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UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will not hesitate to let Conor McGregor hop in and get a title shot before other top contenders. Conor McGregor is still recovering from leg injury but as always, his UFC return is already higly-anticipated. “The Notorious” has recently expressed his interest in taking on reigning lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. […]

Dustin Poirier may not have too many years left in the sport after losing to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. There has been a lot of talk about him potentially retiring after he became champion. The UFC lightweight contender could be done fighting and could potentially stop fighting at lightweight. There have been talks of […]

Chris Daukaus had big plans for his UFC career and he wanted the opportunity for a big fight next. The UFC quickly responded by offering him a fight against Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Vegas 45. The former Police officer was surprised it happened this quickly. Main eventing a UFC card against […]

Kayla Harrison is one of the biggest names in women’s MMA and trains with Amanda Nunes at American Top Team. Therefore it was only natural for newly minted UFC champion Julianna Pena to mention her. Kayla Harrison has not been afraid to fire shots back at anyone that mentions her name, even if it’s a […]

Dana White recently made headlines when he said UFC welterweights are scared of fighting Khamzat Chimaev. Many fighters responded and expressed how wrong that statement was. Stephen Thompson can be included in that conversation. The UFC welterweight has been around for a long time and has faced the scariest guys in the division. Khamzat Chimaev […]

Francis Ngannou may have gone through a slight body transformation ahead of his UFC heavyweight title clash against Cyril Gane. After nine long months, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is finally stepping inside the octagon to take on interim heavyweight champion Cyril Gane at UFC 270. Ahead of Ngannou’s highly-anticipated return, MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn […]

Conor McGregor has made it clear that he wants to fight Charles Oliveira next for his UFC lightweight title. Michael Bisping unsurprisingly gave his thoughts on the potential matchup. It seems on paper like a power striker vs grappler matchup for the UFC lightweight crown. Charles Oliveira is very well-rounded though and the fight will […]

Sean Strickland is one of the UFC’s most savage fighters. Not just for his fighting abilities but the way he acts outside of the cage too. Now he’s fired shots at the middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. He has some serious accusations in terms of potential steroid use. The UFC champion had gyno in one of […]

Conor McGregor has once again crossed the line in his recent social media war of words with UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev. In the wake of Charles Oliveira’s successful title defense against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269, Conor McGregor made his pitch to become the lightweight champion’s next opponent, tweeting, “So what date am I […]

Nate Diaz has been in an interesting spot lately with his UFC contract set to come to an end after one more fight. It’s been difficult for the promotion to book him a fight as the two parties can’t seem to agree on an opponent. Nate Diaz’s contract has been extended by the UFC. The […]

Francis Ngannou has been linked with former UFC champion Jon Jones for a while as the latter announced he would be moving up to heavyweight. Fans have been wanting to see the fight ever since the fight became a possibility. Francis Ngannou had Jones on his mind at one point and was expecting to fight […]

Many people had an opinion on Amanda Nunes’ performance at UFC 269 on Saturday. There were a lot of questions about her heart and many thought she quit against Julianna Pena. Chael Sonnen is one of those people that believe she quit during the fight. Chael Sonnen believes this upset is very different from some […]

Rose Namajunas is coming off of an excellent win over Weili Zhang at UFC 268 back in November. The win was her first title defense since getting the strawweight title back. There were a few options for her next fight but it seemed like everyone was on board for her to fight Carla Esparza in […]

Henry Cejudo has been teasing a comeback to the UFC for months. The former two-division champion was recently called out by Dominick Cruz following his win over Pedro Munhoz. Following the win at UFC 269, Dominick Cruz spoke about what was next for him and he talked about Henry Cejudo. It’s safe to say there’s […]

Chris Daukaus gets a huge test on Saturday when he takes on Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Vegas 45. Lewis obviously has a puncher’s chance in every fight due to his ungodly punching power. Daukaus will have to be very careful against a tough opponent. Chris Daukaus found himself very surprised to […]

Julianna Pena shocked the world by beating Amanda Nunes for the UFC bantamweight championship and then she shocked the world again by making controversial remarks on being the first mom champion. The comments went along the lines of Amanda Nunes not being the first mom champion in the UFC because she didn’t give birth to […]

Dan Hooker recently announced that he was moving to the UFC’s featherweight division and he kicked things off by making a test cut to 145. H passed with flying colors and he’s now looking for a fight. The New Zealand native was at UFC 269 where he watched his teammate Kai Kara-France knockout Cody Garbrandt. […]

Hasbulla has become a bit of an MMA celebrity ever since he went viral a few months ago. He has been linked to the UFC for a long time and many wanted him to compete in the octagon. There was a lot of speculation on whether the potential fight could happen and Hasbulla even had […]

Gillian Robertson put on a gutsy performance at UFC 269 as she submitted Priscila Cachoeira. She managed to do it despite getting her eye gouged during the submission. Priscila Cachoeira put her thumbs in Gillian Robertson’s eyes as she was squeezing her neck for the rear-naked-choke finish. She managed to finish the choke at the […]

Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt are seemingly always going to be linked following their fight back at UFC 207 in 2016. Garbrandt put on the best performance of his career to beat Cruz for the bantamweight belt. Now Cody Garbrandt has fallen on hard times after losing another fight by knockout at UFC 269. Dominick […]

