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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Conor McGregor has not been seen or heard from since his loss to Dustin Poirier. The UFC star suffered a broken leg in their matchup a little over two years ago. But, he still has not made a return to the octagon. All of this held true until he started to list names. This was […]

UFC president Dana White believes Sean O’Malley is even more of a star now that he’s bantamweight champion. O’Malley became the new king at 135 pounds following a memorable second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 headliner last night in Boston. “Sugar” caught Sterling with a counter right while he was entering […]

Jake Paul provided a potential suggestion to help fix the issue of fighter pay in the UFC. Paul has been feuding with UFC president Dana White over fighter pay repeatedly in recent years. It’s eventually led to both individuals having heated and sometimes personal exchanges which may have detracted from the main issue at times. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 — […]

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’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 […]

When it comes to UFC fighter pay, Jake Paul genuinely cares about the issue at hand. Paul is set to return to boxing action when he takes on Nate Diaz in an 10-round, 185-pound matchup taking place Saturday night in Dallas, Texas. One person who will more than likely be cheering Diaz on is UFC […]

How do you make Shayna Baszler, a borderline career heel who repeatedly discusses her enjoyment of inflicting pain and punishment on other performers via her expansive collection of submission maneuvers, a babyface? Do you give her a superhero gimmick like Nikki ASH? Have her take sympathy one an underdog and form a new tag team? […]

Ben Askren is only interested in fighting Jorge Masvidal again under MMA rules. Masvidal, who like Askren, is now retired, recently revealed he would come out of retirement to face the latter, but only in a boxing match. “I heard Ben Askren said he’d come out of retirement to fight me,” Masvidal told TMZ Sports […]

UFC president Dana White teased the possibility of a Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall heavyweight fight in an interview with TNT Sports. “Imagine if we could end up with an England vs. Jon Jones fight,” White said. Aspinall returns to the Octagon on Saturday at UFC Fight Night in London against Marcin Tybura. White suggested […]

Georges St-Pierre is a UFC Hall-of-Famer from the Class of 2020 widely considered to be one of the best mixed martial artists of all-time. St-Pierre retired from the UFC with a 26-2 overall record. The French Canadian from Saint-Isidore, Montérégie, Quebec born MMA superstar has been busy focusing on Brazilian jiu-jitsu, fitness, and similar pursuits […]

Leon Edwards will definitely be fighting before the end of the year. Edwards is coming off his first welterweight title defense after a majority decision victory over former champion Kamaru Usman in their trilogy fight at UFC 286 back in March. Right from the get-go, UFC president Dana White revealed Colby Covington would be next […]

UFC 290 only just recently concluded earlier this month and that means one thing — we are all but 10 months away from UFC 300. Although not official, the landmark anniversary event is set to ideally take place in April next year and given how stacked UFC 100 and UFC 200 were, fight fans can […]

With a spectacular International Fight Week and UFC 290 all wrapped up, MMA fans are still reeling with excitement from the action-packed night of fights. Things weren’t so sweet for UFC Welterweight contender Jack Della Maddalena, however, as his fight with Josiah Harrell was pulled at the last minute. Now, Della Maddalena wants to fight […]

UFC 290 featured a handful of incredible fights, but the match of the night took place between Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez. With the UFC featherweight title on the line, Volkanovski ended up dispatching Rodriguez four minutes and 19 seconds into the third round of the match to retain the belt, and his performance drew […]

Alexander Volkanovski could find himself facing Islam Makhachev again this year. Volkanovski earned another defense of his featherweight title following a dominant victory over Yair Rodriguez in the UFC 290 headliner last night in Las Vegas. After taking Rodriguez down the first two rounds — and notably opening cuts on with some elbows in the […]

It’s official. Jon Jones versus Stipe Miocic is happening later this year, with UFC president Dana White confirming the fight himself. With UFC International Fight week currently happening in Vegas, White took the opportunity to made the big announcement. The promotion’s boss said that Jones vs. Miocic will be headlining the UFC 295 that is […]

It’s no secret that Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler absolutely despise each other, which is why The Ultimate Fighter is such an entertaining watch for fans right now because both UFC stars are the coaches on the show. Well, things got absolutely heated on Tuesday night and by no surprise, the Irishman was the one […]

UFC president Dana White defended his interest in making Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg — a fight he believes isn’t a gimmick. Ever since Musk and Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to having a billionaire showdown on social media, White has been aggressively hyping it up and seems all but ready to promote it under the UFC […]

A fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg may not be as far-fetched as we think, and UFC President Dana White may be the one person that can make it happen. With Mark Zuckerberg finding a passion for watching and training MMA, he challenged Elon Musk to a fight. Musk accepted the fight with all […]

Talks of an Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg Octagon fight have had fuel added to the fire — especially after Dana White’s recent comments — but are reportedly being held up for one crazy reason. According to TMZ, the factor holding up talks of the Musk-Zuckerberg fight is size. A source tells TMZ that the two are […]

The public social media exchange between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg that escalated to the suggestion of an Octagon cage fight has been widely covered, and UFC president Dana White has weighed in and claims that the two tech billionaires are “dead serious” about this fight. Appearing on TMZ Live, White revealed that he has […]

UFC President Dana White announced Monday that Henry Cejudo will fight Chito Vera at UFC 292 on August 19, per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Cejudo, 36, is a former two-division champion that will add some serious star power to a stacked UFC 292 card. The card in August already features two championship fights. Sean O’Malley takes on […]

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 […]

With UFC coming to three great cities in the coming months, boss man Dana White just announced the main events for three huge late-summer fight nights. Former featherweight champion and No. 2 contender Max Holloway will square up with No. 7 contender the Korean Zombie, in a 145-lb bout on August 26 in Singapore. Holloway […]

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 […]

Rogers Arena in Vancouver had some structural difficulties during the UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana Main Card. During Canadian Mike Malott’s walkout mid-way through the main car action, a railing alongside the fighter’s tunnel collapsed, sending dozens of fans over the edge and onto the floor. The incident has since been addressed by UFC President […]

After UFC megastar Conor McGregor bizarrely punched the Miami Heat mascot at Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Dana White bluntly called out the mascot’s decision-making skills. “What’s up with mascots wanting to get punched in the face by professional fighters,” White said. “What do you expect?” Dana White comments on Conor McGregor injuring the […]

UFC 289 is in the books and turned out to be a special night from Vancouver as the UFC made its return to the fantastic fight city for the first time since 2019. Amanda Nunes turned in a masterful performance in the main event and announced her retirement from the sport, going out on a […]

Amanda Nunes dominated Irene Aldana in her bout at UFC 289, which will end up being the final match of her career, as she quickly revealed that she plans to retire after her win. The world was shocked by Nunes’ seemingly sudden decision, but it sounds like Dana White wasn’t too surprised to hear of […]

Dana White had something to say about a rematch between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev after the former’s impressive first-round TKO win at UFC 289. After eight months of absence since his loss to Makhachev, the Brazilian fighter raised eyebrows and set Twitter ablaze after defeating top lightweight contender Beneil Dariush in convincing fashion in […]

The Ultimate Fighter Season 31 aired last Tuesday on ESPN with Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler as the head coaches. The first episode on ESPN averaged 294K viewers with 14% in the 18-49 demographic. #TUF31 Episode 1 on ESPN averaged 294K viewers (0.14 in the 18-49 demo) The last season on FS1: TUF 28 Episode […]