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Islam Makhachev is firmly in the title picture and expects to fight Charles Oliveira sooner rather than later. He has his eye on becoming the UFC lightweight champion and he has not made it a secret. The Russian lightweight recently spoke with ESPN and made his thoughts on Charles Oliveira clear. The UFC contender questions the […]

Joe Lauzon was present at UFC 274 when Charles Oliveira missed weight and was stripped of the lightweight title. Lauzon ended up not fighting at the event but the longtime lightweight did have some advice for the Brazilian. The title stripping at UFC 274 was very controversial and things got even more complicated as Charles […]

Michael Johnson scored a huge knockout over Alan Patrick at UFC Vegas 54 and snapped a rough four-fight losing streak. The streak was a very strange one as it seemed like he was winning his fights before making mistakes that cost him. The win over Alan Patrick was very important for Michael Johnson, not just […]

Aleksandar Rakic suffered a devastating knee injury in his fight against Jan Blachowicz at UFC Vegas 54 on Saturday. He had lost the first round but won the second as things were heating up in the third round of their contest. The injury seems like a very serious one for Aleksandar Rakic and it will […]

Gregor Gillespie has not been the most active fighter in the UFC and recently it seemed like he had been released from the organization. The New York-based lightweight had to speak out on social media and speak out on the situation. The UFC lightweight spoke out on Instagram and explained the situation. He claims he’s […]

Katlyn Chookagian is coming off of a big win over Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 54. The win has put her back in the title picture and she has plenty of options ahead of her if not the champion Valentina Shevchenko. The UFC flyweight was pressed by Michael Bisping to tell everyone what she wanted […]

In a thrilling matchup on the biggest stage, the highly anticipated UFC 274 showdown between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje didn’t disappoint. Given the controversy surrounding Oliveira ahead of the fight, it wasn’t a huge surprise that he came swinging right out of the gate. A first-round submission of Gaethje was just more of the […]

The main event of UFC Vegas 54 sees a past UFC champion take on a potential future UFC champion. Jan Blachowicz looks to get back on track against the surging Aleksandar Rakic. The two Europeans will be locked into the small cage at UFC Apex and both men pack a lot of power. This is […]

The co-main event of UFC Vegas 54 sees a fun scrap between light heavyweights Ryan Spann and Ion Cutelaba. The fight doesn’t have any title implications but it’s a fun bout between two men that love to strike. Cutelaba is known for his big power and the amount of damage he lands on his opponents. […]

Alexander Volkanovski has reached the point in his featherweight title reign where people are starting to call him the ‘GOAT.’ It’s a term that can be thrown around a little when UFC champions dominate their respective divisions. Max Holloway is the next fight for Alexander Volkanovski and the Australian champion believes there’s no denying his […]

Rose Namajunas may longer be the UFC strawweight champion but she’s still one of the best fighters in the division. Her rival Joanna Jedrzejczyk is set to fight  Weili Zhang in a highly anticipated rematch later this year. Joanna Jedrzejczyk lost to Rose Namajunas two times and essentially their rivalry was finished. The former UFC […]

Daniel Cormier has experienced many things in his MMA career and is the perfect person to listen to when it comes to having a positive relationship with the UFC. Nate Diaz finds himself in a tricky spot and has been growing frustrated. He recently called for a fight against Michael Chandler after his huge knockout […]

Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza are coming off of a historically awful fight at UFC 274 and many people are looking for answers as to what happened. Both women were hesitant to engage and the gameplans were very weird. Rose Namajunas recently spoke out about her game plan and explained why the fight with Carla […]

Michael Chandler finds himself in an excellent spot after knocking out Tony Ferguson at UFC 274. There have been many fights pitched to him including a potential showdown with Dustin Poirier. Dustin Poirier showed some interest in the fight but Michael Chandler has no interest in the fight himself. A lot of it has to […]

Jan Blachowicz shockingly lost his light heavyweight to Glover Teixeira last year at UFC 267. He’s now looking to get back on track as he takes on Aleksander Rakic in the main event on Saturday. Glover Teixeira is set to defend his title against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275. Jan Blachowicz was asked to give […]

Amanda Ribas is moving up to flyweight and taking on Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Vegas 54. The fight is a big one and a win here could lead to a very big opportunity for the Brazilian fighter. There might be some pressure on Amanda Ribas as she takes on a former UFC title challenger in […]

Tom Aspinall is set to take on Curtis Blaydes in a big fight to potentially figure out who is next for UFC champion Francis Ngannou. The Englishman may not have gotten the memo though. Tom Aspinall was recently on The MMA Hour where he talked about his upcoming fight with Curtis Blaydes at UFC London. The fight […]

Valentina Shevchenko has plenty of history with current UFC champions Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes. She has a big win over the bantamweight champion and two very close losses to the featherweight champion. Many people want to see Valentina Shevchenko challenged and they feel like Amanda Nunes is the right person for the job. Julianna […]

UFC stars Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington’s bad blood is as real as it gets. The former training partners turned rivals were caught in a scuffle in Miami not long ago. Since the incident, Covington has sued Masvidal for the attack and claimed his Rolex was damaged in the public scrap. Regardless, Masvidal’s legal team […]

