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Sean O’Malley is set to fight Pedro Munhoz on July 2 in what should be a thrilling fight at UFC 276. The fan-favorite finally has a challenge ahead of himself and many are looking forward to the stacked card. However, O’Malley had some comments regarding Charles Oliveira that might just piss off Khabib Nurmagomedov. According […]

The main event of UFC Austin features a banger of a featherweight matchup between Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett. The two featherweights are looking for an opportunity to break through as title contenders and this is the right matchup. There are a few reasons to like this main event. Kattar comes in with a boxing […]

The co-main event of UFC Austin features a fight with a surprising amount of stakes between two lightweight veterans. Donald Cerrone fights Joe Lauzon in a loser-retires-from-the-UFC bout. No pressure really. Both men have had legendary careers in the UFC but neither was able to get over the hump and win a championship. The idea […]

The main card of UFC Austin has an epic welterweight fight between Tim Means and Kevin Holland. The fight is an excellent one for the Texas-based fans and there will no doubt be plenty of attention on Holland. Both men are tall and lanky welterweights with a penchant for violence. They were booked for a […]

Donald Cerrone and Dan Bilzerian recently found themselves in hot water when UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith accused them of making his family uncomfortable during his fight with Jon Jones. The two were seated next to Smith’s family which made the event awful for them. Speaking at the recent UFC Austin media day, Donald Cerrone […]

Dominick Reyes is the man that has come the closest to beating Jon Jones and the title challenger was doing everything to get a rematch. Things have not gone his way since the UFC fighter came close to being the light heavyweight champion. Looking back on the fight, Dominick Reyes is very confident that he […]

It was announced recently that Aljamain Sterling would be defending his bantamweight title against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 279. However, it doesn’t appear the bantamweight champion is in agreement with the announcement. Aljamain Sterling quickly spoke out on the fight announcement and denied that he would be fighting TJ Dillashaw at UFC 279. The champion […]

Zabit Magomedsharipov shocked the MMA world when he announced that he would be retiring from MMA. The now-former UFC featherweight had taken a few years off and has officially ended his time as a fighter. Zabit Magomedsharipov took to his Instagram to explain that he was done with MMA and his reason for stepping away from […]

Calvin Kattar is in for a big featherweight matchup when he takes on Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Austin. The two are expected to find themselves in prime title shot territory with a win. The matchup between Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett appears to be a very exciting one on paper. The […]

Taila Santos was very close to being the first flyweight to defeat Valentina Shevchenko, at UFC 275. The affair was a very close one and many were debating the scorecards after the fight took place. Looking back on the performance, Taila Santos believes she won the first three rounds which would have been enough to […]

Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira put on a very entertaining display during their light heavyweight title fight at UFC 275 last week. The finish was a surprising one as the Czech fighter was able to snap up a submission in the last round. There was a lot going on in Jiri Prochazka’s mind as the […]

Conor McGregor is one of the most famous sports personalities in the world. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight and lightweight champion and, for a stretch, was the best fighter in the sport. He is also a professional boxer, holding a record of 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss after his defeat […]

There was a lot going against Charles Oliveira at UFC 274 when he famously lost his title before the fight even happened. He ended up winning the fight against Justin Gaethje but he was unable to get the title back. Charles Oliveira spoke to ESPN recently and gave his take on the situation that went […]

Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier have found themselves in plenty of hot water on the subject of their commentary during recent UFC events. Sean O’Malley is the latest to talk about what he dislikes about the pair. Sean O’Malley recently spoke to Daniel Cormier on his show DC&RC where the UFC bantamweight was able to […]

Tyron Woodley has recently spoken up about Jake Paul and the impact the YouTuber is trying to have with UFC fighter pay. Woodley is well versed on the topic and got very real while talking about the younger Paul brother. Appearing recently on The Residency Podcast, Tyron Woodley had some choice words for Jake Paul. The […]

Josh Emmett is set to take on Calvin Kattar in a highly anticipated affair on Saturday. The two UFC featherweights are coming off of excellent wins and are looking to cement their place as title contenders. The fight was almost not going to happen as Josh Emmett was getting frustrated at not getting a fight […]

Ronda Rousey famously retired from the UFC back in 2016 when she took a brutal knockout loss to Amanda Nunes. Since then, the former bantamweight champion became a WWE star, farmer, and actress among other things. Retirements in MMA are usually similar to when Michael Jordan retires, it doesn’t stick. It’s only natural for there […]

Zhang Weili is now the next title challenger at strawweight after scoring a huge knockout at UFC 275. After the fight, she made a proposal to current champion Carla Esparza for when they should meet in the cage. Carla Esparza actually ended up missing the knockout live and has yet to watch the full fight […]

Miesha Tate found herself frustrated watching Valentina Shevchenko vs Taila Santos at UFC 275 on Saturday. The former champion wanted to be the one to expose that the flyweight champion is beatable. The wrestling was a big factor in Taila Santos having success against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275. Miesha Tate believes that would bode […]

