UFC Articles - Page 52

Just a little over a day ago we got word that Jon Jones tore his pectoral muscle and he is out of his highly anticipated heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295. Subsequently, the UFC paired up the main event and heavyweight title backup and the No. 2 ranked heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Vince McMahon viewed UFC, not AEW, as the biggest competitor to WWE in terms of market share, even if Dana White was never quite privy to this cross-sport war. That’s right, despite having almost no crossover in terms of talent, with the number of true crossover […]

Create A Fighter returns in EA UFC 5, allowing players to create the next greatest UFC fighter in history. When created, your fighter can be used in Career Mode as you climb to the top of your division. So, how do you create a fighter in UFC 5? In this guide, we’ll show you how […]

Punch Cards return in UFC 5, allowing players to earn rewards by playing any of the various game modes. In case you’re new to the series, the Punch Card acts as a weekly progression that rewards players for completing certain objectives. By completing these objectives, you earn XP, and every time you level up you […]

With the news of Jon Jones out of his main event heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic, Dana White announces that Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich will battle it out for the interim heavyweight title fight as the new co-main event for UFC 295. Pavlovich is the current No. 2 ranked heavyweight contender who has […]

Throughout the night X has been buzzing after the announcement made by Dana White that Jon Jones has been injured during fight camp and is now out of his main event fight at UFC 295. While you (ok, I) were sleeping: Jon Jones is out of UFC 295 due to injury. As a result, it’s […]

We created a EA Sports UFC 5 Guide on how to perform and counter takedowns in the game. In case you’re new to the series, Takedowns are a technique in UFC which allow a fighter to get their opponent off-balance by literally trying to take them down. Ultimately, the goal for the fighter is to […]

The massive main event scheduled for UFC 295 on Nov. 11 has been cancelled. Heavyweight champion Jon Jones suffered a pectoral injury while wrestling and is forced to drop out of the bout versus Stipe Miocic, per ESPN MMA. Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich will battle it out for the interim title, with Miocic being […]

Bud Light has signed a new partnership with the UFC, making it the official beer of the promotion once again, according to sources. The multiyear contract, which begins on January 1, 2024, is the biggest sponsorship deal in UFC history, although the terms were not disclosed. The deal comes after the UFC merged with WWE […]

Islam Makhachev showed his dominance at UFC 294 where he dominated a familiar foe who gave him the hardest fight of his career not that long ago. He came in there with a mission to put away Alexander Volkanovski and that is exactly what he did in the opening minutes of the fight. Makhachev was […]

EA Sports UFC 5 comes out today for Deluxe Edition owners, and later this week for all owners of the game. We’ve got plenty to cover, ranging from gameplay, story, and many other features. EA Sports has been developing UFC games for almost a decade now, and now it’s time to see how far their […]

Alexander Volkanovski tried to do the unthinkable. He attempted to go up in weight on just 10 days’ notice to redeem his most recent loss against one the greatest lightweight fighters the UFC has ever seen Islam Makhachev. He ultimately suffered the first knockout defeat in his UFC career and only the second of his […]

Jake Paul showed out in his last fight against Nate Diaz, a fight that he won via unanimous decision. After the fight in an in-ring post-fight speech, Paul offered to fight Diaz in MMA next for a potential $10 Million in the PFL‘s newest PPV Super Fight Division. Jake Paul and Nate Diaz agree to […]

UFC 294 was jam-packed with exciting fights which ended the night with a shocking knockout as Islam Makhachev retained his title ending Alexander Volkanovski in round one. Now that the dust has settled, Jared Cannonier spoke with Submission Radio revealing that he was offered to fight Khamzat Chimaev before Kamaru Usman ultimately stepped up to […]

UFC 294 has come and gone and it delivered on all levels as expected. We saw some fighters emerge as contenders and then we saw some fighters solidify themselves as the best in the world which is exactly what Islam Makhachev did when he stunned Alexander Volkanovski knocking him out in the first round. “He’s […]

UFC 294 has come and gone and it delivered on all levels as expected. We saw some fighters emerge as contenders and then we saw some fighters solidify themselves as the best in the world which is exactly what Islam Makhachev did when he stunned Alexander Volkanovski knocking him out in the first round. Islam […]

The UFC put on a blockbuster card Saturday night with Islam Makhachev taking on Alexander Volkanovski for the lightweight title. The Russian Volkanovski was an underdog heading into the matchup against the American Kickboxing Academy star Makhachev. Fellow UFC star and UFC 294 participant Khamzat Chimaev’s net worth was revealed prior to his showdown with […]

UFC 294 was a highly anticipated event that took place on October 21, 2023, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The event featured a stacked card with some of the best fighters in the world, and it did not disappoint. The main event saw Islam Makhachev defend his title against Alexander Volkanovski […]

Islam Makhachev has successfully defended his title for the second time and extended his winning streak to 13 after knocking out Alexander Volkanovski with a head kick and punches at 3:06 of Round 1 in the UFC 294 main event. AND STILLLLLLLLLLLL ISLAM MAKHACHEV KNOCKS OUT ALEX VOLKANOVSKI WITH THE LEFT HEADKICK THE SCENES IN […]

