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Conor McGregor doesn’t believe Dustin Poirier has a Hall of Fame worthy career. Poirier is coming off a second-round knockout defeat to Justin Gaethje in their BMF title fight in the UFC 291 headliner this past weekend. It was a brutal loss for Poirier who was finished by knockout for the first time since 2016 […]

Dustin Poirier believes Justin Gaethje has a legitimate chance of defeating UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Gaethje earned redemption after knocking Poirier out with a head kick in the second round of their BMF title fight (and rematch) in the UFC 291 headliner this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the process, “The […]

UFC lightweight Bobby Green fired back at Tony Ferguson over his eye poke comments. Green earned arguably the biggest win of his career after submitting Ferguson in the third round of their lightweight encounter at UFC 291 this past weekend. However, it was not without incident as Ferguson was eye poked by Green in the […]

Kelvin Gastelum is out of his upcoming welterweight fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov. It was announced in late June that the pair would co-headline the upcoming Noche UFC event taking place taking place Sept. 16 in Las Vegas during Mexican Independence Day. However, that will no longer be the case after Gastelum announced Tuesday he is […]

A pivotal light heavyweight encounter is set for the UFC 294 pay-per-view event taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. According to an initial report from Vestnik MMA that was later confirmed by MMA Junkie, former light heavyweight title challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker will collide on the main card. Ankalaev is coming off […]

Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier with a head kick in the second round to win the BMF title at UFC 291 on Saturday night. The fight was a rematch of their 2018 bout, which Poirier won by TKO in the fourth round. This angle of Justin Gaethje’s KO is incredible 😍 pic.twitter.com/TLlg7pQ7Ph — MMA […]

Tony Ferguson believes Bobby Green knew exactly what he was doing with his eye poke during their UFC 291 contest. Ferguson suffered his sixth straight loss following a third-round submission defeat to Green on the UFC 291 main card this past weekend. “El Cucuy” looked promising early on and even managed to drop an out-of-position […]

Justin Gaethje earned redemption at UFC 291, became the BMF champion, and also all but guaranteed himself the next lightweight title shot with his second-round knockout win over Dustin Poirier. In the process, he was also called out by Conor McGregor who stated that if Gaethje really wanted to fight him, all he had to […]

UFC 291 is in the books and it was an eventful pay-per-view event to say the least. The headliner saw a rare Justin Gaethje head kick that knocked Dustin Poirier out cold in their BMF title fight. The co-main event, meanwhile, saw Alex Pereira emerge victorious in his light heavyweight debut against former champion Jan […]

Justin Gaethje has no interest in fighting Conor McGregor. Gaethje is coming off a second-round knockout win over Dustin Poirier to win the BMF title in the UFC 291 headliner last night in Salt Lake City, Utah. Soon after, “The Highlight” was called out by McGregor on social media who stated he would slap him […]

Dustin Poirier was understandably dejected following his defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291. Poirier was finished by knockout for the first time since 2016 after a Gaethje head kick put him out cold in the second round of their BMF title fight. “The Diamond” is no stranger to setbacks in big fights. After all, […]

Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier with a brutal head kick at UFC 291, causing none other than the notorious Conor McGregor to chime in with a challenge for the winner. “Justin, I’ll slap you around,” McGregor tweeted after the fight. McGregor continued to call out other rivals, including Michael Chandler who he is supposed […]

Justin Gaethje became the BMF champion at UFC 291 — but more than anything, he earned redemption. Gaethje became the first person to stop Dustin Poirier by strikes since 2016 when he knocked him out cold with a head kick in the second round of the UFC 291 headliner last night in Salt Lake City, […]

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 […]