Leon Edwards was famously the victim of Jorge Masvidal’s ‘three-piece and a soda’ back in March 2019. The two UFC welterweights have talked about fighting each other for years but it never seemed likely. Currently, Leon Edwards is set to face Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title whilst Jorge Masvidal has an uncertain future […]

UFC president Dana White has never been afraid to express his opinion. Recently, he made quite the comments about Amanda Nunes. It all stemmed from the talk about fighter pay that has been going on recently. White believes Nunes becoming rich means she has lost the hunger that led her to become UFC champion in […]

Glover Teixeira had an epic fight against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275 on Saturday. The Brazilian had a war against the Czech fighter and had to survive some very scary moments before ultimately getting submitted in the last round. As it turns out, Glover Teixeira had another fight before the main event of UFC 274. […]

Zhang Weili finds herself in an excellent position after knocking out Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275. The Chinese fighter is now expected to face Carla Esparza for the strawweight title sometime in the near future. It was announced that the winner of the fight between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk would be getting the next […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk made the big decision to retire after her shocking knock-out loss at UFC 275. Many gave their reactions after the fact including Michael Bisping who was at the event on commentary duties. There was a lot of talk about what would happen if Joanna Jedrzejczyk lost and many assumed she would probably retire […]

Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena are running things back at UFC 277 and the heat is building between the two women. They both coached The Ultimate Fighter and have been on several media tours to get things going. Julianna Pena recently spoke to Morning Kombat‘s Brian Campbell about what she expects from Amanda Nunes at UFC […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk was very honest after her knockout loss to Zhang Weili at UFC 275. The former strawweight champion spoke to the media and was not afraid to talk about getting knocked out. Speaking at the UFC 275 post-fight press conference, Joanna Jedrzejczyk talked about the actual knockout and what was going through her mind […]

Valentina Shevchenko had a very tough fight at UFC 275 where Taila Santos gave her everything she could handle during their five rounds. The Brazilian was able to find plenty of success in the ground game and landed many takedowns. At the UFC 275 post-fight press conference, Valentina Shevchenko revealed that she had suffered a […]

Jiri Prochazka became the light heavyweight champion when he beat Glover Teixeira at UFC 275. The fight was a very exciting affair that saw both men have some very big moments that almost ended the fight. Speaking at the UFC 275 post-fight press conference, Jiri Prochazka admitted he felt it was a ‘horrible’ performance against […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk lost by a brutal spinning back fist knockout at UFC 275 against Zhang Weili. Immediately after the fight, the former strawweight champion opted to call it a career and retired in the cage. The decision was a little bit surprising considering how close Joanna Jedrzejczyk was to getting a title shot. The former […]

Jiri Prochazka apears to be taking on Jan Blachowicz after his big title win at UFC 275. The two were seen jawing at each other after the new champion was walking away from the cage with his new title. It wasn’t clear what Jiri Prochazka and Jan Blachowicz were telling each other after UFC 275 […]

Valentina Shevchenko had a very close fight against Taila Santos at UFC 275 and many felt she could have lost the fight. Daniel Cormier recently came out and got very honest about how she should have lost. A clash of heads heavily impacted the fight and Taila Santos suffered a broken orbital as a result. […]

Paige VanZant is a lot of things; she’s a model, a wrestler for AEW, a fighter for UFC/Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a former participant on Dancing with the Stars, and a member of American Top Team. Well, VanZant can now add “tech innovator” to her long list of accolades, as she just dropped a first-of-its-kind […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk may have ended her fighting career with a knockout loss in UFC 275, but she can definitely hold her head high after everything she has done for the sport and for her peers. Jedrzejczyk suffered a knockout blow at the hands of Zhang Weili on Saturday night in their rematch for what many […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk had a painful and brutal end to her fighting career after Zhang Weili knocked her out in their UFC 275 showdown on Saturday. Weili pulled off one of the best wins of the night after she sent Jedrzejczyk to the floor face-first with a spinning backfist. After a strong first round where Weili […]

Conor McGregor has yet to line up his next fight in the UFC. But, it’s clear one fighter wants to be his next opponent. No. 5 ranked Michael Chandler doubled down on his desire to get in the Octagon with McGregor and it appears even Dana White also likes the idea as he previously said […]

The main event of UFC 275 features an epic clash between current light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka. The fight has been known since Teixeira became champion back in October. The fight is a very interesting one as the champion represents light heavyweight’s past whilst the challenger is the division’s new school. The […]

In the co-main event of UFC 275, we see Valentina Shevchenko look to continue her dominance as she defends her title against Taila Santos. The champion has been cleaning out her division and that means new challengers have to be rushed into a title fight. Santos has been on a great streak of wins and […]

The main card of UFC 275 has many excellent fights and the halfway point of the pay-per-view has a very high-level strawweight fight between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. There is a lot of pressure on both women considering how great the first scrap was. There is no exaggeration, it is largely considered the greatest […]

Glover Teixeira is set to defend his light heavyweight against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275 on Saturday. The Brazilian has been taken on the toughest contenders but no one has been as tough as Jon Jones was back in 2014. Glover Teixeira recently spoke on MMA Fighting‘s podcast Trocação Franca, where he spoke about the […]