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Luis Pena has been released from the UFC following his repeated issues with Domestic Violence. His latest arrest was the last straw for the former ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ competitor. The details were made public and it’s safe to say the incident was quite disturbing. MMAJunkie was given ‘the probable cause affidavit written by the arresting […]

UFC 269 continues to add exciting fights with the addition of Geoff Neal against Santiago Ponzinibbio. The welterweights have long been circling each other and it appears they’re finally set to face off. ESPN was first to report the news. The fighters have both verbally agreed but the fight is not official yet. Geoff Neal […]

Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards are finally set to meet as the UFC has signed off on the matchup. The two have been on each other’s radar for almost two years. Ariel Helwani first reported the news that the matchup was in the works for UFC 269. The card gets even more stacked and welterweight […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was forced to withdraw from his UFC 268 clash with Sean Strickland. Luke Rockhold was gearing up for his UFC return when an unfortunate injury ruled him out of his middleweight fight against Sean Strickland at UFC 268. Announcing the shocking news on social media, Rockhold bared that a […]

Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze are currently in the process of getting their next fight finalized. The two are set to meet in the main event slot on January 15, 2022. The news was first reported by MMAJunkie. Currently, Calvin Kattar has signed his deal for the fight whilst the UFC is waiting for Giga […]

Randy Brown is coming off of a good win over tough welterweight prospect Jared Gooden. Brown is now on a two-fight win streak and will be looking to capitalize. He’s hoping to make a quick return at UFC 268 where he’ll get a chance to compete in New York. The Queens native hopes his injuries […]

Chuck Liddell has been the latest combat sports personality to be arrested for Domestic Violence. Jon Jones was arrested a few weeks earlier after getting inducted into the UFC Hall-of-Fame. TMZ first reported the arrest and has provided some information on the situation. Chuck Liddell was arrested on Monday morning in Los Angeles, California. At […]

Dominick Reyes is the latest former opponent of Jon Jones to give his opinion on the long-time champion’s legal troubles. The situation with Jones is an ugly one as it involves domestic violence in front of his children as well as heavy drinking. Dominick Reyes lost a controversial split decision to Jon Jones back in […]

Cortney Casey used to train with Mackenzie Dern back when the American-Brazilian lived in Arizona. The MMA Lab was the home of many top talents in the state. Mackenzie Dern didn’t exactly have a good ending to her time with Cortney Casey and the team. Her gym asked her to leave after they felt she […]

Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington are set to clash for the second time and it’s coming up soon at UFC 268. The two have been jawing at each other for years. Kamaru Usman recently did an interview with Helen Yee where he discussed Colby Covington and gave him a lot of props. He even went […]

Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler are known to have extremely exciting styles. Both men have had some classic fights in their short stints in the UFC. Justin Gaethje has been known to stand and bang and test people’s wills inside the cage. He doesn’t plan on changing that when he takes on Michael Chandler at […]

Dan Hooker became the darling of the MMA world when he agreed to take on Islam Makhachev on short notice at UFC 267. The big talking point after that was the wrestling of the two lightweights, especially Dan Hooker as people think of him as a striker first. Islam Makhachev put on a wrestling clinic […]

Zhang Weili finally addressed Rose Namajunas’ comments that were made before their first fight. Namajunas drew a lot of controversies when she said ‘better dead than red.’ Zhang Weili admits the comments affected her but not just mentally. They affected the audience who then booed her. “I think it definitely affected me a little bit,” […]

Aspen Ladd has had a roller coaster of a week. A botched weight cut led to her fight being canceled at UFC Vegas 38 and now it appears she has another fight booked. Macy Chiasson asked for the fight to be scrapped after Aspen Ladd had trouble with her weigh-in, shaking on the scales and […]

Conor McGregor’s trip to the Cubs game has been quite a disaster. Even Cubs manager David Ross spoke out about a big regret he had. Conor McGregor’s first pitch was one of the worst in history, he then went on to sing ‘Take me out to the ball game’ which only added to the embarrassment. […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov surprised everyone recently when he talked about ring card girls in MMA and called them ‘useless.’ This drew the reaction of many that came to their defense. The former lightweight champion did an interview recently in front of a live audience in Harrogate UK. He had the opportunity to discuss the comments further. […]

It appears Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane are finally headed towards a title unification bout. Things looked uncertain as Ngannou was having issues with the UFC. French MMA outlet La Sueur reports that the fight is currently in the works for UFC 270 on January 22. The event also has Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker […]

UFC legend BJ Penn has announced his plan to run for Governor of Hawaii on social media. After more than two years of being away from the sport, former UFC “champ-champ” BJ Penn has decided that he will embark on a journey in politics. On his official Instagram account, Penn made it known his intention […]

Former UFC champion Michael Bisping questioned Khabib Nurmagomedov’s MMA GOAT status. Shortly after winning his final UFC fight, Khabib Nurmagomedov was hailed as MMA’s greatest of all time by UFC president Dana White. This, however, has got a lot of eyebrows raised, primarily because of the fact that Nurmagomedov only defended his UFC title three […]

Henry Cejudo has been very vocal since UFC 266. Alex Volkanovski beat Brian Ortega in a featherweight title fight and since then ‘CCC’ has been trying to get that fight booked. Henry Cejuod spoke to Marc Raimondi and the subject of Alex Volkanovski came up and he made his thoughts clear. He wants the fight […]

