Tony Ferguson pulled out all the stops to get ready for his fight against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296, and that included intense training sessions with retired Navy SEAL David Goggins. As the one-time interim UFC lightweight champion looks to stop a six-fight skid, Ferguson…

LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards is confused by Colby Covington’s love for former U.S. president Donald Trump. Trump, Covington said, will be in attendance for his title opportunity against welterweight champion Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 296 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in…

LAS VEGAS – Leon Edwards has never put Colby Covington up on the pedestal of the UFC’s most deserving challengers, and that hasn’t changed after a months-long training camp. Since he retained the title against Kamaru Usman in March, Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) has…

LAS VEGAS – Tony Ferguson is certain he has “more to give” at the top level of MMA despite his six-fight losing skid, and he intends to prove it against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296. Ferguson’s (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) slide from being interim lightweight…

LAS VEGAS – Alexandre Pantoja hasn’t been champion for long, but thus far, nothing much has changed in his personal life. At UFC 290 in July, Pantoja (26-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) defeated Brandon Moreno to notch the promotion’s flyweight title. With championship status comes bigger…

LAS VEGAS – Paddy Pimblett is dismissing Tony Ferguson’s six-fight losing skid ahead of their UFC 296 clash. Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will return to the octagon after a one-year layoff and ankle surgery to take on former interim lightweight champ Ferguson (25-9 MMA,…

Kamaru Usman praises Colby Covington for his relentlessness ahead of UFC 296. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) challenges welterweight champion Leon Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) for the title in Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view…

LAS VEGAS – At 40, Stephen Thompson could be facing the toughest challenge of his career in Shavkhat Rakhmonov, and he knows it. That’s also why he loves it. Thompson, a former two-time welterweight title challenger, is out to show he’s still got the goods…

LAS VEGAS – It’s been nearly two years since Colby Covington stepped foot inside the UFC cage, but his confidence hasn’t fizzled one bit. As he strutted into the UFC Apex for a UFC 296 pre-fight news conference, Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) sported a…