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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. […]

Tony Ferguson was on fire at the UFC 274 media day and he fired shots at just about everyone. His opponent Michael Chandler took some hits and so did UFC president Dana White. There were a lot of claims from Tony Ferguson about the pay in the UFC and he even made some claims about […]

There has been a surprising amount of trash talk between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje ahead of UFC 274. The challenger has been calling the champion a quitter and all sorts of things. Charles Oliveira is the kind of man that likes to let his fighting do the talking. Ahead of UFC 274, he couldn’t […]

UFC 274 features a very strange rematch between Shogun Rua and Ovince Saint Preux. The two fought back in 2014 and had a very strange result where Rua slipped and was knocked out very quickly in the first round. ‘OSP’ took that fight on very short notice. There is a big possibility that Shogun Rua […]

UFC president Dana White is not a man known for holding his tongue. He recently was asked about the rumors of a boxing match between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou after the two talked about it publicly. Dana White was recently on The Pat McAfee Show where he talked about the boxing match between Francis Ngannou […]

Tony Ferguson has a lot riding on his UFC 274 fight against Michael Chandler on Saturday. Many are talking about his decline. Daniel Cormier recently gave his take on where he is in his career. Daniel Cormier actually had positive things to say about Tony Ferguson ahead of UFC 274. He spoke out on a […]

Donald Cerrone is hands down one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time. Although he’s never won a belt, the legendary fighter has earned respect amongst his peers and fans. He earned the reputation of taking fights on short notice, which easily made him a fan favorite. However, the future Hall of Famer made […]

There was a time when one of the biggest fights that could be booked in MMA was a super-fight between UFC champion Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg. The two women were the best in the sport and many wanted the fight to happen. Cris Cyborg always made it clear she wanted the fight to happen […]

The main event of UFC 274 sees a very exciting lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira. Many people are making their picks for the fight and that includes former middleweight champion, Michael Bisping. Both men fight with a very intense style and many are expecting a fun fight between Justin Gaethje and […]

Dan Hooker finds himself in a very tricky situation in the UFC after taking key losses at featherweight and lightweight. The contender from New Zealand originally switched weight classes in order to reinvigorate his career. Dan Hooker lost to Islam Makhachev at lightweight and realized he would be stuck in the middle of the pack […]

Things are getting heated between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje as their main event lightweight title fight draws closer. UFC 274 is a big event and many are expecting fireworks in the main event considering how exciting the past fights have been from both men. Justin Gaethje has made comments about Charles Oliveira and his […]

Marlon Vera is known for being vocal and now that he’s a top-5 UFC bantamweight, that’s not likely to change. He recently called out Jose Aldo but has now turned his attention to Dominick Cruz. Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera were apparently supposed to fight before the former UFC champion turned down the booking. The […]

Urijah Faber has been playing koi on a return to the UFC but it appears he is not done yet. He recently expressed interest in fighting Cub Swanson for a ‘King of California’ belt and that has not changed. The UFC legend has not fought since losing by knockout to Petr Yan. Urijah Faber recently […]

Jake Paul has been teasing a move to MMA for some time and a former UFC champion is taking him seriously. Henry Cejudo has recently offered to come out and train the YouTuber turned boxer. Henry Cejudo has been collecting the biggest names in UFC with his gym at Fight Ready in Arizona. Former champions […]

Conor McGregor is set to make a comeback in the UFC after a nasty leg break that kept him on the sidelines for over a year. There have been many ideas pitched for his next fight and Chael Sonnen has recently come up with an interesting name. Chael Sonnen sees Conor McGregor returning in the […]

Holly Holm is at a strange point in her career as she’s fought for multiple belts in the UFC and the ride is nearing its end. Recently, Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor inspired her to potentially make a return to boxing. More specifically, Holly Holm has her eye on a potential boxing match with Katie […]