Conor McGregor took advantage of the Facebook shutdown to reveal some surprising numbers on Twitter. The Irishman decided it was the right time to reveal the numbers from UFC 257. The fight was a rematch against Dustin Poirier after the two fought back at UFC 178 in 2014. The contest was a strange one when […]

Kevin Holland had quite the experience after his disaster of a fight at UFC Vegas 38. An accidental clash of heads ruined what appeared to be a good performance from Kevin Holland and saw the fight end in a No Contest. Less than 48 hours later, Kevin Holland found himself face-to-face with a car thief […]

Chael Sonnen is a man known for his strong opinions and for making his voice heard. He discussed the topic of Jon Jones recently on his YouTube channel. He spoke about Jon Jones’ situation and got to the topic of Jones’ future in the UFC. Many have called for the release of the former champion. […]

Miesha Tate surprisingly came out on Twitter and went after Aspen Ladd for various reasons after her weight miss at UFC Vegas 38. The reaction was quite a surprising one from the former UFC bantamweight champion. It all started when Tate replied to Ladd’s apology on social media. She accused the fellow bantamweight of cheating […]

John McCarthy is one of the most respected referees in MMA. Whenever there is a difficult situation, he is the man to come to. Saturday saw one of those tricky situations at UFC Vegas 38. An accidental clash of heads saw Kevin Holland take a headbutt from Kyle Daukaus. Kevin Holland was dropped instantly. The […]

While Joe Rogan is more commonly known for his work as a color commentator for UFC, his podcast has grown to be one of the most popular in recent history. With millions of views per episode, you can be sure that whatever Rogan says, a lot of people will certainly listen. But in one of […]

English Premier League club Manchester United was thrilled to welcome former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC legend Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov was at Old Trafford on Saturday to watch the home team Manchester United take on its Premier League rivals Everton. Nurmagomedov, who officially retired from the UFC earlier this year with a flawless […]

Ex-UFC star and reigning Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg admitted that the stigma of Joe Rogan’s remark several years ago is still there. Back in 2015, famed UFC color commentator Joe Rogan crossed the line when he made harsh comments about Cris Cyborg which was intended to poke fun at her incredible physique and […]

A UFC welterweight contender has got his eyes locked on a title shot but is still yearning for a fight against Nate Diaz. Vicente Luque is confident that he has earned himself a UFC title shot in the welterweight division. However, he recently revealed he has already communicated to the promotion and his manager his […]

Michael Chandler has been a fun addition to the UFC roster after making his debut back in January. He beat Dan Hooker by knockout and went on to face Charles Oliveria for the vacant lightweight title. Unfortunately, things didn’t fall his way and Michael Chandler would lose by knockout in the second round. Now Charles […]

Johnny Walker is a man known for his incredibly exciting fight style and ability to throw ridiculous strikes in a variety of strange moves. The Brazilian burst onto the scene with a big KO over Khalil Rountree in his UFC debut. Since then he’s put on exciting fights and racked up the knockout victories at […]

Miesha Tate recently made a comeback to the UFC after being retired for five years. She came back to beat Marion Reneau at UFC on ESPN 26, winning the fight by TKO in the third. She was set to fight Ketlen Viera on October 16 but the fight had to be pushed back after Miesha […]

Sean O’Malley is a hot topic in the MMA world. His career is a strange one and everyone seems to know what’s the best way to manage it. ESPN reported that Sean O’Malley was in talks to fight Raulian Paiva at UFC 269. The reactions following the report were clear- Sean O’Malley should be fighting […]

Dan Hooker drew the praises of the MMA world when went through every obstacle possible in order to make it to his fight at UFC 266. Yesterday he received even more praise as he stepped in to fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 267. Rafael dos Anjos was forced to pull out from the fight […]

Derrick Lewis has finally been invited onto the show ‘Hot Ones’ where he gets to eat some of the hottest chicken wings in the world. Derrick Lewis is someone the fans have wanted on the show for a very long time. Derrick Lewis is a fan favorite for many reasons. He has an Instagram account […]

Dominick Cruz is back and he’s taking on Pedro Munhoz at UFC 269. The two were rumored to have different fights in the works but this is the one the UFC chose for the December pay-per-view event. The matchup was first reported by MMAFighting. The contest is currently in the works and both fighters have […]

Jamahal Hill is no stranger to gruesome injures. The UFC light heavyweight’s last outing saw him get his arm broken against Paul Craig after getting caught in a triangle armbar. It was his first career loss and he proved his toughness in the outing. The official outcome was a TKO with a combination of strikes […]

Reigning UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has taken another dig at fellow champ Amanda Nunes as she eyes for a third fight. Valentina Shevchenko and Amanda Nunes last faced each other in the UFC in 2017 with the latter winning the rematch via split decision. Four years later, Shevchenko is still calling for a […]

Jon Jones has been in a lot of trouble throughout his life and things have only gotten worse. He got in trouble in Las Vegas after his Hall-of-Fame induction for Domestic Violence and ‘headbutting a police car.’ The incidents were violent and very sad for his victims. There was one moment in ESPN‘s report that […]