UFC Articles - Page 78

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 […]

One of the biggest issues in the sport of MMA has been about the fighters getting together to create a Fighters’ Union. Former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy attempted to get one done years ago that publicly failed. Tim Kennedy was recently on The MMA Hour where he spoke about the attempt to unionize a few […]

Dana White has managed to book some of the biggest fights in UFC history but there are still some that got away. Brock Lesnar tops the list of fights that got away, especially with a few big names at heavyweight. Speaking in a fan Q&A recently, Dana White made a big claim that he had […]

Daniel Cormier has been under fire lately for his commentary and the former UFC champion has been doing his best to keep moving forward. Joe Rogan recently gave him some words of wisdom that’s helped him keep going. There have been comments from fighters saying that Daniel Cormier is showing his bias during his UFC […]

Valentina Shevchenko has reached the point in her career where there’s talk of her attempting to win a second title. She currently has a title fight booked at flyweight where she’ll defend her belt against Taila Santos at UFC 275. The recent situation with Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena has left an opening for Valentina […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk is set to make her big return after two years off and she takes on Weili Zhang at UFC 275 on Saturday. It was also recently announced that the winner of the fight would be getting a title shot. With the winner getting a title shot, Joanna Jedrzejczyk had the motivation she needed […]

Valentina Shevchenko has recently expressed interest in moving up to bantamweight and attempting to win a second title. UFC president Dana White was recently asked for his opinion on the subject. Dana White has been open to putting on fun fights and Valentina Shevchenko moving up for a rematch counts as a fun fight. The […]

Jorge Masvidal has a bit of a weird future in the UFC after taking a big loss to Colby Covington earlier in the year. He may not fight for the welterweight title again but he does have some opportunities with the ‘BMF’ title. Everyone wants a chance to win the BMF title but there is […]

Deiveson Figueiredo recently made waves when he threatened to leave the flyweight division if the UFC did not pay him more. Many flyweights have been reacting to the news and Manel Kape is the latest to give his take. Manel Kape is quickly rising up the flyweight division and is looking like a good contender […]

Recently, Tony Ferguson pitched the idea of coaching The Ultimate Fighter against his longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC president Dana White recently responded to the idea. Tony Ferguson pitched the idea in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani. The UFC lightweight wants to find an opportunity to compete against Khabib Nurmagomedov even if it’s not in […]

Nick Diaz has been making it known that he wants to come back to the UFC and Kamaru Usman is the man he wants to face next. Dana White was recently asked about it and the man in charge did not mince his words. Nick Diaz was speaking to TMZ when he made it known that […]

All signs are currently pointing to a UFC fight between Stipe Miocic vs Jon Jones for the next title eliminator at heavyweight. Daniel Cormier, a man who knows both men very well, recently spoke about the upcoming fight. Daniel Cormier has faced Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic a combined five times. The former UFC champion […]

Valentina Shevchenko is set to continue her title reign at flyweight by defending her title against Taila Santos at UFC 275. The two have been jawing back-and-forth recently as the fight draws closer. Taila Santos recently talked about Valentina Shevchenko and said she had found weaknesses in her game. Shevchenko was having none of it […]

Rose Namajunas has been on the receiving end of many negative comments from her fellow fighters after the awful fight at UFC 274. Her former opponent, Weili Zhang recently spoke out on the fight and gave her thoughts on the way the former champion fought. Weili Zhang believes Rose Namajunas wanted to take the night […]

Taila Santos is the next person to challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the flyweight title and she likes her chances at UFC 275. The Brazilian recently spoke about the champion and she sees some weaknesses in her game. The Brazilian was very honest about just how good Valentina Shevchenko is as UFC flyweight champion. That being […]

Tatiana Suarez has been out due to injuries for many years but the strawweight was riding a lot of hype before she was active. The UFC strawweight recently spoke about her return and revealed who she wants in a dream fight. The strawweight has a wrestling-based game that has given many fighters problems amid her […]