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Moving on with the early prelims we have a fight in the middleweight division between Joseph Holmes and Claudio Ribeiro. Both Holmes and Ribeiro are coming off a fight where they were finished, so we know going into this fight they will be hungry to get the win come Saturday night. With that said, check […]

Just a day after Jorge Masvidal’s house was swarmed by police for a shooting incident, his father was arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly shot a man in the arms during a dispute at his Miami-area home on Thursday afternoon, according to TMZ Sports. Jail records obtained by TMZ show that Jorge Masvidal Sr. […]

Former UFC champion Jorge Masvidal made all sorts of headlines again on Thursday. This time around, reports confirmed that Miami-Dade Police swarmed his home to respond to a shooting incident that involved Masvidal’s own father, Jorge Sr. Detective Chris Thomas provided a statement on the incident that has now led to the arrest of Masvidal’s […]

Aljamain Sterling defends his bantamweight title against Henry Cejudo in the main event of UFC 288 on Saturday night. It’s an extremely tough fight to predict and the odds reflect that — Sterling is the bigger man and has been active over the last year while Cejudo hasn’t competed since 2020 and will have his […]

UFC 288 takes place this weekend and it’s an interesting pay-per-view event to say the least. In the main event, we have a very unique matchup between Aljamain Sterling and the returning Henry Cejudo given their styles and background. The stylistic matchup will also a big factor in the co-main event where Belal Muhammad will […]

UFC 288 takes place Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey, and features a highly-anticipated bantamweight title headliner between current 135-pound champion Aljamain Sterling and the returning former champion Henry Cejudo. The co-main event is a big one too as a pivotal welterweight battle between Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad is on the cards and will […]

The legacy of Conor McGregor will be stained forever if he doesn’t return to fight Michael Chandler this year. That’s according to Chandler who is still waiting on an official date for his fight with the Irishman. The pair were coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 31 which debuts May 30 on ESPN and ESPN+. With […]

Kron Gracie believes rounds should be eliminated altogether from the UFC. Gracie returns to action for the first time in over three years when he faces Charles Jourdain in a featherweight contest at UFC 288 this Saturday night. His last outing was a three-round war with Cub Swanson that he ended up losing via unanimous […]

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 […]