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PFL 6: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Anthony Romero keeps it moving with the main card on ESPN+ with a fight in the welterweight division between Magomed Magomedkerimov and David Zawada. Magomedkerimov is coming off a big knockout win his last time out meanwhile, Zawada is coming off a knockout loss and will be needed an early […]

PFL 6: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Anthony Romero keeps it moving with the main card on ESPN+ with a fight in the welterweight division between Magomed Umalatov and Nayib Lopez. Umalatov is coming off a big knockout win his last time out meanwhile, Lopez walked away with the unanimous decision victory but will need a finish […]

PFL 6: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Anthony Romero kicks off the main card on ESPN+ with a fight in the lightweight division between Clay Collard and Stevie Ray. Collard needs a win to lock in a playoff spot meanwhile, Ray is going to need an early finish to secure his spot in the playoffs. With that […]

There is one boxing match that is a possibility for Francis Ngannou — one with British veteran Derek Chisora. Appearing on The MMA Hour, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn was speaking about his plans for making Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder on the proposed Saudi Arabia mega card in December which would also feature Oleksandr […]

UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley offered up an interesting suggestion for the female contingent of the roster. While discussing a plethora of topics on his podcast, his coach Tim Welch brought up a now-deleted tweet from 2020 of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev claiming that MMA was not a woman’s sport. This was notably after witnessing […]

It’s fair to say UFC 289 didn’t go how lightweight champion Islam Makhachev wanted. In the co-main event, former champion Charles Oliveira took on the streaking Beneil Dariush with the winner — especially if it was Dariush — all but likely to challenge Makhachev for the title next. Despite Dariush being a slight favorite going […]

It looks like Michael Chandler has finally lost his patience with Conor McGregor. With The Ultimate Fighter 31 currently airing on ESPN, the expectation is that the coaches in Chandler and McGregor will eventually clash this year. McGregor recently provided an update that the fight date would be announced towards the end of the season […]

The Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match has a significant change. In April, it was announced that Paul and Diaz would collide in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match set for Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. It will notably be Diaz’s professional boxing debut as well. However, it will now be contested for 10 rounds […]

Charles Oliveira will get a knockout win over Islam Makhachev in a potential rematch. That’s according to Oliveira’s manager and head coach Diego Lima who believes that’s the only fight that makes sense given his pupil’s recent TKO victory over Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 — along with his other wins over the lightweight top […]

Marvin Vettori released his first statement following his defeat to Jared Cannonier. Vettori suffered a comprehensive unanimous decision defeat to Cannonier in their UFC Vegas 75 middleweight headliner this past weekend. A bloodied and battered Vettori showed remarkable heart (as well as a chin) to last the distance as he absorbed a record 241 significant […]

The UFC 293 pay-per-view event is starting to take shape. The numbered event takes place Sept. 10 in Sydney, Australia, and is expected to be headlined by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. His opponent will be determined at UFC 290 next month as former champion Robert Whittaker takes on Dricus Du Plessis with the winner […]

PFL 5 took place on Friday night in Atlanta, and the salaries for the fighters have been released. Six fighters topped the list at $100,000, while all other fighters received five-figure or four-figure payouts. PFL 5 salaries: Larissa Pacheco, Ante Delija, Aspen Ladd, 2 more share highest payouts (@DamonMartin) https://t.co/ZxXJhNCYsn pic.twitter.com/LtLw6y7o6N — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) […]

Andre Ward is down to see Tyson Fury face both Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou. The WBC heavyweight champion is among the major names Ngannou would like to face in a boxing match prior to making his promotional debut for PFL next year. Meanwhile, Fury has also been challenged to a fight inside the Octagon […]

Daniel Cormier believes Henry Cejudo should forget about fighting Alexander Volkanovski. Cejudo made his return to action for the first time in three years when he suffered a split decision defeat to Aljamain Sterling in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 288 last month. It was a competitive and extremely close contest, but in the […]

Arman Tsarukyan wants Michael Chandler next and as far as he’s concerned, the latter has no fight coming up. Tsarukyan made it two wins in a row and seven wins in his last eight overall following a third-round TKO victory over Joaquim Silva at UFC Vegas 75 this past weekend. Having previously been in lightweight […]

Khamzat Chimaev is hungry to compete again. The UFC welterweight and middleweight hasn’t been in action since September last year when he made quick work of Kevin Holland in their short-notice catchweight fight. It’s all the more frustrating given that he initially made his name in the sport by remaining extremely active. However, as things […]

Bellator 297: Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero finally moves onto the main event for the light heavyweight championship as the champ Vadim Nemkov looks to defend his title once more as he takes on title contender and former UFC middleweight title contender Yoel Romero. Nemkov just successfully defended his title for a third time when […]

Bellator 297: Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero keeps it moving to the co-main event in the bantamweight division as the champion Sergio Pettis is set to defend his bantamweight championship against Patricio Pitbull. This is Pettis’ first fight since being fully recovered from his injury meanwhile, Pitbull will be looking for double champ status and […]

Bellator 297: Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero keeps it moving on the main card with a fight in the light heavyweight division between No. 1 ranked Corey Anderson and No. 2 ranked Phil Davis. Anderson is coming off the first loss of his Bellator career when he was dominated by the champion Vadim Nemkov for […]

