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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested on Monday night over an attempted murder charge. The Mexican fighter was said to have spent the night in jail and appears to still be in custody of the authorities, according to a report from TMZ. Details surrounding the specifics of his arrest are unclear — though […]

Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal are finally going to fight in the main event of UFC 272. The build-up to the fight has been very nasty and both men have been going at each other for weeks. Colby Covington recently spoke to TMZ and revealed what he plans to do to Jorge Masvidal at UFC […]

Kamaru Usman has fought both Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal in his title reign at welterweight. So it’s normal that ahead of UFC 272 he’s given advice to both fighters. The current UFC welterweight champion sees the fight as very close but believes both fighters are underestimating each other. Both men seem to think they […]

Conor McGregor has reached the point in his fame where everyone wants to know what he’s really like behind the scenes. The former UFC champion has a larger-than-life persona and it’s made him very famous. The Irishman’s bodyguard recently did an interview, that has since been deleted, where he discussed what the Irishman is actually […]

Kamaru Usman has fought Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal two times each and is currently 4-0 against the two men. The UFC welterweight champion knows them very well heading into their big fight on March 5. It’s only natural that Kamaru Usman would be asked his pick for the main event of UFC 272. The […]

Francis Ngannou finds himself in a very tricky spot with the UFC as he wants to be able to box while still under contract with the promotion. Current heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes recently gave his take on his former opponent being able to enter the boxing world. Curtis Blaydes brought up Conor McGregor as an […]

Things almost got violent between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington back when they were both still training at American Top Team. It all started at a UFC event and Dana White got involved. “I go back to my seat and I see him waving down Dana White,” Masvidal recalled to ESPN ahead of UFC 272. “And I go, […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has made it very clear that she is not a fan of Colby Covington heading into his fight at UFC 272. The former strawweight champion recently went off on him and reminded him that he’s not Conor McGregor. Joanna Jedrzejczyk was recently on MMA Fighting’s The Fighter vs. The Writer podcast, where she […]

UFC Vegas 49 comes together after an injury forced a reshuffling of the main event. Bobby Green replaces Beniel Dariush on 10-days notice to take on Russia’s Islam Makhachev. The winner is expected to get a lightweight title shot against the winner of Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje. Green has a reputation for being a […]

Islam Makhachev is expecting to run through the UFC lightweight division with his excellent wrestling skills. He also expects his skills to translate well against the champion, Charles Oliveria. Charles Oliveira has excellent Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has been submitting many high-level UFC lightweights. Islam Makhachev isn’t worried about that considering the wrestling aspect of the […]

Colby Covington having beef with anyone in the UFC is not news. He has managed to turn friendships with fighters like Jorge Masvidal and Jon Jones, into ugly situations that get personal. The controversial UFC welterweight recently went off on both men and didn’t hesitate to hurl accusations at them. It appears he thinks Jon […]

Chael Sonnen has had quite an interesting UFC career and has seemingly experienced everything. As it turns out though, that almost wasn’t the case. He saved his career with a bold move. The story goes, he was in California and dealing with a shady situation. The UFC middleweight took a fight on short notice and […]

Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington are about to meet in the main event of UFC 272. The grudge match will see them finally fight after their friendship came to a nasty end. Jorge Masvidal has been firing shots at Colby Covington and recently revealed the truth about the way he used to take criticism from […]

It seems everyone was talking about the return of Conor McGregor to the UFC except for the Irishman himself. The former two-division champion was present at Bellator 275 where he revealed what’s next. Conor McGregor made it clear that he wants a title shot next. Even if it seems like Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje […]

Thiago Alves has been out of MMA since 2019 but his name will always be linked with the UFC. The Brazilian has been in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship since 2020 and has gone 2-0 so far. Coming back to MMA is something the former UFC fighter has spoken about in the past. Thiago Alves was […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk is an interesting person to ask her take on Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272. She has trained with both but she famously doesn’t like Covington. The former UFC strawweight champion is still able to appreciate Colby Covington’s abilities as a fighter though. It’s just she can’t help but stick with […]

Henry Cejudo has been quite the character in the MMA space after retiring from the UFC in 2020. He is now working with Chan Sung Jung ahead of his featherweight title fight against Alexander Volkanovski. Korean Zombie was a little bit skeptical at first considering the way Henry Cejudo acts online. The UFC featherweight was […]

Bobby Green did what seemingly no other man would do when he agreed to step in and face Islam Makhachev on short notice at UFC Vegas 49. He was coming off of a great fight at UFC 271 and agreed to fight two weeks after. Obviously, the weight was a factor and Bobby Green wasn’t […]

Jessica-Rose Clark suffered a tough loss Saturday at UFC Vegas 48 against Swiss fighter Stephanie Egger. The result was a submission in the first round with Egger finding the armbar very quickly. Jessica-Rose Clark spoke out after the fight and revealed that she was suffering from performance anxiety. Many UFC fighters go through it but […]

Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman have been linked for a super-fight against each other by Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz is currently Usman’s manager and he made some recent comments about the two UFC champions fighting each other. The UFC middleweight champion was recently on The MMA Hour he did not hold back on Kamaru Usman’s manager. It’s […]

