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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 […]

Max Holloway is still gunning for a fourth fight with Alexander Volkanovski — even if he’s not mentioning it directly. Holloway made it two wins in a row following a third-round knockout win over The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner yesterday. It was his first finish in quite some time —  as well […]

We may have just gotten our biggest hint yet that Conor McGregor will be fighting in December. According to a screenshot from the UFC’s official streaming service Fight Pass, McGregor will be headlining the upcoming UFC 296 pay-per-view event Dec. 16 in Las Vegas along with Michael Chandler. You can view it below: Michael Chandler […]

Sean O’Malley is about to make a lot more money. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following his second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 headliner in Boston. The 28-year-old wasn’t taken down once during the fight and managed to connect with a precise counter right that dropped Sterling as the latter […]

The UFC returns to Singapore this weekend with the action taking place on a rare Saturday morning in America. The headliner sees former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway battle The Korean Zombie — Chan Sung Jung — in a five-round encounter after both fighters called for the matchup earlier this year. A few years ago, […]

Tatiana Suarez is hoping to get the next crack at Weili Zhang. Zhang earned the first defense of her second reign as women’s strawweight champion following a dominant unanimous decision victory over Amanda Lemos in the UFC 292 co-main event. Two weeks prior, Suarez made it seven wins in a row in the UFC as […]

Cody Garbrandt had a mixed reaction to Sean O’Malley becoming bantamweight champion. O’Malley became the new king at 135 pounds following a second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 this past weekend. Garbrandt — who has no love lost with O’Malley — was supposed to be compete on the card against the latter’s […]

Ian Garry improved to 6-0 in the UFC following a dominant decision win over Neil Magny this past weekend. With the victory, the Irishman is now ranked No. 11 in the welterweight rankings. One would imagine a title shot would be next with one or two big wins over contenders ranked above him given his […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes it’s time Chris Weidman calls it a day. Weidman made his return at UFC 292 this past weekend in a unanimous decision defeat to Brad Tavares. It was still a victory in itself considering it was his first fight since a brutal leg break suffered over two years […]

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes people will realize very quickly how the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou boxing match will go once it starts. Ngannou made headlines last month after it was announced that he would officially make his professional boxing debut against the reigning WBC heavyweight champion in a fight taking place Oct. […]

Aljamain Sterling’s reign as bantamweight champion came to an end at UFC 292 this past weekend when he suffered a second-round TKO defeat to Sean O’Malley in Boston, Mass. Although he was expected to move up to featherweight following the fight, things have changed now that he lost his title as well as suffered his […]

UFC welterweight Matt Brown doesn’t believe Chris Weidman needs to retire just yet. Weidman made his return from a gruesome leg break when he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Brad Tavares in the featured preliminary bout of UFC 292 this past weekend. Despite not taking major damage on the right leg that was broken […]

The Conor McGregor return saga has taken another twist. At the Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius fight in London earlier this month, the Irishman claimed his three-fight plan involved returning to the UFC in December for a fight with Michael Chandler. Given that McGregor is still yet to enter the USADA drug testing pool — […]

Aljamain Sterling wanted to please the fans — and it led to his demise. Sterling suffered defeat for the first time in nearly six years following a second-round TKO loss to Sean O’Malley in their UFC 292 bantamweight title headliner this past weekend. After struggling to get close to O’Malley for a takedown in the […]

It’s been a while since Ronda Rousey was seen fighting inside the UFC Octagon. Don’t expect her to make a comeback in the MMA promotion company with UFC president Dana White shutting down the idea. “There’s no shot,” White said about the possibility of Ronda Rousey making some sort of a last hurrah in the […]

Sean O’Malley believes he’s close to achieving his goal of becoming bigger than Conor McGregor. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following an impressive second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 headliner this past weekend. For many, it was meant to be as O’Malley seemed destined for UFC glory and looked to […]

Tony Ferguson believes it’s not time yet for him to hang up his gloves. The former interim UFC lightweight champion doubled down on his stance to continue fighting at the highest level of combat sports after posting a list on his X (formerly Twitter) account. 1.) Haven’t Sparred Good Since Barboza or Thompson 2.) Only […]

Sean O’Malley became the UFC bantamweight champion this past weekend and it seemed destined right from the get-go that he’d eventually wear gold. But that’s not always the case. While O’Malley was a hype train in that he was clearly backed by the UFC promotional machine and got beneficial matchups at times, there are many […]

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s options for his next fight just got a bit more limited. With Sean O’Malley becoming the new bantamweight champion at UFC 292 this past weekend, Aljamain Sterling’s plans on moving up to featherweight have taken a big hit as the latter is now looking for an immediate rematch. Had Sterling […]

The UFC 293 main card has taken a big hit. Flyweight contender Kai Kara-France announced he will no longer be fighting former RIZIN star Manel Kape at the event taking place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia, due to a concussion. He provided an update for the fans on social media. “I just wanted to come […]