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Bellator 299 Eblen vs. Edwards kicks off the main card with a fight in the welterweight division between Sabah Homasi and Levan Chokheli. Homasi is coming off getting knocked out in his last fight meanwhile, Chokheli is coming off back-to-back wins looking to make it three in a row. With that said, check out our […]

Israel Adesanya has finally broken his silence on his defeat to Sean Strickland. Adesanya suffered a shock unanimous decision defeat to Strickland in their middleweight title fight at UFC 293 earlier this month. Strickland not only comprehensively outpointed Adesanya over five rounds (winning four of the five rounds on all three scorecards), but also went […]

The UFC will be ending 2023 on a high. UFC president Dana White announced three major title fights to end the year on Wednesday night. The first of the three is a welterweight title fight between current champion Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. Although it was originally expected to co-headline the upcoming UFC 295 event […]

MMA fighter Angela Lee has finally truth about her car crash in Hawaii six years ago. It wasn’t an accident – it was a suicide attempt. Lee made the startling revelation in a no-holds barred, first-person essay on The Player’s Tribune entitled “Resilient.” Ironically, it seemed Angela Lee had it tall before she tried taking […]

Valentina Shevchenko failed in her bid to snatch back the UFC women’s flyweight when she lost in a title rematch over the weekend against Alexa Grasso. Shevchenko came close to accomplishing her mission, but the fight ended in a split draw, resulting in Grasso retaining the championship she won when she defeated the Kyrgyzstani legend […]

Former NBA forward James Johnson believes he could defeat UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones in a fight. The 2009 first round pick made the extremely bold claim while appearing on the NBA Rookie Life podcast where he went on to state that with a year of training, he’d emerge victorious over Jones. “I rock with […]

It’s finally time for the Main Event of this highly anticipated Noche UFC card in celebration of Mexican Independence Day as we see two women square off for the UFC’s Flyweight Title. Mexican Champion Alexa Grasso will face off against former champion Valentina Shevchenko for a rematch of their previous title fight. You won’t want to miss this memorable […]

It’s finally time for the Co-Main Event of the evening at Noche UFC as we bring you a prediction and pick for this ranked bout in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. No. 13 ranked Kevin Holland will take on Australia’s surging No. 14 ranked Jack Della Maddalena. Check out our UFC odds series for our Holland-Della Maddalena […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for the Noche UFC Main Card in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. This next bout takes place in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division and features two willing strikers as Mexico’s Daniel Zellhuber takes on California’s Christos Giagos. Check out our UFC odds series for our Zellhuber-Giagos prediction and pick. Daniel Zellhuber […]

It’s finally time for the Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Main Card as the action gets underway live from Las Vegas. The five-fight main card opens up with this bout in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division as Mexico’s Fernando Padilla takes on Canada’s Kyle Nelson. Check out our UFC odds series for our Padilla-Nelson prediction and pick. Fernando […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for the UFC Noche Prelims at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. We turn our attention towards the Middleweight (185 lb) Division for this next bout between fearsome finishers. Russia’s Roman Kopylov will take on Pittsburgh’s own Josh Fremd. Check out our UFC odds series for our Kopylov-Fremd prediction and pick. […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for Noche UFC as the MMA world continues their celebration of Mexican Independence Day. This next bout takes place in the Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) Division between two fighters on the edge of the rankings. No. 14 ranked Tracy Cortez will rep Mexico against Canada’s No. 15 ranked Jasmine Jasudavicius. Check […]

Marvin Vettori believes Israel Adesanya is finished at highest level. Adesanya lost his middleweight title following a unanimous decision defeat to Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. Although nothing is confirmed, it looks like Adesanya could get an immediate rematch despite losing two of his last three middleweight […]

It’s been a couple of days since UFC 293 and it’s still shocking and hard to process — Sean Strickland is the middleweight champion of the world. That said, it’s not exactly the biggest upset of all time. From an odds perspective, Holly Holm’s knockout win over Ronda Rousey in 2015 still stands at the […]

Noche UFC goes down Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. The main event is a women’s flyweight title rematch as current champion and Mexico’s Alexa Grasso looks to defend her title against former 125-pound queen Valentina Shevchenko. However, the co-main event may as well be the […]

Valentina Shevchenko has a “no mercy” mindset going into Noche UFC. Shevchenko will look to regain her women’s flyweight title when she faces current champion Alexa Grasso in a rematch in the Noche UFC headliner taking place Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grasso pulled off the upset in March earlier this year when she […]

UFC welterweight Kevin Holland is days away from making his third appearance in 2023 inside the Octagon. After beating Santiago Ponzinibbio in April and Michael Chiesa in July, Holland has gained enough momentum to get people’s attention again. If he keeps it going, he might just get his first-ever shot at a title fight in […]

Sean Strickland almost never got his opportunity to fight Israel Adesanya. Strickland became the new middleweight champion of the world following his shocking but impressive unanimous decision victory over Adesanya at UFC 293 this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. The American, of course, was never supposed to be here. Initially, it was Dricus du Plessis […]

