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Charles Oliveira made history at UFC 289, setting a new record for most finishes in UFC history after topping his own record with his first-round TKO victory over Beneil Dariush. https://twitter.com/anotherFTBacct/status/1667744729491206144?s=20 Charles Oliveira, who entered the fight as the No. 1 ranked lightweight contender, needed just 4 minutes and 10 seconds to finish Dariush with […]

The trash talk between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena continued following Nunes’ retirement announcement at UFC 289. Pena took shots at Nunes on Twitter, claiming that she scared her rival into retirement. Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena 3 was supposed to headline UFC 289. A rib injury forced Pena to be pulled from the card. […]

Amanda Nunes dominated Irene Aldana in her bout at UFC 289, which will end up being the final match of her career, as she quickly revealed that she plans to retire after her win. The world was shocked by Nunes’ seemingly sudden decision, but it sounds like Dana White wasn’t too surprised to hear of […]

Julianna Pena is not happy with Amanda Nunes’ decision to retire following her victory at UFC 289. Pena, who defeated Nunes by submission in the second round, took to Twitter to express her disappointment. I scared you so bad into retirement. Personally, Congratulations. Professionally, wtf was that? #UFC289 — Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) June 11, 2023 […]

Amanda Nunes went out of top, announcing her retirement right after her UFC 289 victory. Nunes soundly defeated Irene Aldana by unanimous decision in the UFC 289 main event, successfully defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title. Nunes also heads into retirement as the UFC women’s featherweight champion, a title she’ll be forced to vacate now […]

Dana White had something to say about a rematch between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev after the former’s impressive first-round TKO win at UFC 289. After eight months of absence since his loss to Makhachev, the Brazilian fighter raised eyebrows and set Twitter ablaze after defeating top lightweight contender Beneil Dariush in convincing fashion in […]

In a stunning turn of events, Amanda Nunes, the 35-year-old Brazilian powerhouse, bid farewell to the UFC as a champion. Nunes solidified her status as one of the greatest women’s fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history by successfully defending her bantamweight championship by decision against Irene Aldana at UFC 289 on Saturday night. Immediately […]

It has been eight months since Charles Oliveira took to the octagon in what turned out to be a heartbreaking loss to Islam Makhachev in UFC 280. The Brazilian definitely made up for lost time on Saturday night, taking out top lightweight contender Beneil Dariush in tremendous fashion in the co-main event of UFC 289. […]

It was a huge night for Canadian MMA tonight at UFC 289 and Mike Malott stole the show with a second-round guillotine finish of Adam Fugitt. MIKE MALOTT ROUND 2 SUB TO SWEEP FOR CANADA 🇨🇦🇨🇦 #UFC289 https://t.co/XOndGykl0f — Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) June 11, 2023 The fight started out in the first round with an […]

The UFC 289 featured prelim fight between Nassourdine Imavov and Chris Curtis was ruled a no-contest after the two fighters clashed heads in the second round. https://twitter.com/ChillemThreebo/status/1667712857604079618?s=20 The incident occurred with just over two minutes left in the round. Imavov was attempting to land a punch when he accidentally headbutted Curtis. Curtis immediately went down […]

In an interview with MMA Fighting, Maria Oliveira explained her decision to join a reality TV show in Brazil while she was already booked to face Belbita at UFC 289. Maria Oliveira explains ‘crazy decision’ to join reality TV show during UFC 289 camp (@guicruzzz) https://t.co/FL1pHmMVJS pic.twitter.com/KarmIjzofm — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) June 10, 2023 “I […]

Former Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Pena has been vocal in her distaste for rival Amanda Nunes and she’s been voicing such ahead of Nunes’ fight at UFC 289. Nunes will square off against No. 5 ranked Irene Aldana at UFC 289 from Vancouver as she defends her 135-pound title. Follow our UFC news for more […]

A lot of the talk during Game 4 of the NBA Finals was about the Denver Nuggets stunning the Miami Heat with a 108-95 victory to take a 3-1 lead, but it was also UFC star Conor McGregor being booed off the Kaseya Center after an awkward announcement. McGregor, set to make his return against […]

  The time has come and UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana is finally here as the UFC will make it’s first return to Vancouver, Canada since 2019. A city that embraces fighting like none other, the Canadian fans will be treated to a title fight in the Main Event and a massive fight of contenders […]

The stage is finally set for UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana  as 22 fighters took to the scales ahead of their respective bouts to weigh-in Friday morning. The action kicks off live from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, Canada at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT and will be featured on ESPN/ESPN+ with the Main Card […]

The time has finally come for the Main Event of UFC 289 from Vancouver, Canada. We’ll bring you another prediction and pick for the Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb) Championship. Women’s MMA GOAT and Champion Amanda Nunes will put herself to the test and defend her belt against Mexico’s newest contender No. 5 Irene Aldana. The stakes couldn’t […]

We’re finally here at the UFC 289 Co-Main Event from Vancouver as fans will see the fight everyone is waiting for. Two top contenders in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division will square off for a shot at Islam Makhachev‘s belt. No. 1 ranked Charles Oliveira of Brazil will take on the surging veteran in No. 4 Beneil Dariush. These […]

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana continues from Vancouver, BC, Canada as we bring you another prediction and pick for the Main Card of action! This final bout before the Co-Main Event takes place in the Welterweight (170 lb) Division and will feature the final Canadian on the PPV card. “Proper” Mike Malott will fulfill his dream of […]

