Michael Chandler’s long-awaited return to the Octagon won’t come against Conor McGregor. Instead, Chandler will get a rematch against Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira in a crucial lightweight contest on Nov. 17 at UFC 309. Barstool’s Robbie Fox was the first to report this news Friday night. Chandler isn’t necessarily out of the sweepstakes for a … Chandler to face Oliveira at UFC 309
The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Arman Tsarukyan, the UFC’s #1 ranked lightweight contender, for nine months on Tuesday. The suspension comes 10 weeks after Tsarukyan got into an altercation with a fan at UFC 300. The suspension, which can be reduced to six months if Tsarukyan does an anti-bullying PSA video, also came with a … NSAC suspends Arman Tsarukyan 9 months
The main event for UFC 302 on June 1 at Prudential Arena in Newark, New Jersey, is now official, with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev set to take on third-ranked contender Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier. BetRivers opened Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) as a -400 ‘chalk’ vs. Poirier, who is a +280 underdog. DraftKings opened Makhachev … UFC 302 Odds: Makhachev opens as a massive favorite vs. Poirier
In the second scrap on the main card of UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 13, former lightweight champion Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira will face fourth-ranked Arman Tsarukyan in what’s being billed as a 155-pound title eliminator. As of Wednesday, three days out from the show, most betting shops had Tsarukyan … UFC 300 Betting Picks: Edwards likes healthy underdog
We finally have a main event for UFC 300. The promotion announced Saturday that Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira will take on Jamahal Hill in the first defense of his light heavyweight belt on April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. DraftKings opened Pereira as a -162 favorite late Saturday night. The number dipped down to … Pereira favored over Hill in UFC 300 main event
Updated on Tuesday, 1/9/24, at 1:45 p.m. Eastern. Dana White announced two new fights late Sunday night. We now have four fights official for UFC 300, and Dustin Poirier is set to make his Octagon return at UFC 299. The 34-year-old Poirier (29-8-0-1 MMA, 21-7-0-1 UFC) will be in bounce-back mode when he takes on … Poirier returns at UFC 299 and Oliveira added to UFC 300
In the fifth round of his final sparring session Monday before flying to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday ahead of his Oct. 21 rematch against Islam Makhachev, former lightweight champion Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira sustained a cut that’s forced him to pull out of UFC 294. In a gangster move that only took one phone call … Oliveira out of UFC 294; Volk faces Makhachev on 11 days’ notice