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Carlos Condit has decided to hang up the gloves. ‘The Natural Born Killer’ has decided to end his time as an MMA fighter after an almost 20-year career. MMAFighting first reported the news. Condit’s manager informed MMAFighting that he had decided to call it a career. Condit has had quite a career and faced many […]

Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul have been linked together for a very long time. Even after their boxing match ended, the two have continued to jaw at each other with the topic of a rematch creating some tensions. Woodley recently went after Jake Paul saying the YouTuber was scared to fight him in a rematch. […]

Leon Edwards has broken his silence and details what he wants next. Edwards has been in a tricky position following his win over Nate Diaz. The English-Jamaican fighter took to Twitter to post an update on what he thought of the division and who he wants next. He brought up some good points but he […]

Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo are back! Surprisingly enough they will be facing each other for the third time in a row. The two have been linked with other fights after facing off back in June but it appears this was the matchup that made the most sense for the UFC. Moreno won the last […]

Joseph Benavidez has decided to call time on his career in MMA. The flyweight fighter has competed since 2006. The news came about after Benavidez was removed from the UFC rankings online. The retirement information was then confirmed by multiple sources. MMAJunkie confirmed the news with sources behind the scenes and then Megan Olivi, Benavidez’s […]

UFC 189 is an event that will be remembered for a very long time, thanks to Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald. This is quite impressive considering Conor McGregor was in the main event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG8Bjt4WZl8 The event featured one of the greatest MMA fights ever. Champion Robbie Lawler defended his belt against Rory MacDonald in an […]

Nate Diaz is a complicated individual when it comes to competing in the Octagon. It appears each fight takes a long time to book for the UFC. It all has to do with Diaz realizing his value and negotiating intelligently. He only fights on his terms against who he wants. He’s the modern-day equivalent of […]

TJ Dillashaw is a fighter that always seems to be involved in some sort of controversy. Performance Enhancing Drugs, trying to hurt sparring partners, cheating… etc. Dillashaw recently returned to the cage following a two-year-long suspension for PEDs, EPO in his case. He came back against top contender Cory Sandhagen in a fight that was […]

Michael Bisping was not a fan of Vitor Belfort’s win against Evander Holyfield. The former UFC middleweight champion had some choice words and some strong opinions on the contest. Bisping went on to remind Belfort that the bout was only an exhibition bout, it’s tradition in combat sports to be less aggressive during an exhibition, […]

Georges St-Pierre shocked the world back in 2013 when he announced he was retiring from MMA. He beat Johny Hendricks by split decision and quickly announced that he was stepping away from the sport. It shocked everyone that a champion would walk away at the height of his powers and simply call it a career. […]

Brad Tavares and Brendan Allen have their next fights booked as they’re set to meet on December 4. The two were both hoping to come back before the end of the year and they got their wish. The fight was announced by Allen on social media and then confirmed by MMAJunkie. The matchup makes a […]

It’s fair to say Luke Rockhold is not a fan of the UFC’s deal with Venum. Venum took over from Reebok a few months ago and many felt like it was an improvement. It mostly stems from the fact that the deal was done without the input of the fighters. Something Luke Rockhold was very […]

Luke Rockhold has recently been very vocal when it comes to the way the UFC runs its business. Things like fighter pay and have been an issue for some time and Rockhold has not been afraid to speak on it. He recently spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour and discussed Francis Ngannou’s situation. […]

Big names have officially come to an agreement in the boxing world as Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter are set to face off. The fight is booked for welterweight on November 20. The two sides reached an agreement on Tuesday morning following a long negotiation. The news was first reported by Yahoo’s Kevin Iole and […]

Sean O’Malley has been criticized lately as many feel he’s focused more on money than fighting. He turned down an opportunity in New York against Frankie Edgar and that’s where the narrative grew. O’Malley has since cleared the air on why he turned down the opportunity to compete in the Big Apple. His coach is […]

Jake Paul took the time to respond to Anderson Silva’s call-out following his knockout victory over Tito Ortiz. Silva surprised people when he knocked out Ortiz in the first round. Some even went as far as to say the fight was fixed or fake. That’s how impressive Silva’s victory looked. After the fights Jake Paul […]

Bellator 266 Phil Davis vs Yoel Romero has a finalized and an updated card for Saturday. The event added some prelims to round out the card and overall the event is an interesting one. The main event sees Yoel Romero make his long-awaited debut as he takes on former UFC contender Phil Davis in an […]

Triller Fight Club Legends II was quite a controversial event. Including names such as Donald Trump and Vitor Belfort fighting someone in their late 50’s will do that. Belfort beat 58-year-old Evander Holyfield by TKO in less than a minute in their boxing match. The referee put a stop to it after Belfort starting spamming […]

Jorge Masvidal has been trying to figure out what’s next for him in his MMA career. He has reached a tricky point as he is undoubtedly a big star but he also has two losses to the current champion, Kamaru Usman. He lost to Usman by decision in July 2020, taking the fight on short […]

Nick Diaz is set to meet Robbie Lawler in a five-round bout at UFC 266. The fight is a rematch from their original bout back in 2004. Diaz would win the contest by knockout in the second round in what was only his 11th professional fight. Since then Diaz won the Strikeforce welterweight belt and […]

Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann are set to meet on September 18 in the main event. The two light heavyweights will be hoping to continue climbing the division’s rankings and get closer to a title shot. The UFC released a promo for the main event on the latest UFC broadcast. Spann was notably very angry […]

Houston Alexander is the newest MMA fighter to make the switch over to Bareknuckle Boxing. The former UFC fighter made sure to make his debut very memorable. The knockout was vicious as Alexander landed a right hook to send his opponent crashing to the canvas. However, his MMA instincts appeared to kick in as he […]

Vitor Belfort made his name in MMA, the UFC more specifically. It appears as though those days are done for him as he competes in boxing. Belfort is set to compete at Triller Fight Club Legends II on a Saturday, in the main event against heavyweight boxing great, Evander Holyfield. The bout has received quite […]

In news that’s sure to leave the Political world in shambles, Tito Ortiz has decided to leave Politics. The former Huntington Beach Mayor announced the news to MMAJunkie. Ortiz is back in the combat sports world. He is currently scheduled to take on Anderson Silva in a boxing match on September 11 at Triller Fight […]

The MMA World was rocked recently with the recent news that MMA fighter Kyle Reyes had passed away. The sad news was followed by an outpouring of love from his former teammates at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. The native of Guam had moved to Las Vegas in order to further his MMA career and […]

Jessica Andrade is one of the many MMA fighters to have joined the platform OnlyFans. The controversial platform has given athletes the ability to make money in a different way. She joined the website on advice from her wife. The account was created and Jessica Andrade started raking in the dough. Andrade recently sat down […]

Germaine de Randamie was supposed to be competing at UFC 268 against knockout artist Irene Aldana. ESPN Deportes reports that an undisclosed injury has forced De Randamie to pull out of the scheduled fight. The bantamweight contender was hoping to start a winning streak and compete for the bantamweight title again. It’s unclear if Irene […]

Jan Blachowicz is going to be linked with Jon Jones for as long as he is champion. It’s inevitable really. Jon Jones ruled the division for almost a decade, starting with winning the title back in 2011 over Shogun Rua. Now he’s no longer champion after vacating the title and is expecting to compete at […]

Derek Brunson is not a happy man with the reports that Darren Till fought him injured. The North Carolina native believes he is trying to take away from his victory. It was reported after the fight that Darren Till had completely torn his ACL before the fight and refused to pull out. The reports drew […]

Kyoji Horiguchi is now a free agent with his Rizin contract coming to an end. He had previously been with the UFC, leaving after his last fight in 2016 and competing in Rizin starting in 2017. He went 7-1 in the UFC losing his only fight to Demetrious Johnson via submission in the very last […]

Dan Hardy is highly regarded as an analyst in the MMA world. The former UFC welterweight title challenger has a good grasp of techniques and knows his striking very well. He appeared on the very popular Australian MMA YouTube channel ‘Submission Radio‘ where he was asked about the oblique kick. The subject was brought up […]

Darren Till has had quite the run of rough luck the past few years. The Englishman has gone 2-4 and lost his most recent fight to Derek Brunson. Now reports are circulating that Till completely tore his ACL before the fight, refusing to pull out of the scheduled main event. His coach confirmed that the […]

Stipe Miocic is someone that many people have as the Greatest Heavyweight of all Time, the ‘GOAT’ if you will. Every fight he is involved with at this point affects his legacy. He is at a point where he takes his time and makes sure that whatever fight he takes next makes sense both financially […]

Brendan Schaub is quite the figure in MMA. From Fighter to Podcaster to Comedian. Schaub seemingly does it all in the industry. He hosts a regular podcast on Showtime called “Below the Belt” where he discusses various topics in the combat sports world. One of the topics that naturally came up was the boxing match […]

Joe Rogan has become quite the controversial figure in recent times. A jack of all trades, he is known as a podcaster, UFC commentator, and comedian.’ Doctor’ is not one of the things on the list, that was confirmed once Joe Rogan announced he had contracted COVID-19. He drew a lot of criticism when he […]

Justin Gaethje is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC. Since his debut in 2017, Gaethje has lived up to his nickname “The Highlight.” Having such an exciting style comes at a price though. When you’re not afraid to get hit you tend to take a lot of damage. Gaethje is set to […]

Rampage Jackson has been very consistent with one thing since 2011: calling out Jon Jones for his dirty tactics. After ten years since their fight, Jackson called out Jon Jones again. Jackson had a problem with two things in particular when it came to fighting Jon Jones, the oblique kick and the eye pokes. Both […]

Paddy Pimblett has kicked off his UFC career with a bang. The Liverpool native earned a first-round knockout in his UFC debut. In July he sat down with the popular MMA YouTube channel ‘MMA On Point’ to discuss some of the biggest personalities in the UFC. He had a lot to say on many fighters […]

Jimmy Crute and Jamahal Hill finally have their matchup set. The pair were supposed to meet earlier in the year but the fight had to be rescheduled. Now the fight is being targeted for a soon-to-be-announced Fight Night event on December 4. The news of the matchup was broken by MMA Reporter Jordan Ellis. The […]