Donald Cerrone was unable to fight at UFC 274 after coming down with food poisoning that day. His fight with Joe Lauzon was cancelled and the fight was rescheduled for June in Austin, Texas. The UFC legend took to Instagram to give his fans an update on why the fight against Joe Lauzon was cancelled. […]

Michael Chandler landed a huge front kick on Tony Ferguson that saw him earn the potential knockout of the year. UFC 274 ended up being a very memorable event thanks in large part to his kick. The UFC 274 post-fight press conference saw Michael Chandler address the huge kick knockout. As it turns out, Chandler […]

Michael Chandler is coming off of a huge knockout of Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 and he now has plenty of fun options ahead of him. There are plenty of fun names that have circulated like Charles Oliveira and Conor McGregor. After UFC 274, Michael Chandler took to the press conference to talk about Charles […]

Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza put on a historically boring fight at UFC 274. Many have debated where the fight ranks in the worst UFC title fights of all time, and it’s certainly not a conversation that you want to be a part of. Carla Esparza ended up winning the fight via split decision to […]

The co-main of UFC 274 featured a historically boring fight between Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza. UFC president Dana White gave his reaction to the fight and it was very predictable. Many were confused by the fight and it seemed like Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza didn’t want to engage. Dana White was just as […]

The commentary team had a lot of fun during the co-main event of UFC 274 and it had nothing to do with the fight. Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan were playing off of each other as the strange fight was going on. Daniel Cormier was present at the UFC 274 post-fight press conference and he […]

One of the dream fights that people wanted to see in the UFC was Georges St-Pierre vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. Dana White apparently was trying to get it booked at one point. Georges St-Pierre recently sat down with Patrick Bet-David and revealed that UFC president Dana White lied about the fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. The situation […]

Kamaru Usman has a whole list of fighters hoping to land a fight with him and that includes the Swedish hotshot Khamzat Chimaev. The UFC welterweight champion has been on a great run since winning the title in 2019. The Nigerian welterweight champion was at UFC 274 and took the opportunity to speak with reporters. […]

Carla Esparza is the strawweight champion again after a historically bad fight at UFC 274 and she already has many people hoping to fight her. Joanna Jedrzejcyzk recently spoke out about the new champion and she did not hold back. Joanna Jedrzejcyzk originally beat Carla Esparza in 2015 to become the UFC strawweight champion. She […]

Charles Oliveira defeated Justin Gaethje over the weekend. However, he had nothing to show for it after being stripped of the title due to missing weight by .5 pounds. Nonetheless, Oliveira is generally considered to be one of the best fighters in the UFC right now. And it is clear that Oliveira views himself in […]

Anderson Silva shocked the MMA world recently when he made some negative comments about the way the UFC treated him. Dana White was recently asked about it and he unsurprisingly did not hold back. The UFC 274 press conference was where Dana White was asked about Silva. He was very surprised about the comments and […]

Tony Ferguson was the victim of a huge front-kick knockout at UFC 274. Michael Chandler found an opening early on in the second round and ‘El Cucuy’ was out cold the second it landed. Tony Ferguson is not someone that gets knocked out so the moment was especially shocking. UFC president Dana White informed the […]

The co-main event of UFC 274 was a disaster as the fight between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza was deemed ‘boring.’ The two women had a very low output fight and many agreed it’s one of the worst title fight in recent history. Carla Esparza ended up winning the fight and becoming the new UFC […]

Charles Oliveira is coming off of an excellent win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 over the weekend. He now has plenty of options next and that could include a potential big name like Conor McGregor. Technically, Charles Oliveira lost his lightweight title at UFC 274 but he is certainly not acting that way. The […]

Henry Cejudo is coming back to the UFC and things are starting to move in the right direction for the former champion. He has two divisions in mind with both bantamweight and featherweight. The former two-division champion had meetings with the UFC brass including Sean Shelby and Hunter Campbell. Henry Cejudo put out a tweet […]

The co-main event of UFC 274 features an interesting rematch between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza. The two fighters faced off in the first-ever strawweight title fight in the UFC. Esparza won by submission to make history as the division’s first champion. Things are likely to be different this time around with both women evolving […]

UFC 274 is a stacked pay-per-view card and one of the reasons is because of Michael Chandler vs Tony Ferguson. The fight features many interesting storylines but the matchup is better than any of the talking points. Both men fight with a high volume, fan-friendly style. The fight could potentially have some title implications but […]

UFC 274 features an interesting rematch at light heavyweight as Shogun Rua takes on Ovince Saint Preux. The first fight was a very strange affair as Rua slipped and was knocked out against the fence. The two have had very strange careers since then and both men are in desperate need of a win at […]

The main event of UFC 274 was supposed to be Charles Oliveira defending his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje. The champion missed weight and was subsequently stripped of the title. It’s a little bit confusing but here’s what you need to know, both men need to weigh in at 155, anything above means they are […]

Charles Oliveira will not be able to compete for the UFC title due to a reason that almost seems made up. Oliveira missed the 155-pound weigh-in limit by half of a pound. He was given an additional hour to lose 0.5 pounds but after being unable to do so, he has officially been stripped of his title. […]