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Robbie Lawler, one of the most beloved fighters in mixed martial arts history, retired in style with a first-round knockout victory over Niko Price at UFC 290. The win was Lawler’s first since 2017 and a fitting end to a legendary career. This marks the fourth UFC 290 knockout of the night. ROBBIE LAWLER KNOCKS […]

Denise Gomes pulled off a stunning upset victory over Yazmin Jauregui in a wild strawweight matchup at UFC 290. Gomes secured the win with a flurry of punches that sent Jauregui crashing to the canvas in the second round and is recorded as the fastest knockout in strawweight history with 20 seconds. There were two […]

Jesus Aguilar kicked off UFC 290 in style with a brutal one-punch knockout just 17 seconds into his early prelim fight against Shannon Ross. The knockout was the second-fastest in UFC flyweight history and the first of Aguilar’s career. https://twitter.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1677811727910723584?s=20 The 27-year-old Aguilar, who is a Contender Series alumni, and Ross met in the octagon […]

The time has come and UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez is finally here. The fighters are weighed-in and ready to go ahead of the International Fight Week festivities from Las Vegas, Nevada. The action begins 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT with the Early Prelims from T-Mobile Arena. Check out our UFC odds series […]

It’s official. Jon Jones versus Stipe Miocic is happening later this year, with UFC president Dana White confirming the fight himself. With UFC International Fight week currently happening in Vegas, White took the opportunity to made the big announcement. The promotion’s boss said that Jones vs. Miocic will be headlining the UFC 295 that is […]

The time has finally come for UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez as 26 fighters took to the scales to weigh in for their upcoming fights from Las Vegas, Nevada. International Fight Week will be capping off in a big way from the fight capital of the world as UFC fans are in for two title […]

The time has finally come and UFC 290 will conclude International Fight Week from Las Vegas with its headlining title fight in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. Champion Alexander Volkanovski will return to defend his 145 title against Interim Champ Yair Rodriguez. This will be a battle for the ages with legacy on the line! Check out our UFC […]

UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez continues with the co-main event for the men’s flyweight title as the champion Brandon Moreno looks to defend his title against Alexandre Pantoja. Moreno is coming off a dominant win to unify the flyweight title when he finished Deiveson Figueiredo meanwhile, Pantoja is riding a three-fight winning streak […]

UFC 290 is live from Las Vegas for International Fight Week and we’re back with another prediction and pick for one of the most anticipated matchups on this card. The Middleweight Division will determine its next title challenger as No. 2 ranked Robert Whittaker takes on No. 5 ranked Dricus Du Plessis. The stakes couldn’t be higher! Check out […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez as the Main Card action continues to roll on. This next bout is set to take place in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division between two ranked contenders. No. 11 ranked Jalin Turner will take on No. 12 Dan Hooker as both men look to break into […]

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 […]