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The newest UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings have come out and there’s a new fighter atop of the rankings. Current UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev has taken over the No. 1 spot in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings. Islam Makhachev is now pound for pound number one in the official UFC rankings pic.twitter.com/cSwWD9rGQ9 — Rob Brown Betting (@RobBrownBetting) […]

Taila Santos, a former UFC flyweight title contender, has been released from her contract with the promotion. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Tuesday. UFC parts ways with former flyweight title contender Taila Santos https://t.co/ZFHjXh8S22 — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) November 7, 2023 Santos earned a shot at […]

The UFC’s heavyweight division has always been one of the most exciting divisions in MMA history. From the early days of open-weight matches to the modern era of consistent weight classes, the heavyweight division has given us some of the most iconic fights in MMA history. In this article, we will go through the top […]

UFC President Dana White has announced the first three title fights of 2024, all of which will take place in the first quarter of the year. BREAKING…… pic.twitter.com/eW9Q23FVmI — danawhite (@danawhite) November 6, 2023 Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis – UFC 297 The first title fight of the year will be between Sean Strickland […]

Jorge Masvidal has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge in connection with his attack on Colby Covington outside a Miami restaurant in March 2022. Masvidal was sentenced to time served and court costs. The two felony charges against him were dropped. The plea deal was reached on Monday, November 6, 2023, just days before […]

The UFC’s light heavyweight division has been home to some of the most exciting fights and memorable fights in MMA history. From Jon Jones’ dominance to the heated rivalries between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz and Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, the light heavyweight division has always been one of the most exciting in the […]

Jailton Almeida dominated Derrick Lewis over 25 minutes in the main event of UFC Fight Night 231 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Almeida, a native of Brazil, took the match by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring it 50-44 and the third at 50-45. He ran his record to 20-2 and is a perfect 6-0 in […]

UFC Sao Paulo took place on Saturday, November 4th, at the Ginasio Do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event was a huge success, shattering attendance records for an event in Sao Paulo with a sold-out crowd of 10,792 in attendance which broke records for the largest attendance for a UFC event. The event was […]

The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday’s card, including a few devastating finishes. After UFC Brazil, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Sao Paulo. #UFCSP Attendance: 10,792 (Sold out, largest attendance for a UFC event in Sao Paulo history) Fight of the Night: Dalby vs. Bonfim Performance bonuses: […]

UFC fight night was on track all night to becoming one of the better fight cards that has come to Sao Paulo, Brazil but that came to a screeching halt when it came time for the main event. Everyone expected some fireworks between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis but we all got the opposite. In […]

This UFC fight night event in Sao Paulo, Brazil has been nothing short of exciting all throughout the night. Kicking off the main card was a fight between Elves Brener and Kaynan Kruschewsky in a catchweight bout due to Kruschewsky stepping in very short notice for this fight. The fight was back and forth for […]

UFC Brazil continued on the prelims with exciting fights throughout. After Eduarda Moura’s mauling of Montserrat Conejo, Angela Hill was able to outbattle Denise Gomes to a unanimous decision victory, and then came Vitor Petrino who viciously knocked out Modestas Bukauskas. Vitor Petrino with the KO 👊🏼 #UFCSaoPaulo #MMA pic.twitter.com/xiXFE6pBC0 — bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) November 5, […]

The UFC flew to Sao Paulo, Brazil for a jam-packed fight card littered with elite talent. In the second fight on the prelims, Contender Series alumni Eduarda ‘Ronda’ Moura made her UFC debut and showed in front of her Brazilian crowd. What a debut for Eduarda Moura 👏 #UFCSP pic.twitter.com/Zwv43uOrxe — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November […]

As things presently stand, Vince McMahon and Dana White are on the same team, as they both cash checks from Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor and theoretically should be working together whenever it’s appropriate to get their shared efforts over, but there was a time in the not-to-distant past when the then-WWE CEO wanted nothing more than […]

It’s finally time for our Main Event as we bring you a prediction and pick for the headlining bout of UFC Brazil from Sao Paulo. The action takes place in the Heavyweight Division between ranked monsters as Brazil’s No. 9 Jailton Almeida will take on the UFC’s knockout king No. 10 Derrick Lewis. You won’t want to blink during […]

We’re back with yet another prediction and pick for UFC Brazil: Almeida vs. Lewis as we turn our attention towards the Co-Main Event taking place in the Welterweight (170 lbs) Division. Rising Brazilian newcomer Gabriel Bonfim will take on Denmark’s own Nicolas Dalby as the two fight in the biggest spots of their careers. Check out our UFC […]

