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Israel Adesanya believes Alexander Volkanovski is the greatest fighter of all time. Adesanya will return to action at UFC 293 this Saturday in Sydney, Australia, when he defends his middleweight crown against Sean Strickland in the main event. Ahead of the matchup, “The Last Stylebender” was asked where he ranked himself among all the all-time […]

Losses are often tough to accept for most UFC stars. A lot of them want to finish their careers with untarnished records inside the octagon. Sean O’Malley is no exception. Sugar had just recently battered down Aljamain Sterling in an insane TKO victory in the second round of UFC 292. Despite this, a huge knock […]

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is hoping to headline the upcoming UFC 300 pay-per-view event. Although there is nothing official as far as a date or venue goes, UFC 300 promises to be a major event as it’s the promotion’s anniversary show that is expected to be stacked from top to bottom. UFC 200 took place […]

Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is open to a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. Responding to a fan’s post on X stating that he’d defeat the likes of Poirier, Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje, Alvarez claimed he already beat all of them. While he did defeat Chandler in Bellator and Gaethje in the UFC, he […]

Most in the combat sports world would agree that Dricus du Plessis is next for a middleweight title shot — but that doesn’t include two of the most important men in Israel Adesanya and UFC president Dana White. Following his upset second-round TKO win over Robert Whittaker in July, du Plessis looked set to fight […]

UFC 293 takes place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia. Although it’s not the strongest card when it comes to regular pay-per-view events, it should still be a fun night of fights given the contingent of Oceanic fighters. In the headliner, we have Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland colliding for the middleweight title. The co-main event, […]

Kurt Angle is a WWE legend, but in another time, he may have been a regular competing in MMA. As many may know by now, Angle is not only a two-time NCAA Division 1 champion, but also an Olympic gold medal winner in 1996, doing so with a broken neck. Having achieved his goal, Angle […]

Ciryl Gane overpowered Serghei Spivac with a flurry of fists for a TKO in the main event of UFC Paris in the second round of the matchup. https://twitter.com/JmagStatsMMA/status/1698093275729596709?s=20 The first round was a feeling-out process for both fighters. Gane was the more active fighter, throwing a variety of kicks and punches. Serghei Spivac was content […]

Sean O’Malley certainly knows what’s next for himself. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following an impressive second-round knockout win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 last month in Boston. Following the victory, “Sugar” called for a December fight with Marlon Vera, who won earlier on the night after outpointing Pedro Munhoz. There are a […]

Max Holloway is not going to call anybody out anymore. The former two-time featherweight champion made it two wins in a row following an emphatic third-round knockout victory over The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner earlier this month. What’s next for “Blessed” remains to be seen. Ideally, he’d like to fight in early […]

The UFC 293 headliner between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland has a backup fighter. Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Strickland in the main event of the pay-per-view event taking place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia, In the event that either fighter is unable to make it, however, the UFC has a contingency plan in […]

Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko are the cover fighters UFC 5’s standard edition. Additionally, Israel Adesanya returns, gracing the cover of the game’s Deluxe Edition. The news was revealed today via EA Sports X (Twitter) account. Additionally, the developers announced the full reveal of the game, coming this Thursday, September 7th. This means we might […]

Contender Series Week 5: Bruno Lopes vs. Brendson Ribeiro continues with a featured bout in the light heavyweight division between Bruno Lopes and Bredson Ribeiro. Lopes is undefeated and has won 11 fights in a row meanwhile, Ribeiro is coming off two consecutive wins coming into his debut on the Contender Series. That said, check […]

Contender Series Week 5: Bruno Lopes vs. Brendson Ribeiro continues with a bout in the bantamweight division between Serhiy Sidey and Ramon Tavares. Sidey has won five fights in a row meanwhile, Tavares is coming off four consecutive wins coming into his debut on the Contender Series. That said, check out our UFC odds series […]

Contender Series Week 5: Bruno Lopes vs. Brendson Ribeiro continues with a bout in the middleweight division between Chad Hanekom and Dylan Budka. Hanekom has won three fights in a row meanwhile, Budka is coming off a first-round submission coming into his debut on the Contender Series. That said, check out our UFC odds series […]

Contender Series Week 5: Bruno Lopes vs. Brendson Ribeiro continues with a bout in the featherweight division between Jean Silva and Kevin Vallejos. Silva has won seven fights in a row meanwhile, Vallejos is an undefeated prospect coming off 11 consecutive wins coming into his debut on the Contender Series. That said, check out our […]

Contender Series Week 5: Bruno Lopes vs. Brendson Ribeiro kicks off the fight card with a bout in the women’s bantamweight division between Dione Barbosa and Rainn Guerrero. Barbosa has won two fights in a row meanwhile, Guerrero is coming off four consecutive wins coming into her debut on the Contender Series. That said, check […]

Conor McGregor has always been known for his striking skill far more than his wrestling and grappling skill. On Monday, September 4, the man known as ‘Notorious’ sent a message to the MMA world with an announcement that has caught millions of people off-guard. A rumor surfaced last week that McGregor is set to face […]

UFC 293 takes place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia, and features a middleweight title clash between current champion Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. The co-main event features a heavyweight collision between Australia’s Tai Tuivasa and Russia’s Alexander Volkov. Meanwhile, former RIZIN star Manel Kape battles Felipe dos Santos in a short-notice flyweight encounter. With what […]

