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Jon Jones put the light heavyweight division on notice!
Jon “Bones” Jones (22-1 MMA) is currently on the sidelines waiting to receive punishment from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), this for his failed pre-fight drug test from UFC 200 this past July. The pound-for-pound great has been rather silent on social media in recent weeks, but that all changed yesterday evening when Jones […]
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Jose Aldo discusses his meeting with Dana White and the UFC
Current UFC interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo met with Dana White and UFC officials this afternoon in Las Vegas to discuss his fighting future. Immediately following the meeting, which took place at UFC headquarters, Aldo was interviewed by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Here is what the Brazilian legend had to say: LIVE on #Periscope: Aldo https://t.co/4SnA47liHc […]
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Breaking ! Chael Sonnen vs. Tito Ortiz set for January 21
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen will take place under the Bellator banner on January 21 live from The Forum in Los Angeles. Bellator president Scott Coker posted the following on Twitter following the bouts announcement on SportsCenter. Just announced on @SportsCenter, […]
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Ben Askren calls out Georges St-Pierre following news of free agency
Following news of former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges Saint Pierre becoming a free agent, ONE FC champion Ben Askren has officially called out GSP. The longtime UFC champ broke the news of his free agency on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, and Askren must have been listening, as he tweeted this just minutes after […]
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BREAKING! Georges St-Pierre announces that he is now a free agent
Shocking news broke on today’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre announced that he has terminated his contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is now a free agent. Huge news! Georges St. Pierre tells @arielhelwani on #TheMMAHour he has terminated his contract with the UFC. — […]
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VIDEO | Dana White discusses the return of Nick Diaz
https://youtu.be/jufXQ-rfuaA Nick Diaz has not competed inside of the octagon since his unanimous decision loss to Anderson Silva at 183 which occurred in January of 2015. That loss was eventually turned in to a no-contest, this after “The Spider” tested positive for steroids in his post-fight drug test. In addition to Silva’s failure, Nick Diaz […]
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UFC Fight Night 100 Fight Card
The octagon will return to Brazil on November 19 for UFC Fight Night 100. The historic event will be headlined by a light heavyweight rematch featuring Ryan Bader taking on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. “Darth” and “Lil Nog” first met way back in September of 2010 at UFC 119 in Indianapolis, with Bader emerging victorious via […]
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Conor McGregor: “I don’t think Eddie Alvarez poses any threat”
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has always been one to speak his mind. The brash Irishman, who will challenge Eddie Alvarez for the UFC’s lightweight title on November 12 in New York, recently did a Fan Q&A with the LAD Bible where he gave his take on Alvarez as an opponent. “You know, I don’t […]
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PHOTOS | Conor McGregor is focused on his wrestling ahead of UFC 205
Conor McGregor is busy preparing for his upcoming 155-pound title fight with current UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. McGregor and Alvarez will meet in the headlining bout of UFC 205 on November 12, which takes place inside New York’s historic Madison Square Garden arena. Most fans and analysts believe that Eddie Alvarez will look to […]
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Report | The UFC will soon be “a very, very different company”
According to a new report from Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer (via Forbes) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will look like a completely different company come the new year (2017). “Joe Silva and Dave Sholler are the big names to go so far, but they won’t be the last. WME-IMG want to bring in their own […]
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PHOTO | Nate Diaz takes a shot at rival Conor McGregor
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz recently took to his Instagram where he posted the following photo with the caption “I was ready for round 3 that night were you?”, clearly taking shot at his rival Conor McGregor. I was ready for round 3 that nite were you ? A photo posted by natediaz209 […]
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Jose Aldo: “If I continue in the sport, I want to see money!”
Current UFC interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo will meet with UFC president Dana White next week to discuss his fighting future. The Brazilian standout recently requested his release from the promotion and went as far as to say that he would be willing to take a dive in his next fight if the UFC did not grant him his […]
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Conor McGregor on UFC 205 post-fight announcement “Don’t blink. It’s going to be big!”
Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has confirmed that he will be making a major announcement following his UFC 205 lightweight title fight with Eddie Alvarez this November in New York. McGregor has remained tight-lipped about the announcement and recently told MMAJunkie that he will not be spilling the beans until his business with Eddie […]
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Vitor Belfort: “I’m not retired. ‘The Phenom’ is back!”
Earlier this afternoon we reported that mixed martial arts legend Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort was hanging up his gloves and retiring from the fight game. Belfort had taken to Instagram and posted the following photo which included the statement “I decided that I will end this chapter of my life looking at the mirror and recognizing […]
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Conor McGregor discusses Jose Aldo’s feud with the UFC
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor did a Facebook interview with The LAD Bible on Friday and was asked the following question by a fan who wrote in “Jose Aldo really wants a rematch, do you feel you will ever give him a rematch?” “Mystic Mac” responded to the question with an interesting theory: “You know, I don’t […]
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Conor McGregor: “The Irish mafia have strong links in Philadelphia, so Eddie knows my people!”
