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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 — […]

Michal Oleksiejczuk rallied for a first-round TKO victory over Chidi Njokuani in a wild brawl at UFC Singapore on Saturday in Singapore. Michal Oleksiejczuk finds the first-round finish after a back-and-forth battle with Chidi Njokuani 😤 #UFCSingapore (via @espnmma) pic.twitter.com/YlfeH0dZgx — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) August 26, 2023   Oleksiejczuk (19-6) was rocked with a head […]

Earlier today, EA Sports dropped a new teaser trailer for UFC 5. Additionally the trailer hints at who the cover athlete may be. Between Madden, NHL, FC 24, and other games, EA Sports is prepping for that time of the year. The teaser, only 11 seconds in length, does not show any gameplay, nor does […]

The time has finally come and we’re set to bring you our prediction and pick for the Main Event at UFC Singapore. Two UFC legends will finally square off for five rounds in the Featherweight (145lb) Division. No. 1 ranked contender and the pride of Hawaii Max “Blessed” Holloway will take on No. 8 ranked Asian MMA […]

UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs.Chan Sung Jung continues on the main card with a co-main event fight in the light heavyweight division with a rematch between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann. Smith is coming off back-to-back losses into this rematch meanwhile, Spann comes into this fight with one loss in his last three fights. With […]

We’re back for another prediction and pick at UFC Singapore: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie as we turn our attention towards the Featherweight (145 lb) Divsion for a battle between ranked strikers. No. 9 ranked Giga Chikadze will make his return to the cage to face off against No. 15 ranked Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres. Check out our […]

UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs.Chan Sung Jung continues on the main card with a fight in the bantamweight division between Rinya Nakamura and Fernie Garcia. Nakamura is an undefeated prospect coming in with seven consecutive wins meanwhile, Garcia is still searching for his first UFC win coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in […]

Welcome back to our predictions and picks for UFC Singapore: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie as we turn our attention towards a pivotal ranked matchup in the Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) between top contenders. New Jersey’s own No. 3 ranked Erin Blanchfield will take on Brazil’s No. 4 ranked Talia Santos. The winner of this fight could be staring at a […]

UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs. Chan Sun Jung will be live and underway from Singapore Indoor Stadium as we bring you a prediction and pick for the opening bout of the Main Card. Heavyweights Junior Tafa of Australia and Parker Porter of the United States will brawl to get the action started on ESPN+. Check out our UFC […]

UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs.Chan Sung Jung continues on the prelims with a fight in the heavyweight division between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Lukasz Brzeski. Cortes-Acosta is coming off his first UFC loss in his last fight meanwhile, Brzeski is still winless in his short UFC career. With that said, check out our UFC odds series […]

UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs.Chan Sung Jung continues on the prelims with a fight in the bantamweight division between Toshiomi Kazama and Garrett Armfield. Kazama is coming off a loss in the Road to UFC finals into his UFC debut meanwhile, Armfield is coming off his first UFC loss in his short-notice debut fight. With […]

We’re set to bring you another prediction and pick from the UFC Singapore Prelims as we turn our attention towards a competitive matchup in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. Chidi “Bang Bang” Njokuani will face off against Poland’s Michal Oleksiejczuk as the odds makers have made this a coin-flip fight! Check out our UFC odds series for our Njokuani-Oleksiejczuk […]

UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs.Chan Sung Jung continues on the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Song Kenan and Rolando Bedoya. Kenan is winless in his last two fights meanwhile, Bedoya is coming off his first UFC loss in his debut fight. With that said, check out our UFC odds series for […]

UFC Singapore: Max Holloway vs.Chan Sung Jung continues on the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Billy Goff and Yusaku Kinoshita. Goff is coming into his UFC debut off six straight wins meanwhile, Kinoshita is coming off his first UFC loss in his debut fight. With that said, check out our UFC […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for UFC Singapore as the Prelims continue on ESPN+. This next fight takes place in the Women’s Flyweight (115 lb) Division as China’s Liang Na takes on Denver’s JJ Aldrich. Check out our UFC odds series for our Na-Aldrich prediction and pick. Liang Na (19-6) is still searching for her first UFC […]

We are finally here to bring you our predictions and picks for UFC Singapore: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie. The Prelims open up with an exciting matchup in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division as South Korea’s SeungWoo Choi will face off against Holland’s Jarno Errens. The action starts at 5:00 a.m. ET on ESPN+! Check out our UFC odds […]

Chang Seung Jung aka ‘The Korean Zombie’ is one of the most beloved UFC fighters in the history of the organization. With a record of 17 wins and 7 losses, Jung lost to longtime title holder Alexander Volkonovski in April 2022 and has been inactive since in UFC competition. Some analysts have pegged the fight […]

The UFC returns to Singapore this weekend with the action taking place on a rare Saturday morning in America. The headliner sees former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway battle The Korean Zombie — Chan Sung Jung — in a five-round encounter after both fighters called for the matchup earlier this year. A few years ago, […]

Tatiana Suarez is hoping to get the next crack at Weili Zhang. Zhang earned the first defense of her second reign as women’s strawweight champion following a dominant unanimous decision victory over Amanda Lemos in the UFC 292 co-main event. Two weeks prior, Suarez made it seven wins in a row in the UFC as […]

Cody Garbrandt had a mixed reaction to Sean O’Malley becoming bantamweight champion. O’Malley became the new king at 135 pounds following a second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 this past weekend. Garbrandt — who has no love lost with O’Malley — was supposed to be compete on the card against the latter’s […]

Ian Garry improved to 6-0 in the UFC following a dominant decision win over Neil Magny this past weekend. With the victory, the Irishman is now ranked No. 11 in the welterweight rankings. One would imagine a title shot would be next with one or two big wins over contenders ranked above him given his […]

Sean O’Malley’s bantamweight title win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 caught the attention of Chael Sonnen. The man loves to speak his mind and make comparisons. That is exactly what he did when talking about ‘The Sugar Show’. He even gave props to Teddy Atlas for outlining the similarities between Sean and Israel Adesanya. […]

Mixed martial arts fans worldwide love the all-out, brawling style of Chan Sung Jung, aka ‘The Korean Zombie,’ and Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway, the former UFC Featherweight Champion. Holloway and Jung are set to do battle in the Octagon this coming Saturday, and already Holloway is getting 100% real about his feelings on the fight. Holloway […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes it’s time Chris Weidman calls it a day. Weidman made his return at UFC 292 this past weekend in a unanimous decision defeat to Brad Tavares. It was still a victory in itself considering it was his first fight since a brutal leg break suffered over two years […]

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes people will realize very quickly how the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou boxing match will go once it starts. Ngannou made headlines last month after it was announced that he would officially make his professional boxing debut against the reigning WBC heavyweight champion in a fight taking place Oct. […]