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Miesha Tate has fought her fair share of world-class fighters in the UFC including Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey. The former UFC champion knows about the best women in the sport. Miesha Tate recently did an interview with Shakiel Mahjouri of MMA Mania where she discussed who was the GOAT Women’s MMA fighter. The UFC […]

Marina Rodriguez could be next for Rose Namajunas as she looks for her next UFC strawweight title defense. The Brazilian is coming off of a dominant win over Mackenzie Dern a month ago. Marina Rodriguez spoke with Brazilian outlet Combate about the next UFC strawweight challenger. She still believes Carla Esparza deserves the next opportunity. […]

Many people were impressed by Kamaru Usman’s performance at UFC 268 against the controversial Colby Covington. Jake Paul was apparently not one of those people. Kamaru Usman came onto his radar after the UFC welterweight champion said he wanted to box Canelo Alvarez next. Jake Paul was not on board with that idea. TMZ spoke […]

Rose Namajunas has successfully defended her UFC strawweight title at UFC 268 against Weili Zhang. Now the champion has her eyes set on the next title defense. Rose Namajunas spoke on The MMA Hour after UFC 268 and gave her opinion on who should be next. She believes her former foe Carla Esparza should get […]

Colby Covington has apparently not buried the hatchet with Kamaru Usman following UFC 268. The two appeared to be cool after the fight. Colby Covington went to the UFC 268 post-fight press conference and had some harsh words for Kamaru Usman. “He’s a cheating coward. I have no respect for that guy,” Covington said when […]

UFC bantamweight Frankie Edgar is going to have an interesting legacy at the end of his career. He was a former UFC lightweight champion and holds wins over top contenders in three different weight classes. The subject of the former UFC champion’s legacy came up on the most recent episode of his podcast Champ and the […]

Frankie Edgar suffered a devastating knockout loss to Marlon Vera at UFC 268 on Saturday. He had been answering questions about retirement all week leading into the fight. Now Frankie Edgar is getting, even more, calls to retire with UFC 268 producing his second knockout loss in a row. The New Jersey native admits he’s […]

Jake Paul is apparently feuding with UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev. The pair had a heated exchange on social media and it appears they want to fight each other. It all started when UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev tweeted about Jake and his brother Logan. He wrote: “I can smash this guys same night BOXING” It didn’t […]

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has been a dominant force in his division. The champion has been beating every top contender and appears as though he’ll never be beaten. Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo wants to see Kamaru Usman move up to middleweight. Even if Israel Adesanya is close friends with Usman. “I’m sure […]

Kamaru Usman went out and handled his business once again at UFC 268. The UFC welterweight champion defended his belt and cemented his place as one of the greats. Chael Sonnen believes he’s chasing Georges St-Pierre at this point. Georges St-Pierre is largely considered the greatest welterweight of all time and potentially the greatest fighter […]

In his time as UFC champion, Max Holloway has fought both Alex Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. It was only natural that ‘Blessed’ would weigh in on the epic fight between the two. Max Holloway’s fight with Brian Ortega was an absolute beatdown that saw the champion look extremely dominant. The UFC featherweight championship was never […]

Marlon Vera is coming off of a big front kick knockout over Frankie Edgar at UFC 268. The kick was highly regarded as a top finish and it has propelled Vera to new heights. Now Marlon Vera is in a position where he can call out other UFC bantamweight and fight who he wants. He […]

Marlon Vera scored a huge front kick knockout over Frankie Edgar at UFC 268. The moment created a viral picture of the impact. Marlon Vera went on The MMA Hour and discussed the win as well as the picture. Believe it or not, the UFC bantamweight was not a fan of the picture. So this […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has been supporting his sons, Gabriel Silva and Kalyl Silva through their kickboxing venture. Things started off very well when Kalyl won his debut with a big knockout. Unfortunately, the former UFC man had to watch as his next son’s fight didn’t go so well. Gabriel Silva was on […]

UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta is apparently not the right person to use if you’re trying to get into a nightclub. Occasional MMA fighter and Conor McGregor training partner Dillon Danis found that out the hard way. Dillon Danis had trouble getting into a club when he ran into Al Iaquinta. Danis was happy to see […]

Max Holloway is set to meet Yair Rodriguez in a fun matchup at UFC Vegas 42. The bout is a strange one as both men are at very different points in their respective careers. Max Holloway has always taken whatever fights are put in front of him, even if they don’t make sense. He recently […]

Max Holloway and Conor McGregor are names that are always going to be linked. They fought each other in the UFC when both were still young in their respective careers. Conor McGregor went on to become featherweight champion at UFC 194. Max Holloway was also on the event and only a few fights away from […]

Israel Adesanya and Alex Periera are seemingly always going to be linked with one another. Even making his UFC debut, all Peirera heard was people asking him about Adesanya. It’s a natural topic considering Alex Pereira holds two wins over the current UFC middleweight champion with the last one coming by knockout. Israel Adesanya was […]

Ian Garry is on top of the world after his big knockout win at UFC 268. The Irishman has the world at his feet and a plethora of options. He made his UFC debut and made the most of the opportunity at UFC 268. The Irishman had many emotions following the successful debut. “It’s overwhelming. […]

