• UFC 249: Dominick Cruz says ref Keith Peterson ‘smelled like alcohol and cigarettes’

    UFC 249: Dominick Cruz says ref Keith Peterson ‘smelled like alcohol and cigarettes’

    Dominick Cruz claims that a UFC 249 referee didn’t pass the smell test. Following the stoppage of Saturday’s bantamweight title fight against Henry Cejudo with just two seconds left in the second round, Cruz accused referee Keith Peterson of drinking on the job, arguing it contributed to what he believed to be a premature end …
  • Justin Gaethje stuns Tony Ferguson in fanless UFC 249 win

    Justin Gaethje stuns Tony Ferguson in fanless UFC 249 win

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks resonated like never before. Blood, sweat, swollen eyelids and face masks signaled the return of UFC, the first major sporting event to resume since the coronavirus shuttered much of the country for nearly two months. UFC 249 ushered …
  • ESPN wasn’t only one to tell UFC, Dana White to ‘stand down’

    ESPN wasn’t only one to tell UFC, Dana White to ‘stand down’

    Dana White was determined to stage UFC 249 next weekend, but even the president of the UFC has to bow to the power of his network partner. White on Thursday announced the cancellation of UFC 249 after he received calls from the “highest levels” of ESPN’s parent company, Disney, to “stand down,” he said in …
  • UFC 249 indefinitely postponed due to coronavirus

    UFC 249 indefinitely postponed due to coronavirus

    UFC 249, it appears, is off. And it’s not the company’s only event on hold. All UFC events are postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus, president Dana White told ESPN. “This whole thing has been a battle since Day 1, we’ve been fighting nonstop all day and all night since this pandemic started to put on …