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Since arriving to the UFC in 2008, Jon Jones has been one of the sport’s most polarizing figures. With a career record of 27-1-0, he has proven to be one of the most polarizing figures to enter the octagon. On March fourth at UFC 285, Jon Jones made his long-awaited return to the UFC. After […]

Fans have asked, and so Dana White listened. Now, the top fighting promotion in the world is heading back to Canada with UFC 289. White made the revelation on social media, sharing how several supporters kept asking them to return to Canada. According to the UFC boss, the long wait is going to be over […]

Dana White is a sales man first and foremost. And boy is he pitching fans on the electric atmosphere they can expect Miami to bring at UFC 287 Saturday night. The UFC president was utterly infatuated with the city’s famed vibe and energy ahead of a co-main event welterweight bout between Gilbert Burns and hometown […]

The WWE, already $9 billion enterprise, might be getting a rocket strapped to it following them being being acquired by Endeavor and subsequently merging with UFC. That is what Dana White predicts, at least. The controversial UFC president was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show Friday and drew parallels between this monumental move by […]

The UFC is heading to Miami, Florida for a stacked PPV event UFC 287. On tap for this PPV event, we have a barn burner for a main event between two of the best middleweight contenders in the UFC with champion Alex Pereira looking to defend his title for the first time against his arch-nemeses […]

The time has come and we’re set for the UFC 287 Co-Main Event. As the UFC returns to Miami for the first time in 20 years, fans will be treated to a spectacle in the co-main as one of their own takes the stage in this ranked Welterweight bout. Brazil’s 5th-ranked Gilbert “Durinho” Burns will take […]

The UFC 287 Main Card will continue as we’re back with another prediction and pick for this upcoming bout in the UFC’s deepest division. Ranked Bantamweights will square off as No. 6 ranked Rob Font takes on the surging No. 12 Adrian Yanez. This has all the makings of a Fight of the Night! Check out […]

We continue our prediction and pick series from the UFC 287 Main Card in Miami, Florida. This next fight is an exciting tilt between two fan-favorites in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division. Kevin “Trailblazer” Holland will square off against Argentina’s Santiago Ponzinibbio. Check out our UFC odds series for our Holland-Ponzinibbio prediction and pick. Kevin Holland is […]

The UFC is heading to Miami, Florida for a stacked PPV event UFC 287. On tap for this PPV event, we have a barn burner for a main event between two of the best middleweight contenders in the UFC with champion Alex Pereira looking to defend his title for the first time against his arch-nemeses […]

The UFC is heading to Miami, Florida for a stacked PPV event UFC 287. On tap for this PPV event, we have a barn burner for a main event between two of the best middleweight contenders in the UFC with champion Alex Pereira looking to defend his title for the first time against his arch-nemeses […]

The UFC 287 Prelims will begin as we draw closer to the Main Card of Saturday’s action. The Prelims will open up with a huge fight in the Heavyweight Division. Karl Williams will take a three-week turnaround and fight heavyweight mainstay Chase Sherman. Don’t miss this fight as the Prelims follow! Check out our UFC odds series for our […]

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 will continue to roll from sunny Miami as we make a prediction and pick for this next Early Prelims fight in the Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Division. No. 15 Cynthia Calvillo will take on Mexico’s Loopy Godinez. This fight has serious implications for the Strawweight rankings! Check out our UFC odds […]

We’re continuing our coverage of UFC 287 in Miami with another prediction and pick for this exciting Featherweight (145 lb) bout. China’s Shayilan Nuerdanbieke will square off against Steve “Mean Machine” Garcia. The odds are close in this one and fans are expecting a banger of a fight! Check out our UFC odds series for our Nuerdanbieke-Garcia prediction and […]

The UFC is heading to Miami, Florida for a stacked PPV event UFC 287. On tap for this PPV event, we have a barn burner for a main event between two of the best middleweight contenders in the UFC with champion Alex Pereira looking to defend his title for the first time against his arch-nemeses […]

We continue our coverage of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 with a Preliminary fight between two ranked fighters in the Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Division. Fan-favorite and UFC veteran No. 10 Michelle Waterson-Gomez will put her skills to the test against a hungry Brazilian challenger in No. 15 Luana Pinheiro. This one is sure to […]

The action will continue on the UFC 287 Early Prelims as we’re back again with another prediction and pick for this next fight in a Catchweight (160 lb) bout. Chile’s Ignacio Bahamondes will look to continue his success as he faces Trey Ogden. Check out our UFC odds series for our Bahamondes-Ogden prediction and pick. Ignacio Bahamondes is […]

The time has finally come and UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 will be underway from Miami, FL as we bring you picks and predictions for the entire fight card. The first bout will be held in the Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Division. Brazilian newcomer Jaqueline Amorim will make her UFC debut against Sam Hughes. Check out […]

Jorge Masvidal is putting the finishing touches on the preparations for his upcoming fight at UFC 287 against Gilbert Burns. Masvidal’s fight is obviously highly anticipated, as he’s one of the biggest stars in the UFC currently. But it looks like he took a break from his work to pay Donald Trump a visit at […]

UFC 287 is just a day away, and one of the main fights everyone is ready for will pit Jorge Masvidal against Gilbert Burns. Excitement is certainly high for this fight, as Masvidal and Burns are putting together their final preparations for the big event. But for Masvidal, it looks like he may already have […]

