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The Tyson vs. Francis Ngannou boxing match will take place on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The match is expected to pit the former UFC heavyweight champion and MMA freedom fighter Ngannou against the boxing heavyweight champion Fury in a crossover competition that has captured the attention of the entire sports world. Fury has […]

The UFC returns to Paris this weekend as Ciryl Gane takes on Sergey Spivak in a heavyweight headliner. It will be Gane’s first fight since losing to Jon Jones in their heavyweight title fight earlier this year. Spivak, meanwhile, will be looking to make it four wins in a row and earn arguably the biggest […]

Jiri Prochazka wants to fight for the light heavyweight title before the end of the year. Prochazka hasn’t competed since his fifth-round submission win over Glover Teixeira back at UFC 275 in June last year to become the 205-pound champion. He would later vacate his title as he required shoulder surgery, but is now fully […]

Rose Namajunas acknowledges her rematch with Carla Esparza was boring to say the least. Namajunas last competed in May 2022 at UFC 274 when she looked to defend her women’s strawweight title against Esparza in a rematch. However, it turned out to be one of the most boring title fights in UFC history with both […]

Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo isn’t buying the notion of Sean O’Malley being a superstar for the promotion. O’Malley became the bantamweight champion earlier this month following a second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. It was a long time coming for “Sugar” who had plenty of hype entering the promotion before […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is excited by the potential of Sean O’Malley. O’Malley delivered on his hype by becoming the new bantamweight champion following an impressive second-round TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 earlier this month. “Sugar” was already extremely popular well before he was wearing UFC gold. However, he has a […]

Charles Oliveira will dial back on the trash talk ahead of his rematch with Islam Makhachev. Oliveira will look to become a two-time lightweight champion when he challenges Makhachev in the UFC 294 headliner taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. Going into their first fight, the usually humble Oliveira was very emotional and uncharacteristically, […]

Women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang was the top earner at UFC 292 earlier this month. Zhang earned the first defense of her second reign as 115-pound champion when she dominated Amanda Lemos over five rounds in the UFC 292 co-headliner in Boston. The main event, meanwhile, saw Sean O’Malley become the new bantamweight champion following […]

UFC president Dana White isn’t on board with the idea of a fourth fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Holloway made it two wins in a row following his impressive third-round knockout victory over The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner. In the process, “Blessed” continued to show that he’s a level above […]

UFC president Dana White shut down rumors of Ronda Rousey returning. It was recently reported by The Daily Mail that per a confidant of Rousey, there was a possibility of the former women’s bantamweight champion leaving the WWE and returning to the Las Vegas-based promotion for the upcoming UFC 300 anniversary event. “She just had […]

No matter how far removed from the Octagon she is, Ronda Rousey will always be a central figure in UFC history. Her lofty resume and big-name recognition naturally still has a wide-ranging appeal. In fact, one former mixed martial artist revealed that she was offered an insane amount of money to make a grand return. […]

Jon Jones reached the top of the MMA world when he won the UFC Heavyweight championship. Now, a lot of fans seem to think that the UFC 295 fight against Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden is going to be lopsided. The two may have fairly near records but Miocic has been getting ready for […]

Max Holloway made it two wins in a row following his emphatic knockout victory over the Korean Zombie at UFC Singapore this past weekend. It was yet another win at featherweight for the former champion who is undefeated against every active 145-pounder other than the current king in Alexander Volkanovski. Having lost to Volkanovski three […]

Aljamain Sterling still wants to run things back with Sean O’Malley. But if the timing doesn’t work out, he’s more than open to Merab Dvalishvili getting the next shot. Sterling lost his bantamweight title following a second-round TKO defeat to O’Malley in the UFC 292 headliner earlier this month. Going into the fight, “Funk Master” […]

Gilbert Burns believes Paulo Costa has a good chance of beating Khamzat Chimaev. Costa and Chimaev collide in a middleweight bout taking place at the upcoming UFC 294 card on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. It’s arguably the people’s main event not only given their longstanding beef, but also the fact that they both haven’t […]

Kevin Holland has plenty of respect for Ian Garry — but doesn’t believe they’ll be fighting anytime in the near future. Garry is coming off a dominant unanimous decision win over Neil Magny at UFC 292 earlier this month. Although Magny stepped in on short notice, he was still the toughest matchup of Garry’s career […]

The UFC 5 Closed Beta is now open for registration. Fans of the upcoming UFC game may register to play a closed beta on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. PC players unfortunately won’t get the opportunity to try the game out. Additionally, we don’t even know yet if the game is coming to PS4 or […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones may be thinking about Stipe Miocic a bit too much. Jones will look to defend his heavyweight title for the first time when he clashes with Miocic in the UFC 295 headliner taking place Nov. 11 in Madison Square Garden, New York. Many observers believe it could be a retirement […]

Contender Series Week 4: Mitch Ramirez vs. Carlos Prates continues with the featured bout in the welterweight division between Mitch Ramirez and Carlos Prates. Ramirez is an undefeated prospect riding a seven-fight win streak into his Contender Series debut meanwhile, Prates is coming off six consecutive wins. With that said, check out our UFC odds […]

Contender Series Week 4: Mitch Ramirez vs. Carlos Prates continues with a fight in the middleweight division between Yousri Belgaroui and Marco Tulio Silva. Belgaroui is coming off consecutive knockout victories meanwhile, Silva is riding a five-fight win streak into his Contender Series debut. With that said, check out our UFC odds series for our […]

