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Jon Jones sees the metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel of his MMA career. The current UFC heavyweight champion said in an interview with Fox Sports Australia that he plans on fighting Stipe Miocic and then stepping away from the fight game. “I think the Stipe fight will be plenty for me. I […]

Mike Perry wants a piece of Conor McGregor next. Perry defeated Luke Rockhold via second-round TKO in the Bare Knuckle FC 41 headliner this past weekend. McGregor was notably in attendance and even entered the ring once Perry called him out for a face off. For the most part, it was a largely respectful face […]

Just days before UFC 288 we receive a bombshell that Bryce Mitchell is out of his fight against Movsar Evloev. This is just a couple of weeks after Evloev stepped in on short notice to take on Bryce Mitchell after Jonathan Pearce tore his ACL and withdrew from the fight. Luckily, the UFC has been […]

Aljamain Sterling has suggested Henry Cejudo potentially having an advantage ahead of their title fight at UFC 288. Sterling defends his bantamweight title against the returning Cejudo in the main event of UFC 288 which takes place Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey. For Cejudo, it will be his first fight since May 2020 when […]

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is targeting a big fight next. Usman is coming off a majority decision defeat to Leon Edwards in their UFC 286 trilogy fight for the welterweight title back in March. With two losses to the champion and no shot of another rematch for a while, Usman is all but […]

The Francis Ngannou sweepstakes could be coming to an end very soon. A lot of the top organizations have been swinging and missing with their attempts at signing the former UFC heavyweight champion. Most recently One Championship couldn’t get pen to paper and Francis Ngannou walked out without signing the contract. Chatri Sityodtong says ONE […]

The UFC is targeting a men’s flyweight main event fight at UFC Fight Night on June 3rd live at the UFC Apex. Kai Kara-France announced that the UFC just let him know that his originally scheduled 3-round fight with Amir Albazi will now serve as the 5-round main event. Kai Kara-France (@kaikarafrance) tells @WhoTheFookPod his […]

Longtime UFC light heavyweight competitor Paul Craig has had his fair share of ups and downs throughout his career. He has lost each of his last two fights against top-ranked opposition in Johnny Walker and Volkan Oezdemir. Due to his recent luck, Paul Craig took to his podcast ‘Leather’d Podcast’ to talk about his future […]

Former UFC Champion Cody Garbrandt will make his return to the octagon on August 19 following his win over Trevin Jones at UFC 285. It was recently announced and confirmed today that Garbrandt’s opponent will be the surging prospect of Mario Bautista. Bautista’s management agency, Iridium Sports, confirmed the bout contract as the two will […]

Francis Ngannou will not be signing with ONE Championship. The former UFC heavyweight champion was in talks with the Singapore-based promotion’s CEO Chatri Sityodtong over the weekend as a final offer was expected to be made. In the end, it came to nothing as Ngannou and Sityodtong were not fully aligned on “non-financial matters.” “I […]

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship had their biggest fight card of the year last night and they had a star-studded cast of guests that showed up. The biggest guest that was in attendance was none other than “The Notorious” Conor McGregor. He was having the time of his life as we saw on social media while […]

Former UFC star and three-time title challenger Chad “Money” Mendes has officially called it a career, announcing his retirement from combat sports after a lifetime of fighting that began when he was just five years old. Mendes gained his greatest notoriety in challenging Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight belt on two occasions and stepping […]

It wasn’t Ricky Simon’s night at UFC Vegas 72 when he was finished by Song Yadong in the 5th and final round. Simon was riding a 5-fight winning streak coming into last night’s matchup and this was his first loss since December 2019. It was a fight that Simon just wasn’t able to get going […]

Bare Knuckle FC 41 was a big success just for the fact alone that Conor McGregor was in attendance. BKFC 41 took place Saturday night in Broomfield, Colorado, with Mike Perry going 3-0 in the bare knuckle world after earning a second-round TKO win over former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the headliner. In […]

UFC 288 is less than a week away and Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has some choice words for his challenger Henry Cejudo ahead of their main event fight. Sterling is set to defend his championship belt for the third time against former double-champ and Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo. Cejudo retired from the UFC in […]

Jorge Masvidal believes Nate Diaz did absolutely nothing wrong. Diaz was involved in a street brawl in New Orleans last week that saw him choke out Rodney Petersen — a Logan Paul impersonator. The footage which went viral showed Petersen not particularly looking like he wanted a physical encounter. However, the former UFC star proceeded […]

Song Yadong put on a perfect performance when he took on the surging Ricky Simon in last night’s main event at UFC Vegas 72. Yadong shut down all of Simon’s takedown attempts and just punished him throughout the entire fight on the feet. It seemed as if Simon was never really in the fight. Song […]

Tonight’s fight night, UFC Vegas 72 delivered throughout the entire night. Song Yadong ended the show with a huge TKO win against the ultra-tough and ultra-durable Ricky Simon. He solidified himself as one of the best bantamweights in the entire UFC and is now looking for a big fight to get inside that coveted top-5 […]

The UFC is live at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with exciting fights throughout. One fight in particular that was quite exciting was Fernando Padilla vs. Julian Erosa. There was no feeling out process between these two as they went to war from the opening moment until it was over in less than just […]