Don’t expect major crossover events between the UFC and WWE. With the news of the UFC-WWE merger earlier this week, the combat sports world has been dreaming up crossover scenarios between the two worlds. The UFC stars are also getting in on it as featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker recently cosplayed […]

International Fight Week is starting to take shape with the UFC 290 pay-per-view event. According to MMA insider Ariel Helwani, a featherweight title unification fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez is set to be added to the card taking place July 8 in Las Vegas. Helwani notes that nothing has been signed as of […]

UFC 287 fight week just got a whole lot more interesting. A video recently circulated on social media that claims to show welterweights Kevin Holland and Jorge Masvidal having to be separated after a scuffle at the fighter hotel in Miami. 🚨🚨🚨 This video has just been released that claims Kevin Holland and Jorge Masvidal […]

We may have gotten a small preview of what’s to come following the UFC-WWE merger. On Monday, it was officially confirmed that the UFC and WWE were merging under Endeavor to form a new, publicly listed company. With that news came a lot over crossover memes on social media and while both companies are expected […]

Whatever little interest Jorge Masvidal had in fighting Jake Paul is now gone. “Gamebred” was among the many MMA names Paul had called out to face in a boxing match. It never came to fruition — given that Masvidal is still contracted to the UFC — and the YouTuber-turned-boxer went on to fight and defeat […]

At UFC 287, Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal will have their final shots in different ways. Adesanya faces current champion Alex Pereira in a middleweight title rematch in the headliner this Saturday in Miami in what will be the fourth time they collide. The first two times was in kickboxing where Pereira emerged victorious. It […]

It is difficult to fathom wrestling mogul Vince McMahon ever escaping the dark cloud that constantly looms above his head since he was rocked by scandal in 2022. Not even a massive merger between WWE and the UFC is likely to fully restore his legacy. McMahon was investigated by his company for allegedly agreeing to […]

It’s official — the WWE and UFC have merged under Endeavor to form a new, publicly listed company. The news first broke during WrestleMania weekend before it was confirmed by Endeavor on Monday. “Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a new, publicly listed company consisting […]

Welp, folks, it’s officially official: after CNBC reported that WWE was in deep talks with Ari Emmanuel’s Endeavor to acquire the world’s biggest wrestling company, the two groups have made their union official via a press release issued on the official Endeveaor website. Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment today announced that they have signed a […]

A major WWE bomb just dropped on the weekend of WrestleMania. Alex Sherman of CNBC reports Vince McMahon’s wrestling company “is in advanced talks to be sold to Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor Group.” The Endeavor Group is UFC’s parent company, with WWE and UFC set to form a new publicly traded company as part of this […]

It looks like there is no longer any mutual respect between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor. Aldo fought fellow UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens to a majority decision draw in their boxing match at Gamebred Boxing 4 last night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. McGregor was seemingly watching the events play out and took to social media to […]

Roy Jones Jr. was outmatched against a much younger opponent. And to the pleasant surprise of many, he didn’t end up on the receiving end of a brutal knockout. Jones took on Anthony Pettis in the main event of Gamebred Boxing 4 Saturday night at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee. It was the boxing legend’s first fight […]

Conor McGregor is best known for his swaggering ways when he was the most well-known fighter in the UFC and quite possibly all of combat sports. Conor McGregor believes the shooter in TN could've been stopped before anyone was hurt IF the building was better protected, and that's why the UFC superstar believes armed guards […]

UFC commentator Joe Rogan got the MMA world debating after he recently claimed Jorge Masvidal was “on another level” than former welterweight king Georges St-Pierre. Whether he actually meant to say it remains to be seen — especially as it was said during his podcast — but it’s certainly a bold take that many observers […]

Beneil Dariush suspects foul play with Conor McGregor removing himself from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug testing pool. McGregor hasn’t been tested by USADA since breaking his leg in a TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier in the summer of 2021. In order to compete again — with an expected fight against Michael Chandler […]

The UFC men’s bantamweight division is starting to heat up at the top of the rankings. We just had two Top 5 contenders battle it out this past Saturday, but there is one fighter outside looking in that has been lurking in the shadows: Umar Nurmagomedov. Umar Nurmagomedov took to his Twitter account to say […]

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event in San Antonio brought plenty of excitement. In the main event, two of the best UFC bantamweight contenders battled it out for a shot at the top dog in the division. Cory Sandhagen was able to outlast and basically outclass the always dangerous Marlon “Chito” Vera. After Sandhagen got the split-decision […]

In the main event on Saturday’s UFC San Antonio, we saw Cory Sandhagen show everyone why he is one of the best bantamweight fighters in the entire UFC. In the post-fight interview with Michael Bisping, Sandhagen revealed his winning strategy over a tough adversary in Marlon Vera. “[The strategy was to] win the early rounds […]

UFC San Antonio: Vera vs. Sandhagen is officially set as the fighters took to the scale Friday morning to weigh in for their upcoming bouts. The Main Event will feature an electric fight between two of the Bantamweight Division’s most dangerous finishers, Marlon “Chito” Vera and Cory Sandhagen. The Co-Main Event is set to feature […]

The UFC is heading to Texas for a stacked fight night event, UFC San Antonio. On tap for this fight night event, we have a barn burner for a main event between two of the best bantamweight contenders in the UFC #3 Marlon Vera, and #5 Cory Sandhagen. On this fight card, we have a […]