UFC Brazil: Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis continues on the main card with the featured fight in the heavyweight division between Rodrigo Nascimento and Don’Tale Mayes. Nascimento has won two straight fights both by split decision meanwhile, Mayes was able to get back on track with the biggest win of his career against Andrei Arlovski. […]

UFC Brazil: Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis continues on the main card with a fight in the middleweight division between Caio Borralho and Abus Magomedov. Borralho has won 13 straight fights with four of those coming in the UFC as he comes into his fight this weekend in front of his home crowd meanwhile, Magomedov […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for UFC Brazil as we see Main Card action on ESPN+ live from Sao Paulo, Brazil. This next fight takes place in the Middleweight (185 lbs) Division as Brazil’s own Rodolfo Vieira takes on Armenia’s Armen Petrosyan. Check out our UFC odds series for our Vieira-Petrosyan prediction and pick. Rodolfo […]

UFC Brazil: Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis continues on the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Rinat Fakhretdinov and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. Fakhretdinov is currently on a nine-fight winning streak while winning all three of his fights in the UFC meanwhile, dos Santos is coming off of back-to-back victories for the […]

We’re here with another prediction and pick for UFC Brazil: Almeida vs. Lewis as we head over to the Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) Division for this next exciting bout. Brazil’s rising prospect Vitor Petrino will take on Lithuania’s Modestas Bukauskas with a possible ranking on the line. Check out our UFC odds series for our Petrino-Bukauskas prediction and pick. […]

We’re here to bring you another prediction and pick for UFC Brazil from Sao Paulo as we turn our attention towards the Women’s Strawweight (115 lbs) Division for this next competitive scrap. No. 12-ranked Angela “Overkill” Hill will take on rising Brazilian Denise Gomes. Check out our UFC odds series for our Hill-Gomes prediction and pick. Angela Hill (15-13) […]

UFC Brazil: Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis continues on the prelims with a fight in the women’s strawweight division between promotional newcomer Eduarda Moura and Montserrat Conejo Ruiz. Moura is an undefeated prospect who has won all nine of her professional bouts coming into her UFC debut meanwhile, Ruiz has dropped each of her last […]

UFC Brazil: Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis kicks off the prelims with a fight in the lightweight division between promotional newcomer Kaue Fernandes and Marc Diakiese. Fernandes is a nine-fight professional who has won his last two fights coming into his UFC debut meanwhile. Diakiese has now dropped back-to-back fights and is searching for his […]

UFC 5 Review Scores are starting to pop up now that the game’s been out for some time. The latest Ultimate Fighting Championship game from EA Vancouver brings multiple changes to the gameplay and realism all to improve the experience. But does UFC 5 really deliver an experience better than its predecessors? Let’s find out […]

UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis was arrested on Wednesday, October 25, for reckless driving, just ten days before his UFC Fight Night main event against Jailton Almeida in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Derrick Lewis was allegedly going 136 mph in a 50 mph zone in a red Lamborghini and was arrested Via ABC 13 Houston pic.twitter.com/OIbPQ30xVF — […]

The UFC is headed back to Austin, Texas, and two five-round lightweight fights sit atop the bill. Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker vs. Bobby Green will headline a UFC Fight Night card on December 2 at Moody Center. UFC CEO Dana White officially announced the card on October 31. The event marks […]

Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kamaru Usman in the middleweight event at UFC 294 on October 21st. The majority decision victory did not come without a cost though. Chimaev suffered a gruesome hand injury that has now come to light. Chimaev battled through a ligament tear in his UFC 294 win  Chimaev tore a ligament in his […]

Back in 2021, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor were supposed to box. That never happened and with both fighters heading to Saudi Arabia to watch Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou clash Saturday in one of the most historic cross-over bouts of all time, the Irishman has re-ignited his beef with Pacquiao. But, the Filipino also […]

Islam Makhachev rocked the UFC world after ending his latest fight against Alexander Volkanovski with an impressive knockout. But now fans are left wondering who he will fight next. One star seems adamant that he’s next in line, as Justin Gaethje is reportedly preparing to take on Makhachev. During an interview with TMZ Sports, Gaethje […]

Coins in UFC 5 allow players to purchase a wide variety of items and cosmetics. However, new players to the series might not know how to get Coins in UFC 5 or what they’re used for. Therefore, we created a guide that should explain what coins do in UFC 5 and how you can get […]

UFC 5 releases later this week, and soon fans will be able to knockout their opponents with pure bliss. But for new players to the series, you might not know how to successfully knockout your opponent. Therefore, we created a guide that should help UFC 5 players knockout their opponents. So, without further ado, let’s […]

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 […]