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Top middleweight contenders Derek Brunson and Darren Till will face each other in the main event of the card at UFC Vegas 36. The two have been engaging in friendly banter on social media over the last few weeks. Derek Brunson, who is usually quiet and reserved, stepped up and matched Darren Till’s energy in what fans are now calling a meme war. In the co-main event of the night, heavyweights Tom Aspinall and Serghei Spivac will lock horns for a three-rounder....

Ladies and gentlemen, Darren Till Darren Till called for a top-ranked opponent following his June victory over Bojan Velickovic. The UFC responded by giving him a main event assignment against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Saturday night, the 24-year-old Scouser used the opportunity to launch himself into title contention by icing the all-action veteran inside the first five minutes. Till has been telling anyone that will listen that he’s a future champion since he arrived in the UFC a little over two years ago and showed that just might be true by walking down and putting away Cerrone with relative ease....

The main event will feature a match between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa. Other major matches that will be taking place at the event include Mark Hunt vs Justin Willis and Paul Craig vs Jim Crute. Below you will find the current match card for UFC Fight Night 142 2018 along with where to watch UFC Fight Night 142 2018, and other details about UFC Fight Night 142 live stream information:...

The entertaining scrap earned “Fight of the Night” honors and people continue to believe that the 32-year-old former two-sport athlete at Cleveland State will be a force to be reckon with in the heavyweight division for years to come. MORE: Miocic vs. Hunt odds, picks | Astonishing UFC photos Miocic took a lot from the fight and plans to use it when he faces off against Mark Hunt in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 65....

Cruz was stripped of the bantamweight title in 2014 after the latest in a series of knee injuries. Renan Barao was named interim champion. Dillashaw quickly snatched the title from Barao, shocking the MMA world at UFC 173 by finishing Barao via fifth-round TKO. Dillashaw then defended his title against Joe Soto and Barao in a rematch. MORE: Stunning UFC photos | Don’t mess with Tim Kennedy | Dana White’s popularity problem...

Arlovski got a unanimous decision win and welcomed Philipe Lins to the octagon. It was his 1st fight since winning the PFL’s 1st heavyweight title on New Years Eve 2018. It also marks the former heavyweight champion’s 9th decision in his last 10 fights. He’s struggled a bit recently going 1-4 with 1 no contest in his last 6. Arlovski outpoints Lins to the finish line In the win he fought mostly southpaw but did switch back and forth a couple of times, and when he did come forward early Lins made him pay with some vicious combos, that would have put a good number of fighters down....

The main card will be headlined by a 160 lbs catchweight contest between lightweight contenders Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green. In the co-main event, Misha Cirkunov will take on Wellington Turman in a middleweight showdown. While the main event is nothing short of exciting, the preliminary card is also lined up with a series of intriguing matchups. The prelims are scheduled to kick off at 4 PM ET/ 1 PM PT, and fans are looking forward to a long night of intense action....

Anthony Smith lived up to his word of continuing his “legends ass-whipping tour,” knocking out the No. 8-ranked Rua in 1:25 in the first round of Sunday’s UFC Hamburg main event. The fight began with Smith and Rua feeling each out and testing their ranges. Smith landed a flush front kick to the face. Rua came at Smith with a right hand to back him up against the cage. Moments later, Smith connected on a jab, immediately followed by a right hand to stagger Rua....

All of that hitting caused a lot of damage, of course, and it was evident on the faces and bodies of several competitors. Niko Price, well, paid the price for taking a vicious hook from Vicente Luque. The strike led to a third-round stoppage. UFC 249: Results, highlights of Ferguson-Gaethje card In the first bout of the main card, Yorgan De Castro was using effective leg kicks to take the fight to former NFL player Greg Hardy....

Like the rest of the MMA world, former UFC middleweight title contender Sonnen was left intrigued by McGregor’s words and tried to decipher the puzzle in a video uploaded to his YouTube channel. Like many others, Sonnen’s first instinct was to draw the notes back to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The classic ‘Don’t be scared, homie’ sentence is attributed to Nick Diaz. McGregor has a feud with the other Diaz brother, Nate....

