We have the upcoming UFC 161 event that's set for this Saturday night in Canada, but there's huge event coming up less than a month away. The UFC 162 PPV event is set for fourth of July weekend in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 6. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4) returns to the Octagon in the main event to face undefeated No. 1 contender Chris Weidman (9-0). Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionFull ‘UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman’ card announced; tickets on sale May 10
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is taking over Fourth of July weekend in Las Vegas. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4) returns to the Octagon in the UFC 162 main event on Saturday, July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to face undefeated No. 1 contender Chris Weidman (9-0). Read More »
Edgar vs. Oliveira, Swanson vs. Siver added to UFC 162
UFC officials have announced two new bouts for the upcoming UFC 162 event that's set for July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Neveda. Read More »
Jose Aldo agrees to defend featherweight title against Anthony Pettis in August
You probably read my piece earlier today about UFC President Dana White stating that UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo refusing to fight Anthony Pettis in August. Well, it appears that Aldo and camp have agreed to fight Pettis Read More »
Dana White UFC on Fuel TV 7 vlog – day 1
The UFC is headed to London, England this weekend for UFC on FUEL TV 7, but before that happens UFC President Dana White gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at UFC 156. Watch as Alistair Overeem is upset by Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, Tyron Woodley makes a grand UFC debut over Jay Hieron, Joseph Benavidez defeats Ian McCall, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Rashad Evans and Jose Aldo keeps his featherweight title against Frankie Edgar. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com’s Official World MMA Featherweight Rankings
ProMMAnow.com's Official World MMA Featherweight Rankings. Jose Aldo is still the king of the division after knocking off Frankie Edgar at UFC 156. Read More »
Is Jose Aldo really a tougher fight than Ben Henderson for Anthony Pettis?
UFC walking highlight reel Anthony Pettis is set to take on Jose Aldo on Aug. 3 for the UFC featherweight title. The fighter was originally scheduled to take on the winner of the Ben Henderson/Gilbert Melendez fight that's set for UFC on FOX 7 in April. However, Pettis sent a text to UFC President Dana White after Jose Aldo successfully defended his featherweight title against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 on Saturday night. Read More »
Fight Day: Behind the scenes of Jose Aldo’s UFC 156 win over Frankie Edgar *Video*
We previously shared video of UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in preparation for his battle with Frankie Edgar at UFC 156. Now we will take you behind the scenes with Aldo on the actual fight day, where he went on to outlast a game Frankie Edgar to retain his featherweight title on Saturday night. Read More »
Report: Anthony Pettis moves to featherweight to challenge Jose Aldo on Aug. 3
Well, that didn't take long. UFC lightweight contender sent a text to UFC President Dana White after Jose Aldo retained his UFC featherweight title via unanimous decision against Frankie Edgar at UFC 156. Read More »
UFC 156 medical suspensions: Several fighters facing potential long suspensions
ProMMAnow was notified of the suspensions from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which regulated the UFC 156 event. The card saw 13 fighters receive medical suspensions for the efforts on Saturday night. There are several fighters that could be out for quite a while unless cleared by a doctor beforehand. Read More »
UFC 156 fallout: Let’s play UFC matchmaker
Well, UFC 156 has come and past and it certainly delivered on all levels for the most part. The upsets that took place certainly shook things up regarding potential matchup moving forward, and we're going to take our best stab at who some of the winners and losers should fight next. Read More »
Dana White UFC 156 post-fight media scrum *Video*
UFC President Dana White spoke with media after the UFC 156 post-fight press conference. He touched on a variety of subjects from referee Kim Winslow's action during the Bobby Green/Jacob Volkmann fight to the terrible night the "Blackzilians" had on Saturday night. Read More »
Top five moments at UFC 156
The UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event took place on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It was a night of upsets and overall an excellent event except for the co-main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Let's take a look at the top five moments of the event. Read More »
UFC 156 bonuses: Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva and Bobby Green earn $50K
The UFC 156 event took place in Las Vegas Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in what turned out to be a splendid event full of upsets. There were four fighters who took home bonus money for their efforts. Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, and Bobby Green all took home $50,000. Read More »
Live Stream: UFC 156 post-fight press conference
Watch the UFC 156 post-fight press conference live stream following tonight's pay-per-view event at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Watch as champ Jose Aldo, Bigfoot Silva and tonight's other big winners field questions from the media about their performances and future. Read More »
UFC 156 main card recap: Jose Aldo outlasts late charge by Frankie Edgar to retain title
Jose Aldo kept his UFC career perfect, successfully defending his title once again but it was far from easy. Frankie Edgar showed the heart of a champion and mounted a late challenge to Aldo but came up short, as Aldo was awarded the unanimous decision victory after five action-packed rounds. Read More »
UFC 156 LIVE results and play-by-play
UFC 156 takes place this evening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a Featherweight Championship main event between reigning title-holder Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in his 145 pound debut. In the co-main event Rashad Evans faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a light heavyweight match-up. Read More »
The return of Nick The Tooth: Dana White UFC 156 vlog day 2
This is Dana White's second video blog leading up to UFC 156, and there's some cool fighter footage such as the up-close-and-personal view of the pre-fight staredowns at the weigh-ins --- pretty intense. But lets be honest, the real star is the return of Nick "The Tooth" Gullo. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com UFC 156 staff picks
The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff weighs-in with their thoughts and predictions for the UFC 156 fight card headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar. Will the champ retain his title? How will Edgar look at 145? Can Lil' Nog foil the 185 title talk for Evans? Can Bigfoot stop the Reem? Can Maia submit Fitch? Can Ian McCall put his personal issues aside to focus on the task at hand? Can Tyron Woodley bounce back after his brutal loss to Nate Marquardt? So many questions... and they all get answered on Saturday. Read More »
UFC 156 weigh-in results and photo gallery
Today's UFC 156 fighter weigh-ins are being held at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the same location that will host Saturday's pay-per-view event headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Read More »
Videos: Dana White UFC 156 pre-fight interviews and scrum
Following Thursday's UFC 156 press conference Dana White spent approximately 45 minutes answering various questions from a small group of media members in this pre-fight scrum. White discusses such topics as Randy Couture now working with Spike and Bellator, Rampage Jackson leaving the UFC, Ronda Rousey and much much more. And if 45 minutes of White wasn't enough for you, we've also included a couple of interviews in which he discusses Alistair Overeem, the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar super fight and more. Read More »
UFC 156: Watch Jose Aldo train for Frankie Edgar *Video*
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will look to defend his title on Saturday night when he faces former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. He has been out of action for almost a year and will look to establish his dominance over the division once again. Many pundits are wondering if the long layoff with affect Aldo, and if he can go all five rounds against a cardio machine like Edgar. Watch Aldo train for Edgar in the video. Read More »