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Michael Bisping has had enough of Darren Till competing at middleweight. The Englishman believes Till isn’t as big and strong as a middleweight, compared to when he was competing at welterweight. Till is in a tricky position after losing his second fight in a row. His record in his new weight class currently stands at […]

Mike Perry is one of MMA’s great controversial figures. An exciting fighting style with a tendency to get in trouble outside of the cage, it’s fair to say Perry isn’t a boring personality. Perry has trained in the past with another controversial figure, Jake Paul, to help him prepare for his upcoming boxing matches. Later […]

Miesha Tate continues her UFC comeback on October 16. The former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion is slated to fight for the second time in 2021. Tate takes on Ketlen Vieira in a UFC Fight Night main event. The UFC made the news official last week after Vieira signed the bout agreement. The fight is an […]

Israel Adesanya was never going to ignore Derek Brunson’s callout. The UFC middleweight champion loves going back-and-forth with the men in his division and this was no different. Brunson submitted Darren Till in the third round of their main event fight on Saturday. Following the stoppage, Brunson went right up to the camera and called […]

Anderson Silva is one of the rare MMA fighters to have transitioned to boxing and found success. The former UFC champion beat Julio Cesar Chavez JR. in his debut and since then it seems the sky is the limit. Silva isn’t planning to have a long career in the squared circle. Already 46 years old, […]

Gable Steveson is a popular man after competing in the Olympics this past summer. The heavyweight has been seen everywhere there are combat sports including UFC, WWE, PFL, and Bellator among others. He has a plethora of options for what’s next and he’s taking his time before making a decision. It seems he is leaning […]

Darren Till and Derek Brunson are set to meet in the main event of UFC Vegas 36. The two men represent an important matchup for the middleweight division as both are looking to get closer to a title shot against current champion Israel Adesanya. Before the main event can be considered official, they need to […]

Michael Chiesa has quickly booked his return fight. The Washington state native takes on Sean Brady at a soon-to-be-announced UFC Fight Night event on November 20. The fight was announced by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Twitter. The fight was later confirmed by several other outlets. Interesting welterweight fight on tap for Nov. 20, per sources. […]

Jorge Masvidal has become quite the name in the UFC alongside his star manager Malki Kawa. Gone are the days where he would lose a split decision on an undercard while putting in minimal effort. Masvidal made the big career turnaround after knocking out Darren Till and Ben Askren. The seeds for his stardom were […]

Alex Pereira is a name that’s familiar to kickboxing fans and Israel Adesanya supporters. The Brazilian used to compete for kickboxing promotion Glory and received a lot of notoriety for being the first and only man to knock out Adesanya. Pereira has an MMA record of 3-1 with his last fight coming in 2020 at […]

Mike Tyson is considered by many to be one of the greatest boxers of all time. The heavyweight was beloved in his prime for his aggressive style and early knockouts. Although he doesn’t compete at a high level as he did back in the ’80s and ’90s, Tyson is still involved with boxing, having recently […]

Rafael Fiziev and Brad Liddell are set to fight at a soon-to-be-announced UFC Fight Night event on December 4. The fight was first announced by Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie. The fight is not official yet as contracts haven’t been signed. The matchup is currently on a verbal agreement from both Fiziev and Riddell. The […]

Maycee Barber is the latest fighter to be added to what is shaping up to be a stacked card in UFC 269. Barber meets Montana De La Rosa in a fun matchup on the December 11 card. De La Rosa announced the matchup to MMA Junkie on Instagram Live with MMA Fighting confirming the matchup […]

Al Iaquinta is a man known for not mincing his words and not keeping things to himself. If he thinks it then you can be sure he is going to say it. This was the case regarding his reported UFC 268 fight against Bobby Green. While everyone was excited about the fight being added to […]

UFC 269 is starting to take shape. UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is looking very likely to take on Dustin Poirier on the December 11 event. The matchup was first reported by MMAFighting. Currently, neither man has signed a contract, they are currently in a verbal agreement. Contracts will need to be signed before the […]

