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Brandon Moreno looks for the first defense of his title as flyweight champion when he takes on Alexandre Pantoja in a rematch in the UFC 290 co-headliner Saturday night. Moreno will be looking for revenge as he not only lost to Pantoja in their only professional meeting back in 2018, but was also submitted by […]

Alexander Volkanovski returns to the featherweight division when he battles the always-exciting Yair Rodriguez in a title unification clash in the UFC 290 headliner on Saturday night. Will the Aussie put on another masterclass like he did against the likes of Max Holloway and The Korean Zombie? Or will Rodriguez shock the world and inflict […]

UFC 290 takes place Saturday night in Las Vegas for International Fight Week with a number of intriguing matchups on the main card. In the headliner, we have Alexander Volkanovski battling Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight title unification fight. The co-main event, meanwhile, features a flyweight title fight as Brandon Moreno defends his crown and […]

It’s fair to say there’s some fatigue from the MMA community when it comes to Conor McGregor and his UFC return. McGregor is expected to return to action later this year, but there’s plenty of doubts and uncertainty as things stand. For one, he’s still yet to enter the USADA drug testing pool. Given that […]

It looks like Elon Musk actually took up UFC legend Georges St-Pierre’s offer. With rumors of a Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg fight heating up, St-Pierre offered to train with the Twitter owner to help him in preparation. Musk accepted the offer on Twitter and it didn’t take long for them to collaborate. On Monday, St-Pierre […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping doesn’t expect Alexa Grasso to lose her title to Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso defends her women’s flyweight crown against Shevchenko in a rematch set to headline the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night event taking place Sept. 16 in Las Vegas. Their first meeting took place in March at UFC 285 and […]

Grant Dawson believes there’s no tougher weight class than the UFC lightweight division. Dawson earned arguably the biggest win of his career after outpointing Damir Ismagulov in their lightweight bout at UFC Vegas 76 this past weekend. In the process, he became just the third fighter to defeat Ismagulov — who now holds a 24-3 […]

Brandon Moreno has one big goal in combat sports before he hangs up his gloves. Moreno is set for his first title defense in his second reign as flyweight champion when he defends his 125-pound crown against Alexandre Pantoja in the co-main event of UFC 290 on July 8. While he’s focused on the present, […]

There was a ton of hype surrounding Abus Magomedov coming into the biggest fight of his career and his first main event spot in the UFC when he took on Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 76. Unfortunately, his hype was quickly gone after Strickland pulverized him into oblivion with a second-round TKO loss. Sean Strickland […]

Sean Strickland just put on the best performance during his time at Middleweight in the UFC when he destroyed the hype train Abus Magomedov in round two at UFC Vegas 76. Sean Strickland with the finish! 🔥 #UFCVegas76 https://t.co/i2rNrfFdjC — bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) July 2, 2023 There was a ton of hype surrounding Abus Magomedov coming […]

There have been some great fights in the UFC in 2023 and some great ones still to come. After all, just some of the fights coming up include Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez, Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje II, Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira and Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley to name a few. However, […]

Glover Teixeira is a fan of Alex Pereira competing a light heavyweight. Pereira will make his debut at 205 pounds when he faces former champion Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC 291 taking place July 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s a move that follows Pereira’s first defeat in the UFC — […]

Sean Strickland put on an impressive performance in the main event of UFC Vegas 76, stopping Abus Magomedov in the second round via TKO. The win was Sean Strickland’s second consecutive victory in the UFC, and he is now calling for a shot for the middleweight title. Sean Strickland calls for title shot after stopping […]

Sean Strickland took home an extra $50,000 in bonus money for his main event win at UFC Vegas 76. Strickland defeated Abus Magomedov after a lopsided beatdown that had him TKO Magomedov in round two.  #UFCVegas76 FOTN: Guram Kutateladze vs Elves BrennerPOTN: Nursulton Ruziboev/Sean Strickland Post Fight Bonus History:Guram Kutateladze: 2Sean Strickland: 2Elves Brenner: 1Nursulton […]

The time has finally come and the UFC Vegas 76 Main Event is finally here. We’ll be bringing you a prediction and pick for this headlining bout in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. No. 7 ranked Sean Strickland will welcome Germany’s Abus Magomedov in a can’t-miss scrap as win here would improve either fighter’s stock dramatically. Check […]

The time has come and UFC Vegas 76: Strickland vs. Magomedov will see it’s Co-Main Event of the night in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division as ranked contenders square off in a high-stakes bout. No. 12 ranked Damir Ismagulov of Kazakhstan will take on American Top Team’s No. 15 ranked Grant Dawson. The winner could see a top-7 […]

UFC Vegas 76: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov kicks off the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Max Griffin and Michael Morales. Griffin is coming from a hard-fought split-decision win in his last bout meanwhile, Morales is undefeated with 14-straight wins. With that said, check out our UFC odds series for our […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for UFC Vegas 76 from the Apex in Las Vegas. This next bout takes place in the Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) Division. Fellow Brazilians will square off as Ariane Lipski battles Melissa Gatto in a big spot for both women. Check out our UFC odds series for our Lipski-Gatto prediction and pick. […]

The UFC Vegas 76 Main Card continues from The Apex as we bring you another prediction and pick for this next fight in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. UFC newcomer and future contender Ismael Bonfim makes the walk to face off against France’s Benoit Saint Denis. You won’t want to miss a second of this banger! Check […]