Given that he’s already defeated many of the top contenders in the division — in some cases, twice — UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is always on the hunt for fresh meat. Adesanya will get said fresh meat when he defends his 185-pound crown against Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner this upcoming Saturday […]

The Korean Zombie only realized mid-fight with Max Holloway that his durability and chin were no longer there. Zombie suffered a third-round knockout defeat to Holloway in their UFC Singapore headliner late last month. He proceeded to retire from MMA shortly afterwards which just about everyone would agree was the right move. However, the Pohang […]

Ciryl Gane returned to the win column this past weekend — but he did lose in one way. Gane outclassed and dominated Sergey Spivak with a second-round TKO win in the UFC Paris headliner on Saturday. The Frenchman took minimal damage, defended takedown attempts and got a finish in what was essentially a perfect performance in […]

Ciryl Gane returned to the win column with an impressive second-round TKO victory over Sergey Spivak in the UFC Paris headliner on Saturday evening. There’s a case to be made that it was Gane’s best performance in the UFC as he took little to no damage, defended takedowns and outclassed the Moldovan from start to […]

Jorge Masvidal would like to test himself against the current BMF champion in Justin Gaethje. Masvidal became the first BMF champion when he defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 244 back in Nov. 2019. However, it would be his last win as he would go on to lose his next four fights before ultimately retiring earlier […]

Ciryl Gane did not let himself — and his country — down on Saturday, as he successfully returned to his winning ways when he demolished Serghei Spivac in a heavyweight bout in Paris. Gane needed just two rounds to take care of business and score a technical knockout win against his Moldovan opponent. The win […]

The UFC is heading to Paris, France for a stacked fight night event, UFC Paris. This fight card is headlined by two of the best heavyweight contenders in the UFC, former interim heavyweight champion #2 Ciryl Gane and the surging “Polar Bear” #7 Sergey Spivac. These two fighters are itching to get a shot at […]

It’s finally time for the Main Event of UFC Paris as we bring you our prediction and pick for this ranked Heavyweight showdown. The pride of France, No. 2 ranked Ciryl Gane will square off against Moldova’s No. 7 ranked Serghei Spivac. Check out our UFC odds series for our Gane-Spivac prediction and pick. Ciryl Gane (11-2) […]

We’re back and ready to bring you a prediction and pick for the Co-Main Event of UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivac. We’ll see an epic matchup in the Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) between ranked fighters as France’s own No. 3 Manon Fiorot will take on former champion and No. 2 ranked Rose Namajunas. The winner could be fighting for […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for UFC Paris as the Main Card action continues from Accor Arena. We turn our attention towards the Lightweight (115 lb) Division as we see fearsome finishers square off. France’s own Benoit Saint Denis will take on Brazil’s Thiago Moises in an exciting bout. Check out our UFC odds series for our Saint […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for the Main Card of UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivac as we turn our attention towards the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division for this next bout. No. 9 ranked Volkan Oezdemir will take on the debuting Bogdan Guskov of Uzbekistan. Check out our UFC odds series for our Oezdemir-Guskov prediction and pick. […]

It’s finally time for the Main Card of UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivac as we bring you a prediction and pick for the opening bout in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. After a quick change, William Gomis will be facing off against debuting Yannis Ghemmouri from France. Check out our UFC odds series for our Gomis-Ghemmouri prediction and pick. […]

UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak continues with the featured fight on the prelims in the featherweight division between Morgan Charriere and Manolo Zecchini. Charriere is coming into his UFC debut on the heels of three consecutive wins meanwhile, Zecchini comes into his debut fight with back-to-back knockout victories. With that said, check out […]

UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak continues on the prelims with a fight in the bantamweight division between Taylor Lapilus and Caolan Loughran. Lapilus is coming into his second stint with the UFC with five straight wins meanwhile, Loughran is an undefeated prospect who has won all eight of his professional fights as he […]

UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak continues on the prelims with a fight in the welterweight division between Ange Loosa and Rhys McKee. Loosa finally got his first win inside the octagon in his last time out meanwhile, McKee is looking for better success in his second stint with the UFC as he is […]

UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak continues on the prelims with a fight in the women’s bantamweight division between Nora Cornolle and Joselyne Edwards. Cornolle is coming into her UFC debut on the heels of six consecutive wins meanwhile, Edwards has won three straight for the first time in her UFC career as she […]

UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak continues on the prelims with a fight in the men’s bantamweight division between Farid Basharat and Kleydson Rodrigues. Basharat is undefeated and is coming off his first win inside the octagon meanwhile, Rodrigues is moving up in weight to make his bantamweight debut after a first-round knockout in […]

UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak kicks off the prelims with a fight that will contested at a 140-pound catchweight between Zarah Fairn and Jacquelin Cavalcanti. Fairn is still winless in her UFC career losing three straight coming into this matchup meanwhile, Cavalcanti is coming into her UFC debut on the heels of three […]

It has been a while since Paige VanZant last engaged in an MMA battle. The former women’s flyweight star in the UFC has not entered the Octagon in over three years now, having lost to Amanda Ribas via submission in UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal. It doesn’t seem, however, that VanZant is missing her MMA […]

Ciryl Gane returns to the octagon at UFC Paris on Saturday against Serghei Spivac. Gane discussed his loss to MMA legend Jon Jones at UFC 285 in March and said he has learned from it. “I’m a competitor. Of course, I was really disappointed,” Gane said. “A lot of people were behind me for this […]