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Rafael dos Anjos put up a valiant effort in his return to the Octagon, but he was ultimately defeated by Vicente Luque by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday night. Luque used his wrestling and grappling to control the fight for the better part of five rounds, and he […]

Sean O’Malley is not surprised he’s being viewed as the underdog going into his fight with Aljamain Sterling. O’Malley will look to become a champion in his first attempt when he challenges Sterling for the bantamweight title in the UFC 292 headliner taking place this Saturday in Boston. Many believe Sterling’s wrestling will prove too […]

A Dustin Poirier move up to welterweight may be closer than we think. Following Poirier’s second-round knockout defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291 last month, there were calls for “The Diamond” to finally make the move up to 170 pounds and with good reason. He had regularly spoken of his struggles in making the […]

Vicente Luque put on a dominant performance in his return to the Octagon, defeating Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday night. Luque used his wrestling and grappling to control the fight for the better part of five rounds, and he landed some heavy shots to […]

Israel Adesanya plans on making things look easy against Sean Strickland. Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner taking place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. However, there isn’t much interest in the matchup as many observers see it as a foregone conclusion with the champion coming out on top. But […]

Daniel Cormier believes there’s a potential issue with Conor McGregor getting a special exemption from USADA. McGregor’s return to the UFC this year was all but ruled out given that it’s now August and he would need to enter the USADA drug testing pool for a period of six months — with at least two […]

Vicente Luque is open to welcoming Dustin Poirier to the welterweight division. Luque snapped a two-fight losing skid after outpointing former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC Vegas 78 headliner last night. It was Luque’s first fight since suffering a brain bleed which came following his knockout defeat to Geoff Neal last year […]

Conor McGregor will be training Dillon Danis for his upcoming fight with Logan Paul. It was announced earlier this week that Danis would be Logan Paul’s opponent for the upcoming MF & DAZN: X Series event taking place Oct. 14 at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. While announcing the fight, Paul remained doubtful as […]

The UFC returned to Las Vegas on Saturday night for UFC Vegas 78, and it was a night full of exciting action. In the main event, Rafael dos Anjos and Vicente Luque put on a show for the fans, with Luque earning a unanimous decision victory. In the co-main event, Cub Swanson turned back time […]

Mario Bautista was set to face former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt at UFC 292, but Garbrandt was forced to withdraw due to injury. Now, Bautista is awaiting a new opponent for the event, which takes place on August 19th. Cody Garbrandt it OUT of #UFC292 next week and Mario Bautista needs a new opponent, […]

Conor McGregor, the former two-division UFC champion, is planning a three-fight return to the octagon. According to reports, McGregor has his sights set on facing three opponents: Michael Chandler, Justin Gaethje, and Nate Diaz. Conor McGregor says he will be fighting Michael Chandler this December. He then plans to fight Justin Gaethje and Nate Diaz […]

Da’Mon Blackshear pulled off just the third twister submission in UFC history in his fight against Jose Johnson at UFC Vegas 78. The fight took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and was the second fight of the night. Da’Mon Blackshear was able to secure the twister submission after Johnson found himself in […]

UFC Vegas 78: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael Dos Anjos kicks off the main card with a fight in the middleweight division between Josh Fremd and Jamie Pickett. Fremd got his first win inside the octagon in his last fight meanwhile, Pickett Miller has lost his last three straight and is in need of a big […]

UFC Vegas 78: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael Dos Anjos continues with the featured bout on the prelims with a fight in the men’s bantamweight division between JP Buys and Marcus McGhee. Buys is coming off three straight losses to start his UFC career meanwhile, McGhee made the most of his short-notice opportunity by getting a […]

UFC Vegas 78: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael Dos Anjos keeps it moving on the prelims with a fight in the lightweight division between Terrance McKinney and Mike Breeden. McKinney steps in on about two week’s notice on the heels of is coming off two straight losses meanwhile, Breeden is looking for his first win inside […]

UFC Vegas 78: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael Dos Anjos continues on the prelims with a fight in the featherweight division between Francis Marshall and Isaac Dulgarian. Marshall is coming off his first loss in his UFC career meanwhile, Dulgarian is riding a five-fight unbeaten streak into his UFC debut. With that said, check out our […]

It’s finally time for the UFC Vegas 78 Main Event as we bring you a prediction and pick for Saturday’s five-round headlining bout in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. Fellow Brazilians will meet in this ranked matchup as No. 10 Vicente Luque takes on No. 9 Rafael dos Anjos. This is bound to be a highly-skilled chess match […]

It’s finally time to bring you our prediction and pick for the Co-Main Event of UFC Vegas 78. This bout takes place in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division and features two electric strikers. UFC trailblazer Cub Swanson will take on Canada’s “Mean” Hakeem Dawodu. This is the perfect warm-up for the Main Event! Check out our UFC odds […]

The UFC Vegas 78 Main Card is heating up as we’re set to bring you another prediction and pick, this one coming between ranked fighters in the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division. No. 13 ranked Khalil Rountree Jr. will take on No. 14 ranked Chris Daukaus in a tightly-contested matchup. You won’t want to blink during this one – […]