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury feels sad that Mike Tyson will be going up against him as a coach. Fury returns to the boxing ring but not against Oleksandr Usyk, but rather, against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou who makes his professional boxing debut against the Briton on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. […]

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes Israel Adesanya would benefit from some rest. Adesanya is coming off a shock unanimous decision defeat to Sean Strickland in their middleweight title headliner at UFC 293 this past weekend. Although UFC president Dana White clarified his initial comments that nothing was set in stone, it does appear […]

UFC president Dana White wants to make it clear — it isn’t confirmed that Israel Adesanya is getting a rematch with Sean Strickland. Strickland shocked the entire world when he became the new middleweight champion following a unanimous decision victory over Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend. Following the upset, White mentioned […]

The UFC crowned a new Middleweight Champion this past Saturday night as Sean Strickland knocked off superstar MMA ninja Israel Adesanya in surprisingly easy fashion. Five potential opponents have been revealed for the new champ’s next fight and a rematch with Adesanya is a smart bet. Former title holder Robert Whittaker offered stark take on […]

In case you somehow missed it, Sean Strickland is UFC middleweight champion of the world. Strickland became the new 185-pound king after an impressive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 293 this past weekend. It will go down as one of the biggest upsets in MMA history as we […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya was made to look bad by Sean Strickland. Strickland shocked the world when he not only defeated Adesanya to become the new middleweight king at UFC 293 this past weekend, but outclassed him over five rounds on his way to a comprehensive unanimous decision win. Whittaker […]

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has two big fights planned for himself next year — including one at UFC 300. Volkanovski is coming off a third-round TKO win over Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 back in July. Having undergone surgery on his arm since, he was ideally looking to return to action one more time in […]

Sean Strickland shocked the world when he not only defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 to become the new middleweight champion, but outclassed him throughout five rounds to do so. It marked Adesanya’s second defeat at 185 pounds after losing to Alex Pereira last year. While many observers were quick to ponder what was next […]

Alex Pereira was happy to give Sean Strickland his flowers. Strickland became the new middleweight champion following an impressive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. It was one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, not only from an odds perspective, but the manner […]

Mixed martial arts is one of the most unpredictable sports in the world. Anything can happen, and all it takes is one punch or a split-second mistake to completely alter or end an event. This is especially true in the UFC, where the best fighters in the world square off. Still, there have been some […]

Sean Strickland stuck to the basics — and it helped him in a big way against Israel Adesanya. Strickland became the new middleweight champion following an impressive unanimous decision victory over Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner last night in Sydney, Australia. Despite going into the contest as a massive underdog, the American was able […]

The MMA world is still reacting to the massive upset at UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland where we laid witness to No. 5 ranked Sean Strickland outclass and outstrike the reigning Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya. Not many people were expecting the result and Adesanya was certainly the last person to think his fight would’ve played […]

UFC 293 is in the books and we’re now officially in a crazy timeline where Sean Strickland is the new middleweight champion following his unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya last night in Sydney, Australia. In the co-main event, Alexander Volkov continued his winning streak with a submission victory over Tai Tuivasa. Exciting flyweight Manel […]

Sean Strickland may talk a lot, but he proved he can still very much fight. Strickland shocked the world on Saturday night when he became the new middleweight champion following a comprehensive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner last night in Sydney, Australia. The American even dropped Adesanya towards the […]

Dana White is clearly shocked by the results of the UFC 293 main event, and he couldn’t help but be disappointed by the performance of Israel Adesanya against Sean Strickland. Despite that, though, he doesn’t have any issue with the two arranging a rematch sooner rather than later. Strickland dominated his fight against Adesanya in […]

Sean Strickland is the new middleweight champion of the UFC after beating Israel Adesanya via decision during their Saturday clash in Australia. Sure enough, however, Strickland admitted it wasn’t easy. Strickland snatched the middleweight belt away from Adesanya after all the judges scored the fight 49-46. It was definitely a massive upset, but there’s no […]

Given the past, it was inevitable that iconic rapper Drake would be at full force for the UFC 293 middleweight title bout between champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Sean Strickland. He revealed his latest big bet ahead of Saturday’s showdown, in an Instagram post. Drake is wagering $500,000 thousand that Adesanya will win via knockout, […]

Model Nina Agdal has taken legal action against Dillon Danis for posting sexually explicit content of her without her consent on social media, TMZ reports. Agdal, who is engaged to popular YouTuber and boxer Logan Paul, has been granted a temporary restraining order against Danis by a New Jersey Court. The legal documents obtained by […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping still rates Anderson Silva higher than Israel Adesanya. Adesanya will be looking for the first defense of his second reign as middleweight champion when he battles Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner taking place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia. Should “The Last Stylebender” come out on top, he’ll […]

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou faced off for the first time since their boxing match was made official. Fury and Ngannou will collide in a 10-round professional boxing match Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will notably be the boxing debut of Ngannou as the former UFC heavyweight champion will get no easy task […]

The UFC 293 headliner in Sydney, Australia, features a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. For most observers in the combat sports world, this is a fairly straight forward fight — Adesanya is the higher-level striker and will more or less pick Strickland apart. However, if Strickland — who usually fights with […]