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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 […]

It’s officially UFC Vegas 76 fight week as we’ll see a Main Event bout headlined by Abus Magomedov and the always-entertaining Sean Strickland. During final preparations to his fight camp at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Strickland saw an unlikely challenge from a fan off the streets. To no one’s surprise, it didn’t go well […]

Robert Whittaker will not be underestimating Dricus du Plessis by any means. The former middleweight champion takes on Du Plessis on the UFC 290 card taking place July 8 in Las Vegas. It is essentially a title eliminator with the winner expected to challenge Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 main event in September. For […]

UFC president Dana White defended his interest in making Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg — a fight he believes isn’t a gimmick. Ever since Musk and Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to having a billionaire showdown on social media, White has been aggressively hyping it up and seems all but ready to promote it under the UFC […]

Khamzat Chimaev is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC, and fans have been eagerly awaiting his next fight. There have been a few rumors about who he might face, but nothing has been confirmed yet. However, a recent comment from UFC Jacksonville fighter Brendan Allen could provide a major hint. Brendan Allen […]

A fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg may not be as far-fetched as we think, and UFC President Dana White may be the one person that can make it happen. With Mark Zuckerberg finding a passion for watching and training MMA, he challenged Elon Musk to a fight. Musk accepted the fight with all […]

UFC Jacksonville was an action-packed card from VyStar Veteran Memorial Arena yesterday, but one fight unfortunately didn’t see a final decision. Hard-hitting heavyweights Justin Tafa and Austen Lane met on the Emmett vs. Topuria Main Card and had fans excited for what was bound to be a banger of a fight. The fight ended prematurely […]

Josh Emmett suffered a horrific beatdown at the hands of Ilia Topuria that resulted in a unanimous decision loss in the main event of UFC Jacksonville on June 24, 2023. Josh Emmett dug deep at #UFCJacksonville pic.twitter.com/9kWyOKSxcR — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) June 24, 2023 Early on Josh Emmett was landing some good shots but once […]

Ilia Topuria put on a clinic against one of the best featherweights in the division Josh Emmett as the UFC headed back to the sunshine state for a great fight night event UFC Jacksonville. Ilia Topuria just put the featherweight division on notice 😤 #UFCJacksonville pic.twitter.com/ZsqFNLcgAW — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 24, 2023 Early on […]

The Middleweight Division might have it’s next contender after the occurrences at UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria last night. No. 13 ranked Brendan Allen made an appearance last night on the Main Card against a tough opponent in Bruno Silva. The two exchanged heated blows throughout the fight but it was Allen who, in the […]

Eddie Hearn has seemingly changed his tune when it comes to predicting Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz. Former UFC lightweight and welterweight Diaz will make his professional boxing debut when he takes on Paul in a 185-pound matchup taking place Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. When predicting the fight last month, Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn […]

PFL lightweight Shane Burgos is baffled as to why more UFC fighters don’t test the market. Burgos is among a few notable names — including Francis Ngannou — to depart the UFC and test free agency before eventually signing with the PFL. The former UFC featherweight is now not only is making a “stupid amount […]

Whether the Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg fight actually happens remains to be seen, but it has certainly caught the attention of the MMA world and certain UFC fighters in particular. A proposed fight between the two tech billionaires has caused a stir on social media with just about everyone chiming in on who they […]

Maycee Barber has called for a rematch with Alexa Grasso after her TKO win at UFC Jacksonville. Barber has gone 5-0 since her loss to Grasso in 2021 and believes it’s time to run it back. In a post-fight interview, Barber said, “I want to fight Alexa Grasso again. I don’t care if it’s for […]

The UFC Jacksonville main event on Saturday night was a wild and bloody affair, and it was fitting that Ilia Topuria and Josh Emmett earned the “Fight of the Night” bonus for their efforts. UFC Jacksonville post-fight bonuses: Ilia Topuria vs. Josh Emmett wins ‘Fight of the Night’ https://t.co/JpuwAF9xha pic.twitter.com/1WTxBuOqQu — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) June […]

Ilia Topuria, the rising UFC featherweight star, has expressed his desire to fight former champion Max Holloway but on one condition. Ilia Topuria says on the #UFCJacksonville post-fight show he'll entertain a fight vs. Max Holloway prior to a title shot, on one condition: it happens in Spain. — Nolan King (@mma_kings) June 24, 2023 […]

The UFC has seen its fair share of gruesome injuries, but the fight-ending foul at UFC Jacksonville on Friday night was one of the most disturbing in recent memory. The incident occurred during the featured bout on the main card between two up-and-coming heavyweight fighters, and it left fans and fighters alike in shock. Austen […]

The UFC Jacksonville Main Card is underway on ABC and it’s been wild thus far! The third fight featured David Onama taking on rising prospect Gabriel Santos. While the two had similar records, Oname came in as a sizable underdog. Nearing the end of the second round, Onama stunned Santos and put the entire MMA […]

UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria is underway and the preliminary fights thus far have been electric! The underdogs are leading the night so far and a pair of fighters made noise in their UFC debuts. Chepe Mariscal and Joshu Van both made their UFC debuts against tough fighters and will likely be seeing a performance […]

The time has come and UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria is finally here. The fighters are weighed-in a ready to go ahead of the fight card on Saturday morning. The action kicks off at 11:30 a.m. ET with the Prelims on ESPN+. The Main Card will start at 3 p.m. ET and will be featured […]

The time has come and UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria is finally here. 13 fights are set to take place as the UFC makes its return to the Sunshine State. The action kicks off at 11:30 a.m. local time with the Prelims on ESPN+. The Main Card will start at 3 p.m. ET and will […]

UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria is finally set as 28 fighters took to the scales early Friday morning to weigh in for their respective bouts on Saturday. The Main Event will feature top-ranked featherweights as No. 5 Josh Emmett will take on No. 9 Ilia Topuria squaring off in a matchup that could determine the future landscape […]

The time has finally come for the Main Event of UFC Jacksonville on ABC as two of the top contenders in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division will square off in an absolute banger of a fight. No. 5 ranked and former title challenger Josh Emmett will take on the undefeated force that is No. 9 ranked Ilia […]

The time is finally here for the UFC Jacksonville Co-Main event as two ranked fighters will square off for a favorable position in the Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) Division. No. 9 ranked Brazilian Amanda Ribas will face off against No. 11 ranked Maycee Barber for a possible spot in the Top 10. Check out our UFC odds series […]

UFC Jacksonville: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria keeps it moving on the main card with a fight in the heavyweight division between Austen Lane and Justin Tafa. Lane will be making his promotional debut after winning his fight on Dana White’s Contender Series meanwhile, Justin Tafa is coming off back-to-back knockout wins. With that said, […]

UFC Jacksonville: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria keeps it moving on the main card with a fight in the featherweight division between David Onama and Gabriel Santos. Onama is coming off a majority decision loss in his last fight meanwhile, Santos came up short in his short-notice debut. With that said, check out our UFC […]

UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria is finally here as we bring you a prediction and pick for the opening fight of the Main Card in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. No. 13 ranked Brendan Allen will take on Brazil’s Bruno Silva. The Main Card kicks off on ABC at 3pm ET/12pm PT! Check out our UFC odds series […]

UFC Jacksonville: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria keeps it moving on with the featured prelim in the welterweight division between Neil Magny and Phil Rowe. Magny is coming off a first-round submission loss in his time out meanwhile, Phil Rowe has won is coming off three-straight knockout wins. With that said, check out our UFC […]