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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. […]

Alex Volkanovski has been firing plenty of shots at everyone after Max Holloway fell out of their title fight. He especially went after Yair Rodriguez ahead of UFC 273. Yair Rodriguez has often been in the line of fire with the UFC featherweight champion going at him for his lack of fight time. Alex Volkanovski […]

Dana White and Henry Cejudo have been going back and forth lately as the former UFC champion has been hoping to come back for a third title in another division. The UFC President recently shut that down. The UFC President was recently on a Barstool Sports podcast where he talked about what Henry Cejudo has […]

Dan Hardy is a great analyst and has the ability to break down many great fights. Recently he was asked to take a look at Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270. Dan Hardy sees a lot of factors heading into the fight including the way both men approach the […]

Kevin Holland has managed to get two big run-ins with the police in 2021. He had a positive situation when he helped to stop a car thief. The second one was not positive for the UFC welterweight. His second situation also involved a car. The UFC welterweight details what happened after his last fight. “I […]

Deiveson Figueiredo has been training with Jon Jones at Fight Ready over in Arizona. He was recently asked to make his pick for the potential Ciryl Gane vs Jon Jones fight after UFC 270. The former UFC champion detailed how Jon Jones trains in the gym. He spoke about it on MMAFighting‘s Portuguese-language podcast. “I […]

Ciryl Gane has a lot going on as he heads into his UFC 270 title fight against Francis Ngannou on Saturday. There’s a lot of talk about the relationship between both men and somehow, Jon Jones has entered the conversation as well. Ciryl Gane prides himself on being authentic no matter what. In a recent […]

Chael Sonnen recently gave his take on Jorge Masvidal fighting Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 272. The fight is a huge grudge match and currently, Covington is the favorite to win it. Chael Sonnen was surprised Jorge Masvidal took the fight and gave him great praise for it. He feels like the […]

Giga Chikadze has found himself in a tough spot in the UFC after losing his last fight against Calvin Kattar. He was doing a lot of talking and wanted to fight Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title. Now the fight will not be happening and everyone is firing shots at the Georgian UFC fighter. Alexander […]

Chael Sonnen wants there to be a little more at stake for the main event of UFC 272. Currently, it’s a grudge match between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal with only pride currently at stake. Chael Sonnen thinks the main event could potentially be for the BMF title that was created back in November for […]

Aljamain Sterling got brutally honest recently when he discussed steroids in the sport of MMA. The UFC bantamweight champion has been firing shots at everyone who’s gotten in trouble for PEDs. The UFC champion has been going after TJ Dillashaw and calling him ‘needleshaw’ after his suspension for EPO. Aljamain Sterling thinks the punishment should […]

Calvin Kattar had a lot of disrespect heading into his fight against Giga Chikadze on Saturday. Many were picking the UFC featherweight to get destroyed in the first round and plenty of other fun comments. There was a lot of talk about Giga Chikadze getting the next title shot even before getting in the cage […]

Miesha Tate is one of the many women UFC fighters that get asked daily by fans to make an OnlyFans account. It doesn’t have to take much imagination to realize it’s not for her cooking skills or her music. The amount of requests she receives is astonishing. She recently spoke out about making an OnlyFans […]

The fight between Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou is full of storylines and has shown no signs of slowing down heading into UFC 270. The two were former training partners and now they’re set to fight for the heavyweight championship. Francis Ngannou has been very vocal about his contract situation. Ciryl Gane was recently asked […]

Fernand Lopez and Francis Ngannou have had a very famous falling out stemming back to the first Stipe Miocic fight. The UFC heavyweight champion then split after his fight with Derrick Lewis. Fernand Lopez has been very vocal about his relationship with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Despite everything that was said, Lopez does have […]

Henry Cejudo has been pushing hard to make a return to the UFC by getting a featherweight title shot. He recently had a window when Max Holloway fell out of the fight with Alexander Volkanovski. Dana White was quick to shut it down. The UFC President was asked about Henry Cejudo getting a title shot […]

The UFC surprised everyone last week when it was announced that they would be increasing the pay-per-view prices to $74.99. Dana White was recently asked about the increase during the latest event’s post-fight press conference. There was a lot of backlash and many were blaming the UFC for the increase in prices. Video’s even surfaced […]

Jake Collier kicked off 2022 in excellent fashion by getting a quick submission over Chase Sherman in a UFC co-main event. He now finds himself able to call his own shots for whom he wants to fight next. Jake Collier has plenty of options but it seems that there is a UFC legend that he’s […]

There was quite a surprise when it was announced that Jon Jones would be training with Henry Cejudo at Fight Ready in Arizona. The move was an interesting one for the former UFC champion as they do things very differently. Henry Cejudo recently explained to MMAJunkie Radio how the gym does not operate like a […]

