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Demian Maia has been in a tricky spot in his MMA career as it appears he’s close to the end but still has a little bit left. He’s no longer on the UFC roster but is hoping to fix that before calling it. In an interview with Luke Thomas of Morning Kombat, Demian Maia noted […]

Charles Oliveira controversially lost his lightweight title at UFC 274 after famously missing weight by half a pound. Many were not happy with the situation and light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira gave his thoughts on the situation. Many people still consider Charles Oliveira the UFC lightweight champion after he beat Justin Gaethje. You can officially […]

Holly Holm surprisingly lost a decision to Ketlen Vieira at UFC Vegas 55 and the MMA world had quite the reaction. Holm’s coach spoke out after the situation and he had quite the surprising take on everything. Mike Winkeljohn strongly believed Holly Holm beat Ketlen Vieira and was not happy with the judges. The former […]

Beneil Dariush currently finds himself very close to a title shot in the UFC lightweight division but he is getting frustrated with Charles Oliveira. Oliveira is considered the unofficial champion in the division and he’s been calling for a fight with Conor McGregor. The UFC lightweight contender recently spoke out about his frustration and was […]

Daniel Cormier found himself face to face with Sam Hughes after her big win at UFC Vegas 55 and she had a bone to pick with him. Cormier had made some past comments about her quitting. Sam Hughes had a very tough fight against Tecia Torres in her UFC debut and the fight was stopped […]

Israel Adesanya has been the UFC middleweight champion since 2019 and he’s been lugging around the championship belt ever since. As it turns out, the middleweight champion is actually not that fond of the belt itself. The UFC middleweight champion recently spoke with Combat TV and spoke about the championship belt. Israel Adesanya doesn’t even […]

Miesha Tate surprised many people when she announced that she would be moving down from bantamweight over to flyweight. The former UFC champion wants to shake up her career and become a title contender in a different weight class. Miesha Tate is experiencing her body changing and she’s realized that moving to a different weight […]

Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev appears to be the fight the UFC is looking to book next in the lightweight division. Gilbert Burns knows the Brazilian lightweight very well and likes his game a lot. Gilbert Burns has a very high-level grappling game and has a good eye for others with exceptional skills. The UFC […]

Cain Velasquez was shockingly arrested a few months ago and the MMA world had quite the reaction to the situation. Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Velasquez’s training partner, gave his take on the situation. Khabib Nurmagomedov was very sympathetic to the situation and shared a similar reaction to his fellow UFC fighters. “Anybody in […]

Glover Teixeira pleasantly surprised the MMA world when he became the UFC light heavyweight champion last year. He recently spoke about his retirement and managed to fire some shots at Henry Cejudo. It wasn’t malicious but Glover Teixeira used Henry Cejudo as an example of what he wants to avoid when he retires from the […]

Michael Chandler joins a long list of fighters to score front kicks knockouts in the UFC. Lyoto Machida knows the technique well as he’s scored a huge front kick against Vitor Belfort and a similar one against Randy Couture. Lyoto Machida notes that many people would criticize the kick from a technical standpoint but he […]

Ketlen Vieira scored a huge upset over Holly Holm at UFC Vegas 55 where she won by split decision. The Brazilian almost won the fight by submission when she had Holm stuck in a standing choke. The Brazilian spoke at the UFC Vegas 55 post-fight press conference and gave her take on the fight and […]

Conor McGregor has fought many scary grapplers throughout his UFC career including Khabib Nurmagomedov and Chad Mendes. The Irishman went through a pretty serious tweet and delete storm recently. The answer was a bit surprising as most people would expect him to go with Khabib Nurmagomedov considering his reputation in the UFC. Conor McGregor went […]

Conor McGregor looks set to return to the UFC later this year and it’s currently unclear who he should face next. Henry Cejudo is set to make his return as well and he has an idea on whom McGregor should fight next. Henry Cejudo actually wants to see Conor McGregor fight Tony Ferguson once he […]

Holly Holm suffered a rare, non-championship loss this past weekend to the up-and-coming Ketlen Vieira in the main event of UFC Vegas 55. The fight went the distance and the Brazilian was declared the winner by the judges. The loss was not taken well by Holly Holm and the former UFC champion was not happy […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has been rumored to be close to retiring for a long time after taking a long leave from the UFC and finding financial success outside of the sport. The former champion has recently signed a long-term deal with the promotion. The former UFC champion is still fighting and currently has a big rematch […]

John McCarthy made some strong comments about Aljamain Sterling after his successful title defense at UFC 273. The fight was a very tricky one to score and the former referee disagreed with the judges. “I was very impressed with Aljamain and the way he fought, but there’s no way he won that first round,” McCarthy […]

Michael Chandler made it clear after his big knockout win at UFC 274 that he wanted to fight Conor McGregor next. The lightweight finds himself close to a title shot and wants to capitalize on a big fight. Conor McGregor has a very uncertain future as it’s not clear when he’ll return or even what […]

Charles Oliveira may no longer be the official UFC lightweight champion but that hasn’t stopped everyone from seeing him as the champion. Joe Rogan recently spoke out on how the Brazilian was cheated of his lightweight title. There were a lot of questions about the scales used during the UFC 274 weigh-ins and the scale […]

Tony Ferguson appears to have plenty of beef with employees within the UFC. He recently had issues with Dana White, Joe Rogan, and now you can add Daniel Cormier to that very special list. The situation is a very strange one but it appears it has to do with Daniel Cormier’s relationship with Khabib Nurmagomedov. […]

