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Tyron Woodley’s trainer has made an eye-opening revelation regarding one of the most talked about issues involving the knockout loss to Jake Paul. The rematch between YouTube star-turned-pro boxer Jake Paul and former UFC champion Tyron Woodley is one of the biggest fights that happened in the past year. The fight ended with Paul clearly […]

Francis Ngannou is one of the most feared strikers in the UFC and it appears he wants to take his talents to the boxing ring. Ahead of a massive heavyweight bout with Ciryl Gane, which is the last fight under his current contract with the UFC, Ngannou has aspirations to battle it out with Tyson […]

John McCarthy is the latest person to speak out on Kevin Lee fighting Diego Sanchez in his debut for Eagle FC. Many in the MMA world are unhappy with the fight as they feel it isn’t fair. Diego Sanchez and Kevin Lee are at two very different points in their MMA careers. John McCarthy is […]

Jake Paul has made it a habit to call out UFC fighters for his boxing matches. Chael Sonnen has offered up a theory on why he’s choosing UFC fighters and not people that aren’t in business with Dana White. Jake Paul has long had a feud with UFC President Dana White and wants to get […]

Israel Adesanya heads into his rematch with Robert Whittaker dead set on beating him a second time. The UFC middleweight champion appears to be even more motivated for the second fight. He heard the former UFC champion admit that he got in his head. Israel Adesanya plans to use that as motivation heading into the […]

UFC President Dana White famously hates boxing promoters. He has been in feuds with multiple promoters like Bob Arum and Oscar de la Hoya. Dana White is very proud of what he has done with the UFC. He doesn’t see himself in the same light as the boxing promoters. “When me and my partners got […]

Colby Covington has made it a habit to fire shots at everyone, even fighters he would never fight. Recently he went after former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and questioned his legacy. He believes Charles Oliveira negatively impacts the Russian’s legacy. Colby Covington doesn’t believe Khabib Nurmagomedov has fought someone well-rounded or even a decent […]

Miesha Tate is in a strange spot in her UFC career as she’s still hoping to fight for a belt before retiring. She has a few things in her way including her teammate Julianna Pena being champion in her weight class. Miesha Tate recently teased that she could move down to flyweight. The move could […]

Kevin Lee has had the opportunity to look back on his career and see what he would do differently looking back, after being released from the UFC. Sean O’Malley is doing things he wished he could have done. Sean O’Malley has been very selective with the fights he takes and the opportunities he wants to […]

Forrest Griffin is a retired mixed martial arts fighter and a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He is inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 is currently serving as the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute. In this article, we will take a look at his journey and Forrest Griffin’s […]

UFC president has provided an update on Francis Ngannou’s contract situation amid tension between the all parties. Things have not gone down well between Francis Ngannou and the UFC since the promotion decided to have an interim heavyweight champion. More issues with Ngannou’s contract soon followed suit as claims of the reigning champ set to […]

Julianna Pena shocked the MMA world when she submitted Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. The submission was met with some doubt from fans as many felt the submission was more of Nunes looking for a way out than it was Pena finding a good choke. The new UFC bantamweight champion has spoken out on those […]

Kevin Lee has made some big changes in his MMA career now that he is no longer with the UFC. The former interim title challenger has signed with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion, Eagle FC, and is set to be the first MMA fighter paid in bitcoin. MMA is embracing the cryptocurrency side of things as Kevin […]

Dana White and Joe Rogan have been with the UFC since the late 90s. The two are today seen as the biggest faces of the company and many can’t help but picture them when talking about the UFC and its rich history. Rogan, however, has been heavily criticized for his role in the UFC lately […]

Teddy Atlas has seen many boxers become big stars and he can see who has that kind of potential in the UFC. Sean O’Malley appears to be someone that has impressed the legendary boxing trainer. Sean O’Malley has been lighting it up in the UFC ever since he joined in 2017. Teddy Atlas sees him […]

Kevin Lee is on the same boat as those that believe former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is the greatest of all time at his weight class. Many argue that current champion Kamaru Usman could eventually surpass him. Former UFC lightweight Kevin Lee recently appeared on the Schmozone podcast and detailed what exactly Kamaru Usman […]

Sean O’Malley has made it no secret that he plans on treating his UFC career like a business rather than some sort of fun hobby. He has been taking things slow and saying ‘no’ whenever he feels like it’s appropriate. The UFC bantamweight has made it clear he wouldn’t fight anyone ranked without a big […]

Royce Gracie is a pioneer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a UFC Hall of Famer, and is one of the most influential figures in mixed martial arts history. He also popularized Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the MMA world. In this article, however, we will take a look at his journey and Royce Gracie’s net worth in […]

Anthony Pettis is a mixed martial arts fighter who is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. He previously fought in the Lightweight and Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and he was also a former UFC Lightweight Champion. In this article, we will take a look at Anthony Pettis’ net worth in 2021. Net […]

Reigning UFC welterweight Kamaru Usman was told of the only way he could surpass all-time great Georges St-Pierre. After successfully defending his UFC welterweight belt for five consecutive times, Kamaru Usman is now being placed on same footing as former welterweight king Georges St-Pierre. Fans often debate about who should be hailed as the division’s […]

