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Derrick Lewis had the night of his life after taking down his UFC 291 opponent Marcos Rogerio de Lima in incredible fashion. The heavyweight mixed martial artist needed just 33 seconds to beat de Lima after his flying knee to start the fight sent his opponent to the canvas. Lewis then took the opportunity to […]

The time has finally come and UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gathje is here. The fighters are weighed-in and ready to go from Salt Lake City, Utah as we’ll see 12 scheduled bouts, including the Main Event to decide the new BMF in the UFC. The Main Card action begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. […]

UFC Welterweight Themba Gorimbo made an unlikely friend in WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson after reveling he had just $7 in his account before his UFC Fight Night victory over Takashi Sato. After an amazing gesture by Johnson, the two finally met up and exchanged a meaningful moment. Follow our UFC news for more […]

The time has finally come and UFC 291 will finally conclude with it’s Main Event of the evening. We’re set to bring you a prediction and pick for this bout in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division for the BMF belt. No. 2 ranked Dustin Poirier will take on No. 3 ranked Justin Gaethje as they try to crown the […]

The Co-Main Event of UFC 291 is finally here. Two former champions will square off as we bring you a prediction and pick for this bout in the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division. Poland’s former Champion Jan Blachowicz will take on former Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira. This fight could be a title eliminator with a vacant belt up for […]

The UFC 291 Main Card rolls on from Salt Lake City as we bring you another prediction and pick for this next bout in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. UFC legend Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson will take on the always-game Bobby “King” Green. Anything can happen with these two in the cage. Check out our UFC odds series for […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for this stacked UFC 291 Main Card as we turn our attention towards the Welterweight (170 lb) Division for a ranked matchup. No. 7 Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson will face Brazil’s No. 15 Michel Pereira. This should be a delight for any striking fan! Check out our UFC odds series for our Thompson-Pereira […]

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 is finally here as we open up the Main Card action from Salt Lake City. This next prediction and pick will be for the opening bout in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. No. 12 ranked Michael Chiesa will take on the always exciting Kevin Holland. Don’t miss a second of this stacked Main […]

The UFC 291 Prelims will wrap up with a prediction and pick for our Featured Prelim of the night, coming in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. Brazil’s newest prospect Gabriel Bonfim will meet Trevin Giles as both men try for the rankings. Don’t miss this bout as the Main Card follows immediately after! Check out our UFC odds […]

UFC 291: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje continues on the prelims with a fight in the heavyweight division between Derrick Lewis and Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Lewis is coming off three-straight losses for the first time in his UFC career meanwhile, Lima is coming off back-to-back wins and has won four out of his last […]

UFC 291: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje continues on the prelims with a fight in the middleweight division between Roman Kopylov and Claudio Ribeiro. Kopylov is coming off back-to-back wins for the first time in his UFC career meanwhile, Ribeiro was able to secure his first UFC victory in his last fight. With that said, […]

UFC 291: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje continues on the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Jake Matthews and Darrius Flowers. Matthews is coming off a disappointing loss in his last fight meanwhile, Flowers won his Contender Series fight and is making his UFC debut in less than two weeks’ notice. With […]

UFC 291: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje continues on the prelims with a fight in the men’s flyweight division between CJ Vergara and Vinicius Salvador. Vergara is coming off a wild win in his last bout meanwhile, Salvador is coming off a debut loss in his last fight. With that said, check out our UFC […]

UFC 291: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje continues on the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Matthew Semelsberger and Uros Medic. Semelsberger is coming off a loss in his last bout meanwhile, Medic is coming off a win in his last fight and has been on the shelf for the last 14 […]

UFC 291: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje kicks off the prelims with a fight in the women’s flyweight division between Miranda Maverick and Priscila Cachoeira. Maverick is coming off a loss in her last bout and is taking this fight on about two week’s notice meanwhile, Cachoeira has won two straight and this will be […]

The UFC have added two big fights for their upcoming Sept. 23 Fight Night event. As per UFC president Dana White on ESPN (via SpinninBackfist), a lightweight encounter between Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot will headline the Sept. 23 Fight Night card. White also announced a featherweight encounter between Bryce Mitchell and Dan Ige that […]

The clock is ticking for Israel Adesanya and UFC 293. Adesanya is expected to headline the UFC 293 pay-per-view event taking place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. He was initially slated to defend his middleweight title against Dricus du Plessis, who defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 earlier this month. However, the turnaround is too […]

Tony Ferguson competes in his 22nd UFC fight when he takes on Bobby Green on the UFC 291 main card this weekend. A couple of years ago, the idea of him facing an unranked lightweight like Green would have been unthinkable, especially considering his impressive 12-fight winning streak from 2012 to 2020. Yet, the harsh […]

Respected MMA coach Ray Longo isn’t exactly excited about the upcoming rematch between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. It was recently announced that Makhachev would defend his lightweight title against Oliveira in the UFC 294 headliner taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. Makhachev won the title by defeating Oliveira in Abu Dhabi last year […]

