estimates the UFC lightweight champ took home between $5 and $6 million for the title bout, which includes monies the UFC is not required to make public. The commission has the legal right to fine Nurmagomedov and McGregor 100 percent of their purses, though that’s highly unlikely to happen.

The melee was touched off when Khabib Nurmagomedov leapt over the octagon following a fourth-round submission of McGregor and attacked Dillon Danis, who was there cageside in support of the Irish star. McGregor then leapt onto the cage and was stopped by an NSAC official, but he still took a swipe at Abubakar Nurmagomedov, who then fought back along with Tukhugov as a melee played out in the cage.

Notably, Danis is not on the commission agenda for the meeting despite receiving a temporary suspension along with other brawl participants.

Marnell said the commission would have held McGregor’s pay had the extent of his role in the brawl been known on fight night. McGregor reportedly declined to press charges on three of Nurmagomedov’s teammates who were detained by Las Vegas police at T-Mobile Arena after the incident.


Also scheduled for the NSAC meeting is Jon Jones, who will go before the commission to discuss a series of drug test results conducted by UFC anti-doping partner U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). A Dec. 9 out-of-competition test revealed trace amounts of a long-term metabolite of oral turinabol, prompting Marnell and NSAC Executive Director Bob Bennett to call for a hearing in advance of Jones’ scheduled fight against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232. Because the commission was unable to convene a hearing prior to the Dec. 28 event, the UFC chose to move the event from Nevada to California, where Jones had already received a license.


In a statement, the commission ordered Jones to appear at an evidentiary hearing to “allow for a measured, thoughtful and comprehensive discussion of his anti-doping testing protocol and results and provide an opportunity for the NSAC to determine the approriate path forward for him in Nevada.”

[New York Knight]

Heavy action on Fedor continues ..........

[New York Knight]

Artem Lobov (The GOAT) has been released from the UFC.

He asked for his release and the promotion obliged. He had three fights left on his deal. He is hoping to secure new MMA, boxing and kickboxing contracts

[New York Knight]

A middleweight contender bout between Derek Brunson and Elias Theodorou is possible for the UFC Ottawa main event.

[New York Knight]

Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd is off UFC 235 ... Dana says they're working on other fights for both.

[New York Knight]

Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm in the works to headline UFC 237 in Brazil

[New York Knight]

All 13 fights at UFC Fortaleza will go ahead despite 2 fighters not making weight.

Sarah Frota missed the strawweight limit by seven pounds. She will forfeit 40 percent of her purse to Livia Renata Souza and their bout will proceed as scheduled.

Magomed Bibulatov missed the flyweight limit by one pound. He was not granted extra time to make the weight. He will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Rogerio Bontorin and their bout will proceed as scheduled.



Main card (ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET) ...

Raphael Assuncao (136) vs. Marlon Moraes (135)

Jose Aldo (146) vs. Renato Moicano (145.5)

Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Lyman Good (170.5)

Charles Oliveira (154.4) vs. David Teymur (156)

Johnny Walker (205) vs. Justin Ledet (205)

Livia Renata Souza (115.5) vs. Sarah Frota (123)


Undercard (ESPN+ at 5 p.m. ET) ...

Markus Perez (185.5) vs. Anthony Hernandez (184.5)

Thiago Alves (170.5) vs. Max Griffin (170)

Mara Romero Borella (125) vs. Taila Santos (125)

Junior Albini (265.5) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (241.5)

Geraldo de Freitas Jr. (145.5) vs. Felipe Colares (145)

Ricardo Ramos (135.5) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (135)

Rogerio Bontorin (124.5) vs. Magomed Bibulatov (127)

[New York Knight]

Cezar Ferreira is out of his next fight.

The veteran middleweight announced on Instagram that an injury to his right knee has forced him to withdraw from his upcoming bout with Tom Breese at UFC London on March 16.

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Frankie Saenz is replacing the injured Tomas Almeida versus Marlon Vera at UFC 235 in Vegas

[New York Knight]

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship just announced their signing of Rumble Johnson

[New York Knight]

And, Cancel that

Rumble ...

"Listen I'm not fighting for Bare Knuckle...Dope organization and I can say that because I'm here at an event now. My job is FIGHTER RELATIONS ONLY. Who was the 1 that put it out there that I'm fighting?"

[New York Knight]

Three weeks before the card, it appears Misha Cirkunov needs a new opponent for UFC 235.

Ovince Saint Preux has been forced out of his light heavyweight fight against Cirkunov according to Saint Preux’s management team at KO Reps.

UFC officials have not yet made an announcement of the change, or if Cirkunov will stay on the card against a new opponent.

[New York Knight]

UFC Nashville gets a lightweight battle between Luis “Violent Bob Ross” Pena vs Steven “Ocho” Peterson

[New York Knight]

David Branch vs. Jack Hermansson set for UFC on ESPN (Philadelphia) on 3/30

[New York Knight]

Johnny Walker replaces Ovince Saint Preux vs. Misha Cirkunov at UFC 235

[New York Knight]

Originally Posted by New York Knight

Artem Lobov (The GOAT) has been released from the UFC.

He asked for his release and the promotion obliged. He had three fights left on his deal. He is hoping to secure new MMA, boxing and kickboxing contracts

Lobov has signed a three-fight, six-figure deal with Bare Knuckle FC

His debut will be against former UFC fighter Jason Knight on April 20. He also gets PPV points. The deal allows him to sign with an MMA promotion, as well.

[New York Knight]

Programming change for the 2/23 UFC Fight Night Prague event:

The prelims for this event - the first 3 hours (11a - 2p ET) - are now moving from ESPN+ to ESPN2/ESPN Deportes

Main card will remain on ESPN+