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We’re back with another prediction and pick for Noche UFC as the MMA world continues their celebration of Mexican Independence Day. This next bout takes place in the Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) Division between two fighters on the edge of the rankings. No. 14 ranked Tracy Cortez will rep Mexico against Canada’s No. 15 ranked Jasmine Jasudavicius. Check […]

Noche UFC: Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko continues on the prelims with a fight in the strawweight division between Alex Reyes and promotional newcomer Charlie Campbell. Reyes is coming off a six-year layoff meanwhile, Campbell is coming off a knockout victory in his last fight as he makes his UFC debut. With that said, check […]

Noche UFC: Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko kicks off the prelims with a fight in the strawweight division between two promotional newcomers Josefine Knutsson and Marnic Mann. Knutsson has won six straight fights coming into her UFC debut meanwhile, Mann got back on track in her last fight as she steps in on short notice […]

Derek Brunson, the longtime middleweight contender, has finally decided his time in the UFC is over. His manager, Ali Abdelaziz, said Brunson mutually agreed with Dana White and the fighting promotion that it was time to “move on,” per ESPN. Brunson made his debut in the UFC in December 2012. He has fought on UFC […]

Noche UFC is fast approaching and fans are going to be treated to another heated rivalry. Alexa Grasso got the best of Valentina Shevchenko in their first bout. But, Shevchenko is blood-hungry to knock down her opponent and reclaim the glory that she lost at UFC 285. The plan to make the title women’s flyweight […]

Marvin Vettori believes Israel Adesanya is finished at highest level. Adesanya lost his middleweight title following a unanimous decision defeat to Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. Although nothing is confirmed, it looks like Adesanya could get an immediate rematch despite losing two of his last three middleweight […]

It’s been a couple of days since UFC 293 and it’s still shocking and hard to process — Sean Strickland is the middleweight champion of the world. That said, it’s not exactly the biggest upset of all time. From an odds perspective, Holly Holm’s knockout win over Ronda Rousey in 2015 still stands at the […]

Noche UFC goes down Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. The main event is a women’s flyweight title rematch as current champion and Mexico’s Alexa Grasso looks to defend her title against former 125-pound queen Valentina Shevchenko. However, the co-main event may as well be the […]

Valentina Shevchenko has a “no mercy” mindset going into Noche UFC. Shevchenko will look to regain her women’s flyweight title when she faces current champion Alexa Grasso in a rematch in the Noche UFC headliner taking place Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grasso pulled off the upset in March earlier this year when she […]

UFC welterweight Kevin Holland is days away from making his third appearance in 2023 inside the Octagon. After beating Santiago Ponzinibbio in April and Michael Chiesa in July, Holland has gained enough momentum to get people’s attention again. If he keeps it going, he might just get his first-ever shot at a title fight in […]

Sean Strickland almost never got his opportunity to fight Israel Adesanya. Strickland became the new middleweight champion of the world following his shocking but impressive unanimous decision victory over Adesanya at UFC 293 this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. The American, of course, was never supposed to be here. Initially, it was Dricus du Plessis […]

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes Israel Adesanya would benefit from some rest. Adesanya is coming off a shock unanimous decision defeat to Sean Strickland in their middleweight title headliner at UFC 293 this past weekend. Although UFC president Dana White clarified his initial comments that nothing was set in stone, it does appear […]

UFC president Dana White wants to make it clear — it isn’t confirmed that Israel Adesanya is getting a rematch with Sean Strickland. Strickland shocked the entire world when he became the new middleweight champion following a unanimous decision victory over Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend. Following the upset, White mentioned […]

The UFC crowned a new Middleweight Champion this past Saturday night as Sean Strickland knocked off superstar MMA ninja Israel Adesanya in surprisingly easy fashion. Five potential opponents have been revealed for the new champ’s next fight and a rematch with Adesanya is a smart bet. Former title holder Robert Whittaker offered stark take on […]

In case you somehow missed it, Sean Strickland is UFC middleweight champion of the world. Strickland became the new 185-pound king after an impressive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 293 this past weekend. It will go down as one of the biggest upsets in MMA history as we […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya was made to look bad by Sean Strickland. Strickland shocked the world when he not only defeated Adesanya to become the new middleweight king at UFC 293 this past weekend, but outclassed him over five rounds on his way to a comprehensive unanimous decision win. Whittaker […]

The UFC and WWE have officially combined to form TKO. Following the merger between the UFC’s parent company Endeavor and the WWE that made headlines earlier this year, TKO officially launched Tuesday and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The new company will combine the forces of the two promoters with Endeavor owning […]

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has two big fights planned for himself next year — including one at UFC 300. Volkanovski is coming off a third-round TKO win over Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 back in July. Having undergone surgery on his arm since, he was ideally looking to return to action one more time in […]

Contender Series Week 6: James Llontop vs. Malik Lewis continues with the featured bout on the fight card in the lightweight division between James Llontop and Malik Lewis. Llontop comes into the biggest opportunity of his career on the heels of 11-straight victories meanwhile, Alujas comes into her first appearance on the Contender Series winning […]

Contender Series Week 6: James Llontop vs. Malik Lewis continues on the fight card with a bout in the heavyweight division between Jhonata Diniz and Eduardo Neves. Diniz is an undefeated prospect coming into the biggest opportunity of his career with five straight victories meanwhile, Neves comes into her second appearance on the Contender Series […]

