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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 […]

Max Holloway is more than down to run things back with Conor McGregor. The pair first fought each other back in 2013 in a three-round featherweight contest that McGregor ended up winning via unanimous decision. Both fighters have grown exponentially since, not only becoming UFC champions but household names in the sport of mixed martial […]

Conor McGregor is one of the most successful and popular fighters of the past generation. He’s dealt with a number of injury scares though, including one he suffered at UFC 264 that he thought may end his career. While fighting Dustin Poirier, McGregor broke his leg and thought the incident could have led to his […]

Former UFC star Nate Diaz is in a world of trouble right now. This is after the 38-year-old was involved in a disturbing street fight in New Orleans on Saturday that led to a man — who happens to be a Logan Paul impersonator — getting himself choked out unconscious by Diaz. According to reports, […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently suggested the possibility of not only fighting Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in his home state of New York, but also potentially retiring from mixed martial arts with a win. How cool would it be to spend my retirement fight dominating the greatest heavyweight of all time, in […]

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiri Prochazka has been on the path to rehabilitation for quite some time after a gruesome shoulder injury that forced him to pull out of his title fight and vacate the Light Heavyweight belt. In a recent interview with LowKickMMA, Prochazka gave some details about the status of his injury […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping still has nothing nice to say about Vitor Belfort. The pair fought 10 years ago on January 2013 in a contest that saw Belfort come out on top following a head kick knockout. That head kick would change Bisping’s life forever as it resulted in a detached retina and […]

The UFC has announced that they added a welterweight scrap between #9 Sean Brady and #13 Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 290 on July 9th. This fight will be during this year’s International Fight Week which boasts a week-long of activities for fight fans all around the world. Sean Brady will fight Jack Della Maddalena […]

Sergei Pavlovich is gunning for the UFC heavyweight title next. The Russian slugger earned arguably the biggest win of his career following a first-round TKO victory over Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Vegas 71 headliner last night. It made it six first-round wins in a row for Pavlovich, who many observers believe is now not […]

Gervonta Davis made headlines after he came out on top in his 136-pound catchweight super fight against Ryan Garcia Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. A brutal body shot in the seventh round downed Garcia who was unable to get back to his feet during the referee’s 10-count. For casuals and new fans, it may […]

Ryan Garcia may have suffered his first professional defeat in boxing, but his stock certainly didn’t drop one bit. Garcia lost his 136-pound catchweight super fight with Gervonta Davis after absorbing a brutal body shot in the seventh round and being unable to make the 10-count Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Garcia was also […]

UFC Vegas 71 Curtis Blaydes vs. Sergei Pavlovich delivered for the fight fans on all levels and it was the finishers who were awarded performance bonuses. There were five total finishes throughout tonight’s fight card but there was only one that got the snub. That was Brady Hiestand’s late come-from-behind finish of Danaa Batgerel. That […]

UFC Vegas 71 Curtis Blaydes vs. Sergei Pavlovich finally comes up to the main event in a fight that many expected to be a high-octane slugfest and that is what we got between Curtis Blaydes and Sergei Pavlovich. Most expected this fight not to make it to round two and that is certainly what happened […]

UFC Vegas 71 Curtis Blaydes vs Sergei Pavlovich continues on to the co-main event between Bruno Silva and Brad Tavares. Everyone expected this one to have fireworks and boy did it deliver! These two have some of the heaviest hands in the middleweight division. Silva came in with 19 of his 22 wins coming by […]

UFC Vegas 71 Curtis Blaydes vs. Sergei Pavlovich moves on with the prelims which were very lackluster until two BIG knockouts from Montel Jackson and Christos Giagos. The prelims definitely didn’t live up to the hype after the big opening fight between Brady Hiestand and Danaa Batgerel. That all changed in an instant once Rani […]

UFC Vegas 71 Curtis Blaydes vs. Sergei Pavlovich kicked off with an insane bantamweight scrap between Brady Hiestand and Danaa Batgerel. The first started out a bit slow in the early going but then things picked up with quickness towards the end of the first.  The first round seemed relatively close and was anyone’s round. […]

UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes is finally set as 24 fights took to the scales to weigh in for their respective bouts ahead of Saturday night’s action. The Main Event is headlined by two of the scariest fighters in the division. Sergei Pavlovich is on a destructive path that’s seen him win five fights […]

Ahead of this week’s UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas headlined by Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes, UFC President Dana White posted a video to the promotion’s YouTube channel and laid out several fight announcements for the upcoming months. The cards will be labeled as “Fight Nights” and will mostly take place in the […]

UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes we are up to the newly minted co-main event between Brad Tavares and Bruno Silva. Originally slated to be in the co-main slot was a fight between Ricky Simon and Yadong Song but they are now next week’s main event. This is not a bad consolation prize considering both […]

UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes kicks off the main card with an absolute slugfest in the welterweight division when Jeremiah Wells and Matthew Semelsberger go to battle. These two have a very exciting fan-friendly style of fighting that you can expect to be a barn burner. This must-watch TV right here! Check out our […]

UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes keeps on moving on the prelims when bantamweights clash in a fight between Rani Yahya and Montel Jackson. Yahya is a bonafide veteran of the UFC looking to take out rising prospect Montel “Quik” Jackson. Will Yahya’s grappling and Jackson’s power and aggressive fighting style this is going to […]

UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes will keep it moving on the prelims with a heavyweight matchup between The Ultimate Fighter season 30 winner Mohammed Usman and UFC debutant Junior Tafa. Both fighters are essentially making their promotional debuts and each will be looking to make a statement in front of their bosses. You can […]

The time has finally come as UFC Las Vegas draws to a close when two of the scariest fighters in the Heavyweight Division will square off for an opportunity at the title. No. 3 ranked Russian Sergei Pavlovich will take on the division’s best wrestler in No. 4 ranked Curtis “Razor” Blaydes. There’s no way this one is […]

We continue our coverage of UFC’s Fight Night from Las Vegas with a prediction and pick for this next Main Card bout in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. Bobby “King” Green will be facing off against Jared “Flash” Gordon in an exciting fight you won’t want to miss! Check out our UFC odds series for our Green-Gordon prediction and […]

UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes will continue with the only women’s fight on the Main Card featuring the Flyweight (125 lb) Division. Top Brazilian prospect Iasmin Lucindo will take on TUF Season 30 finalist Brogan Walker. This fight will featured some high-level women’s MMA! Check out our UFC odds series for our Lucindo-Walker prediction and pick. […]

As the UFC Vegas 71 Prelims draw to a close, we’ll be set to bring you the odds and pick for the Featured Prelim bout of the night in the Lightweight (155 lb) Division. Ricky Glenn will go to battle against Christos Giagos in a very close fight. Check out our UFC odds series for our Glenn-Giagos prediction and […]

We continue our UFC odds series with an analysis of the next bout on the UFC Las Vegas Prelims between ranked fighters in the Women’s Featherweight (145 lb) Division.  No. 9 ranked Karol Rosa of Brazil will take on her fellow countrywomen No. 13 ranked Norma Dumont. Check out our UFC odds series for our Rosa-Dumont […]

The UFC Las Vegas: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes Prelims will continue as we give you another prediction and pick for this next bout in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. Both fighters make their second UFC appearance as Francis “Fire” Marshall takes on William Gomis of France. You won’t want to miss this matchup between highly-skilled prospects! Check out our UFC […]

Our coverage of UFC Las Vegas: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes will continue with this next fight in the Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) Division. Dueling Brazilians square off as Priscila Cachoeira takes on Karine Silva.  Check out our UFC odds series for our Cachoeira-Silva prediction and pick. Priscila Cachoeria is 12-4 as a professional fighter and has gone an […]

The time has come and UFC Las Vegas: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes is finally here. The action gets underway from ESPN+ as two prospects will meet in the first bout of the night in the Bantamweight (135 lb) Division. Ultimate Fighter finalistd Brady Hiestand will take on Mongolia’s Batgerel Danaa. This is a great fight to open up […]

Jake Paul finally got his wish. He will be fighting Nate Diaz in a 185-pound boxing match set to take place August 5 in Dallas, Texas. In Diaz, Paul has arguably the biggest opponent he’s faced yet in terms of drawing and star power. However, the YouTuber-turned-boxer made a big mistake in choosing to fight […]

Boxing legend and promoter Floyd Mayweather is willing to work with Francis Ngannou. Ngannou vacated his heavyweight title and departed the UFC earlier this year after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the Las Vegas-based promotion. He has long signaled his desire to compete in boxing and was even in talks […]

It turns out Khabib Nurmagomedov was really worried for Islam Makhachev prior to his UFC 284 fight with Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev earned a razor-thin unanimous decision win over Volkanovski in their lightweight title fight back in February in a contest many observers felt the latter did enough to win. Many had also underestimated Volkanovski going […]