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UFC 269 caps off an incredible night of fights with a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier. The two look to cement their respective legacies with a big win to help move on from the former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Charles Oliveira looks to cement himself as champion with his first title defense […]

UFC 269 features a co-main event that sees Amanda Nunes look to defend her bantamweight championship against Julianna Pena. The fight seems on paper like one that the champion should win easily and look good in. That’s what the narrative is going into this one. There is a lot of heat between both women and […]

Geoff Neal heads into UFC 269 in a must-win situation. The UFC welterweight is coming off of two losses and a tough situation outside of the cage. The Texas-based fighter needs a win against Santiago Ponzinibbio. The fight has been a long time coming as Geoff Neal has been trying to fight the Argentine contender […]

Dan Ige heads into UFC 269 ready to get back in the win column. The fight against Josh Emmett is an exciting challenge that the Hawaiian is looking forward to taking on. Josh Emmett has been off for a long time as he has been dealing with injuries. UFC 269 will be a big opportunity […]

Dustin Poirier is set to take on Charles Oliveira in a very exciting fight at UFC 269. The winner will walk away as the undisputed UFC lightweight champion. Heading into the bout at UFC 269, Charles Oliveira has had a reputation for being a ‘quitter.’ Many point to his fights against Donald Cerrone and Max […]

Randy Costa is looking to get back in the win column with a bang at UFC 269. The bantamweight has been a fun and entertaining prospect since he signed for the UFC. At UFC 269 he looks to take out Tony Kelley in a pivotal matchup for his career. He expects a very fun fight […]

Cody Garbrandt is set to make his flyweight debut at UFC 269 against Kai Kara-France on Saturday. The fight is expected to kick off his title run in the weight class. Kai-Kara France is a very fun to watch striker with big power in his hands. The same can also be said of Cody Garbrandt. […]

Henry Cejudo is a man that knows a thing or two about walking away on top. He claims that’s what UFC lightweight title challenger Dustin Poirier will do on Saturday. The former two-division UFC champion points to the fact that Dustin Poirier has been talking about retirement lately and that’s what will lead to him […]

Aspen Ladd is not a person known for her trash talk or even her talking in general. The UFC fighter has been vocal about wanting a fight with former champion Miesha Tate. The two have a bit of history as Miesha Tate has been very critical of Aspen Ladd and had a big argument with […]

Kai Kara-France has some big plans for his next few fights at flyweight. The plan starts off by taking on Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269 on Saturday. He believes the fight has much higher stakes than simply a fan matchup. Kai Kara-France is confident the flyweight fight at UFC 269 is a title eliminator. “This […]

It’s been a while since Jake Shields’ name flashed on headlines since his retirement from the UFC. However, the former MMA great brought some attention to himself on Thursday after sharing a controversial opinion on social media. Out of nowhere, Shields took to Twitter and shared an unprovoked take for all to see. The former […]

Israel Adesanya is quickly rising up to be one of the better analysts in the game. Ahead of UFC 269, he broke down the fight between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier. He mentioned the champion’s past issues regarding his mental strength. Thought that appears to be a thing of the past heading into UFC 269. […]

Charles Oliveira has been facing a lot of scrutiny as UFC champion and many are questioning his status as the best. Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the best lightweights of all time and has been making a lot of comments about the current champion. Charles Oliveira has been firing back at everyone that questions his […]

Daniel Cormier and Dominick Cruz were in a weird spot after Cruz came out on the UFC 269 media day and claimed that he ‘mutes’ Cormier’s commentary during fights. Those comments obviously didn’t sit well with the former two-division champion. Daniel Cormier organized a sit-down with UFC bantamweight Dominick Cruz where they addressed the comments. […]

Chael Sonnen has never been known to hold back and hide his opinion. The former UFC fighter spoke out on the subject of UFC welterweights being scared to fight Khamzat Chimaev. Dana White made the claim last week that UFC welterweights were ‘scared’ to fight Khamzat Chimaev. Multiple fighters like Geoff Neal and Neil Magny […]

Jon Jones is in a tricky situation with the UFC as there are talks he’s moving to heavyweight but there’s also his ongoing legal case. Many were calling for the UFC to cut him not long ago. The former UFC champion is still training and preparing for a move to heavyweight. He recently revealed when […]

Brendan Schaub had a strange exit from the UFC that is still misunderstood today. Some think he left to do comedy, others think he just wanted to stop fighting. The real story is that Brendan Schaub was preparing to drop down to light heavyweight but eventually retired after being against the Reebok deal from 2015. […]

The news broke last week of Geoff Neal getting arrested on Thanksgiving only two weeks before the fight at UFC 269. The welterweight had only done one interview since then and that was with ClutchPoints to talk about the upcoming fight. ESPN had reported that Geoff Neal would be staying on the UFC 269 card […]

Raulian Paiva hasn’t exactly heard positive things ahead of his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 269. He has received backlash from fans and heard a lot of trash talk from O’Malley too. Raulian Paiva isn’t going to let any of that distract him from the task at hand. He wants to beat Sean O’Malley […]

Dominick Cruz is never afraid to tell it like it is and that goes for those on the commentary crew as well. The UFC bantamweight was not afraid to go after Daniel Cormier and his commentary. Dominick Cruz’s gripe comes from Daniel Cormier’s ‘lack of homework.’ The former UFC did not mince words on the […]

Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena are not exactly friends heading into UFC 269. The two have been going back and forth for weeks heading into the fight on Saturday. Amanda Nunes is not worried about Julianna Pena. She thinks the challenger is ‘delusional’ and was quick to remind her of her past failures. “She’s delusional,” […]

Jon Jones has been in quite the complicated situation lately with his fighting future in limbo and his nasty split from his gym in New Mexico. The former UFC champion appears to be starting to put everything together. Jon Jones has moved to the gym Fight Ready over in Arizona. The camp has some famous […]

Tai Tuivasa is set to compete against Augusto Sakai at UFC 269 on Saturday, he’ll be the second Australian to compete in a big fight after George Kambosos beat Teofimo Lopez last week. Tai Tuivasa couldn’t help but be happy for his countrymen. The Australian UFC fighter even trained with George Kambosos in the past. […]

Robert Whittaker and Kai Kara-France had an awkward moment when the New Zealand fighter was interviewed on a UFC pre-fight show on Fox Sports’ Fight Week. Things were awkward as Robert Whittaker was sitting next to host Nikolai Pajarillo and UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski. Kai Kara-France came on the show to be interviewed. The […]

Newly-crowned WBA, IBF, WBO lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. has teased about a possibly fighting in the UFC in the future. Following his sensational win over Teofimo Lopez Jr., George Kambosos is now considering training mixed martial arts. According to Kambosos, he’s planning to work with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the near future. […]

UFC 269 sees Charles Oliveira take on Dustin Poirier in his first title defense. The bout is considered a boxer vs grappler title fight and is expected to be very exciting. Charles Oliveira’s coach, Diego Lima, sees a big advantage for the champion. His ground game is unmatched heading into UFC 269. “We have someone […]

Gillian Robertson is set to take Priscila Cachoeira at UFC 269 on Saturday. The fight is an important one for her ash looks to bounce back from the first losing streak of her career. She goes up against a tough opponent who is on a two-fight knockout streak. UFC 269 will be a big opportunity. […]

Geoff Neal did not have a very good 2020. The UFC welterweight became very sick and at one point, almost died. He still managed to return to the cage before the end of the year where he faced Stephen Thompson. The fight ended up not going his way and he lost a unanimous decision. Questions […]

Francis Ngannou has never been a fan of the interim heavyweight title. He was never vocal about it being unnecessary when Ciryl Gane fought for the interim prize at UFC 265 back in August. His feelings towards the UFC interim title certainly haven’t gotten any better. He made a big declaration regarding Ciryl Gane’s title […]

Dan Hardy is an excellent analyst and breaks down many fights in the UFC. He recently released a video taking a look at Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. Many people are torn about the matchup and find picking a winner to be very complicated. Dan Hardy spoke about his pick and the […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov ruled over the UFC lightweight for only a short time but he certainly left his mark on the division, as can be seen at UFC 269. He fought Dustin Poirier but did not have the chance to compete against current champion Charles Oliveira. Khabib Nurmagomedov still gives his thoughts on the lightweight division […]

Muhammad Mokaev has his UFC debut set for March 19. The flyweight prospect recently announced his signing to the UFC and many have been waiting to see who he will be booked against. Muhammad Mokaev actually asked to fight this opponent and the UFC looks to happily oblige. The undefeated prospect will be looking to […]

Dan Ige found himself surprised that he got the Josh Emmett fight at UFC 269. He was coming off of a loss and expecting to face someone less notable. That didn’t happen as drew the veteran Josh Emmett for his fight at UFC 269. The bout will be an important one for both men as […]

UFC rising star Khamzat Chimaev has provided some specific details for his desired fight with Conor McGregor. After scoring a sensational win over Jingliang Li at UFC 267, Khamzat Chimaev set his sights on Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. However, the latter refused to accept his challenge outright while the former two-division champion said he […]

Manel Kape has not been in the UFC for very long but that has not stopped him from making an impact. The former Rizin athlete had a rough start to life in the UFC but appears to have gotten everything together. UFC Vegas 44 saw Manel Kape beat Zhalgas Zhumagulov by TKO in the first […]

Jake Paul has successfully made the transition from a youtube personality to a semi-professional boxer. For his next match, he was supposed to take on Tommy Fury, the younger brother of current Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury. However, Fury is now claiming that a chest infection and a rib injury he suffered in training camp for […]

Jon Jones made waves when he got into a verbal altercation with his former coach and ended up joining a new gym. The former UFC champion is now with Eddie Cha at Fight Ready. Henry Cejudo also trains at Fight Ready. The whole gym was very welcoming of the former UFC champion. Eddie Cha explains […]

Conor McGregor’s longtime coach John Kavanagh has mentioned six fighters his pupil can face when he makes his UFC return. Ahead of his highly-anticipated UFC comeback, Conor McGregor is already being linked to a wide array of possible opponents. While is it very likely that the promotion will put together another huge fight for the […]

Amanda Ribas and Michelle Waterson are set to return to the UFC octagon in March! The strawweights are set to meet in an exciting matchup. The fight was first reported by MMAFighting. The bout will be a very important one for both women. The fight is not official yet but it has been verbally agreed […]