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Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is open to a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. Responding to a fan’s post on X stating that he’d defeat the likes of Poirier, Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje, Alvarez claimed he already beat all of them. While he did defeat Chandler in Bellator and Gaethje in the UFC, he […]

Most in the combat sports world would agree that Dricus du Plessis is next for a middleweight title shot — but that doesn’t include two of the most important men in Israel Adesanya and UFC president Dana White. Following his upset second-round TKO win over Robert Whittaker in July, du Plessis looked set to fight […]

UFC 293 takes place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia. Although it’s not the strongest card when it comes to regular pay-per-view events, it should still be a fun night of fights given the contingent of Oceanic fighters. In the headliner, we have Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland colliding for the middleweight title. The co-main event, […]

Kurt Angle is a WWE legend, but in another time, he may have been a regular competing in MMA. As many may know by now, Angle is not only a two-time NCAA Division 1 champion, but also an Olympic gold medal winner in 1996, doing so with a broken neck. Having achieved his goal, Angle […]

Sean O’Malley certainly knows what’s next for himself. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following an impressive second-round knockout win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 last month in Boston. Following the victory, “Sugar” called for a December fight with Marlon Vera, who won earlier on the night after outpointing Pedro Munhoz. There are a […]

Max Holloway is not going to call anybody out anymore. The former two-time featherweight champion made it two wins in a row following an emphatic third-round knockout victory over The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner earlier this month. What’s next for “Blessed” remains to be seen. Ideally, he’d like to fight in early […]

The UFC 293 headliner between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland has a backup fighter. Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Strickland in the main event of the pay-per-view event taking place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia, In the event that either fighter is unable to make it, however, the UFC has a contingency plan in […]

Conor McGregor has always been known for his striking skill far more than his wrestling and grappling skill. On Monday, September 4, the man known as ‘Notorious’ sent a message to the MMA world with an announcement that has caught millions of people off-guard. A rumor surfaced last week that McGregor is set to face […]

UFC 293 takes place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia, and features a middleweight title clash between current champion Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. The co-main event features a heavyweight collision between Australia’s Tai Tuivasa and Russia’s Alexander Volkov. Meanwhile, former RIZIN star Manel Kape battles Felipe dos Santos in a short-notice flyweight encounter. With what […]

Given that he’s already defeated many of the top contenders in the division — in some cases, twice — UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is always on the hunt for fresh meat. Adesanya will get said fresh meat when he defends his 185-pound crown against Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner this upcoming Saturday […]

The Korean Zombie only realized mid-fight with Max Holloway that his durability and chin were no longer there. Zombie suffered a third-round knockout defeat to Holloway in their UFC Singapore headliner late last month. He proceeded to retire from MMA shortly afterwards which just about everyone would agree was the right move. However, the Pohang […]

Ciryl Gane returned to the win column this past weekend — but he did lose in one way. Gane outclassed and dominated Sergey Spivak with a second-round TKO win in the UFC Paris headliner on Saturday. The Frenchman took minimal damage, defended takedown attempts and got a finish in what was essentially a perfect performance in […]

Ciryl Gane returned to the win column with an impressive second-round TKO victory over Sergey Spivak in the UFC Paris headliner on Saturday evening. There’s a case to be made that it was Gane’s best performance in the UFC as he took little to no damage, defended takedowns and outclassed the Moldovan from start to […]

Jorge Masvidal would like to test himself against the current BMF champion in Justin Gaethje. Masvidal became the first BMF champion when he defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 244 back in Nov. 2019. However, it would be his last win as he would go on to lose his next four fights before ultimately retiring earlier […]

Ciryl Gane did not let himself — and his country — down on Saturday, as he successfully returned to his winning ways when he demolished Serghei Spivac in a heavyweight bout in Paris. Gane needed just two rounds to take care of business and score a technical knockout win against his Moldovan opponent. The win […]

It has been a while since Paige VanZant last engaged in an MMA battle. The former women’s flyweight star in the UFC has not entered the Octagon in over three years now, having lost to Amanda Ribas via submission in UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal. It doesn’t seem, however, that VanZant is missing her MMA […]

The UFC returns to Paris this weekend as Ciryl Gane takes on Sergey Spivak in a heavyweight headliner. It will be Gane’s first fight since losing to Jon Jones in their heavyweight title fight earlier this year. Spivak, meanwhile, will be looking to make it four wins in a row and earn arguably the biggest […]

Jiri Prochazka wants to fight for the light heavyweight title before the end of the year. Prochazka hasn’t competed since his fifth-round submission win over Glover Teixeira back at UFC 275 in June last year to become the 205-pound champion. He would later vacate his title as he required shoulder surgery, but is now fully […]

Rose Namajunas acknowledges her rematch with Carla Esparza was boring to say the least. Namajunas last competed in May 2022 at UFC 274 when she looked to defend her women’s strawweight title against Esparza in a rematch. However, it turned out to be one of the most boring title fights in UFC history with both […]

Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo isn’t buying the notion of Sean O’Malley being a superstar for the promotion. O’Malley became the bantamweight champion earlier this month following a second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. It was a long time coming for “Sugar” who had plenty of hype entering the promotion before […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is excited by the potential of Sean O’Malley. O’Malley delivered on his hype by becoming the new bantamweight champion following an impressive second-round TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 earlier this month. “Sugar” was already extremely popular well before he was wearing UFC gold. However, he has a […]

Charles Oliveira will dial back on the trash talk ahead of his rematch with Islam Makhachev. Oliveira will look to become a two-time lightweight champion when he challenges Makhachev in the UFC 294 headliner taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. Going into their first fight, the usually humble Oliveira was very emotional and uncharacteristically, […]

Women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang was the top earner at UFC 292 earlier this month. Zhang earned the first defense of her second reign as 115-pound champion when she dominated Amanda Lemos over five rounds in the UFC 292 co-headliner in Boston. The main event, meanwhile, saw Sean O’Malley become the new bantamweight champion following […]

UFC president Dana White isn’t on board with the idea of a fourth fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Holloway made it two wins in a row following his impressive third-round knockout victory over The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner. In the process, “Blessed” continued to show that he’s a level above […]

UFC president Dana White shut down rumors of Ronda Rousey returning. It was recently reported by The Daily Mail that per a confidant of Rousey, there was a possibility of the former women’s bantamweight champion leaving the WWE and returning to the Las Vegas-based promotion for the upcoming UFC 300 anniversary event. “She just had […]

Max Holloway made it two wins in a row following his emphatic knockout victory over the Korean Zombie at UFC Singapore this past weekend. It was yet another win at featherweight for the former champion who is undefeated against every active 145-pounder other than the current king in Alexander Volkanovski. Having lost to Volkanovski three […]

Aljamain Sterling still wants to run things back with Sean O’Malley. But if the timing doesn’t work out, he’s more than open to Merab Dvalishvili getting the next shot. Sterling lost his bantamweight title following a second-round TKO defeat to O’Malley in the UFC 292 headliner earlier this month. Going into the fight, “Funk Master” […]

Gilbert Burns believes Paulo Costa has a good chance of beating Khamzat Chimaev. Costa and Chimaev collide in a middleweight bout taking place at the upcoming UFC 294 card on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. It’s arguably the people’s main event not only given their longstanding beef, but also the fact that they both haven’t […]

Kevin Holland has plenty of respect for Ian Garry — but doesn’t believe they’ll be fighting anytime in the near future. Garry is coming off a dominant unanimous decision win over Neil Magny at UFC 292 earlier this month. Although Magny stepped in on short notice, he was still the toughest matchup of Garry’s career […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones may be thinking about Stipe Miocic a bit too much. Jones will look to defend his heavyweight title for the first time when he clashes with Miocic in the UFC 295 headliner taking place Nov. 11 in Madison Square Garden, New York. Many observers believe it could be a retirement […]

The Mighty Mouse has proven that he was the best flyweight ever in the UFC. Demetrious Johnson thought that competition was too easy under Dana White and the 13 times he has won the World Championship proves it. He had been so dominant at the sport that he even took his reign to the One […]

Heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou is no longer with the UFC, and for YouTube star Jake Paul, that’s a great thing. Paul has long been vocal about wanting the UFC to pay their fighters better, and his support for that cause was apparent in his latest comment about Ngannou’s upcoming boxing fight against WBC heavyweight […]

Ian Garry wants to fight Kamaru Usman or Colby Covington in Dublin. Garry is coming off a dominant unanimous decision win over Neil Magny at UFC 292 earlier this month. Post-fight, he revealed his intentions of not only fighting Stephen Thompson next, but having another three fights before he gets a welterweight title shot. His […]

Gervonta Davis’ trainer Kenny Ellis believes it’s best for Sean O’Malley to stay in his lane. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following his second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 headliner earlier this month. Following the win, he called for a rematch with Marlon Vera for December. However, he also signaled […]

The Korean Zombie has officially called time on his MMA career. The 36-year-old announced his retirement shortly after his third-round knockout defeat to Max Holloway in the UFC Singapore headliner this past weekend. Despite fears prior to the fight over a potential mismatch, Zombie did fairly well in the first round where he even managed […]

Former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson believes Tony Ferguson should seriously consider retirement. Ferguson is coming off a third-round submission defeat to Bobby Green at UFC 291 last month. The setback made it six defeats in a row for “El Cucuy” dating back to 2020 with none of those fights being competitive. Ferguson, however, claimed an […]

Max Holloway made it two wins in a row following an impressive third-round knockout victory over the Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner this past weekend. The question now arises — who should “Blessed” fight next? He’s already defeated the majority of the top eight in the featherweight rankings while he’s also lost three […]

Sean O’Malley continues to call out MMA managers for exploiting their fighters. On Sunday night, the newly-crowned bantamweight champion particularly called out those who not only take 20 percent of their fighter’s earnings, but also 20 percent of their bonuses as well. “There are managers that take 20% of fighters purses AND 20% of their […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya still hopes to fight Dricus du Plessis at some point in the future. Adesanya is currently set to defend his 185-pound strap against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Of course, he was originally expected to fight Du Plessis following the latter’s win over Robert […]