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Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker have been saying very different things ahead of their middleweight title bout at UFC 271. The Australian has been very focused on being in a good place mentally whilst the New Zealander has been firing shots at him. Things are complicated between the two as there is respect but they […]

Things did not go smoothly for Derrick Lewis the last time he fought in Houston. He took on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 265 in August. The Houston native admitted the pressure got to him and he wouldn’t let that happen again. He also revealed why his fight at UFC 265 […]

The beef between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington is growing as the two men are getting closer to their fight at UFC 272. Things are getting ugly as both men are firing shots at each other with seemingly nothing off-limits. Jorge Masvidal recently tweeted out a video reminding Colby Covington that he was banned from […]

Israel Adesanya is set to meet Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271, where he will be defending his middleweight title. Chris Weidman recently gave his take on the upcoming title fight. Many are expecting Robert Whittaker to look better than last time and use his wrestling. For those reasons, Chris Weidman is […]

Prime Cain Velasquez was truly something special. The former UFC heavyweight champion was considered to be one of, if not, the greatest heavyweight of all time. His coach, Javier Mendez was asked about him making a return. Injuries robbed Cain Velasquez of his MMA career and he left the UFC after getting knocked out by […]

The one blemish on Israel Adesanya’s MMA record is from his loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. The Polish light heavyweight used his wrestling to earn the unanimous decision win over the previously undefeated champion. Many, including Robert Whittaker, saw the fight as the blueprint to beating the UFC champion. Israel Adesanya laughed that […]

Khamzat Chimaev has built quite a reputation in the MMA world. He’s known for his strength, cardio, and crazy work ethic. His training partner, UFC heavyweight, Alexander Gustafsson recently revealed how hard he truly works. It appears Khamzat Chimaev is a maniac in the gym and is always working out or fighting. The Swedish UFC […]

The MMA world was in shock on December 11 as Julianna Pena beat Amanda Nunes by submission in an incredible fight at UFC 269. The champion had a bad performance and many agreed that she looked ‘off.’ Amanda Nunes recently spoke out on the fight and revealed that she was injured badly during her training […]

Robert Whittaker looks to be in a different place mentally heading into his rematch with Israel Adesanya at UFC 271. He changed his approach from the first fight and has been strictly focusing on training. The former UFC middleweight champion had to take some extra fights before getting the rematch with Israel Adesanya. Many have […]

Nick Maximov has broken out in the UFC after scoring a huge win over Puna Soriano at UFC Vegas 47. His grappling was the difference in the fight and many were impressed by his ground game. The UFC middleweight recently threw some shade at Sean O’Malley and Paddy Pimblett. He believes they have been ducking […]

Shavkat Rakhmonov is coming off of an incredible knockout win at UFC Vegas 47. He’s also managed to draw comparisons with Khamzat Chimaev, another hyped prospect from Eastern Europe. Shavkat Rakhmonov has been linked with Khamzat Chiamev for a long time and many are hoping to see them fight. The UFC welterweight was asked about […]

The UFC can have its gross injuries from time to time. Malcolm Gordon found that out when he broke his opponent’s arm last weekend. He was taking on Denys Bondar and looking for his second straight win. Malcolm Gordon went for multiple armbars during the UFC bout. None of them stuck but it appears like […]

Amanda Nunes shocked the MMA world when she left her longtime MMA gym, American Top Team. Many assumed the move could have something to do with Kayla Harrison or issues with her coaches after losing to Julianna Pena at UFC 269. The situation is actually a simple one and Amanda Nunes assures it’s all about […]

Israel Adesanya is set to meet Robert Whittaker in a rematch at UFC 271. The main event is very exciting and many are expecting an even better fight than the first one from October 2019. Robert Whittaker expects to come into the fight with a very different game plan. The former UFC champion wants to […]

Jon Anik is known as one of the best commentators in the UFC. He knows how to navigate tricky subjects and get honest on certain situations. He was recently asked about Jake Paul and he did not hold back while bringing up Jorge Masvidal. Jake Paul has been flirting with MMA and has been going […]

Sean Strickland had a dominant performance over Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 47. The win wasn’t the most entertaining but it was a good performance. Sean Strickland ended up admitting that he wasn’t happy with the win over Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 47. He believes the pressure got to him before the fight. “You […]

Alex Volkanovski has been linked with Henry Cejudo ever since he defended the title against Brian Ortega at UFC 266. The former flyweight and bantamweight champion has been pushing for a fight with him ever since. It seemed like UFC 273 would be the perfect opportunity as Alex Volkanovski needed someone to replace Max Holloway. […]

Eugene Bareman has been speaking out recently about the upcoming fight between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on Saturday. The fight does have a little bit of animosity and many expect there to be quite a bit of trash-talking. Israel Adesanya’s coach actually had some positive things to say about Robert Whittaker. […]

Yan Xiaonan currently has a fight booked with Marina Rodriguez for UFC 272 in March. That hasn’t stopped the top-strawweight contender from looking at her options currently in the division, like Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Before getting the Marina Rodriguez fight at UFC 272, Yan Xiaonan created a list of the women in the strawweight division that […]

