Author Archive: UFC PRESS
MELENDEZ AGREES TO NEW CONTRACT
Las Vegas, Nev. – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced tonight that No. 2 ranked lightweight contenderGilbert Melendez has agreed to a new contract with the organization. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Melendez will now coach against UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis on season 20 […]
Top Heavyweights collide when Werdum meets Browne at FOX UFC Saturday April 19 in Orlando
Las Vegas, Nevada – The UFC® is bringing heavyweight action to Orlando! Second-ranked Fabricio Werdum returns to the Octagon® to battle third-ranked Travis Browne in a bout that will likely determine the next challenger to champion Cain Velasquez’s crown. Currently on a […]
UFC Heads to Baltimore on April 26 with Jones vs. Teixeira
Las Vegas – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that pound-for-pound king Jon “Bones” Joneswill return to the Octagon® on Saturday, April 26 at Baltimore Arena to make an unprecedented seventh UFC® light heavyweight title defense against No. 2 contender Glover Teixeira, who is undefeated in the UFC. […]
UFC Fight Pass Confirmed as Home of TUF Brasil
Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® has confirmed that the eagerly awaited The Ultimate Fighter® Brasil: Team Wanderlei vs Team Sonnen season will be available exclusively on the organization’s new digital subscription service UFC® Fight Pass™. The first episode of TUF Brasil will be available, on […]
A NEW CHAMPION WILL EMERGE WHEN JOHNY HENDRICKS MEETS ROBBIE LAWLER AT UFC 171 SAT MARCH 15 IN DALLAS
Las Vegas, Nevada – Even Ultimate Fighting Championship® title fights are bigger in Texas! Having been narrowly defeated by Georges St-Pierre in one of the most controversial decisions in UFC history, Johny Hendricks returns to face hard-hitting Robbie Lawler for the UFC […]
UNDEFEATED OLYMPIANS COLLIDE AS CHAMPION RONDA ROUSEY MEETS SARA MCMANN AT UFC 170
Las Vegas, Nevada – In what could prove to be her toughest challenge yet, UFC® women’s bantamweight championRonda Rousey (8-0, fighting out of Venice, Calif.) squares off against undefeated wrestling sensation Sara McMann(7-0, fighting out of Gaffney, SC) in a battle of Olympic medalists […]
The UFC launches UFC Fight Pass
Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization announces the launch of UFC Fight Pass™, the new digital subscription service which is a must-have for mixed martial arts fans. Unveiled today with a two-month free trial, UFC Fight Pass delivers a minimum of […]
UFC ANNOUNCES CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIEWING OF UFC 168 AT MARQUEE BALLROOM INSIDE THE MGM HOTEL AND CASINO
Las Vegas – The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino will host a live closed-circuit telecast of UFC® 168: WEIDMAN vs. SILVA 2 from the Marquee Ballroom on Saturday, Dec. 28. Newly-crowned UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman and former champion Anderson Silva will meet again in what many have called the […]
UFC LAUNCHES WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT DIVISION
Las Vegas, Nev. – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that the Invicta FC women’s mixed martial arts organization has assigned the contracts of 11 women’s strawweight (115 pounds) competitors to the UFC. Terms of the assignment were not disclosed. The […]
Cast Revealed for The Ultimate Fighter Nations – Canada vs Australia
Las Vegas, Nevada – Coming this January, the spotlight will shine on a new class of hungry, talented and determined fighters as The Ultimate Fighter® Nations: Canada vs. Australia showcases the newest crop of fighters on the Ultimate Fighting Championship®(UFC®) organization’s storied reality series. […]
