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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 […]

Daniel Cormier has a simple tip for Alex Pereira for his fight against Jan Blachowicz — don’t get hit. Pereira will make his light heavyweight debut when he faces former 205-pound champion Blachowicz in a three-round bout that will co-headline the upcoming UFC 291 pay-per-view event taking place July 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah. […]

Conor McGregor is eyeing a comeback for the ages. The Irishman is expected to make his long-awaited return to the UFC later this year against Michael Chandler once The Ultimate Fighter 31 wraps up. It will be McGregor’s first fight since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021 and he promises it will […]

Logan Paul decided to switch things up from professional wrestling to mixed martial arts. The YouTube personality and WWE superstar recently took part in a friendly grappling session with UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. To the surprise of everyone, he didn’t do too badly either as he held his own against the duo, […]

In honor of the UFC’s 30th Anniversary, look ahead as we rank the top 10 nastiest submissions in UFC history. Check out our UFC news for more fight announcements and breaking content! The very origins of the UFC began in 1993 when the world of mixed martial arts felt it was time to see which […]

Chael Sonnen feels UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling doesn’t get the credit and respect that he deserves. Sterling recently defended his bantamweight title against former two-weight champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 earlier this month. It was his third consecutive defense of the 135-pound strap — the most in bantamweight history. Additionally, Sterling’s nine-fight unbeaten […]

Khamzat Chimaev believes the UFC is protecting Israel Adesanya from him. Chimaev has not fought since UFC 279 in September when he easily submitted Kevin Holland in the first round. He’s been keen to fight since with his next outing likely to be against Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 which takes place Oct. 22 in […]

Dustin Poirier had a somewhat surprising prediction for the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight. McGregor is expected to make his return to the UFC for the first time since breaking his leg two years ago when he fights Chandler. As things stand there is no date, venue or even weight class announced for that […]

The combat sports world was left to speculate whether Tyson Fury really was indeed 6’9” tall after a recent picture. The WBC heavyweight boxing champion was pictured alongside former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira and the first thing people noticed was how close their heights were. While Fury is said to be 6’9”, Pereira’s official […]

UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes the promotion has a future superstar in Ian Machado Garry. Garry is 5-0 in the UFC with a 12-0 overall record as he is quickly rising up the ranks at welterweight. However, he has not escaped criticism. Many have criticized the Irishman as it not only appears the UFC is […]

Georges St-Pierre believes the trash talk from Conor McGregor towards Khabib Nurmagomedov was all fair game. In the build-up to UFC 229 back in Oct. 2018, things got extremely heated between McGregor and Nurmagomedov and that was all on full display in their pre-fight press conference. McGregor was notably criticized by fans and media alike […]

Henry Cejudo doesn’t believe Jon Jones needs to fight Francis Ngannou for his legacy. Jones is the current UFC heavyweight champion after winning the vacant title a few months after Ngannou vacated the belt and departed the Las Vegas-based promotion earlier this year. Ngannou has since signed with PFL and any chances of a dream […]

There have been rumors circulating that Bellator MMA is up for sale and that the PFL is looking to purchase the MMA organization. Dana White had to comment on his competitors after UFC Vegas 73  at the post-fight press conference. Dana White says he is hearing the PFL is raising money and possibly buying Bellator […]

Francis Ngannou is taking his talents outside of the UFC, as he has recently inked a multi-fight deal with the Professional Fighters League. He won’t be making his PFL debut until at least 2024, but for now, he’s already having a different fight it seems, and it’s a word war against UFC president Dana White, […]