UFC 268 saw the emergence of Chris Barnett who scored a huge knockout against Gian Villante. The spinning wheel kick surprised a lot of people. Chris Barnett has been practicing the kick behind the scenes. He was the only person who wasn’t surprised. “That’s a kick I’ve been throwing since state taekwondo when I was […]

Dana White has always been good about making fights and deciding who gets the next crack at a UFC title. It appears after UFC 268 that he has options including Carla Esparza for the strawweight title. Many people felt Carla Esparza was rightfully next for the UFC title after going on a 5-0 run and […]

Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier got himself in hot water with Justin Gaethje last week after he said he thought Islam Makhachev deserved the next title shot. Now it appears he has changed his tune following Gaethje’s win over Michael Chandler at UFC 268. Daniel Cormier spoke about the subject on his YouTube channel and […]

Michael Chandler is coming off of a fight of the year contender at UFC 268 against Justin Gaethje. The fight was exciting but things did not go Chandler’s way. The bout at UFC 268 was a fun one that saw both men get hurt and the momentum switch often between the pair. Ultimately Gaethje got […]

Conor McGregor has been a big fan of everything that is Ireland in MMA. That was amplified at UFC 268 when the highly touted Ian Garry made his debut at the event. Ian Garry spent the entire lead up to his fight being compared to Conor McGregor and he had a lot of hype at […]

UFC President Dana White has never been afraid to express his opinion. That remained the same at UFC 268 when he was asked to make his pick for the ‘Greatest of All Time’ at welterweight between Kamaru Usman and Georges St-Pierre. “I’m telling you this guy is very special, he’s damn good,” White said at […]

Carla Esparza let it be known after UFC 268 that she wanted the next title shot against Rose Namajunas. The fight would be a rematch from 2014 when Esparza beat her via submission in the third round. Both fighters have evolved to the point where the first fight seems irrelevant. They have grown up in […]

Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington appear to be on a collision course following UFC 268. The two former friends have been jawing at each other for a while now. Colby Covington kicked things off by calling out Jorge Masvidal at the UFC 268 post-fight press conference. It was only natural that Covington aimed for a […]

Henry Cejudo is still involved in the MMA world despite his retirement over a year ago. He recently helped Weili Zhang get ready for her title fight at UFC 268 against Rose Namajunas. The fight wouldn’t go Weili Zhang’s way as Rose Namajunas ended up with a split-decision victory over the former champion at UFC […]

UFC superstar Conor McGregor has agreed to fight fellow veteran Michael Chandler on social media. Despite being out of action since July, former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor is still considered as one of most coveted fighters in the famed MMA promotion. In fact, he had just been called out by UFC lightweight contender Michael […]

Dillon Danis has managed to get into yet another altercation outside of the cage. The sometimes MMA fighter was face to face with manager Ali Abdelaziz backstage at UFC 268. MMAJunkie reported that MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz was in an altercation backstage with Dillon Danis and ‘slapped’ him. It isn’t clear why the pair got […]

UFC president Dana White gave an update on Khamzat Chimaev’s future after UFC 268. The welterweight contender has big plans to take over after returning in style at UFC 257. Dana White was asked at the UFC 268 post-fight conference about Khamzat Chimaev. White confirmed he would be returning before the end of the year. […]

Shane Burgos and Billy Quarantillo put on an epic fight at UFC 268. Back and forth action saw everyone thoroughly entertained by the fight. Shane Burgos wasn’t exactly happy with the way things went down at UFC 268. The New Yorker didn’t see things going down like that. “I got a quick submission win here,” […]

UFC 268 had its fair share of surprising moments. This includes big knockouts, highlight reel kicks, and upsets. The Frankie Edgar vs Marlon Vera fight had quite the amount of surprise as Vera landed a big front kick knockout and flipped off Edgar during the fight. Many were surprised to see the gesture as there […]

UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is not exactly a fan of his old coach Fernand Lopez and former training partner Ciryl Gane. The three men were in the same building at UFC 268 and things weren’t exactly friendly. Francis Ngannou is set to defend his heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January. […]

Controversial UFC star Jon “Bones” Jones has vowed not to return to Team Jackson-Wink after the famed gym banned him from rejoining the team. Following his run-ins with the law, former UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones has been kicked out by Team Jackson-Wink. One of the gym’s founders Mike Winkeljohn, wants Jones to get his […]

Reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is sure about a lot of things involving his bitter rival Colby Covington. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington went at it again for another 25 minutes inside the octagon at UFC 268. In the end, the defending UFC welterweight champ still got his hand raised, scoring a unanimous decision […]

UFC 268 is upon us, with a massive main card featuring Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. This will be the second time these two welterweights battle it out in the Octagon, with Usman winning their last fight in the fifth round via knockout in 2019. President Dana White had some huge praise for the Nigerian […]

Former UFC champ-champ Daniel Cormier didn’t hold back in addressing the biased commentary accusations being thrown at him. UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje took a jab at UFC color commentator Daniel Cormier over the latter’s commentary on the Islam Makhachev vs. Dan Hooker fight at the recent UFC 267 event. Aware that “DC” is a […]

Kamaru Usman may not be as far from retirement as we think. Going into UFC 268, it appears Usman has been thinking of calling it a career in the near future. Kamaru Usman recently made some comments at a UFC 268 press conference that hinted at retirement. He was asked about Khamzat Chimaev and smoothly […]