Katlyn Chookagian finds herself in a complicated spot as she is no longer under contract with the UFC. Her contract came to an end after her fight with Jennifer Maia at UFC Vegas 46 this past weekend. Katlyn Chookagian finds herself in an odd spot as she wants to continue with the UFC but isn’t […]

Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya had some beef heading into their first fight back at UFC 263. Looking back, that may have been what led to Whittaker losing. That’s what the former UFC champion said recently in an interview. Robert Whittaker admits Israel Adesanya got in his head. “I got in my own head so […]

Alex Pereira has been firing shots at Israel Adesanya ever since he got into the UFC. They were rivals in kickboxing where they fought two times with the Brazilian winning both fights. Alex Pereira has recently upped the trash talking as he recalled a time where he made the UFC champion cry. It was after […]

Alexander Volkanovski found himself without an opponent for a few days after Max Holloway was injured and forced to withdraw from their fight. Now, the champion is defending his belt against The Korean Zombie at UFC 273. The fight almost didn’t happen that way for a few reasons. Many were hoping Giga Chikadze would get […]

Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze put on a very exciting fight during the main event of UFC Vegas 46. The fight ended up being a one-sided affair as Kattar was able to take control and dominate the bout. The loss didn’t sit right with Giga Chikadze and he immediately spoke out after the fight. The […]

There have been a lot of rumblings lately about a potential fight in the future between boxing heavyweight Tyson Fury and UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou. The latter is heading into his final bout under contract with Dana White’s organization as he looks to retain his belt this weekend against Ciryl Gane. White was asked on […]

Calvin Kattar and Giga Cikadze were the first UFC main event of 2022 and boy did they kick things off with a bang. Chikadze was winning in the first half of the opening round until a slip saw Kattar find an opening for a takedown. After that, it was all Kattar as he won all […]

Greg Hardy could potentially find himself out of the UFC soon with his contract coming to an end. He recently talked about what his future would look like heading into his next fight. Greg Hardy only has one fight left on his current UFC contract. He was supposed to be fighting at UFC 270 but […]

Urijah Faber has a bit of a complicated future in the UFC. He hasn’t fought since he lost by TKO to Petr Yan. It seemed like he was retired after that fight. Cub Swanson recently called out Urijah Faber and now it looks like he could return to the UFC. Faber wants to make sure […]

Mark Hunt had a very complicated end to his time in the UFC. He filed a lawsuit with the company while still being an active fighter. He continued to fight multiple times until his contract ran out. He recently appeared on The MMA Hour and talked about his future in the sport. It looks like […]

Julianna Pena has past experience with former UFC champion Ronda Rousey. The two were both on The Ultimate Fighter show with Pena as a contestant and Rousey as a coach. Julianna Pena recently talked about her experience on the show. The current UFC champion revealed that Ronda Rousey was not nice to her. “We’re not […]

Daniel Cormier recently made some comments about Jon Jones moving up to heavyweight in the UFC. He thought Jones had no chance of beating Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou. Michael Bisping has recently come out and disagreed with his colleague. Michael Bisping actually likes Jon Jones chances should he move up to the UFC’s heavyweight […]

The big story heading into UFC 270 is Francis Ngannou and his UFC contract. The Cameroonian heavyweight champion has been honest about his contract and what he wants going forward. It was revealed that he would be staying in the UFC should he successfully defend his title due to the champion’s clause in his contract. […]

Giga Chikadze has a lot at stake as he takes on Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Vegas 46. Many are expecting him to get a title shot should he get past the ultra-tough Boston native. Giga Chikadze has big plans as he heads into his main event against Calvin Kattar. The UFC […]

Marlon Moraes followed the example of many UFC fighters and went over to train at Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand. The gym is very famous and many fighters have gone to Thailand just to train with the gym. Marlon Moraes recently spoke to MMAJunkie and talked about the nightmare he went through once he arrived […]

Tyson Chartier has been Calvin Kattar’s coach for a long time and knows his fighter better than anyone. He spoke out recently about his opponent, Giga Chikadze overlooking him and wanting a title shot ahead of their clash at UFC Vegas 46. Tyson Chartier spoke about Giga Chikadze wanting the next title shot despite having […]

The main event of UFC Vegas 46 sees an excellent striking battle between two featherweights, Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. The winner could either find themselves getting the next title shot or get very close to one. The stakes are very high for both men as they look to advance in both the division and […]

Promoters in MMA don’t usually tend to go after each other. UFC President Dana White will go after boxing promoters but it’s usually all respect with those in MMA. Chatri Sityodtong recently changed that up when he went after Dana White. Chatri Sityodtong recently went on The MMA Hour and had quite a lot to […]

Paddy Pimblett has continued to be a huge fan favorite now that he is with the UFC. There are a lot of talks on what he could do with the promotion and what cards he could headline, including Anfield in Liverpool. The UFC lightweight got brutally honest when talking about fighting at Anfield. He doesn’t […]