Speaking to Petesy Carroll and Niall McGrath on an episode of The Bash MMA, Hermanson explained why he doesn’t see Israel Adesanya and Jones going head to head in the near future: Israel Adesanya is expected to challenge reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz in 2021. Jones, the long-time reigning king at 205, recently vacated the title to pursue a run at the heavyweight division. Israel Adesanya and Jones have been going back and forth, talking a ton of trash to each other on social media, and that has made MMA fans hope that the two eventually settle their difference inside the Octagon....

The upcoming fight will be Nunes’ fifth Bantamweight title defence and the second time she takes on de Randamie. Both women last faced each other at UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 in November 2013. The Lioness notched up a comfortable first-round TKO victory over de Randamie and has since gone on to cement herself as the greatest female fighter in MMA history. After her win against de Randamie, Nunes would lose to Cat Zingano in her next fight before going on a nine-fight undefeated run....

During an appearance on The Candace Owens Show, Covington explained the origins of his act: Watch the full interview between Colby Covington and Candace Owens below: Covington’s shtick has often painted him as the bad guy to his peers. This villain persona has led him to be at odds with many prominent fighters, including UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ and Covington’s feud produced two spectacular bouts that will go down in UFC history as some of the greatest fights ever....

One of the biggest among them has been the Conor-Cowboy fight taking place at 170 pounds. But that has given rise to another question - what happens to Justin Gaethje in the 155 lbs division. In an interview with TheMacLife, McGregor cleared the doubt himself. Conor McGregor: Justin is on the list With the Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov taking it up with Tony Ferguson and probably heading towards a rematch with Conor after that, Gaethje’s position seemed to be a precarious one in the division....

However, in a recent conversation with MMAFighting, Cormier indicated that he doesn’t necessarily feel a third fight with Jones is necessary, stating that his legacy is already secured in the UFC… In case you didn’t know… On the previous occasions that Jones and Cormier have crossed paths, the fight has been held in the light heavyweight division and Jones has walked out victorious (although their match up at UFC214 was later declared a No Contest)....

In case you didn’t know.. In the world of women’s MMA, there are only a handful of fighters who have been feared and respected. One such competitor goes by the name of Cris Cyborg, who amassed a long and undefeated record, spread across 13 long years since her only loss in 2005. This fairytale run in the sport was going to come to a shocking halt when Cyborg was slated to defend her women’s featherweight title against the firepower in Amanda Nunes, at the UFC 232 co-main event....

Upon hearing Swanson’s statement, Choi took to Instagram to post his opinions on the matter as well. Doo Ho Choi shares his thoughts about a rematch The last fight between Choi and Swanson took place in 2016 at UFC 206. Although Swanson won that contest via Unanimous Decision, both the fighters were lauded equally for putting up a great show and their fight went on to win the “Fight of the Year”....

In case you didn’t know… Covington last competed in the UFC back at UFC 225 where he defeated Rafael Dos Anjos to win the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship. Following Covington’s historic win, he was linked with a title unification bout with then-champion Tyron Woodley but was unable to take the fight due to nasal surgery. The UFC instead booked a title fight between Woodley and Darren Till, and ‘Chaos’ was eventually stripped of the Interim Welterweight Championship once the title fight between the two took place....

While an Edson Barboza rematch was on the cards, it seems as though UFC has moved on from the idea of a trilogy and has instead decided to go with Felder vs Hooker as a headliner for Auckland. Felder’s manager Brian Butler of Suckerpunch Entertainment confirmed to MMA Fighting that when agreeing to the bout against Dan Hooker, The Irish Dragon also signed a new deal with the UFC that will last multiple fights....

As far as opponents are concerned, Whittaker is seemingly eyeing Marvin Vettori, the No.3-ranked UFC middleweight. He offered some insight into the same while in conversation with Submission Radio, saying: Watch Robert Whittaker’s appearance on Submission Radio below: Both Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori find themselves in an awkward position in the UFC middleweight division. Both fighters have lost to the reigning champ, Israel Adesanya, twice. They will have to put together significant win streaks if they are to earn another shot at ‘The Last Stylebender’....