Contender Series Week 4: Mitch Ramirez vs. Carlos Prates continues with a fight in the featherweight division between Timothy Cuamba and Mateo Vogel. Cuambo is coming off three consecutive wins meanwhile, Vogel is coming off three-straight victories into his Contender Series debut. With that said, check out our UFC odds series for our Cuamba-Vogel prediction […]

Contender Series Week 4: Mitch Ramirez vs. Carlos Prates continues with a fight in the heavyweight division between Thomas Petersen and Chandler Col. Petersen has won two in a row into his Contender Series debut meanwhile, Cole is coming off his stint on The Ultimate Fighter Season 30 with two consecutive wins. With that said, […]

Contender Series Week 4: Mitch Ramirez vs. Carlos Prates kicks off the fight card with a bout in the lightweight division between Bolaji Oki and Dylan Salvador. Oki has won seven fights in a row since losing his professional debut as he comes into his shot on the show meanwhile, Salvador is coming off consecutive […]

The Mighty Mouse has proven that he was the best flyweight ever in the UFC. Demetrious Johnson thought that competition was too easy under Dana White and the 13 times he has won the World Championship proves it. He had been so dominant at the sport that he even took his reign to the One […]

Heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou is no longer with the UFC, and for YouTube star Jake Paul, that’s a great thing. Paul has long been vocal about wanting the UFC to pay their fighters better, and his support for that cause was apparent in his latest comment about Ngannou’s upcoming boxing fight against WBC heavyweight […]

Ian Garry wants to fight Kamaru Usman or Colby Covington in Dublin. Garry is coming off a dominant unanimous decision win over Neil Magny at UFC 292 earlier this month. Post-fight, he revealed his intentions of not only fighting Stephen Thompson next, but having another three fights before he gets a welterweight title shot. His […]

Gervonta Davis’ trainer Kenny Ellis believes it’s best for Sean O’Malley to stay in his lane. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following his second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 headliner earlier this month. Following the win, he called for a rematch with Marlon Vera for December. However, he also signaled […]

The Korean Zombie has officially called time on his MMA career. The 36-year-old announced his retirement shortly after his third-round knockout defeat to Max Holloway in the UFC Singapore headliner this past weekend. Despite fears prior to the fight over a potential mismatch, Zombie did fairly well in the first round where he even managed […]

Former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson believes Tony Ferguson should seriously consider retirement. Ferguson is coming off a third-round submission defeat to Bobby Green at UFC 291 last month. The setback made it six defeats in a row for “El Cucuy” dating back to 2020 with none of those fights being competitive. Ferguson, however, claimed an […]

Max Holloway made it two wins in a row following an impressive third-round knockout victory over the Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner this past weekend. The question now arises — who should “Blessed” fight next? He’s already defeated the majority of the top eight in the featherweight rankings while he’s also lost three […]

Sean O’Malley continues to call out MMA managers for exploiting their fighters. On Sunday night, the newly-crowned bantamweight champion particularly called out those who not only take 20 percent of their fighter’s earnings, but also 20 percent of their bonuses as well. “There are managers that take 20% of fighters purses AND 20% of their […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya still hopes to fight Dricus du Plessis at some point in the future. Adesanya is currently set to defend his 185-pound strap against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Of course, he was originally expected to fight Du Plessis following the latter’s win over Robert […]

Max Holloway is still gunning for a fourth fight with Alexander Volkanovski — even if he’s not mentioning it directly. Holloway made it two wins in a row following a third-round knockout win over The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner yesterday. It was his first finish in quite some time —  as well […]

We may have just gotten our biggest hint yet that Conor McGregor will be fighting in December. According to a screenshot from the UFC’s official streaming service Fight Pass, McGregor will be headlining the upcoming UFC 296 pay-per-view event Dec. 16 in Las Vegas along with Michael Chandler. You can view it below: Michael Chandler […]

Sean O’Malley is about to make a lot more money. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following his second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 headliner in Boston. The 28-year-old wasn’t taken down once during the fight and managed to connect with a precise counter right that dropped Sterling as the latter […]

The UFC returned to Singapore on Saturday, August 26th, for a night of exciting fights. The main event featured former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway taking on two-time UFC title challenger Chan Sung Jung, also known as “The Korean Zombie.” The fight was a back-and-forth battle that went to the third round where Max Holloway […]

The Korean Zombie has been a spectacle in the professional fighting world for quite some time, and that continued with his big fight against Max Holloway on Friday night. However, after getting knocked out in the third round by Holloway, The Korean Zombie dropped a massive retirement bombshell that shocked the UFC world. Heading into […]

Max Holloway put on a masterful performance and retired Chan Sung Jung with a ridiculous one-punch knockout in the third round of their featherweight main event at UFC Singapore on Saturday in Singapore. MAX HOLLOWAY KNOCKS OUT THE KOREAN ZOMBIE #UFCSingapore https://t.co/RO3iQzPer5 — Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 26, 2023 Holloway (25-7) landed a perfectly timed […]

Erin Blanchfield remained unbeaten in the octagon, but Taila Santos didn’t go down without a fight. Blanchfield won a gritty decision over Santos on Saturday at UFC Singapore in Singapore, but she wasn’t happy with the performance. Erin Blanchfield gets the unanimous decision victory over Taila Santos at #UFCSingapore Title shot next? 👀 pic.twitter.com/kh6hLvkYDI — […]