Category: MMA News

  • VIDEO | Wanderlei Silva sparring ahead of Chael Sonnen fight

    VIDEO | Wanderlei Silva sparring ahead of Chael Sonnen fight

    Quarta è dia de sparring , aí Vi o Robocop , me olhando de canto ( eu acho ) na oitava troca de parceiros , e disse vamos lá , a chinela cantou , o Homi tem a não pesada , brincadeiras a parte , ter Bons companheiros de treino è fundamental pra qualquer lutador […]

  • Jose Aldo also eyeing fight with former boxing champion

    Jose Aldo also eyeing fight with former boxing champion

    UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor certainly sparked a bit of a trend when he began to pursue a fight with undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. In the time since McGregor began to call for a fight with Mayweather, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva once again began to call for a showdown with Roy Jones […]

  • Charles Oliveira suspended by NYSAC

    Charles Oliveira suspended by NYSAC

    In a shocking move, Charles Oliveira has been suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission for his celebration following his first round submission win over Will Brooks. After winning the fight, Oliveira celebrated as many fighters do, by jumping the cage. That didn’t sit too well with the New York State Athletic Commission, who […]

  • Nate Diaz gets reduced penalty for UFC 202 bottle-throwing incident

    Nate Diaz gets reduced penalty for UFC 202 bottle-throwing incident

    Back in March of 2016, Nate Diaz shocked the world by tapping out the seemingly unbeatable Conor McGregor. Several months later, in the main event of August’s UFC 202, McGregor and Diaz went at it again. Unsurprisingly, the buildup to this anticipated rematch was highlighted by plenty of memorable trash talk and confrontations. The crescendo […]

  • Daniel Cormier once again defends holding towel at weigh-ins

    Daniel Cormier once again defends holding towel at weigh-ins

    UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier stirred up quite a bit of controversy on Friday at the UFC 210 early weigh-ins prior to his UFC 210 showdown with Anthony Johnson on Saturday evening. Cormier missed weight on his first attempt, weighing in at 206.2 pounds; 1.2 pounds over the light heavyweight title fight limit of […]

  • Jose Aldo on the state of the UFC: it’s not worth being the good guy anymore

    Jose Aldo on the state of the UFC: it’s not worth being the good guy anymore

    In a few short weeks, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will attempt to defend his title against interim featherweight champ Max Holloway. The two will share the main event spot of UFC 212, which will go down on June 3 in sun soaked Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In advance of this fight, Aldo and Holloway […]

  • UFC 210 medical suspensions

    UFC 210 medical suspensions

    This past weekend, the UFC hit New York for a highly anticipated night of fights headlined by a light heavyweight tilt between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson for the UFC light heavyweight championship. In the co-main event, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman looked to return to title contention as he fought Gegard Mousasi in […]

  • Daniel Cormier explains why UFC 210 weight cut was so difficult

    Daniel Cormier explains why UFC 210 weight cut was so difficult

    This past weekend at UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier defended his light heavyweight championship for the second time as he picked up a 2nd round submission win over Anthony Johnson in a highly anticipated affair. With that being said, there was quite a bit of controversy leading up to the fight given […]

  • Dana White gives update on Ronda Rousey’s future

    Dana White gives update on Ronda Rousey’s future

    On December 30th, 2016, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returned to the Octagon for a very highly anticipated return over a year following her devastating loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, which saw her lose the women’s bantamweight title. When Rousey returned to the Octagon she did so against reigning champion, Amanda […]

  • Joanna Jedrzejczyk expects to fight the UFC Kansas City co-main event winner next

    Joanna Jedrzejczyk expects to fight the UFC Kansas City co-main event winner next

    This weekend, in the co-main event of the UFC’s trip to Kansas City, Michelle Waterson and Rose Namajunas will collide in a crucial strawweight contender bout. The winner of this fight could well earn the next crack at the winner of Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade’s UFC 211 title fight – at least, that’s what […]

  • VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi gets thug life treatment following UFC 210 win

    VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi gets thug life treatment following UFC 210 win

    https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/851990376013602817 Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 210, streaking middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi scored an extremely valuable win over former middleweight champion Chris Weidman. Unfortunately, this win was not without controversy… The controversy began in the second round, when Mousasi seemed to be stealing the bout’s momentum. After sprawling on a Weidman takedown, […]

  • VIDEO | Gracie Breakdown: United Airlines Edition

    VIDEO | Gracie Breakdown: United Airlines Edition

    UNITED DRAG DEFENSES!!!6 techniques for EVERY traveler taught by Rener Gracie and Ryron Gracie! www.GracieUniversity.com – First 5 online Gracie Jiu-jitsu lessons free for 7 days only! Posted by Gracie Breakdown on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about United Airlines’ recent public relations nightmare. It began when […]

  • If it weren’t for “Cowboy”, Michelle Waterson never would have transitioned from ring girl to fighter

    If it weren’t for “Cowboy”, Michelle Waterson never would have transitioned from ring girl to fighter

    This Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 24, “The Karate Hottie” Michelle Waterson will take on long-time contender Rose Namajunas in a key strawweight bout. If she wins, she will emerge as one of the division’s top contenders, and could well earn herself a shot at Joanna Jedrzejczyk‘s ferociously guarded strawweight […]

  • Anderson Silva turns down offer to fight Yoel Romero

    Anderson Silva turns down offer to fight Yoel Romero

    Anderson Silva turns down offer to fight Yoel Romero During today’s UFC 212 press conference in Brazil, former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva told reporters that he had two potential opponents in mind for the June 3 pay-per-view event. “The Spider” indicated that he was interested in a rematch with former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz, […]

  • VIDEO | Michael Bisping says no fight date set due to a physical part of Georges St-Pierre’s manhood

