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Colby Covington hasn’t ruled out MMA return but only in the UFC

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:50:52 +0000

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on May 19, informing the fight promotion of his intentions to focus on wrestling instead. Covington inked a deal with Real American Freestyle and debuted in the wrestling organization in January against former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold . He won his debut and picked up a second win in March, defeating Dillon Danis .

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Colby Covington hasn’t ruled out MMA return but only in the UFC – MMA Weekly

Francis Ngannou scores first-round knockout over Philipe Lins

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou retuned to the cage for the first time in 18 months on Saturday in the MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano main card. “The Predator” faced veteran Philipe Lins in a scheduled five-round fight.

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Jake Paul: ‘MMA is ripe for disruption’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:32:25 +0000

Jake Paul ‘s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix will roll out their first mixed martial arts event this weekend. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returns to the cage after nearly a decade to take on fellow women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano in the aptly named Rousey vs

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Jake Paul: ‘MMA is ripe for disruption’ – MMA Weekly

Dustin Poirier: Zuffa Boxing not an option for UFC fighters

BAD MMA News — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:57:54 +0000

In recent years. several former or retired UFC fighters have extended their combat sports careers by transitioning to boxing.

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Dustin Poirier: Zuffa Boxing not an option for UFC fighters – MMA Weekly

Former UFC champ doesn’t think a fight between Francis Ngannou and Jones Jones would be close

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:16:21 +0000

When former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the fight promotion and was stripped of the title in January 2023, he was deep in negotiations to face Jon Jones . The fight never came about and former middleweight titleholder Dricus Du Plesses doesn’t think it would have been close anyway. “I think that’s Jones easy,” Du Plessis told Fight Forecast

Former UFC champ doesn’t think a fight between Francis Ngannou and Jones Jones would be close – MMA Weekly

Jon Jones requests immediate release from UFC contract

BAD MMA News — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:26:54 +0000

When President Donald Trump revealed last July that the White House lawn would host a UFC event during the America 250 Freedom celebration, former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones had announced his retirement just days prior.

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Jon Jones requests immediate release from UFC contract – MMA Weekly

Dana White doubles down on Francis Ngannou dismissal, thanks PFL for taking him

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:16:03 +0000

Amid the clear problems that remain with the UFC, Francis Ngannou wants to make a sensational return to the octagon for the White House card in June. With his contract about to expire with the PFL, nothing is stopping him signing back with his former promotion and rejoining the surging heavyweight division, aside from Dana White . Despite positioning himself as one of the scariest fighters on the planet, Ngannou couldn’t keep his relationship with boss White from growing sour

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Dana White doubles down on Francis Ngannou dismissal, thanks PFL for taking him – MMA Weekly

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou: ‘I need a fight’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:00:59 +0000

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the organization in early 2023 after failing to come to terms on a new contract. “The Predator” became a free agent and inked a deal with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and landed lucrative boxing bouts. Four months after severing ties with the UFC, Ngannou signed a deal with the PFL. In the deal was the ability to accept boxing matches, one of the hangups in negotiations with the UFC. Before stepping foot inside the PFL cage, Ngannou faced then-undefeated WBC and Lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury in October 2023

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou: ‘I need a fight’ – MMA Weekly

LFA CEO knew Bia Mesquita would get scooped up by UFC quickly: ‘That’s what we always do’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Photo via LFA LFA CEO Ed Soares has seen fighters from his organization get signed to the UFC for many, many years.

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LFA CEO knew Bia Mesquita would get scooped up by UFC quickly: ‘That’s what we always do’ – MMA Fighting

With 2 fights left on deal, Stephen Thompson embracing career ‘crossroads’ ahead of UFC Nashville

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Stephen Thompson still has gas left in tank, but with two fights left on his current UFC contract, “Wonderboy” understands where he’s at in his career. Thompson returns to the octagon for the first time in 2025 when he faces Gabriel Bonfim in the co-main event of UFC Nashville this Saturday