UFC Vegas 78 continues to roll with its Main Card action from the UFC Apex as we’re set to bring you another prediction and pick for this next bout in the Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Division. Fellow Brazilians will do battle as Polyana Viana takes on young prospect Iasmin Lucindo. Check out our UFC odds series for our […]

We’re back with our prediction and pick as UFC Vegas 78 continues to roll on. We turn our attention towards the Main Card for this matchup between prospects in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. Carlson Gracie product AJ Dobson will be taking on Cameroon’s Tafon Nchukwi as both fighters hope to bounce back from consecutive losses. Check out our […]

UFC Vegas 78: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael Dos Anjos continues on the prelims with a fight in the men’s bantamweight division between Da’Mon Blackshear and Jose Johnson. Blackshear is coming off a dominant victory in his last fight meanwhile, Johnson is coming off three straight victories as he makes his UFC debut. With that said, […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 78 card from the UFC Apex. This next fight feature two behemoths in the Heavyweight Division as Michigan’s own Josh Parisian will take on Slovakia’s Martin Buday. Check out our UFC odds series for our Parisian-Buday prediction and pick. Josh Parisian (15-6) has gone 2-3 since joining the UFC […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for the Prelims of UFC Vegas 78 as this next bout takes place in the Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Division. Brazil’s Jaqueline Amorim will be taking on Mexico’s Montserrat Conejo in a very competitive matchup. Check out our UFC odds series for our Amorim-Conejo prediction and pick. Jaqueline Amorim (6-1) has gone […]

UFC Vegas 78: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael Dos Anjos kicks off the prelims with a fight in the women’s flyweight division between Juliana Miller and Luana Santos. Miller is coming off her first loss inside the octagon meanwhile, Santos is coming off back-to-back wins as she makes her UFC debut. With that said, check out […]

UFC legend Conor McGregor weighed in on a rumored fight between ‘X’ — formerly known as Twitter — ruler Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday. Musk said the UFC will not oversee the bout, which McGregor was pleased with. Conor McGregor weighs in after Elon Musk says the UFC won't oversee his fight […]

UFC president Dana White is still working on a potential fight between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Earlier this summer, social media went crazy with the news that Musk and Zuckerberg were interested in fighting each other with White seemingly more than ready to take care of the promotional duties. The government of […]

No matter how strong or weak a calendar year is for the UFC in terms of overall stacked cards and events, there’s always one guarantee — there will always be great fights. 2023 is no different as MMA fans have been treated to some amazing battles. From technical chess matches to absolute brawls to fights […]

TJ Dillashaw broke down the upcoming bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. Sterling will look for the fourth defense of his 135-pound crown when he defends his strap against the ever-popular O’Malley in the UFC 292 headliner taking place Aug. 19 in Boston. Dillashaw’s last MMA fight was notably a TKO defeat […]

UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith was not impressed by the performance of Jake Paul or Nate Diaz. Paul defeated Diaz in their 10-round boxing match with a unanimous decision victory this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. The former Disney star dropped Diaz in the fifth round and did more than enough throughout the contest to […]

Israel Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman believes Sean Strickland will benefit in their UFC 293 fight from having already faced Alex Pereira. Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight title against Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner taking place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Although it’s not the most exciting fight for most observers — given […]

It’s official. Israel Adesanya will be defending his middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 which takes place Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Of course, it’s not the fight everyone expected — we were all hoping Dricus du Plessis would be the one to fight Adesanya, especially with their ongoing beef and the fallout […]

For UFC president Dana White, it’s very simple — you don’t get paid not to fight. A big debate in the MMA world currently is whether Stephen Thompson deserves to get paid his show money for his canceled UFC 291 fight with Michel Pereira. Thompson made the weight for the welterweight matchup, but Pereira came […]

Women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso expects the result to go the same way against Valentina Shevchenko in their Noche UFC rematch on Sept. 16. That’s not to say she expects to win because naturally, she is looking to come out on top a second time. Instead, Grasso went as far as predicting she would finish […]

UFC president Dana White was impressed with Nate Diaz’s performance against Jake Paul. Diaz suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Paul in their 10-round boxing match this past weekend. Although he was hurt in the first round and knocked down in the fifth, Diaz had a more than respectable performance as he went the distance […]

Conor McGregor will still be fighting Michael Chandler as expected. McGregor was expected to fight Chandler in his UFC return later this year after the two were opposing coaches in the ongoing The Ultimate Fighter 31 season. However, a number of factors including McGregor still being yet to enter the USADA drug testing pool — […]

We’re just over eight months into the 2023 UFC calendar and we’ve already paid witness to some of the biggest fights in recent history. From Jon Jones making his long-awaited return to become a heavyweight champion to Alexander Volkanovski’s attempt at becoming a two-weight champion against Islam Makhachev to Israel Adesanya finally getting one over […]

Charles Oliveira is still looking to secure a fight with Conor McGregor. Oliveira is currently getting ready to face current champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch for the lightweight title in the UFC 294 headliner taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. That said, McGregor still remains on the former champion’s radar. That was further […]

ONE Championship flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson believes Alexandre Pantoja would be a very tough test. Pantoja recently became the new UFC flyweight champion after a split decision victory over Brandon Moreno in the UFC 290 co-headliner last month. The Brazilian is just the fourth UFC champion to hold the belt at 125 pounds following Johnson’s […]