Dana White and the UFC matchmakers continue to be hard at work putting together a historic slate of fight cards in Summer 2023 to celebrate the UFC’s 30th Anniversary. July 8 will feature UFC 290 headlined by Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja for the Bantamweight Championship. One week later, on July 15, Welterweights Vicente Luque […]

Following his win over Arnold Allen at UFC Kansas City, Max Holloway recently made headlines when exploring the options for possible fights in the future. Ranked as the #2 Featherweight, Holloway has a plethora of big-name fighters he could target for a bout in the future. Names like The Korean Zombie and Gervonta Davis have […]

The time has come and UFC Las Vegas: Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon is finally here as the UFC will be back at the Apex. The Main Event bout between Song Yadong and Rocky Simon was originally slated to be the Co-Main on last week’s card, but got bumped to this slot after a number […]

Ronda Rousey is arguably the baddest woman on the planet. She excelled in the international arena, while representing Team USA in Judo. Furthermore, that translated to success in the UFC Octagon before dominating the WWE squared circle. With a stellar fighting career by Rousey, have you ever wondered what kind of home the decorated fighter […]

UFC Las Vegas: Song vs. Simon is finally set as 22 fighters took to the scales to weigh-in ahead of their respective bouts. The action will be live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be featured on ESPN 2/ESPN+. The Main Event is headlined by two of the hungriest competitors in […]

The time has come and the Main Event for UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas is finally here. Two top-10 fighters will square off to determine who makes their next move in the Bantamweight (135 lb) Division. No. 8-ranked Song Yadong of China will do battle against USA’s Ricky Simon. Both men are on a path to the […]

We’re finally set for the Co-Main Event of UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon as we give you a prediction for this electric bout in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. Deadly finishers will square off as Brazil’s Caio Borralho takes on Poland’s Michal Oleksiejczuk. This fight is guaranteed to be fireworks! Check out our UFC odds series […]

Saturday’s UFC Main Card action continues from Las Vegas as we’re set to bring you another prediction and pick for this upcoming bout in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. Xtreme Couture’s Julian Erosa will take on Mexico’s Fernando Padilla as both men try to break into the rankings. Check out our UFC odds series for our Erosa-Padilla prediction and […]

UFC Vegas 72 Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simon continues on the main card with the featured bout in the middleweight division between Cody Brundage and Rodolfo Vieira. Both Brundage and Vieira need a big win here on Saturday night as each of them are coming off losses. The clashing style between and wrestler and grappler […]

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon will roll on with its Main Card action as we bring you another odds and prediction preview for this next bout in the Heavyweight (265 lb) Division. UFC veteran Marcos Rogerio de Lima will take on the budding prospect of Waldo Cortes Acosta. Over 500 pounds will rumble the octagon in a fight […]

The UFC Fight Night Main Card will be live from Las Vegas as we continue our odds, pick, and predictions with this next bout in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. New prospect Josh Quinlan will welcome the debuting Trey Waters. This has the potential to be a banger! Check out our UFC odds series for our Quinlan-Waters prediction and […]

UFC Vegas 72 Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simon is now up to the featured bout on the prelims with a fight in the heavyweight division between Martin Buday and Jake Collier. Buday is riding a 10-fight winning streak in his third UFC fight meanwhile, Jake Collier is coming off back to back losses needing a […]

The UFC is back in its home of Las Vegas as we bring you the odds for the next fight on the UFC Fight Night Prelims coming in the Flyweight (125 lb) Division. American Top Team’s Cody Durden will take on rising prospect Charles “InnerG” Johnson. Both guys are knocking on the door of the rankings; check out […]

UFC Vegas 72 Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simon keeps on moving with the prelims with another women’s bantamweight matchup between Stephanie Egger and promotional newcomer Irina Alekseeva. Egger is looking to stake a claim in the bantamweight division meanwhile, Alekseeva is looking to make her presence known in her debut fight. With that said, check […]

UFC Vegas 72 Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simon kicks off the prelims with a women’s bantamweight matchup between two debutant Dana White’s Contender Series alumni Hailey Cowan and former LFA Flyweight Champion Jamey-Lyn Horth. Both fighters are looking to make their presence known in their first octagon appearance and hope to catch some momentum in […]

Brock Lesnar is a force to be reckoned with as a prize fighter. Whether it’s in the WWE squared circle or in the UFC Octagon, Lesnar has racked up the accolades and dominated most of his opponents. He is a one time UFC Heavyweight Champion and a 10 time WWE World Champion. Given Lesnar’s accomplishments […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is praying he gets to fight Dricus Du Plessis next. Du Plessis — a white South African — has been in the headlines ever since he seemingly took a shot at Adesanya among others by stating that he would become the first real African champion in the UFC since he […]

Nate Diaz has turned himself into the police. The former UFC star’s representative Zach Rosenfield made the announcement in a statement to the media Thursday after an arrest warrant was issued for Diaz for his actions in a brawl that took place on Bourbon Street in New Orleans over the weekend. Diaz was seen on […]

Daniel Cormier believes Sergei Pavlovich should be the backup fighter for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. Jones is expected to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Miocic later this year with a possibility being November in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Pavlovich, meanwhile, is coming off a first-round TKO win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC […]

IMG Academy has been sold by Endeavor to a private equity firm, BPEA EQT. Known for its world-class facilities and training programs, IMG Academy has produced more than 30,000 students since its inception, according to Front Office Sports. The academy, based out of Bradenton, Florida, supports student athlete’s development from inception to graduation, including boarding […]