Holly Holm makes her long-awaited return by taking on Ketlen Vieira in the main event of UFC Vegas 55. The fight is expected to be a fun kickboxing match between two women that want to prove their title contenders at bantamweight. The division is up in the air after Julianna Pena beat Amanda Nunes and […]

Santiago Ponzinibbio takes on Michel Pereira in a very fun fight as the co-main event of UFC Vegas 55. The fight features two very fun South Americans in what is supposed to guarantee a knockout. Ponzinibbio is finally back and fighting consistently after missing a few years due to a very serious illness and countless […]

Georges St-Pierre vs Kamaru Usman is a fantasy fight that many MMA fans want to see considering both are among the best UFC welterweight champions of all time. The Canadian recently talked about the two fighting and how it would go down. The Canadian recently spoke to James Lynch and gave a breakdown of how […]

There has been plenty of talk lately about Khabib Nurmagomedov coming out of retirement and facing names like Charles Oliveira. The former UFC lightweight champion has not actually talked about coming back though. Khabib Nurmagomedov does have his own representative fighting as Islam Makhachev is close to a UFC lightweight title shot himself. Charles Oliveira […]

Kamaru Usman is becoming one of the most dominant UFC champions in the promotion’s history and he has shown no signs of slowing down. Gilbert Burns had a great fight against him but ultimately was stopped in the third round by TKO. Gilbert Burns was recently asked who he thinks could beat the UFC welterweight […]

There has been a lot of talk recently about Colby Covington fighting Dustin Poirier in his next fight. The UFC has shown interest in the fight and it could be booked for the summer if both sides agree. Former referee ‘Big’ John has made an interesting comment on why Dustin Poirier would hesitate to accept […]

Jan Blachowicz beat Aleksandar Rakic with a TKO in the third round of their bout after the Austrian suffered a knee injury. The Polish fighter was quick to announce he was next for the UFC light heavyweight belt but Anthony Smith had some reservations about it. Anthony Smith is in the title hunt at light […]

Tony Ferguson had many things to say about UFC president Dana White ahead of his fight with Michael Chandler. It wasn’t clear what exactly the problem was but one thing was clear, ‘El Cucuy’ was not pleased with the man. It’s a strange situation but Tony Ferguson recently explained, on The MMA Hour, why he […]

Daniel Cormier knows Khabib Nurmagomedov very well after the two trained together for so many years. Recently, Charles Oliveira’s rise as UFC lightweight champion has brought the Russian back into the conversation. Daniel Cormier spoke about Khabib Nurmagomedov coming back and thinks the may answer may lie with Charles Oliveira. The former UFC champion would […]

Amanda Nunes famously split from her longtime MMA gym American Top Team after losing her UFC bantamweight title in shocking fashion. As it turns out, Kayla Harrison may have been a big reason why she left. In a recent interview with MMAFighting, Amanda Nunes noted that she was the first woman to train at ATT […]

Valentina Shevchenko is set to defend her flyweight title against Taila Santos in a fun clash at UFC 275. The fight continues her attempt to clean out the division after defeating everyone that has tried to go up against her. Taila Santos represents a new challenge for Valentina Shevchenko and the Brazilian believes she’s the […]

Tom Aspinall is set to continue his rise up the heavyweight division with a tough fight against Curtis Blaydes at UFC London. The two are both firmly in the hunt for a heavyweight title shot and this fight is very important. When the UFC called Tom Aspinall with an offer to fight in the main […]

Tony Ferguson is quite the character and has made many interesting claims throughout his UFC career. He recently spoke about Conor McGregor and made quite the claim as to why they never fought each other. Recently, Tony Ferguson was on The MMA Hour and he explained why he never fought Conor McGregor. Turns out, it had […]

Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz are the UFC version of Ross and Rachel. Will they or won’t they? The two have expressed plenty of interest in a fight and were even supposed to fight each other back in 2019 before an injury scrapped the fight. Recently, Dustin Poirier made an appearance on The MMA Hour […]

Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov were scheduled to fight multiple times but unfortunately, they never faced each other. The Russian is now retired from the UFC but Ferguson still wants to compete against him. Tony Ferguson was recently on Submission Radio and detailed what he’d like to do against Khabib Nurmagomedov since they’ll never fight. […]

Michael Chandler recently went after Dustin Poirier while talking about his quick rise in the UFC. The former Bellator champion admits he had beef with Poirier that stemmed from his signing with the organization. Dustin Poirier had the opportunity to fire back at Michael Chandler and he did not back. He pointed out the rough […]

UFC 274 was a very important event for Tony Ferguson as he was considering retiring from the sport. His fight against Michael Chandler didn’t end well but it did have a great start for ‘El Cucuy.’ The first round of Tony Ferguson’s fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 274 helped him realize he shouldn’t retire. […]

Colby Covington called out Dustin Poirier after UFC 272 and made it clear that the two had beef. Poirier had never expressed interest in the fight and didn’t want to make his former teammate any money. Dustin Poirier recently spoke out about Colby Covington and has changed his mind about fighting him next. The UFC […]

Jan Blachowicz beat Aleksandar Rakic in the main event of UFC Vegas 54. The fight was a very fun back and forth but things ended in the third round after the Austrian suffered a knee injury that saw him unable to continue. Both fighters spoke out after the fight and Aleksandar revealed he had suffered […]