The UFC makes its return to Vancouver for the first time since 2019 to bring Canadian fans UFC 289. We’re ready to bring you predictions and picks for a main card riddled with action, including this next bout in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. No. 13 ranked Dan “50k” Ige will take on the one-of-a-kind Nate “The […]

The time has finally come for the UFC 289 Main Card from Vancouver, BC, Canada as we bring you a prediction and pick for the opening bout in the Middleweight (185 lb) Division. Quebec’s own Marc-Andre Barriault will represent Canada against Eryk ‘Ya Boi’ Anders. These two are ready to stand and bang! Check out our UFC odds series […]

The time has finally come for the Main Event of UFC 289 from Vancouver, Canada. We’ll bring you another prediction and pick for this Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb) Championship. Women’s MMA GOAT and Champion Amanda Nunes will put herself to the test and defend her belt against Mexico’s newest contender No. 5 Irene Aldana. The stakes couldn’t […]

UFC 289: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana keeps it moving with the featured bout on the prelims which is in the middleweight division between Nassourdine Imavov vs. Chris Curtis. Both Imavov and Curtis are coming off hard-fought losses and are looking to get back on track with a big win this Saturday night at UFC […]

UFC 289: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana continues on the prelims with a fight in the women’s flyweight division between Jasmine Jasudavicius and Miranda Maverick. Both Jasudavicius and Maverick are coming off dominant decision victories in their last fight and looking for a big win this weekend at UFC 289. With that said, check out […]

UFC 289: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana continues on the prelims with a fight in the bantamweight division between Aiemann Zahabi and Aoriqileng. Both Zahabi and Aoriqileng are riding two fight-winning streaks coming into this matchup and are looking for that coveted third win in a row come this Saturday night. With that said, check […]

UFC 289: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana keeps it moving onto the televised prelims with a fight in the featherweight division with a fight between Blake Bilder and Kyle Nelson. Bilder is an undefeated prospect that picked up his first win inside the octagon in his last time out meanwhile, Kyle Nelson is winless in […]

UFC 289: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana keeps it moving on the prelims in the men’s flyweight division when David Dvorak takes on short-notice newcomer Steve Erceg. Dvorak is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his career meanwhile, Erceg is coming into his UFC debut on the heels of eight straight wins. […]

UFC 289: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana kicks off the prelims with a fight in the strawweight division between Diana Belbita and Maria Oliveira. Both of these fighters are coming off losses and are drastically in need of a win if they want to keep their UFC dreams alive. With that said, check out our […]

UFC 289 takes place Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and features a women’s bantamweight title headliner between current 135-pound champion Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana. The co-main event is arguably the most-anticipated fight of the night as former champion Charles Oliveira collides with Beneil Dariush. Elsewhere, featherweight veteran Dan Ige takes on the […]

Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal ended up being face-to-face in a parking lot in Miami on Wednesday. The interaction — posted by the Betr social media account — occurred outside the “Betr warehouse” with both men surrounded by their personal crew and cameramen. It starts off with Paul telling the camera that “apparently Masvidal showed […]

There’s no official confirmation as of yet, but the expectation is that UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic later this year. Here are all the details we know so far as well as the general timeline of events. When Jones returned to the Octagon for the first time […]

Beneil Dariush is even more confident he becomes lightweight champion after having watched UFC 284. Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title for the first time after a razor-thin unanimous decision win over featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in March. However, it was a lot closer than many expected with many in the combat sports world feeling […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya feels he is a level above Michael Jordan as far as being petty is concerned. Adesanya became a two-time 185-pound champion following his emphatic second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 back in April. It was notably his first win over the Brazilian in four attempts across two […]

Jon Jones fighting Tyson Fury in the Octagon is a circus — but it’s a circus former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would gladly watch. Talk of Fury fighting Jones in MMA has intensified, especially after UFC president Dana White himself stated he would be open to promoting it. While it seems extremely unlikely, it […]

Charles Oliveira claims Conor McGregor is ducking him. Oliveira returns to action for the first time since his October defeat to Islam Makhachev when he fights Beneil Dariush in a pivotal lightweight encounter in the co-main event of UFC 289 this weekend. The defeat to Makhachev was Oliveira’s first since December 2017 and it’s fair […]

Chris Weidman will be returning to the octagon to take on Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on August 19th. This will be the first time Chris Weidman has competed since April 2021 when he brutally broke his leg after Uriah Hall checked a leg just 17 seconds into the first round. I’m back! 🦵💥 Stoked […]

The Ultimate Fighter Season 31 aired last Tuesday on ESPN with Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler as the head coaches. The first episode on ESPN averaged 294K viewers with 14% in the 18-49 demographic. #TUF31 Episode 1 on ESPN averaged 294K viewers (0.14 in the 18-49 demo) The last season on FS1: TUF 28 Episode […]

Charles Oliveira battles Beneil Dariush in what is essentially a lightweight title eliminator in the co-main event of UFC 289 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Will Oliveira bounce back and return to the win column in a big way to get another crack at becoming lightweight champion again? Or will Dariush inflict […]

Andre Ward believes people are looking at recent footage of Nate Diaz the wrong way. Diaz is currently getting ready to make his professional boxing debut when he faces Jake Paul in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match on Aug. 5. Unlike previous former UFC fighter opponents of Paul’s, Diaz has a background in boxing and […]

The LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan debate is one that will go on for years — but UFC president Dana White answered it with a unique twist. In an interview with Robbie Fox, the UFC head honcho was asked about a number of fantasy matchups across various sports if they competed in Power Slap. Power […]