Новости за 21.01.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Dominick Cruz dethroned T.J. Dillashaw to reclaim the UFC bantamweight title at UFC Fight Night 81, and his win might affect the future of a former champion.

LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. surely hit a nerve with Conor McGregor. Or, at the very least, gave him a good reason to advance a pseudo-feud.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo started his burger business on Tuesday, and spoke to the media about his decision to become a businessman, what’s next for him inside the Octagon, discussed the 13-second loss to Conor McGregor, the Irishman’s upcoming clash with lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, and much more.

LAS VEGAS -- When Holly Holm was still in boxing, she was asked a lot about Laila Ali.

Conor McGregor solemnly swears he will always show up for fights. For press conferences this holds true, too, but he doesn’t always show up on time. Such was the case for Wednesday’s first UFC 197 media conference in Las Vegas, which started 25 minutes late and — temporarily — without the Irishman himself. When he did show he appeared with his head shaved, sunglasses, and an unbuttoned $1,250 Versace shirt that he said made him feel like "El Chapo in his prime." His first zinger, in defending his own tardiness... Читать дальше...

On this week's episode of "The MMA Beat", the panel will discuss the UFC 197 pre-fight press conference, Dominick Cruz's win, Wanderlei Silva's future, TUF 23 and more.

CM Punk knows a healthy bit of MMA fans can't wait to see him get knocked out in the Octagon.

What do we do with Jose Aldo if we're Dana & Joe?

If they allow Conor to remain the champ @ 145...and it seems like they are...where does that leave the FW GOAT? It actually makes things easier, I think. Either they give him an immediate rematch, or feed one of the top guys he's already beaten to him. IMO, he's earned a rematch, especially considering the brevity of his match with the Irishman. If Conor had beaten him senseless for 3,4 or 5 rounds, then I would say no, let him work his way back up to the top. Читать дальше...

No one was more disappointed with Anthony Pettis' performance on Sunday night than Pettis himself.

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has not been promised an immediate rematch with the man who took the title, Luke Rockhold.

UFC bantamweight contender Urijah Faber will host this year’s edition of the World MMA Awards.

A UFC event on Sunday nights during the NFL playoffs looks to turn into an annual tradition after two years of ratings success.

Sunday's Dominick Cruz bantamweight title win over T.J. Dillashaw drew the second-largest audience for a UFC event ever on Fox Sports 1, doing 2,288,000 viewers. The previous record of 2,751,000 was set last January for a similar show on a playoff night with a Conor McGregor vs Dennis Siver main event.

The combination of what was in reality the strongest championship fight ever put on FS 1... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS -- Rafael dos Anjos is putting the anger of all of Conor McGregor's past opponents on his back.

LAS VEGAS -- Mystic Mac has spoken.

Conor McGregor has called his shot in almost every UFC fight thus far, predicting how he'll beat his opponent and sometimes even the exact round. On Wednesday, the brash Irishman looked into his crystal ball and came up with a prophecy for his lightweight title fight with Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March here.

"I believe I will dust Rafael inside one minute," McGregor said at the on-sale press conference. "He is a slower, sloppier version of [Jose] Aldo. Читать дальше...

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Two of the UFC's longest tenured veterans will collide on March 5 when Diego Sanchez and Jim Miller meet in a lightweight battle at UFC 197. The match-up will serve as the featured bout of the event's UFC Fight Pass prelims.