Contender Series Week 6: James Llontop vs. Malik Lewis continues on the fight card with a bout in the featherweight division between Steven Nguyen and AJ Cunningham. Nguyen is coming into his third and likely final appearance on the Contender Series off two-straight victories meanwhile, Cunningham comes into his first appearance on the Contender Series […]

Contender Series Week 6: James Llontop vs. Malik Lewis continues on the fight card with a bout in the strawweight division between Julia Polastri and Patricia Alujas. Polastri comes into her second appearance on the Contender Series with three straight victories meanwhile, Alujas comes into her first appearance on the Contender Series winning five consecutive […]

Contender Series Week 6: James Llontop vs. Malik Lewis kicks off the fight card with a bout in the bantamweight division between Jean Matsumoto and Kasey Tanner. Matsumoto is an undefeated prospect who has won 13 straight fights to start his career as he comes into this fight meanwhile, Tanner is also an undefeated prospect […]

Sean Strickland shocked the world when he not only defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 to become the new middleweight champion, but outclassed him throughout five rounds to do so. It marked Adesanya’s second defeat at 185 pounds after losing to Alex Pereira last year. While many observers were quick to ponder what was next […]

Alex Pereira was happy to give Sean Strickland his flowers. Strickland became the new middleweight champion following an impressive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. It was one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, not only from an odds perspective, but the manner […]

Mixed martial arts is one of the most unpredictable sports in the world. Anything can happen, and all it takes is one punch or a split-second mistake to completely alter or end an event. This is especially true in the UFC, where the best fighters in the world square off. Still, there have been some […]

Sean Strickland stuck to the basics — and it helped him in a big way against Israel Adesanya. Strickland became the new middleweight champion following an impressive unanimous decision victory over Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner last night in Sydney, Australia. Despite going into the contest as a massive underdog, the American was able […]

The MMA world is still reacting to the massive upset at UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland where we laid witness to No. 5 ranked Sean Strickland outclass and outstrike the reigning Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya. Not many people were expecting the result and Adesanya was certainly the last person to think his fight would’ve played […]

UFC 293 is in the books and we’re now officially in a crazy timeline where Sean Strickland is the new middleweight champion following his unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya last night in Sydney, Australia. In the co-main event, Alexander Volkov continued his winning streak with a submission victory over Tai Tuivasa. Exciting flyweight Manel […]

Sean Strickland pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history on Saturday night, dominating Israel Adesanya for five rounds to claim the middleweight championship at UFC 293. AND NEW‼️ Sean Strickland is the new UFC middleweight champion 🏆 #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/EwI1NQnnXG — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 10, 2023 The fight was a back-and-forth affair […]

Sean Strickland may talk a lot, but he proved he can still very much fight. Strickland shocked the world on Saturday night when he became the new middleweight champion following a comprehensive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner last night in Sydney, Australia. The American even dropped Adesanya towards the […]

Sean Strickland pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history on Saturday night, dominating Israel Adesanya to claim the middleweight championship at UFC 293. Sean Strickland: UFC middleweight champion 🤠 #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/Rq0AoxwUhG — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 10, 2023 Israel Adesanya has issued his first statement, which was brief, since losing his middleweight […]

Dana White is clearly shocked by the results of the UFC 293 main event, and he couldn’t help but be disappointed by the performance of Israel Adesanya against Sean Strickland. Despite that, though, he doesn’t have any issue with the two arranging a rematch sooner rather than later. Strickland dominated his fight against Adesanya in […]

Sean Strickland is the new middleweight champion of the UFC after beating Israel Adesanya via decision during their Saturday clash in Australia. Sure enough, however, Strickland admitted it wasn’t easy. Strickland snatched the middleweight belt away from Adesanya after all the judges scored the fight 49-46. It was definitely a massive upset, but there’s no […]

Saturday night’s UFC 293 crowd watched welterweight Charles Radtke recorded his first ever UFC win via decision against challenger Mike Mathetha in Sydney, Australia. Mathetha’s loss was Radtke’s gain as the welterweight impressed the UFC brass with his first victory inside the Octagon. Afterwards, an interview with former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier quickly went […]

In the UFC 293 prelims, Jack Jenkins faced off against Chepe Mariscal in a featherweight bout. Unfortunately, the fight ended in a TKO stoppage due to a gruesome arm injury that Jenkins suffered during the second round of the fight. The Jack Jenkins elbow snap was nasty 🤮 https://t.co/JRHexiNzru — Lewis Simpson (@LewisSimpsonMMA) September 10, […]

Newly signed UFC welterweight Charles Radtke defeated Blood Diamond in his debut at UFC 293 by unanimous decision. The crowd was booing him during the fight when the official scorecard and announcement were made. Radtke didn’t take too kindly to that and let them know how he felt calling them all an NSFW slur. https://twitter.com/jedigoodman/status/1700660538001567841?s=20 […]

Given the past, it was inevitable that iconic rapper Drake would be at full force for the UFC 293 middleweight title bout between champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Sean Strickland. He revealed his latest big bet ahead of Saturday’s showdown, in an Instagram post. Drake is wagering $500,000 thousand that Adesanya will win via knockout, […]

The time has finally come and the Main Event of UFC 293 is live from Sydney, Australia. There’s just one more score to settle – five rounds to determine a Champion in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. Defending Champion and home country hero Israel Adesanya will defend his belt against the most polarizing figure in the UFC, […]