Darren Till has always been known as a big guy. He gets called a “Gorilla” and people used to say he was a “light-heavyweight” back when he used to fight welterweight. Many were pushing for him to become a middleweight considering his tough weight cut to get to 170 and his big size. He has […]

Ben Askren is not one to shy away from having a different or potentially controversial opinion. The retired MMA fighter and former boxer was an outlier when it came to the Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley decision Sunday night. On a video posted to his Instagram, Askren noted he thought Woodley won the fight and […]

Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor seem to be circling each other again after not having mentioned each other in some time. Diaz took to Twitter to seemingly start fights with everybody. The younger Diaz brother mentioned Vicente Luque, Dustin Poirier, and went off on McGregor. It all kicked off when Diaz posted a photo from […]

Nate Diaz is a very wanted man in the combat sports world. He seems to always be the name welterweights and lightweights are hoping for next. There is one man who has managed to call out Diaz after every single one of his victories. Vicente Luque. Vicente Luque has always made it a point to […]

CM Punk has decided to officially end the MMA journey he began back in 2014. He had announced seven years ago that he was leaving wrestling and joining the UFC. Now that he’s with AEW, things have once again changed. MMAFighting received official word from the UFC regarding his decision to hang up the gloves. […]

Well, the Jake Paul retirement didn’t exactly last long. Paul has announced his “unretirement’ from boxing and is back in the game. Jake Paul Retirement But Not Updated status: I’m coming out of retirement — Jake Paul (@jakepaul) September 1, 2021 On Monday, August 30, Jake Paul put out a tweet letting people know that […]

Tyron Woodley must be feeling a mix of emotions following his bout against Jake Paul on Sunday. Unfortunately for the former UFC welterweight champion, he lost a split decision to the YouTuber turned boxer. The eight-round contest was heavily criticized as many felt Woodley’s inactivity cost him the decision. Something that had been an issue […]

Junior dos Santos has been figuring out what’s next for him in his career after getting released from the UFC a few months ago. The Brazilian Heavyweight was at the 2021 PFL Playoffs 3 event last Friday and spoke to MMAJunkie on what’s next for him. Many were expecting him to consider retirement but that […]

MMA is known for having some strange beefs. Fighters beefing with the higher-ups is nothing new. Sean O’Malley, though, took it to another level when he started having issues with UFC Matchmaker Sean Shelby. The Montana native made some comments on his podcast which Shelby did not appreciate. O’Malley refused to fight in New York […]

UFC 269 receives a big boost with the addition of a big title fight. Champion Amanda Nunes is set to defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Pena on December 11 at UFC 269. The UFC announced the news Monday on Twitter. The pair were previously slated to meet at UFC 265 but a positive COVID-19 […]

The MMA world received the sad news on Monday when it was revealed on social media that 22-fight MMA veteran Kyle Reyes had passed away. Reyes was a member of the famous gym Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Reyes was 30 at the time of passing. Kyle Reyes had a GoFundMe set up to help […]

It’s no surprise that after featuring on a card together, many are expecting Tommy Fury and Jake Paul to fight next. The matchup has plenty of intrigue as both men carry a big name in the boxing industry. Fury took on MMA fighter Anthony Taylor on the undercard, winning an underwhelming decision, whilse Paul seemingly […]

Aniela Bogusz was in for a strange surprise when she went to weigh-in for her MMA bout in Poland. MMA is a sport known for having some whacky moments. Especially at weigh-ins. Tempers flare, fighters push each other, altercations turn into brawls. At High League in Gdansk, Poland, things went completely off the rails rather […]

UFC Vegas 35 saw the return of Kevin Lee at welterweight. The Detroit-based fighter had taken a hiatus of almost two years before returning to face Daniel Rodriguez. His last fight was against the current champion, Charles Oliveira, in March 2020. The fight was originally at lightweight but was ruled a catchweight after Lee missed […]