UFC Vegas 76: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov kicks off the prelims with a fight in the middleweight division between Brunno Ferreira and Nursulton Ruziboev. Ferreira is coming off a brutal knockout win in his short-notice UFC debut meanwhile, Ruziboev comes into his short-notice UFC debut on the heels of 8 straight wins. With that […]

UFC Vegas 76: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov kicks off the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Kevin Lee and Rinat Fakhretinov. Lee is making his second debut with the UFC coming off a win meanwhile, Fakhretdinov coming into this matchup riding a 16-fight winning streak. With that said, check out our […]

UFC Vegas 76: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov keeps it moving on the prelims with a fight in the featherweight division between Joanderson Brito and promotional newcomer Westin Wilson. Brito is coming off back-to-back wins meanwhile, Wilson has won each of his last three coming into short notice debut. With that said, check out our […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for UFC Vegas 76 as the Prelims continue to roll on. This next fight takes place in the Women’s Featherweight (145 lb) Division between two top-10 contenders. No. 6 ranked Yana Santos will take on No. 9 ranked Karol Rosa of Brazil. We’ll be seeing some high-level Women’s MMA in this […]

The action continues from the UFC Apex on Saturday as we bring you a prediction and pick for the third prelim of UFC Vegas 76 in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. Georgia’s own Guram Kutateladze will face off against Brazilian Elves Brener. This fight should cause some fireworks early on in the card! Check out our UFC odds […]

UFC Vegas 76: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov kicks off the prelims with a fight in the women’s flyweight division between Ivana Petrovic and Luana Carolina. Petrovic is coming into her UFC debut with an undefeated record at 6-0 meanwhile, Carolina is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in her career. With that […]

UFC Vegas 76: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov kicks off the prelims with a fight in the heavyweight division between Alexandr Romanov and Blagoy Ivanov. Romanov is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his career meanwhile, Ivanov has lost three of his last four coming into this matchup. With that said, check […]

Former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo has withdrawn from his scheduled fight against Marlon Vera at UFC 292 due to a shoulder tear. Some important news… Unfortunately, I won't be able to compete on Aug 19 at UFC 292. I have a tear in my right shoulder that requires rehab. I wish I […]

Conor McGregor was expected to fight Michael Chandler later this year and that still seems to be the plan on paper. However, things are extremely uncertain right now. McGregor is required to have two negative drug tests in a period of at least six months in the USADA testing pool in order to compete again. […]

Teddy Atlas had high praise for UFC featherweight contender Ilia Topuria. Topuria is coming off the biggest win of his career after enjoying a lopsided decision victory over former title challenger Josh Emmett at UFC Jacksonville this past weekend. The Georgian-Spanish fighter dropped and hurt Emmett as he put on a striking masterclass that put […]

Middleweight contender Marvin Vettori suffered a lopsided defeat against Jared Cannonier earlier this month at UFC Vegas 75 despite being a pre-fight betting favorite. It made it three defeats in his last five outings for “The Italian Dream” whose hopes of becoming a UFC champion — at least at 185 pounds — look pretty bleak […]

The UFC officially booked Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Kelvin Gastelum — and MMA Twitter reacted just about as expected. Gastelum’s return to 170 pounds won’t be an easy one by any means as per UFC president Dana White, he will face the undefeated Rakhmonov at the promotion’s Fight Night event taking place Sept. 16 in Las […]

Michael Bisping believes Jake Paul was very strategic in picking Nate Diaz as his next opponent. Diaz is the latest former UFC star to face Paul as he will make his boxing debut against the YouTuber-turned-boxer in a 185-pound, 10-round fight that takes place Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn recently […]

Michael Chandler has still not given up hope on fighting Conor McGregor. Chandler is expected to face the Irishman in 2023 and although McGregor claimed a fight date — — likely to be December — would be announced towards the end of The Ultimate Fighter 31, there is plenty of uncertainty surrounding the contest. McGregor […]

UFC middleweight Dricus du Plessis acknowledges he trained with Israel Adesanya in the past — but says they never did any striking whatsoever. Adesanya recently revealed he trained with Du Plessis in Thailand back in 2014 when he had virtually zero MMA experience. The UFC middleweight champion revealed that while he was beaten in the […]

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling doesn’t believe Sean O’Malley deserves to fight for the title. Sterling defends his 135-pound strap against O’Malley in the UFC 292 headliner taking place Aug. 19 at the TD Garden in Boston. It will be a first-ever title shot for O’Malley who, while on a five-fight winning streak and being […]

Israel Adesanya returns to action at UFC 293 on Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Although he has no confirmed opponent, he is expected to defend his middleweight title in the pay-per-view headliner. What we do know is that his opponent will be the winner of the upcoming UFC 290 middleweight encounter between Robert Whittaker and […]

Arman Tsarukyan believes he’s the only one who can defeat UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Tsarukyan is coming off a third-round TKO win over Joaquim Silva earlier this month. It made it two wins in a row for the Armenian-Russian and seven wins in his last eight overall. A win or two more — particularly […]

Contrary to former UFC star Chael Sonnen’s claims, Mark Zuckerberg isn’t fighting Elon Musk — for now. Social media has been abuzz ever since the two tech billionaires agreed to a fight with UFC president Dana White all but ready to promote it under his banner promotion’s banner. Sonnen took things further while recently appearing […]

Following his dominant win at UFC Jacksonville, Ilia Topuria has emerged as the next real contender at 145 pounds. Social media has already gone into a frenzy trying to predict the next move for Topuria and many fans believe he has the perfect skill set to dethrone Alexander Volkanovski as champion. Ilia Topuria follows that […]