Michael Chandler had some strong opinions on Dustin Poirier after his fight at UFC 269. The former Bellator champion thought ‘The Diamond’ quit against Charles Oliveira. The fight at UFC 269 was very exciting and Dustin Poirier won the first round on several judges’ scorecards. The second round saw Charles Oliveira take over with the […]

UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev has poked fun at Conor McGregor over his Charles Oliveirta title fight pitch. Shortly after Charles Oliveira beat Dustin Poirier to defend his UFC lightweight title, Conor McGregor, who has been generally known for his shocking call-outs, hinted at his desire to take on the Brazilian champion. “So what date am […]

Julianna Pena shocked the world when she managed to beat Amanda Nunes in a slugfest at UFC 269 on Saturday. The win was a very big one and will go down as one of the biggest upsets in MMA history. The approach Julianna Pena took was to stay in the champion’s face and not back […]

Dominick Cruz appeared to turn back time at UFC 269 when he beat Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision. The bout offered him a chance at some exciting fights in the future. A few names people have been pitching the former UFC bantamweight champion include Henry Cejudo and Jose Aldo. They’re both very fun fights but […]

UFC middleweight Darren Till is coming off of a tough loss to Derek Brunson back in September. The news came shortly after that he went into the fight with a serious injury. The Englishman doesn’t like to make excuses and admits Derek Brunson was the better man that night. That hasn’t stopped him from claiming […]

Geoff Neal was in a very close fight against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 269. The bout was his opportunity to get his career back on track and become a title contender. The first two rounds were very close at UFC 269. Most people had Neal winning the first round and Poniznibbio winning the second. It […]

Julianna Pena put on an incredible performance at UFC 269 against Amanda Nunes. The new bantamweight champion put on a gritty performance and pushed the champion all the way to the end. There was a lot of speculation on the choke that ended the fight and whether or not it was tight. Many have said […]

UFC legend and MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has come up with a bold take on Amanda Nunes’ upset loss to Julianna Pena at UFC 269. Despite having a dominant opening round, Amanda Nunes shockingly got stopped by her challenger Julianna Pena in the second round via rear-naked choke. It can be recalled that Nunes even […]

Dustin Poirier has made it a habit to be all class throughout his career. That hasn’t changed following his loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. Dustin Poirier challenged Charles Oliveira for his lightweight title at UFC 269. The fight got off to an excellent start for Poirier as the two were in a stand-up […]

Colby Covington has been looking for the perfect opponent to book his next fight in the UFC. It has to be someone with a big name and a story to rival him. It appears he wants someone from his former gym American Top Team, either UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal or Dustin Poirier. UFC lightweight Dustin […]

UFC contender Colby Covington seemingly has beef with everyone at his former gym, American Top Team. The UFC welterweight made sure to come after Dustin Poirier for his loss to Charles Oliveria and he did not hold back. The former UFC welterweight title challenger called him a ‘quitter’ and questioned his work ethic. Colby Covington […]

UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa has got WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin hyped on social media with his post-victory celebration. Tai Tuivasa has extended his UFC winning streak to four with a nasty knockout win over Ausgusto Sakai at UFC 269 this weekend. Apart from his highlight-worthy finish, another thing that stood out was Tuivasa’s […]

Dana White doesn’t like being asked about the next fights after a big UFC event. That doesn’t mean the media is not going to ask him about it. There were plenty of names for champion Charles Oliveira next and the big man in charge was asked about it. Justin Gaethje was the name that naturally […]

Conor McGregor loves to make any big event all about himself. That was the case for UFC 269 when Dustin Poirier challenged the champion, Charles Oliveira, for the lightweight title. The main event was a very exciting one as the two delivered nonstop action for three rounds. The first round saw both men forget what […]

UFC 269’s co-main event had one of the most shocking upsets in the promotion’s history. Julianna Pena beat Amanda Nunes to become the UFC bantamweight champion. Many had it as the biggest upset in UFC history, except Michael Bisping. Michael Bisping knows a thing or two about upsets in UFC title fights as he holds […]

Tai Tuivasa had to celebrate his win at UFC 269 with his signature move. He was thrown a shoe and a beer from the stands and he proceeded to down his signature ‘shooey.’ It appears there was one person who did not want him to celebrate with his signature move as a security guard can […]

Daniel Cormier had a simple yet straightforward response to Sean O’Malley’s recent dig at his commentary work at UFC 269. Shortly after his illustrious UFC career, Daniel Cormier embarked on a commentary job for the famed MMA promotion. Given his experience and knowledge, “DC” was doing quite good in his new job. However, probably not […]

UFC president Dana White has already decided about a possible Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes rematch. Julianna Pena has pulled off one of the biggest upset wins in the history of MMA at UFC 269. The challenger was dropped twice right in the very first round as Amanda Nunes, arguably the hardest hitter in the […]

The next possible title challenger of reigning UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has already made his pitch. Charles Oliveira has proven his cynics wrong once again after beating Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. The champion got rocked by his challenger a couple of times early in the fight and was even dropped by a devastating […]