“Super” Sage Northcutt will make his first Octagon appearance of 2017 this July.
After ending last year on a down note, UFC prospect Sage Northcutt is returning to lightweight for his first fight of 2017. The UFC confirmed on Wednesday that Northcutt will take on Peru’s Claudio Puelles at this summer’s UFC 214.
Has the UFC put the cart in front of the horse again? Dana White says the promotion is working to book Demetrious Johnson vs. TJ Dillashaw, but it looks like they’ll have their work cut out for them.
If the UFC has plan for Demetrious Johnson’s next title defense, it seems they haven’t got the champion on board yet. In a recent interview with ESPN, Dana White announced that the promotion was working to get a fight booked between ‘Mighty Mouse’ and former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw.
Michael Bisping is still holding out hope of putting together a bout with Georges St-Pierre and if the UFC has to put together an interim title in the meantime, that doesn’t seem to bother him at all.
Michael Bisping says he still hasn’t spoken to Dana White & co. about the potential demise of his bout with Georges St-Pierre, but it sounds like he’s a little more clued in on the reality that the fight may be scrapped altogether. Even if that’s the case, however, it doesn’t sound like Bisping is expecting to be ready to fight any sooner than this fall.
Paul ’Semtex’ Daley is keen to take on Michael Venom Page on his terms and at a time of his choosing.
One of the most widely-shared clips on social media that did the rounds at the tail end of last week was Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley pacing menacingly through London’s Wembley Arena after his loss to Rory Macdonald at Bellator 179.
With Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw scrapped from UFC 213, it looks as if Dillashaw will get to fight flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson in August.
Two weeks ago, UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was reportedly uncertain to make July’s UFC 213 pay-per-view with a back injury, and now it’s been made official that he’s out. With Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw off, that opens the door for the former bantamweight champion to move down to flyweight and take on the sport’s pound-for-pound best, Demetrious Johnson. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto relayed this information on Tuesday night’s SportsCenter.
Manuwa believes Cormier and Jones are just trying to sell the fight.
One thing is for sure: Jimi Manuwa lets his fists do the talking.
The heavy handed Brit is riding back-to-back knockout victories over Ovince Saint Preux and Corey Anderson, and is currently the No. 3 ranked light heavyweight in the world.
Vitor Belfort’s UFC 212 fight vs. Nate Marquardt will be his farewell to the UFC, but he’s not done competing just yet.
Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort is just about two weeks away from fighting Nate Marquardt at UFC 212. The 40-year-old hasn’t won in nearly two years, and the Marquardt showdown represents the last fight on his UFC contract.
Floyd Mayweather is getting more and more positive about a potential boxing match with Conor McGregor.
Now that Conor McGregor has apparently signed his side of the deal for a boxing match with legend Floyd Mayweather, everyone is asking Floyd about the status of his side of things. Over the weekend Mayweather was in the UK for his protege Gervonta Davis’ bout with Liam Walsh, and was quizzed about it at every turn.
Tyron Woodley feels he should have been Georges St-Pierre’s comeback opponent, instead of Michael Bisping.
After winning his seventh consecutive fight at UFC 211, Demian Maia was promised the next title shot by Dana White himself. But for champion Tyron Woodley, the current number one-ranked 170-pound contender might have to “take a backseat” to more prominent names such as Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz.