Chael Sonnen is a retired mixed martial artist. He is regarded as one of the best MMA fighters to have never won a UFC Championship. He is also regarded as one of the greatest trash talkers in MMA history. In this article, however, we will take a look at Chael Sonnen’s net worth in 2021. […]

It seems Jake Paul can just do anything he wants at this point. After his sensational knockout of former UFC star Tyron Woodley in their much-hyped boxing match a few days ago, Paul is ready to scale higher goals. Quite literally. According to Jennifer Gould of the New York Post, Paul was spotted in Miami […]

Amid the behind-the-scenes tension between the UFC and Francis Ngannou’s camp, his manager has finally addressed a few things. When the UFC decided to have an interim champions for the heavyweight division, reigning champ Francis Ngannou and his team did not appreciate it. There has been a back and forth about the issue, and then […]

Many were shocked to see Amanda Nunes lose to Julianna Pena at UFC 269. Amanda Ribas understands why the fight went the way it did, she felt something very similar in her fight against Marina Rodriguez. Amanda Ribas offers up some theories on what could have happened at UFC 269. It could have been something […]

Stephen Thompson lost his last fight to Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 45 and many people have pushed for him to retire. Thompson is almost 40 and it’s only natural for people to expect him to call it a career. The UFC welterweight feels he’s still in great shape and isn’t ready to call it […]

Teddy Atlas has been giving his opinion on UFC fighters wanting to cross over into boxing. He’s seen as an expert because he is one of the best boxing trainers and follows the sports of MMA very closely. Kamaru Usman recently came out and said he wanted to box Canelo Alvarez. The UFC champion was […]

Dominick Cruz has some fun options ahead of him after beating Pedro Munhoz at UFC 269. Jose Aldo has emerged as one of those options next. The fight could make sense for both men as they are in the hunt for a title shot at bantamweight. The two former UFC champions could participate in a […]

Trevor Wittman has done great things with Kamaru Usman ever since the UFC welterweight champion made the move out to train Colorado. They have been knocking off everyone at welterweight and there are only a few names left including Leon Edwards. Kamaru Usman did face Leon Edwards back in 2015. The Nigerian-American used his wrestling […]

Chael Sonnen likes to take a look at all the UFC fights and take a look at them from a betting perspective. He took a look look at the next expected lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje. There is one big factor in Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje for people that like […]

Jake Paul has been wanting to box some of the biggest fighters in the UFC. He’s mostly circling some of the bigger names like Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. Dana White is the biggest obstacle to all of those fights. Dana White has only allowed one fighter to go out and box. That was when […]

Famed UFC referee John McCarthy has opened up about the true Nick Diaz that people are not aware of. Throughout his entire UFC career, Nick, as well as his younger bother Nathan Diaz, has been viewed as a thug. However, contrary to what was already written on his legacy, “Big” John McCarthy reckoned that Nick […]

Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor has deep admiration towards everything Conor McGregor has done for the UFC and combat sports. Only few would argue that Conor McGregor is no special fighter, especially in the UFC. Even to this day, when some believe that he’s already past his prime, he’s still widely considered as a commodity […]

Francis Ngannou has serious beef with Ciryl Gane’s coach, Fernand Lopez. The UFC heavyweight champion’s former coach went out and made some big claims about Ngannou not wanting Gane in the UFC. Fernand Lopez claims that Francis Ngannou told the UFC that Ciryl Gane was not ready for the big promotion. Ngannou finally addressed the […]

Chris Weidman has a great legacy as a former UFC middleweight champion and the man to dethrone the arguable GOAT, Anderson Silva. He knows a thing or two about legacy’s and he didn’t hold back when speaking about Tyron Woodley’s. Tyron Woodley was once in the conversation for the greatest UFC welterweight of all time […]

It is well documented that while UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou has no problems with Ciryl Gane, he does have beef with his coach, Fernand Lopez. The issues between the two continue regarding the sparring footage that was released recently. Francis Ngannou made some bold claims about the footage and wasn’t too happy with his […]

Belal Muhammad has a big fight in front of him after beating Colby Covington at UFC Vegas 45. It appears like that could be a huge fight with Colby Covington. Belal Muhammad has serious beef with Colby Covington and he’s not afraid to express his hatred for the former title challenger. The UFC welterweight has […]

It appears Charles Oliveira may have been blindsided when Dustin Poirier offered to donate a huge sum after their fight at UFC 269. It seemed like a good thing at the time but the Brazilian reveals it’s not that simple. The public statement from Dustin Poirier meant that everyone heard what Charles Oliveira was receiving. […]

Clay Guida had a huge comeback earlier this year against Leonardo Santos. The UFC veteran was on the verge of getting TKO’d when he toughed it out to submit his opponent in an incredibly gutsy performance. The victory had many people calling it the ‘comeback of the year.’ The UFC legend broke down exactly what […]

It has long been said that Conor McGregor gets special treatment from the UFC and Dana White. He often got to break the rules and skip the line for title shots. Dana White has finally come out and confirmed that Conor McGregor does get special treatment and he explained to Daniel Cormier why that is. […]