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Everyone seemed to be in agreement that Justin Gaethje’s fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 268 was the fight of the year. Everyone except Justin Gaethje that is… Justin Gaethje didn’t feel like it was exciting and he blames himself. The UFC lightweight felt like he was trying to win more than he was trying […]

Israel Adesanya did not appreciate Robert Whittaker’s comments about how he would use his only loss in MMA to help beat him. The UFC champion took some time but he responded back in typical fashion. Israel Adesanya may have one the first fight almost three years ago but that doesn’t mean he plans to use […]

Jose Aldo and TJ Dillashaw have been a dream fight for many people since the Brazilian moved down to bantamweight. They were UFC champions at the same time and many see it as a sort of ‘super-fight.’ TJ Dillashaw was recently asked about it in an interview with ESPN. The former UFC bantamweight champion thinks […]

Things between Francis Ngannou and the UFC are going to keep getting ugly as the two sides look to renegotiate and settle on a new contract. The UFC even managed to fire some shots at Francis Ngannou before his fight with Ciryl Gane. The UFC heavyweight champion revealed that his manager, Marquel Martin, received an […]

Jake Paul has opted to keep his feud with UFC President Dana White going. The YouTuber turned boxer has been advocating for better pay and benefits for fighters in the UFC. Jake Paul announced on Twitter that he has purchased stock in the UFC and that technically makes him an owner. He’s hoping it leads […]

Vanessa Demopoulos made the most of her second fight in the UFC by putting on quite a memorable performance. The now full-time fighter managed a huge submission comeback after getting dropped and jumped into Joe Rogan’s arms. Vanessa Demopoulos made sure that even people who don’t watch the prelims knew about her after the crazy […]

Beneil Dariush is set to take on one of the scariest UFC contenders at lightweight on February 26. He faces Russia’s Islam Makhachev in a main event fight that’s expected to reveal the next number one contender. Beniel Dariush spoke to the media at UFC 270 and made his thoughts on Islam Makhachev clear. Dariush […]

Dana White is probably most often asked about Conor McGregor and when he’s set to return. The UFC President often finds himself answering questions about the Irishman and things have not changed. Conor McGregor has not fought since July 2021 after fracturing his ankle against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Many are excited about his […]

Deiveson Figueiredo has plenty of options now that he’s the new UFC flyweight champion. He won the belt after defeating Brandon Moreno by decision at UFC 270. There are a few options for Deiveson Figueiredo after UFC 270 but things get tricky as he has fought almost everyone at the top of the division. Many […]

Ciryl Gane suffered his first-ever loss at UFC 270 and he took it with grace and honor. The Frenchman was challenging Francis Ngannou in order to unify the UFC heavyweight championships. Ciryl Gane may never get the chance to fight Francis Ngannou again should he not re-sign with the UFC. The Frenchman actually wants him […]

Henry Cejudo was a big part of Deiveson Figueiredo’s win over Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 on Saturday. The former two-division champion was in the Brazilian’s corner and was a huge part of his training camp. The scores were all over the place after the co-main event and some people had Brandon Moreno beating Deiveson […]

Kamaru Usman was in Francis Ngannou’s corner cheering him on during his win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. The Nigerian is good friends with the heavyweight champion and has been supporting him as much as possible. The two champions have bonded over their African roots, the UFC is still building up the Africans on […]

Eric Nicksick was one of the few people that knew about Francis Ngannou’s knee injury heading into UFC 270. Nicksick is Ngannou’s head coach and has been doing great work with the heavyweight champion. It seemed like everyone was telling Francis Ngannou to pull out of UFC 270. The heavyweight champion and his team had […]

Justin Gaethje has made his feelings clear for months about what he wants next in his UFC career. ‘The Highlight’ wants a title shot and no one, not even Conor McGregor, is going to stop him from getting the next crack at Charles Oliveira. Conor McGregor has been pushing to fight Charles Oliveira next and […]

Francis Ngannou surprised many people when he pulled out the wrestling at UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane. Michael Bisping was left surprised and impressed by the decision to change up his fight style. The UFC heavyweight champion is known for keeping fights standing and landing bombs to knock out his opponent. The wrestling he pulled […]

UFC 270 was a strange event as Francis Ngannou became a wrestler, Ciryl Gane showed low fight IQ, Deiveson Figueiredo is champion again, and Brandon Moreno has beef with the new champion’s coach. It was a strange night of fights but not necessarily a memorable one. There were many opinions on the way the main […]

Francis Ngannou shocked the UFC world on Saturday night when he defeated Cyril Gane via decision at UFC 270. Ngannou, typically a knockout artist, displayed previously unseen skill on the ground, managing a barrage of takedowns against Gane en route to his unanimous victory. Well, after his statement showing on Saturday, Ngannou appears to have […]

Francis Ngannou fought through adversity to beat Ciryl Gane in a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event at UFC 270 on Saturday, unifying the heavyweight title in the process. Ngannou revealed after the fight that he recently tore his MCL and also suffered an ACL injury. Ngannou’s doctor advised him not to go […]

Francis Ngannou is preparing for UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane on Saturday, the last fight under his current contract and Dana White has spoken out on the situation, with the heavyweight champ making it clear he wants to make more money. This is what White had to say, via TMZ Sports: “I’ve been in contract […]