Khamzat Chimaev has taken a major step towards a middleweight title shot after edging out Kamaru Usman in a grueling co-main event at UFC 294. Khamzat Chimaev takes the majority decision!! He leaves #UFC294 with the victory over Kamaru Usman at #UFC294 pic.twitter.com/EjxZT6XiBA — UFC (@ufc) October 21, 2023 The undefeated Chimaev (13-0) dominated the […]

UFC 294 has been quite the interesting night so far and the Main Card is in full swing on ESPN+. The card featured a ranked Light Heavyweight bout between Russia’s Magomed Ankalaev and Brazil’s Johnny Walker. After an inadvertent foul, the fight was called prematurely. What followed could have been a whole separate fight in […]

UFC 294 is live and underway on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View as the action continues from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. With the Prelims now behind us, the fights were capped off by an awesome feature fight of the night. Budding star Muhammad Mokaev took on veteran Tim Elliott in a back and forth fight that ultimately saw […]

The night is finally here as we’ll see a monumental UFC 294 fight card from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The UFC did all it could to salvage this fight card after a number of cancellations and fans will be treated to a spectacle nonetheless. 26 fighters will weigh in ahead of their respective […]

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has the biggest test of his young career just a day away when he’ll step into the UFC 294 Co-Main Event to square off against the division’s longest reigning champion, Kamaru Usman. The two are slated to fight after an injury forced Paulo Costa to pull out of the fight. Now, […]

The time has finally come as we’ll see our headlining bout for UFC 294 from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The Lightweight (155 lb) Championship will be on the line as we see a rematch of one of the best title fights in recent memory. Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev will defend his title against Featherweight Champion […]

UFC 294: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 continues on the main card with the co-main event in the middleweight division between former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev. Usman has taken this fight on less than two weeks’ notice after losing back-to-back fights for the first time in his entire career meanwhile, Chimaev […]

UFC 294: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 continues on the main card with the featured bout in the light heavyweight division between Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker. Ankalaev is coming off a split draw in his first-ever light heavyweight title fight against the former champion Jan Blachowicz meanwhile, Walker is coming off three straight […]

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volaknovski 2 is underway from Abu Dhabi as we bring you another prediction and pick for this next Main Card bout, taking place in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. No. 11 ranked Ikram Aliskerov of Russia will take on Brazilian Warlley Alves in an all-out war. Check out our UFC odds series for our Aliskerov-Alves […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for this monumental UFC 294 Main Card from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The Main Card will open with this fight in the deepest division in MMA at Bantamweight (135 lb) as Russia’s Said Nurmagomedov takes on Tajikistan’s Muin Gafurov. We should be in for a banger with this one! Check […]

We’re here to bring you another prediction and pick for the stacked Prelims of UFC 294 as we head over to the Flyweight (125 lb) Division for this next bout between ranked contenders. No. 10 ranked Tim Elliott will take on the surging No. 11 ranked Muhammad Mokaev in the Featured Prelim Fight of the Night. Check out our […]

We’re here to bring you a prediction and pick for this next fight on the UFC 294 Prelims, taking place in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. UFC newcomer and hometown fighter Mohammad Yahya will make his UFC debut against the always-tough Trevor Peek of Alabama. Check out our UFC odds series for our Yahya-Peek prediction and pick. Mohammad Yahya […]

UFC 294: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 continues on the prelims with a fight in the bantamweight division between Javid Basharat and Victor Henry. Basharat has now won all three of his fights inside the octagon as he comes into his biggest fight yet meanwhile, Henry got back on track with a split decision […]

UFC 294: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 continues on the prelims with a fight in the middleweight division between Abu Azaitar and Sedriques Dumas. Azaitar is back in action after being on the shelf for over two years and is coming off a loss his last time out meanwhile, Dumas was able to get […]

We’re back with yet another prediction and pick for the UFC 294 Prelims as the action heats up from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. This next bout takes place in the Lightweight (155 lbs) Division as two fresh prospects square off. Mike Breeden of Kansas will take on India’s Anshul Jubli in a very competitive fight. Check out […]

We’re here to bring you another prediction and pick for this monumental UFC 294 card from Abu Dhabi as we turn our attention towards the Featherweight (145 lb) Division for this next fight. Rising contenders Nathaniel Wood of England and Muhammad Naimov of Tajikistan will square off in this Preliminary bout. Check out our UFC odds series for […]

UFC 294: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 continues on the prelims with a fight in the strawweight division between Victoria Dudakova and Jinh Yu Frey. Dudakova made the most of her UFC debut winning by TKO and has now won all seven of her professional fights meanwhile, Frey is searching for a win badly […]

UFC 294: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 kicks off the prelims with a fight in the middleweight division between UFC newcomer Shara Magomedov and Bruno Silva. Magomedov is undefeated winning all 11 of his fights as he makes his long-awaited debut meanwhile, Silva is coming off a loss where he was submitted in round […]

UFC 5 launches in one week, and to celebrate, the developers released the best rated fighters in each division. We already covered the top rated men’s fighters, but UFC 5 also boasts a roster of female fighters ready for action on launch day. So, who ranks among the best female fighters in UFC 5? Let’s […]

UFC 294 went from being an average-looking MMA competition to one that quickly was at risk of falling apart, to then one of the most highly anticipated UFC events in a long time. Alexander Volkanovski is set to take on Islam Makhachev in one of the biggest rematches in UFC history. Co-main eventing with them […]