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor did a Facebook interview with The LAD Bible on Friday and was asked how he felt about fighting the American Eddie Alvarez on his home soil. The brash Irish superstar replied to the question with the following statement. “It is my home soil. New York is mine! Like I said the Irish […]
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Conor McGregor weighs in on a potential trilogy bout with Nate Diaz
Most fight fans would love to see a trilogy bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz put together by UFC officials. The rivals first met at March’s UFC 196 event in Las Vegas, this after Nate Diaz stepped up on short-notice to fill in for Rafael dos Anjos (the promotions lightweight champion at the time), who […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor says he will slap the heads off of scary clowns and Eddie Alvarez
https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/2940804295966741/ UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor participated in a Facebook interview with The LAD Bible earlier today where he answered questions on a number of different topics. One of those subjects was the recent scary-clown epidemic to which Conor responded with the following: “I’ve seen people dressed up as clowns or something like that.” What would you do […]
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Nine fights including event headliner Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov set for UFC Fight Night 102
A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Shamil Abdurakhimov will headline ‘UFC Fight Night 102’ in Albany, New York, on December 9. UFC officials just broke the news. The evenings co-main event will be a previously announced heavyweight bout featuring Anthony Hamilton taking on Francis Ngannou. The entire fight card will stream live on the […]
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Gegard Mousasi claims Conor McGregor threatened him with a knife
Former Strikeforce and Dream champion Gegard Mousasi picked up another big win this past Saturday in Machester when he scored a second-round TKO victory over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of UFC 204. The victory vaulted Mousasi in to the top 5 of the UFC’s stacked middleweight division and has him closer […]
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VIDEO | Dan “Hendo” Henderson Tribute
https://youtu.be/gY42WUhNJYk Mixed martial arts legend Dan Henderson retired from the sport this past Saturday in Manchester following his controversial decision loss to Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC 204. In the above tribute video (created by BrattMamley MMA), we take a look back at some of the greatest fights and finishes of Dan […]
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BEEF! Cat Zingano and Amanda Nunes go to WAR on Twitter
News broke earlier today that current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will make her first title defense at December’s UFC 207 event in Las Vegas when she squares off with former title holder Ronda Rousey. Amanda Nunes is currently riding an impressive four-fight win streak, her latest being a title-capturing first-round submission victory over […]
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Report | MMA legend Don Frye hospitalized and not doing well
According to a report, mixed martials arts legend Don “The Predator” Frye is currently in a Los Angeles Hospital and not doing well. MMA.TV member “ocbadapple” took to the popular forum and reported the following news: “Apparently Don has been at Cedars Sinai for about a week and has had some issues , with among […]
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Gegard Mousasi likes Michael Bisping but would beat him “easy”
Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi picked up an impressive second-round TKO victory over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort at yesterday’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England. (Watch the highlights here). The victory marked Mousasi’s third in a row, as he had previously scored victories over Thiago Santos and Thales Leites respectively. The Armenian spoke about […]
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PHOTO | Cody Garbrandt sends Dominick Cruz an image of how he will look following their fight
It’s no secret that UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and surging contender Cody Garbrandt don’t like each other. The two 135-pound fighters have been trading verbal shots for months – so much so, in fact, that it is starting to look like contenders such as TJ Dillashaw, Bryan Caraway and Jimmie Rivera will be skipped over to book the Cruz […]
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PHOTOS | UFC champion Michael Bisping looks very different following his rematch with Hendo
Despite being dropped on multiple occasions in the opening ten minutes of his main event title fight with Dan Henderson at UFC 204, Michael “The Count” Bisping was able to comeback and outpoint “Hendo” in the later rounds of the contest on route to a unanimous decision victory, thus retaining his UFC middleweight championship. With […]
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UFC 204 Bonus Report
Last night’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England, delivered some memorable fights and a whopping nine finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at yesterday’s UFC 204 post-fight press conference. Those $50,000 ‘UFC 204’ bonuses went to the following fighters: Performance of the night bonus – […]
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PHOTO | Judges scorecards from UFC 204 Henderson vs. Bisping main event
Michael Bisping scored a unanimous decision victory over Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 204 yesterday in Manchester, thus retaining his UFC middleweight championship. “The Count” was nearly finished in the fight’s opening round, this after Henderson landed one of his famous “H-Bombs” which sent Michael crashing to the canvas. Unfortunately for fans […]