Former UFC double-champion Conor McGregor paid tribute to Irish singer Sinead O’Connor. O’Connor passed away at the age of 56 on Wednesday. Her family announced her death without revealing the cause or any further details. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead,” the statement read. “Her family and […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping had quite the take on Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. Aspinall recently returned to action with an emphatic first-round TKO win over Marcin Tybura at UFC London this past weekend. Following the win, the Briton set his sights on facing and beating Jones down the line and as far […]

Chael Sonnen is not slowing down with his controversial takes regarding LeBron James and his family one bit. Earlier this week, Bronny James had a scary incident where he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the court. The USC All-American was later rushed to the hospital and the good news is he is now […]

Sean O’Malley believes there hasn’t been a UFC champion quite like Israel Adesanya. Adesanya is currently in his second reign as middleweight champion after regaining the strap from Alex Pereira and is set to defend his title next at UFC 293 on Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. In his first reign as 185-pound champion, “The […]

Colby Covington is manifesting a fight with Conor McGregor in the near future. Although not official, it’s looking very likely that Covington will challenge Leon Edwards for the welterweight title at UFC 295 which takes place Nov. 10 in Madison Square Garden, New York. In what will be Covington’s third attempt at becoming welterweight champion, […]

Ben Askren is only interested in fighting Jorge Masvidal again under MMA rules. Masvidal, who like Askren, is now retired, recently revealed he would come out of retirement to face the latter, but only in a boxing match. “I heard Ben Askren said he’d come out of retirement to fight me,” Masvidal told TMZ Sports […]

It looks like Jon Jones has had enough of the Tom Aspinall praise. Aspinall returned to the win column in style with an impressive first-round TKO win over Marcin Tybura at UFC London this past weekend. Afterward, he detailed his long-term plan to not only convince Jones to remain in MMA, but also beat him […]

UFC 291 takes place Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah, and features a BMF title fight as well as rematch between former title challengers Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. The co-main event, meanwhile, features a light heavyweight encounter as former champion Jan Blachowicz welcomes Alex Pereira to the 205-pound division. Elsewhere, former interim lightweight […]

Alex Pereira makes his highly-anticipated light heavyweight debut when he faces former 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz in the UFC 291 co-headliner this Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Will Pereira benefit from the weight and deliver another highlight reel knockout? Or will Blachowicz spoil his divisional debut and reinsert himself into the light heavyweight title […]

Justin Gaethje is looking to prove a point against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Gaethje returns to the Octagon when he faces Dustin Poirier in a rematch for the BMF title that will headline the UFC 291 pay-per-view event this Saturday in Salt Lake City. The winner will most likely fight the winner of the […]

Molly McCann’s losing skid continued at UFC London on Saturday night, as Julija Stoliarenko submitted her in the first round. McCann had won four out of her last five fights but came into this fight off a submission loss, with two of those wins coming by knockout. But she was unable to find her range […]

Julija Stoliarenko got back on track at UFC London on Saturday night, submitting Molly McCann with an armbar choke in the first round. Stoliarenko had been out of action since October 2022, when she lost by TKO to Chelsea Chandler. But she looked sharp in her return, taking McCann down early and controlling her on […]

Marcin Tybura was knocked out by Tom Aspinall in just 73 seconds at UFC London on Saturday night. It was a stunning defeat for Tybura, who had been on a three-fight winning streak. The loss leaves Tybura at a crossroads in his career. He is still a top-15 heavyweight, but he is no longer considered […]

Tom Aspinall made a triumphant return to the Octagon on Saturday night, knocking out Marcin Tybura in just 73 seconds at UFC London. The win was Aspinall’s sixth in the UFC, four by knockout and two by submission, and it put him in a prime position for a title shot. Tom Aspinall makes it look […]

UFC 291 takes place Saturday night in Salt Lake City and it’s only fair to say it’s stacked beyond belief. In the headliner, we have Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje competing in a rematch for the BMF title. The co-main event, meanwhile, features the light heavyweight debut of former middleweight champion Alex Pereira as he […]

It looks like we could be seeing Michael Page in the UFC after all. It was revealed earlier this week that the former Bellator welterweight star, 36, was no longer contracted with the Santa Monica-based promotion and was effectively MMA’s hottest free agent. As fate would have it, UFC London took place last night and […]

Tom Aspinall believes he matches up well with UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Aspinall returned to the win column in emphatic fashion after a first-round TKO victory over Marcin Tybura in the UFC London headliner last night. The Englishman would make his future plans very clear after the win — be in attendance for the […]

The UFC returns to Salt Lake City for the UFC 291 pay-per-view event on July 29. It’s a stacked card to say the least, and that’s further evident by the headliner which is a BMF title fight and a rematch between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. Will it be a repeat of their first encounter […]

Tom Aspinall is one of the most dangerous and talented heavyweights in recent UFC history, but the rising British contender admitted Saturday afternoon that he hasn’t felt like himself lately. A TKO win and cheers from his hometown fans proved to be just what the doctor ordered. Aspinall defeated Marcin Tybura with a vicious hailstorm […]

The UFC London Prelims are rolling on and so far we’ve seen our fair share of fights go the distance. The grappling has been heavy, but that all stopped when Jonny Parsons lit up the O2 Arena with a debut knockout win over the hometown Danny Roberts. After his win, he got on the mic […]