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UFC 292 takes place Saturday night in Boston, Mass. and features a bantamweight title headliner between current champion Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. There’s another title fight on the cards as Weili Zhang defends her women’s strawweight title against Amanda Lemos. Undefeated rising welterweight Ian Garry is also in action while Marlon Vera collides with […]

Michael Chandler reacted for the first time following Conor McGregor’s latest comments on his UFC comeback. After seemingly losing interest in a fight with Chandler, McGregor claimed this past weekend that he’d be fighting the former Bellator champion in December as part of a three-fight plan that also included the likes of Nate Diaz and […]

Dustin Poirier believes it won’t be a good look for USADA if Conor McGregor is able to bypass the regular testing routine. McGregor recently made headlines when he declared he would be fighting Michael Chandler in December. Considering he still hasn’t entered the USADA drug testing pool — which requires him to deliver at least […]

Alexander Volkanovski believes Sean O’Malley is one of the best strikers in the UFC. O’Malley will look to become bantamweight champion on his first attempt when he challenges current champion Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 headliner Saturday night in Boston. Although he’s the underdog in what is a classic striker vs. grappler matchup, he […]

Ian Garry believes he’s carrying the UFC 292 card. UFC 292 takes place this Saturday at the TD Garden in Boston. It’s headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. It’s not the only title fight on the card either as Weili Zhang will look for the first defense of her […]

Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling announced that his UFC 292 fight with Sean O’Malley is 99 percent likely to be his last in the weight class. “This is more than likely my last fight at 135. There’s a 99 percent chance it’s my last. If I win this, for sure, I’m out of here.” It’s something […]

Chris Weidman’s coach Ray Longo admits he’s a little nervous ahead of UFC 292. Weidman makes his return to action for the first time in over two years when he clashes with Brad Tavares in a middleweight bout set for the UFC 292 main card Saturday in Boston. It will notably be his first taste […]

As his UFC 292 fight against Sean O’Malley approaches, it’s becoming more and more likely that this may be bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling’s final fight in the weight class. Because of this, the question emerges — is he the greatest of all time in the 135-pound division? For some observers, the idea may seem preposterous. […]

ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong doesn’t believe Elon Musk actually wants to fight Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires made headlines earlier this summer after they both declared their interest in taking part in an MMA fight. However, they’ve come to a standstill in recent days with Zuckerberg accusing Musk of not being serious about […]

Sean O’Malley is not surprised he’s being viewed as the underdog going into his fight with Aljamain Sterling. O’Malley will look to become a champion in his first attempt when he challenges Sterling for the bantamweight title in the UFC 292 headliner taking place this Saturday in Boston. Many believe Sterling’s wrestling will prove too […]

A Dustin Poirier move up to welterweight may be closer than we think. Following Poirier’s second-round knockout defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291 last month, there were calls for “The Diamond” to finally make the move up to 170 pounds and with good reason. He had regularly spoken of his struggles in making the […]

Israel Adesanya plans on making things look easy against Sean Strickland. Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner taking place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. However, there isn’t much interest in the matchup as many observers see it as a foregone conclusion with the champion coming out on top. But […]

Daniel Cormier believes there’s a potential issue with Conor McGregor getting a special exemption from USADA. McGregor’s return to the UFC this year was all but ruled out given that it’s now August and he would need to enter the USADA drug testing pool for a period of six months — with at least two […]

Vicente Luque is open to welcoming Dustin Poirier to the welterweight division. Luque snapped a two-fight losing skid after outpointing former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC Vegas 78 headliner last night. It was Luque’s first fight since suffering a brain bleed which came following his knockout defeat to Geoff Neal last year […]

Conor McGregor will be training Dillon Danis for his upcoming fight with Logan Paul. It was announced earlier this week that Danis would be Logan Paul’s opponent for the upcoming MF & DAZN: X Series event taking place Oct. 14 at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. While announcing the fight, Paul remained doubtful as […]

UFC president Dana White is still working on a potential fight between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Earlier this summer, social media went crazy with the news that Musk and Zuckerberg were interested in fighting each other with White seemingly more than ready to take care of the promotional duties. The government of […]

No matter how strong or weak a calendar year is for the UFC in terms of overall stacked cards and events, there’s always one guarantee — there will always be great fights. 2023 is no different as MMA fans have been treated to some amazing battles. From technical chess matches to absolute brawls to fights […]

TJ Dillashaw broke down the upcoming bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. Sterling will look for the fourth defense of his 135-pound crown when he defends his strap against the ever-popular O’Malley in the UFC 292 headliner taking place Aug. 19 in Boston. Dillashaw’s last MMA fight was notably a TKO defeat […]

UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith was not impressed by the performance of Jake Paul or Nate Diaz. Paul defeated Diaz in their 10-round boxing match with a unanimous decision victory this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. The former Disney star dropped Diaz in the fifth round and did more than enough throughout the contest to […]

Bellator 298 Storley vs. Ward continues on the main card in the main event with a fight in the welterweight division between Logan Storley and Brennan Ward. Storley is coming off losing his interim welterweight championship meanwhile, Ward has won three straight coming into this matchup. With that said, check out our Bellator odds series […]

