Author Archive: UFC PRESS
UFC Fight Night Manila: Lamas vs. Penn to be rescheduled
Manila, Philippines – UFC® announced today that it will reschedule its UFC Fight Night event planned for Oct. 15 in Manila, Philippines due to the loss of the main event. Former UFC champion BJ Penn was forced to withdraw from […]
Ricardo Lamas battles returning UFC hall of fame inductee B.J. PENN live on UFC fight pass
Las Vegas, Nevada – UFC FIGHT PASS® unveiled its loaded lineup for the month of October, which will feature the live event UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LAMAS vs. PENN, headlined by a featherweight clash between No.4-ranked contender Ricardo Lamas (16-5, fighting […]
John Lineker – “I am a fan of John Dodson! I will try not to hurt him too bad.”
Portland, Ore. – UFC® returns to “The City of Roses” for the first time since 2009 on Saturday night. Here is what the stars of UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LINEKER vs. DODSON had to say leading up to their bouts: John […]
UFC BRINGS THREE WORLD TITLE FIGHTS TO NEW YORK CITY DEBUT NOV. 12
Las Vegas — For the first time in company history, the Octagon® lands in New York on Saturday, November 12. The historic Madison Square Garden will play host to the highly anticipated event and UFC® is bringing no shortage of […]
Cris Cyborg: I always look for the knockout and this time it won’t be different.
Brasília, Brazil – UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: CYBORG vs. LANSBERG takes place this Saturday, September 24, in Brasília. Here is what the stars have to say ahead of their bouts: Cris Cyborg: “I am very happy to have the opportunity to […]
UFC adds veteran MMA executive Mick Maynard, promotes Sean Shelby
Las Vegas – UFC® announced today the hiring of Mick Maynard as Vice President of Talent Relations. Maynard was president and owner of Houston-based Legacy Fighting Championship, an organization that helped launched the careers of many athletes including Holly Holm, […]
Michael Johnson on Poirier fight: I’m coming out with the win in this one.
Hidalgo, Texas – As the UFC® debut in Hidalgo, Texas approaches, here is what the stars of UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: POIRIER vs. JOHNSON had to say leading up to their Saturday night matchups: Dustin Poirier: “I’m 27 years old, I’ve […]
Stipe Miocic: “This is business. I’m going to go out there and do my job
Cleveland, Ohio – UFC® 203: MIOCIC vs. OVEREEM takes place this Saturday live on pay-per-view, headlined by a UFC® heavyweight championship fight between Stipe Miocic (15-2, fighting out of Independence, Ohio) and Alistair Overeem (41-14 1NC, fighting out of Amsterdam, […]
CM Punk & Mickey Gall Conference Call Quotes
Las Vegas – CM Punk and his opponent, Mickey Gall discussed their upcoming fight during a Wednesday, Sept. 1 media conference call. Former pro wrestling star CM Punk will make his long awaited UFC debut atUFC® 203: MIOCIC vs. OVEREEM […]
Josh Barnett: You can’t just invent more Andrei Arlovskis to fight—there’s only one
Hamburg, Germany – UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT takes place this Saturday live on UFC FIGHT PASS®. Here’s what the stars have to say ahead of their bouts: Andrei Arlovski: “I’m very excited about the fight. He’s tough. He’s […]