    VIDEO | Michael Bisping says no fight date set due to a physical part of Georges St-Pierre’s manhood

    The next UFC middleweight title fight has been announced as champion Michael Bisping will defend his belt against former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre. This will be St-Pierre’s first fight since November 2013, where he fought Johny Hendricks in a welterweight title fight and walked away from the sport after winning a close split decision. […]

  • Results released for best fight in UFC history voted by ESPN fans

    Results released for best fight in UFC history voted by ESPN fans

    If you had to decide, which single bout would you vote on as the best fight in UFC history? Fans recently voted in a March Madness style voting bracket from ESPN where 16 fights were initially presented and the fans picked what they thought were the best fights in UFC history from their matchups. The […]

  • Michael Bisping blasts Chris Weidman for “Oscar Winning Performance” at UFC 210

    Michael Bisping blasts Chris Weidman for “Oscar Winning Performance” at UFC 210

    Michael Bisping blasts Chris Weidman for “Oscar Winning Performance” at UFC 210 Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a controversial TKO loss to surging division Gegard Mousasi in the co-main event of this past weekend’s UFC 210 pay-per-view fight card in Buffalo, New York. Just over the midway point of the fights second-round, Gegard […]

  • Coach John Kavanagh gives a timeline for Conor McGregor’s UFC return

    Coach John Kavanagh gives a timeline for Conor McGregor’s UFC return

    Coach John Kavanagh gives a timeline for Conor McGregor’s UFC return SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh recently took a trip “down under” in order to promote his memoirs “Win or Learn”. While in Australia, the famed coach was of coursed asked numerous questions regarding his star pupil, UFC lightweight champion of the world Conor […]

  • Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference

    Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference

    Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference UFC interim featherweight champion Max “Blessed” Holloway delivered a bold statement to reigning UFC 145-pound tile holder Jose Aldo at today’s UFC 212 press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The recently crowned UFC interim featherweight champion, Holloway, brought Jose Aldo […]

  • Anderson Silva shuts down Belfort and Rockhold, has two opponents in mind for UFC 212

    Anderson Silva shuts down Belfort and Rockhold, has two opponents in mind for UFC 212

    Anderson Silva shuts down Belfort and Rockhold, has two opponents in mind for UFC 212 Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva was slated to square off with surging division contender Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 212 on June 3 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Unfortunately for fight fans, news broke last week that Gastelum had been […]

  • Demetrious Johnson responds to Cody Garbrandt’s challenge

    Demetrious Johnson responds to Cody Garbrandt’s challenge

    UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is rapidly approaching Anderson Silva’s UFC record for most title defenses in UFC history. Johnson is currently set to fight Wilson Reis in a highly anticipated showdown this weekend, where he will move one step closer to breaking Silva’s record. With a win, Johnson will tie Silva’s record, however the […]

  • Anthony Johnson’s coach opens up on UFC 210 gameplan fiasco

    Anthony Johnson’s coach opens up on UFC 210 gameplan fiasco

    At UFC 210, light heavyweight top contender Anthony Johnson stepped into the Octagon with UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier for a highly anticipated rematch two years in the making. The showdown was a rather short one, as Johnson surprisingly opted to wrestle with Cormier rather than use his devastating knockout power to attempt to […]

  • Tyron Woodley targets July return, has two opponents in mind

    Tyron Woodley targets July return, has two opponents in mind

    Tyron Woodley targets July return, has two opponents in mind UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley scored a majority decision victory over Stephen Thompson at last month’s UFC 209 event in Las Vegas, thus retaining his 170-pound strap. “The Chosen One” took some time out of his busy schedule today to appear on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire […]

  • VIDEO | Tony Ferguson thinks it might be time for Nate Diaz to retire

    VIDEO | Tony Ferguson thinks it might be time for Nate Diaz to retire

    If things had gone Tony Ferguson’s way, he would have fought – and with a little luck, defeated – Khabib Nurmagomedov to win the UFC interim lightweight title at March’s UFC 209. Regrettably, Nurmagomedov was forced out of this contest on the eve of battle, and Ferguson was deprived of his shot at interim gold. […]

  • Holly Holm targeted to return in June against former title challenger

    Holly Holm targeted to return in June against former title challenger

    There has been speculation for quite some time regarding when former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm would be returning to the Octagon following her UFC 208 unanimous decision loss to Germaine De Randamie in a failed bid for the inaugural featherweight title. This week, MMAFighting confirmed reports that Holm is being targeted to return […]

  • Former champion offers to step in and fight Anderson Silva at UFC 212

    Former champion offers to step in and fight Anderson Silva at UFC 212

    Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has been absent from the Octagon since his June 2016 loss to Michael Bisping which saw the champion lose his title belt in the very first round. The loss to Bisping not only saw him lose the middleweight title, but also snapped a 5-fight win streak that spanned back […]

  • VIDEO | See Conor McGregor’s many cars, and learn how much they’re worth

    VIDEO | See Conor McGregor’s many cars, and learn how much they’re worth

    https://www.facebook.com/CarKeysGB/videos/1669099923393248/ While you can debate where he should be positioned on the MMA pound-for-pound list, you cannot debate Conor McGregor‘s status as the most financially successful fighter in the game. The Irishman, who is the former UFC featherweight champion and current UFC lightweight champion, has made more money than any other fighter in the history […]

  • Anthony Johnson’s coach explains being MIA after Daniel Cormier fight

    Anthony Johnson’s coach explains being MIA after Daniel Cormier fight

    In the main event of UFC 210 this past weekend, UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Johnson stepped into the Octagon with light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier for a highly anticipated rematch two years in the making. When the fight started, many expected Johnson to look to score one of his signature highlight reel knockouts, however […]