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01 Jan Morning Report: Sean O’Malley believes he’d knock out Cody Garbrandt but ‘there’s no way he takes that fight’

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<img alt="Sean O’ Malley" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/CXha3LkyNhW13UHB1QM9ywhhNFM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66911109/045_Sean_O_Malley_x_Jose_Quinones.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting On Saturday night at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1124/ufc-250">UFC 250</a>, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4140/sean-o-malley">Sean O’Malley</a> put on the best performance of his career to date, knocking out former WEC champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/228/eddie-wineland">Eddie Wineland</a> in the first round. It was...

01 Jan Belal Muhammad focused on ‘bigger picture’ in the wake of his father’s store being looted

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<img alt="Belal Muhammad Twitter" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/zOnwwu3dTOtGqPTmapeFjqk0glE=/0x0:818x545/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66911272/Screen_Shot_2020_06_09_at_8.09.55_AM.0.png"> When <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2063/belal-muhammad">Belal Muhammad</a> found out that his father’s store in Chicago had been damaged and looted during the protests happening in Chicago, his immediate reaction was anger. As he initially posted on social media, his father’s cell phone store...

01 Jan Between the Links, Episode 2: Conor McGregor ‘retires’ again, UFC fighters vs. Dana White and more

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/fDT1w9bfIcY-qLZjLiaVtgrStK4=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66911558/20200118_0230_Conor_McGregor.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting On the second episode of Between the Links, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck is joined by panelists Jose Youngs and Damon Martin to discuss the meaning behind <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a>’s latest retirement announcement. In addition, the panel...

01 Jan Henry Cejudo willing to return from retirement to seek third title against Alexander Volkanovski

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lttGbbuKZGR-qXCODg0keCvjHb4=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66908411/909_Henry_Cejudo.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2186/henry-cejudo">Henry Cejudo</a> is content in retirement, but there’s one fight that would convince the former two-division UFC champion to make his return. Prior to his win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/328/dominick-cruz">Dominick Cruz</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1094/ufc-249-ferguson-vs-gaethje">UFC 249</a>, Cejudo had...

01 Jan Jon Jones wants to be ‘treated fair’ by UFC after ‘ripping’ him off for the majority of his career

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rtJv9zInfWCsN90_thjHtrugrDA=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66908922/140_ceremonial_Jon_Jones.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/47/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a> is unhappy with the UFC right now, but it turns out his gripes with the promotion should probably stretch back almost a decade. Most recently, the UFC’s longest reigning light heavyweight champion got into...

01 Jan Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana, Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Derek Brunson set for Aug. 1 UFC event

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AFKvsYm5j1WaEgX0pl0kl154xRM=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66909438/080_Holly_Holm_x_Raquel_Pennington.0.jpg"> Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC’s summer schedule continues for an Aug. 1 event in Las Vegas, and the promotion has added a pair of important matchups to the fight card. Former bantamweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2173/holly-holm">Holly Holm</a> hopes to stop...

01 Jan PFL Studios launches with four original series, including their own ‘Last Dance’ focused on Randy Couture

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UpXnk8T6nWBBCR2bFnTDq-_SGZ4=/150x0:1770x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66909565/unnamed.0.jpg"> The PFL may not be staging live fights in 2020, but the promotion is still plotting a new line up of original programming with the launch of PFL Studios. The new venture will be led by 16-time Emmy Award winning producer George...

01 Jan Final UFC 250 salaries: Amanda Nunes banks event-high $450k

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<img alt="UFC 250: Nunes v Spencer" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Zw2ZxsQ416uGk_pQLELHV2kicyI=/0x0:3000x2000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66909837/1247633718.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Final salaries are in for <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1124/ufc-250">UFC 250</a>, and top-earner <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/377/amanda-nunes">Amanda Nunes</a> took home the biggest paycheck possible at this past Saturday’s event. Although Nunes already was the top earner...

01 Jan UFC 250 medical suspensions: Amanda Nunes, Felicia Spencer face potential six-month terms

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<img alt="UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LzugOOEUV81qgMQH7X0bT19c8LY=/0x0:5568x3712/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66910012/1218023999.jpg.0.jpg"> Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Two-division UFC champ <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/377/amanda-nunes">Amanda Nunes</a> and featherweight title challenger <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3369/felicia-spencer">Felicia Spencer</a> had very different competitive outcomes at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1124/ufc-250">UFC 250</a>, but both face potentially long timeouts....

01 Jan Video: Cody Stamann admits UFC 250 fight week was harder than he let on following death of brother

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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/uPdujQc3u3Dhv1bhAnuSuUgpZM8=/0x97:4757x3268/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66910008/UFC_JB_2020_06_06_0244_2020060675904018.0.jpg"> Zuffa LLC LAS VEGAS — <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/weight-class/bantamweight">Bantamweight</a> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2143/cody-stamann">Cody Stamann</a> spoke with the media backstage at the UFC APEX following his unanimous decision win over <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1400/brian-kelleher">Brian Kelleher</a> at <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1124/ufc-250">UFC 250</a>. “The Spartan” discussed fighting with a heavy heart...