The Korean Zombie had his first UFC title shot against Jose Aldo back in 2013. He would go on to lose by fourth-round TKO and he took almost four years off to do his Korean military service. Almost a decade later, Korean Zombie is set to fight for the title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has not foguht in the UFC isnce she competed in March 2020 against Weili Zhang. The former strawweight champion has been looking to come back and she has said she wants big fights. There has been plenty of talk about a rematch with Weili Zhang. It currently looks like it would be complicated […]

It has been rumored that Islam Makhachev will be getting the next title shot should he get past Bobby Green on Saturday. However, Conor McGregor could be someone the UFC would be interested in. Javier Mendez, Makhachev’s coach, was not happy with that possibility. Javier Mendez coaches at American Kickboxing Academy where he also works […]

Detroit Urban Survival Training’s Dale Brown surprised many people when it was announced that he would be in the corner of Joaquin Buckley at UFC Vegas 48. He was seen walking out with Buckley and everyone was excited to see what he would do in between rounds. Unfortunately, ESPN went to commercial instantly when the […]

Dale Brown and Joaquin Buckley blew up the internet on Saturday when the two were present at UFC Vegas 48. Buckley was fighting against Abdul Razak Alhassan and he asked the Detroit Urban Survival Training star to be in his corner. As Joaquin Buckley was making the walk to the cage, Dale Brown could be […]

Aljamain Sterling has been going through a lot heading into his big rematch against Petr Yan at UFC 273. The current bantamweight champion has been dealing with a lot of hate from the fans. Petr Yan has been adding to it by firing shots at Aljamain Sterling in the lead up to UFC 273. The […]

Jamahal Hill finds himself in an excellent position after beating Johnny Walker by knockout at UFC Vegas 48. The light heavyweight can call out just about anyone in the division and has shown that he’s a problem at 205. The UFC light heavyweight only has one person that he wants to fight next. The always […]

Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul are linked together on a key issue with the UFC. Both have had their issues with the organization relating to the issue of fighter pay. Francis Ngannou recently released a video on his YouTube channel where he talked about the way the UFC is treating him. The heavyweight champion made […]

Shelton Benjamin recently opened up on the passing of Shad Gaspard back in 2020. The WWE star was asked about his friend and what his reaction was to passing. Shelton Benjamin was a guest on the Out Of Character with Ryan Satin podcast. The WWE star gave a thoughtful response when asked about the passing […]

Francis Ngannou is famously looking to renegotiate his contract with the UFC after his successful title defense in January. The heavyweight world champion is currently in Cameroon but is set to return stateside this week. Francis Ngannou released a video on his YouTube channel where he gave an update on the contract situation with the […]

Jim Miller reminded another newcomer why he’s considered a UFC legend, this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 48. Miller knocked out Nikolas Motta in the second round and became tied for most wins in the UFC with 23. The career lightweight has no plans on retiring but is realistic about the fights he needs to […]

Jamie Pickett had quite the surprising loss at UFC Vegas 48 against Kyle Daukaus on Saturday. He was caught in a d’arce choke but the round was over in a few seconds. All he had to do was try to stay awake. The North Carolina native found himself forced to tap at the very last […]

Khamzat Chimaev has been making waves in the UFC and part of that is from his crazy quotes. The Swedish-Russian fighter started off by saying he wanted to ‘smesh everybody’ and things have been getting bigger ever since. The UFC welterweight recently revealed that he wasn’t satisfied with simply becoming a champion. Khamzat Chimaev wants […]

Jamahal Hill and Johny Walker are set to clash in the main event of UFC Vegas 48. They were supposed to be the co-main event but the original clash was forced off of the card. Now we have two high-level strikers set to clash in a very important light heavyweight contest. It is expected that […]

The co-main event of UFC Vegas 48 sees a 195 pound catchweight fight between Kyle Daukaus and Jamie Pickett. Daukaus was originally supposed to take on Julian Marquez but ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis’ was forced to pull out due to injury. Pickett stepped in on short notice, the main event was rescheduled, and now they’re […]

Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision at UFC 271 last week. The fight was very close and some have said that they thought the Australian won the fight. The only rounds that were clear in the fight at UFC 271 were rounds 1 and 5. Israel Adesanya won the first round and Robert […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired but that hasn’t stopped the former UFC champion from giving his opinion on hot topics in the fighting world. He was recently asked about a fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. The fight is an interesting one considering they could fight in the UFC or in boxing. Things get very […]

Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns have been rumored to fight for months. The two are expected to clash at UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Florida in April. The two have agreed to fight each other but no contracts have been signed. Khamzat Chimaev is expected to get a big step-up in competition should he fight Gilbert […]

Ciryl Gane surprised many people when he went for a leg lock during his fight with Francis Ngannou at UFC 270. The submission attempt was considered a ‘low IQ move’ by the Frenchman. Ciryl Gane’s coach, Fernand Lopez justified the move by saying that the reaction would have been different if he was successful. The […]