Francis Ngannou is set to take on Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270. It has been confirmed that Kamaru Usman will be in his corner for the huge title fight. The UFC welterweight champion was asked about the upcoming fight by MMAJunkie. Kamaru Usman explained what he’s seeing out of Francis Ngannou […]

Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington is going to be a great fight between two men that used to be best friends. The main event of UFC 272 is seen as a striker vs wrestler matchup. Sean O’Malley sees the fight as being a lot closer than many are expecting. Many, including Chael Sonnen, are expecting […]

Ciryl Gane spent most of the UFC 270 press conference going back and forth with Francis Ngannou about a situation that happened in sparring. Ngannou claims he knocked out Gane with a left high kick. Ciryl Gane confirmed that Francis Ngannou hurt him with the kick but that was the extent of it. The UFC […]

It was recently announced that former UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was leaving her longtime gym of American Top Team. This came after her shocking submission loss to Julianna Pena back in December. There was plenty of speculation as to why with many thinking it could have something to do with the loss at UFC […]

Sean O’Malley and UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling have had a bit of an odd back and forth. The two were going at it over some recent comments about Sterling headlining a pay-per-view. It doesn’t seem like Sean O’Malley meant to be malicious in his comments. The UFC bantamweight clarified the situation on his podcast […]

Francis Ngannou has emerged as a star outside of the MMA world and he’s now talking to some of the biggest celebrities in the world. Recently, the UFC heavyweight champion revealed how speaking to Dwayne Johnson, AKA ‘The Rock’ inspires him. Francis Ngannou was recently on The Daily Show, where he spoke about The Rock. […]

Deiveson Figueiredo was recently asked about Cody Garbrandt now that the former UFC bantamweight champion has dropped down to flyweight. The Brazilain did not disappoint and certainly did not hold back. The former UFC flyweight champion was recently on MMAFighting’s Trocação Franca podcast where he was asked about Cody Garbrandt. Deiveson Figueiredo had no problem getting […]

UFC 272 has a lot at stake and that could include a fight against the former light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. Francis Ngannou had been in talks to face him for a long time and had shown interest in the bout. Francis Ngannou was recently asked about the idea of facing Jon Jones next on […]

Sean O’Malley is the latest fighter to make his pick for the upcoming fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. The bout is a very hard one to predict and many are very excited about it. The fight has been oversimplified and many are looking at it as a power puncher vs […]

The main event of UFC 270 sees an excellent heavyweight title fight between two former training partners, Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. It’s time to continue our UFC odds series with a Ngannou-Gane prediction and pick. Both men come into the fight as UFC champions with Ngannou the actual champion and Gane the interim champion. […]

The co-main event of UFC 270 sees the trilogy fight between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo go down in what will most likely be the very last fight between them. So far, they’ve met three times in less than two years. The UFC flyweights fought to a draw in December 2020 and Brandon Moreno won […]

Fernand Lopez has said quite a lot of things about Francis Ngannou leading up to his UFC 270 title fight against Ciryl Gane. Lately, he has been saying more positive things and getting honest. Fernand Lopez admits it’s going to be weird coaching against Francis Ngannou after their history together. They went through a lot […]

Marvin Vettori and Israel Adesanya are never going to be friends, that much has been made very clear. The UFC middleweights have been firing shots at each other and Vettori has shown no signs of slowing down. Marvin Vettori has been criticizing Israel Adesanya and the way he fights. The UFC middleweight champion doesn’t like […]

Chael Sonnen recently talked about Jorge Masvidal taking on Colby Covington at UFC 270. He noted that the fight was very risky for Jorge Masvidal and very likely his last stand. Jorge Masvidal recently appeared on The MMA Hour and addressed the comments Chael Sonnen made. The UFC welterweight wasn’t exactly thrilled about it. “I […]

Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane have been taking turns telling stories of knocking each other out in training. Ahead of UFC 270, the fighters have been going at each other with subtle digs. Fernand Lopez told a story of Ciryl Gane knocking out Francis Ngannou with a liver shot in sparring. The UFC heavyweight champion […]

UFC President Dana White has his hands full when it comes to the future of the heavyweight division. Francis Ngannou wants a new contract with very specific terms and Jon Jones has been teasing a move to the division for almost a decade. All signs point to Jon Jones moving to heavyweight with the former […]

Tyson Chartier has a lot of experience in the world of MMA and working with some of the top fighters in the UFC. He’s currently the manager of top bantamweight Rob Font and top featherweight Calvin Kattar. Tyson Chartier has heard plenty of stories from fighters reaching out to him. Many only have the goal […]

Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane have found themselves in a weird position heading into UFC 270. They don’t have beef but the build-up makes it seem like they. It’s all a very strange situation. The UFC heavyweight champion was recently asked if he was friends with Ciryl Gane. Francis Ngannou did not hold back as […]

Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo are set to meet for a trilogy fight at UFC 270. The two have had a complicated relationship throughout their fights starting back in 2020. Brandon Moreno was asked recently about his relationship with Deiveson Figueiredo heading into UFC 270. The Mexican champion only had positive things to say about […]

It seems like Nate Diaz vs Dustin Poirier is the fight everyone wants but is never going to happen. The UFC appears to be working on the matchup but no one can come to an agreement. Dustin Poirier has been flirting with the idea of moving up to welterweight after two title shots at lightweight. […]