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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 […]

The UFC Jacksonville Prelims roll on as we’ll be bringing you another prediction and pick for this next fight in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. Jamaica’s own Randy “Rudeboy” Brown takes on Brazil’s Wellington Turman. These two should make for an interesting fight! Check out our UFC odds series for our Brown-Turman prediction and pick. Randy Brown is 16-5 […]

UFC Jacksonville: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria keeps it moving on the prelims with a fight in the lightweight division between Mateusz Rebecki and Loik Radzhabov. Both Rebecki and Radzhabov are coming off a promotional debut win in their last fights. With that said, check out our UFC odds series for our Rebecki-Radzhabov prediction and […]

UFC Jacksonville: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria keeps it moving on the prelims with a fight in the strawweight division between Tabatha Ricci and Gillian Robertson. Ricci is coming off a dominant performance in her last time out meanwhile, Robertson scored a submission win in her promotional strawweight debut. With that said, check out our […]

UFC Jacksonville: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria keeps it moving on the prelims with a fight in the men’s flyweight division between Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Joshua Van. Zhumagulov is coming off three straight defeats meanwhile, Van is riding a five-fight win streak coming into his short-notice promotional debut. With that said, check out our UFC […]

UFC Jacksonville: Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria keeps it moving on the prelims with a fight in the lightweight division between Trevor Peek and promotional newcomer Chepe Mariscal. Peek is coming off a vicious knockout victory in his debut fight meanwhile, Mariscal is riding a three-fight win streak coming into this short-notice opportunity. With that […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for UFC Jacksonville as the Prelims continue to roll on. This next fight takes place in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division between two fighters looking to put together a winning streak. Pinnacle MMA’s Jamall Emmers will square off against the Aussie newcomer Jack Jenkins. Check out our UFC odds […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for the Prelims at UFC Jacksonville. This next fight features two young and hungry prospects clawing their way through the Flyweight (125 lb) Division. Japanese sensation Tatsuro Taira will face off against Brazil’s Kleydson Rodrigues. This fight is sure to be a barn-burner! Check out our UFC odds series for our Taira-Rodrigues […]

The UFC is back in Jacksonville, Florida for another action-packed fight card from the sunshine state. The action opens up 11:30 a.m. local time and we’ll be giving you a prediction and pick for the first bout of the card in the Middleweight Division. The always-active Cody Brundage will take on DWCS alum Sedriques Dumas. Check out […]

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, two of the world’s biggest tech billionaires, have jokingly teased taking their beef to the Octagon in a recent social media exchange. The joke began when Musk tweeted, “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol,” in response to someone who warned him that Zuckerberg does ju-jitsu. I’m […]

UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley offered up an interesting suggestion for the female contingent of the roster. While discussing a plethora of topics on his podcast, his coach Tim Welch brought up a now-deleted tweet from 2020 of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev claiming that MMA was not a woman’s sport. This was notably after witnessing […]

It’s fair to say UFC 289 didn’t go how lightweight champion Islam Makhachev wanted. In the co-main event, former champion Charles Oliveira took on the streaking Beneil Dariush with the winner — especially if it was Dariush — all but likely to challenge Makhachev for the title next. Despite Dariush being a slight favorite going […]

It looks like Michael Chandler has finally lost his patience with Conor McGregor. With The Ultimate Fighter 31 currently airing on ESPN, the expectation is that the coaches in Chandler and McGregor will eventually clash this year. McGregor recently provided an update that the fight date would be announced towards the end of the season […]

The Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match has a significant change. In April, it was announced that Paul and Diaz would collide in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match set for Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. It will notably be Diaz’s professional boxing debut as well. However, it will now be contested for 10 rounds […]

Charles Oliveira will get a knockout win over Islam Makhachev in a potential rematch. That’s according to Oliveira’s manager and head coach Diego Lima who believes that’s the only fight that makes sense given his pupil’s recent TKO victory over Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 — along with his other wins over the lightweight top […]