Bellator 298 Storley vs. Ward keeps it moving on the main card in the co-main event with a fight in the heavyweight division between Valentin Moldavsky and Steve Mowry. Moldavsky is coming off back-to-back losses for the first in his career meanwhile, is coming off a no-contest and a draw in his last two fights. […]

Bellator 298 Storley vs. Ward continues on the main card with a fight in the middleweight division between Dalton Rosta and Aaron Jeffery. Rosta is undefeated winning eight in a row coming into this fight meanwhile, Jefferey is coming off his first loss in his Bellator career. With that said, check out our Bellator odds […]

Bellator 298 Storley vs. Ward continues on the main card with a fight in the featherweight division between James Gallagher and James Gonzalez. Gallagher is coming off a 21-month layoff meanwhile, Gonzalez is coming off his Bellator debut loss. With that said, check out our Bellator odds series for our Gallagher-Gonzalez prediction and pick. James […]

Bellator 298 Storley vs. Ward kicks off the main card with a fight in the lightweight division between Sidney Outlaw and Islam Mamedov. Outlaw is coming off getting knocked out in his last fight meanwhile, Mamedov is coming off back-to-back wins looking to make it three in a row. With that said, check out our […]

Israel Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman believes Sean Strickland will benefit in their UFC 293 fight from having already faced Alex Pereira. Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight title against Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner taking place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Although it’s not the most exciting fight for most observers — given […]

It’s official. Israel Adesanya will be defending his middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 which takes place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Of course, it’s not the fight everyone expected — we were all hoping Dricus du Plessis would be the one to fight Adesanya, especially with their ongoing beef and the fallout […]

For UFC president Dana White, it’s very simple — you don’t get paid not to fight. A big debate in the MMA world currently is whether Stephen Thompson deserves to get paid his show money for his canceled UFC 291 fight with Michel Pereira. Thompson made the weight for the welterweight matchup, but Pereira came […]

Women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso expects the result to go the same way against Valentina Shevchenko in their Noche UFC rematch on Sept. 16. That’s not to say she expects to win because naturally, she is looking to come out on top a second time. Instead, Grasso went as far as predicting she would finish […]

UFC president Dana White was impressed with Nate Diaz’s performance against Jake Paul. Diaz suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Paul in their 10-round boxing match this past weekend. Although he was hurt in the first round and knocked down in the fifth, Diaz had a more than respectable performance as he went the distance […]

Conor McGregor will still be fighting Michael Chandler as expected. McGregor was expected to fight Chandler in his UFC return later this year after the two were opposing coaches in the ongoing The Ultimate Fighter 31 season. However, a number of factors including McGregor still being yet to enter the USADA drug testing pool — […]

We’re just over eight months into the 2023 UFC calendar and we’ve already paid witness to some of the biggest fights in recent history. From Jon Jones making his long-awaited return to become a heavyweight champion to Alexander Volkanovski’s attempt at becoming a two-weight champion against Islam Makhachev to Israel Adesanya finally getting one over […]

Charles Oliveira is still looking to secure a fight with Conor McGregor. Oliveira is currently getting ready to face current champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch for the lightweight title in the UFC 294 headliner taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. That said, McGregor still remains on the former champion’s radar. That was further […]

ONE Championship flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson believes Alexandre Pantoja would be a very tough test. Pantoja recently became the new UFC flyweight champion after a split decision victory over Brandon Moreno in the UFC 290 co-headliner last month. The Brazilian is just the fourth UFC champion to hold the belt at 125 pounds following Johnson’s […]

Cory Sandhagen already talked to UFC president Dana White about his latest performance. Sandhagen made it three wins in a row following a unanimous decision victory over short-notice opponent Rob Font in the UFC Nashville headliner this past weekend. However, it was uneventful to say the least as Sandhagen resorted to wrestling Font for the […]

Conor McGregor is still down to fight Michael Chandler — the only question is if the UFC is still on board. McGregor was expected to return to UFC competition this year against Chandler after the pair served as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 31 which is still airing. Despite not entering the USADA drug […]

Logan Paul will be returning to the boxing ring for the first time in over two years. The current WWE superstar announced on Twitter that he will be facing Bellator fighter Dillon Danis in a boxing match as the other half of the double main event at the MF & DAZN: X Series event taking […]

Conor McGregor’s return has been a long time coming for fight fans. The man known as ‘Notorious’ last stepped foot in the cage on July 10, 2021 against arch-rival Dustin Poirier, which ended in a TKO loss due to a leg injury. McGregor hasn’t won a fight since January 18, 2020 against Donald Cerrone, and […]

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes there are only two names that make sense for him. Usman hasn’t competed since a decision defeat to current 170-pound king Leon Edwards in their trilogy fight back at UFC 286 in March. A fight with Khamzat Chimaev appeared to be next but in the end, it never […]

TJ Dillashaw still believes he’s the best 135-pounder in the world. Dillashaw last competed at UFC 280 back in October where he suffered a second-round TKO defeat to current champion Aljamain Sterling in a one-sided affair. It was one-sided mainly because Dillashaw’s shoulder popped out in the first round in what was a recurring injury […]