Sam Sicilia is the latest UFC veteran to sign with rival organization Bellator MMA.
Sam Sicilia is headed to Bellator.
The featherweight veteran, who completed his UFC contract and became a free agent at UFC Fight Night 105 with a one-sided loss to Gavin Tucker, signed a multi-fight deal with the Viacom-backed organization, MMAjunkie.com reported Wednesday.
UFC lightweight Nik Lentz recently made a big adjustment to his training camp in hopes of getting back on track.
Nik Lentz recently changed things up after five years at American Top Team.
In May, Lentz announced his decision to leave the Coconut Creek, Florida gym. He has since opted to train at Combat Club, just 30 miles away from his former team, following in the footsteps of former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.
Conor McGregor doesn’t believe Floyd Mayweather will make it past the second round on Aug. 26.
It hasn’t been decided yet, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is currently reviewing Floyd Mayweather’s request to change the 10-ounce glove size to eight-ounces on the night of his boxing showdown against Conor McGregor on Aug. 26.
Rafael Dos Anjos believes he can fare well against current welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.
The last time Tyron Woodley finished a fight was when he won the belt against Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in July2016. His succeeding fights all went to distance, and were all heavily criticized for being uneventful, pointing to Woodley’s hesitance to engage and take risks.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission will consider McGregor’s request and make a ruling next week.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. owns Nevada. He has resided in the state for many years, hasn’t fought outside it since a 2005 bout with Sharmba Mitchell, and has had many dealings with the Nevada State Athletic Commission as a boxer and as a promoter. So it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that Conor McGregor, the man he meets in a boxing match in Las Vegas on August 26th, is looking to add one international judge to the mix for their bout.
Conor McGregor doesn’t see his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the end of the road for his fledgling boxing career. He says he’ll do both the UFC and boxing and rule both of those sports with an iron fist.
Conor McGregor declines Vasyl Lomachenko’s offer to step in as a sparring partner.
Conor McGregor’s recent rifts with sparring partners have been a talked about topic, as of late. This all stemmed from his conflict with former world champion Paulie Malignaggi about some leaked boxing photos and supposed “mistreatment” and other issues.
The old expression “time heals all wounds” doesn’t seem to apply to Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey.
Miesha Tate won’t go as far as saying she still hates Ronda Rousey, but there’s definitely some heat there. Tate, who retired from the Octagon following a UFC 205 loss to Raquel Pennington, had an extremely long and drawn-out rivalry with Rousey that spanned two MMA promotions and two fights, both of which Rousey came out on top of.
Tyron Woodley won convincingly at UFC 214, but did he really employ an optimal strategy?
For many fans, Tyron Woodley’s dominant welterweight title defense against Demian Maia represented a black mark on an otherwise stellar UFC 214 main card. The encounter was largely spent with both men circling each other, in a fight that resulted in the least strikes ever landed in a 25-minute UFC welterweight title fight. The previous record was established just four months prior, during Woodley’s anticlimactic rematch with Stephen Thompson.