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Joe Rogan finds himself in an interesting spot as he works for the UFC but has always said he is on the side of the fighters. He recently spoke about Francis Ngannou and his unique situation, especially with him wanting to box Tyson Fury. Joe Rogan recently spoke out on the fantasy matchup on his […]

Chad Mendes is set to make his return to combat sports after retiring from the UFC a few years ago. Recently, he made quite the claim regarding his pay compared to Francis Ngannou. Francis Ngannou revealed that he was paid $600k for his fight against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. Chad Mendes recently claimed that […]

Joe Lauzon is finally set to make his return to the UFC after taking about two years off. He’s set to meet fellow veteran Cowboy Cerrone in a fun lightweight fight. The fight made a lot of sense and everyone seemed dot be in agreement that the two UFC veterans are a product of good […]

Jack Hermansson has made it clear throughout his UFC career that he is very confident in his grappling abilities. The Swedish fighter especially likes his grappling compared to Israel Adesanya. Israel Adesanya comes from a kickboxing background and many fighters see grappling as the way to beat him. Jack Hermansson thinks he’s the UFC middleweight […]

Anthony Johnson did not take too kindly to Bruce Buffer’s recent comments about fighters outside of the UFC. The Bellator light heavyweight had to fire back on Instagram. Bruce Buffer was referencing Francis Ngannou potentially leaving the UFC. He took to his podcast to take about fighters outside of the organization. “No offense to other […]

Paddy Pimblett was originally rumored to be taking on Jared Gordon in his second UFC outing. Now he faces Kazula Vargas and the fight has a lot less name value and that was exactly what the Englishman wanted. Paddy Pimblett recently went on the UFC podcast where he was asked about his upcoming fight. The […]

Joe Rogan recently had Julianna Pena on his podcast to talk about her huge upset win over Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. The win shocked many people all over the world as Nunes seemed unstoppable. Joe Rogan was cage-side as a commentator during the fight and was able to experience UFC 269 live. He recently […]

Jack Hermansson is hoping for a successful fight against Sean Strickland this weekend at UFC Vegas 47. The Swedish-Norwegian fighter is hoping to change up the middleweight title picture. There have been a lot of rematches for the UFC middleweight title with current champion Israel Adesanya taking on Marvin Vettori and Robert Whittaker more than […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is most likely always going to be linked with Georges St-Pierre after many were hoping to see the two fight in the UFC. The Russian was recently asked about fighting the Canadian champion. The former UFC champion was recently on the Full Send Podcast where he talked about Georges St-Pierre. The legend was […]

Daniel Cormier recently spoke out on UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya being called the middleweight GOAT. ‘DC’ was quick to remind everyone that Anderson Silva still exists and he holds that title. Daniel Cormier did fight Silva back at UFC 200. He knows both fighters very well and was the perfect person to talk about […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has faced many hard punchers in her UFC career including champions like Jessica Andrade and Valentina Shevchenko. The former strawweight champion actually had quite the surprising answer for who hit her the hardest. Joanna Jedrzejczyk recently revealed who hits the hardest between Rose Namajunas and Weili Zhang. The former UFC champion also revealed […]

Tai Tuivasa is a UFC fighter that regularly gets linked with alcohol. It stems from his gimmick of drinking a beer out of a shoe after winning fights. Recently he revealed that alcohol played a role in his upcoming fight with Derrick Lewis. Tai Tuivasa was offered the fight with Derrick Lewis by the UFC’s […]

Sean Strickland has famously come out and told media he hopes to one day ‘kill’ someone in the octagon. His upcoming opponent, Jack Hermansson was recently asked for his reaction ahead of UFC Vegas 47. Jack Hermansson answered very differently than some might imagine. The UFC middleweight actually thinks statements like that hurt the sport […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov has recently been called out by Jake Paul for a fight in MMA. The former UFC lightweight champion had no issue being honest when asked about facing Jake Paul. Jake Paul organizing a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov is not very realistic whether it’s in the UFC or Eagle FC. Part of that is […]

Sean Strickland has been having a lot of fun now that he’s become a top-10 middleweight in the UFC. He’s talking trash with everyone and going the ‘unfiltered’ route. It’s actually what led to his beef with Kevin Holland. Kevin Holland went off on Sean Strickland in a recent interview and it was revealed that […]

Megan Anderson has been taking a break from MMA since her release from the UFC. It doesn’t appear like that’s going to change anytime soon for the Australian featherweight. She last fought in the UFC against Amanda Nunes in March 2021. She quickly lost by submission in the first round and was released from the […]

Daniel Cormier is going to have to accept that Jon Jones is someone he’s going to be talking about for the rest of his life. The former UFC light heavyweight champion recently spoke about the next fight to make for him. Daniel Cormier recently spoke about the UFC’s heavyweight division and what should happen next. […]

Brendan Schaub is not exactly a huge fan of Dana White. It all stems from when he used to fight in the UFC back in the 2010s. He recently went off on him for the situation with Francis Ngannou. Brendan Schaub was very critical of Dana White not putting the belt around Francis Ngannou’s waist […]

Miesha Tate has been synonymous with the bantamweight division during her entire UFC career. She became champion in the weight class and fought for the belt multiple times. Miesha Tate is now moving down to flyweight and she plans on eventually challenging for the belt. The former UFC bantamweight champion recently explained why she chose […]