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UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez kicks off the main card with a fight in the middleweight division between Bo Nickal and Valentine Woodburn. Highly touted prospect Nickal is coming off a first-round submission in his UFC debut meanwhile, short-notice newcomer Woodburn is undefeated at 7-0. With that said, check out our UFC odds […]

The UFC 290 Prelims from Las Vegas will come to a close with the Featured Bout in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. UFC Legend and former champ Robbie Lawler will take on the always-electric Niko Price. Don’t miss a second of the action as the main card follows immediately after! Check out our UFC odds series for our […]

UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez continues on the prelims going with a fight in the welterweight division between Jack Della Maddalena and Josiah Harrell. Della Maddalena is coming off four straight first-round finishes in the start of his UFC career meanwhile, short-notice newcomer Harrell is taking this fight on day’s notice at a […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for the UFC 290 Prelims as the action continues from Las Vegas during International Fight Week. This next bout takes place in the Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Division between fresh prospects in Mexico’s Yazmin Jauregui and Brazil’s Denise Gomes. Both fighters come in off wins and will look for a crack at […]

UFC 290 continues to roll on as we bring you coverage of the Preliminary bouts on ABC and ESPN. This next fight takes place in the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division. No. 14 ranked Jimmy Crute will square off against “Atomic” Alonzo Menifield in a rematch as their first meeting was ruled a Draw. Check out our […]

UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez continues on the prelims with a fight in the men’s flyweight division between Edgar Chairez and Tatsuro Taira. Chairez is coming into his short-notice debut fight riding a two-fight win streak meanwhile, the undefeated Taira is riding three-straight wins inside the octagon. With that said, check out our […]

UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez continues on the prelims with a fight in the middleweight division between Vitor Petrino and Marcin Prachnio. The undefeated Petrino is coming off a win in his UFC debut meanwhile, Prachnio is coming off a win in his last fight. With that said, check out our UFC odds […]

UFC 290 is finally here and fight fans will be treated to a slate of exciting bouts on the Early Prelims, including this one in the Bantamweight (135 lb) Division. Budding South African prospect Cameron Saaiman will be taking on Terrence Mitchell who steps in on short notice. Check out our UFC odds series for our Saaiman-Mitchell prediction and […]

UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez keeps the prelims going with a fight in the men’s flyweight division between Shannon Ross and Jesus Aguilar. Ross is coming off back-to-back losses meanwhile, Aguilar is coming off his debut loss. With that said, check out our UFC odds series for our Ross-Aguilar prediction and pick. Shannon […]

UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez kicks off the prelims with a fight in the lightweight division between Kamuela Kirk and Esteban Ribovics. Kirk is coming off a lengthy layoff due to injury and this will be his first fight in 16 months meanwhile, Ribovics is coming off his debut loss at UFC 285. […]

It’s no secret that Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler absolutely despise each other, which is why The Ultimate Fighter is such an entertaining watch for fans right now because both UFC stars are the coaches on the show. Well, things got absolutely heated on Tuesday night and by no surprise, the Irishman was the one […]

The UFC has announced a late replacement for the upcoming UFC 290 event, which will take place on July 8th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bo Nickal was originally scheduled to fight Tresean Gore, but Gore has been forced to withdraw from the fight due to injury. The UFC has now announced […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is supposed to take on Stipe Miocic in his next title defense. If and when the fight does happen, Jon Jones is far from guaranteed to retain the championship, according to Francis Ngannou. Ngannou knocked out Miocic at UFC 260 to become the UFC heavyweight champion on March 27, 2021. […]

UFC 290 is just four days away and it has already taken some major hits now one of the UFC’s top prospects Bo Nickal is searching for a new opponent after Tresean Gore had to pull out due to injury. Bo Nickal is need of a new opponent for this weekend’s UFC 290 card, sources […]

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 […]