Bellator 297: Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero kicks off the main card with a fight in the heavyweight division between No. 4 ranked Daniel James and No. 10 ranked Gokhan Saricam. James is riding a 5-fight winning streak into this matchup meanwhile, Saricam is coming off his first loss in four years in his last […]

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) released its medical suspensions for fighters who competed at PFL 4 on June 10, 2023. The suspensions were issued by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. The most notable suspension is for Marlon Moraes, who faces an indefinite suspension following his seventh straight knockout loss. Moraes was knocked out by […]

Dana White offered a grim update on the status of the Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington fight. Following Edwards’ title defense against Kamaru Usman in March, White declared that Covington would be next in line to get a shot at the welterweight scrap. The idea was to have it headline the UFC’s return to London […]

Beneil Dariush is down, but not out. Dariush suffered a disappointing first-round TKO defeat to Charles Oliveira in their pivotal lightweight co-main event at UFC 289 this past weekend. Despite Dariush entering the contest as a slight betting favorite, he was ultimately rocked bad by Oliveira with the Brazilian proceeding to finish him on the […]

The trash talk between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena continued following Nunes’ retirement announcement at UFC 289. Pena took shots at Nunes on Twitter, claiming that she scared her rival into retirement. Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena 3 was supposed to headline UFC 289. A rib injury forced Pena to be pulled from the card. […]

Amanda Nunes went out of top, announcing her retirement right after her UFC 289 victory. Nunes soundly defeated Irene Aldana by unanimous decision in the UFC 289 main event, successfully defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title. Nunes also heads into retirement as the UFC women’s featherweight champion, a title she’ll be forced to vacate now […]

It has been eight months since Charles Oliveira took to the octagon in what turned out to be a heartbreaking loss to Islam Makhachev in UFC 280. The Brazilian definitely made up for lost time on Saturday night, taking out top lightweight contender Beneil Dariush in tremendous fashion in the co-main event of UFC 289. […]

A lot of the talk during Game 4 of the NBA Finals was about the Denver Nuggets stunning the Miami Heat with a 108-95 victory to take a 3-1 lead, but it was also UFC star Conor McGregor being booed off the Kaseya Center after an awkward announcement. McGregor, set to make his return against […]

UFC 289 takes place Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and features a women’s bantamweight title headliner between current 135-pound champion Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana. The co-main event is arguably the most-anticipated fight of the night as former champion Charles Oliveira collides with Beneil Dariush. Elsewhere, featherweight veteran Dan Ige takes on the […]

Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal ended up being face-to-face in a parking lot in Miami on Wednesday. The interaction — posted by the Betr social media account — occurred outside the “Betr warehouse” with both men surrounded by their personal crew and cameramen. It starts off with Paul telling the camera that “apparently Masvidal showed […]

There’s no official confirmation as of yet, but the expectation is that UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic later this year. Here are all the details we know so far as well as the general timeline of events. When Jones returned to the Octagon for the first time […]

Beneil Dariush is even more confident he becomes lightweight champion after having watched UFC 284. Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title for the first time after a razor-thin unanimous decision win over featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in March. However, it was a lot closer than many expected with many in the combat sports world feeling […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya feels he is a level above Michael Jordan as far as being petty is concerned. Adesanya became a two-time 185-pound champion following his emphatic second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 back in April. It was notably his first win over the Brazilian in four attempts across two […]

Jon Jones fighting Tyson Fury in the Octagon is a circus — but it’s a circus former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would gladly watch. Talk of Fury fighting Jones in MMA has intensified, especially after UFC president Dana White himself stated he would be open to promoting it. While it seems extremely unlikely, it […]

Charles Oliveira claims Conor McGregor is ducking him. Oliveira returns to action for the first time since his October defeat to Islam Makhachev when he fights Beneil Dariush in a pivotal lightweight encounter in the co-main event of UFC 289 this weekend. The defeat to Makhachev was Oliveira’s first since December 2017 and it’s fair […]

Charles Oliveira battles Beneil Dariush in what is essentially a lightweight title eliminator in the co-main event of UFC 289 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Will Oliveira bounce back and return to the win column in a big way to get another crack at becoming lightweight champion again? Or will Dariush inflict […]

Kai Kara-France suffered more than just a defeat against Amir Albazi. The New Zealander was controversially outpointed by Albazi in the UFC Vegas 74 headliner this past weekend. Despite the flyweight contest being a competitive affair, many in the combat sports world felt Kara-France did enough to win. However, two of the three judges thought […]

Beneil Dariush not only plans on beating Charles Oliveira at UFC 289 — he also plans on outgrappling him too. Dariush takes on the former champion in a lightweight title eliminator in the co-main event of UFC 289 which takes place Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 34-year-old already revealed that the UFC […]

Ben Askren expects Jake Paul to come out on top against Nate Diaz. Paul returns to the ring in August when he faces former UFC star Diaz in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match. It will notably be Diaz’s professional boxing debut. One person who knows a lot about making their boxing debut against Paul is […]

UFC president Dana White didn’t exactly provide the best answer when asked about the status of the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight. After months of no updates, fight fans finally got some news on McGregor’s UFC return fight as the Irishman revealed the date for his clash with Chandler would be announced by the […]