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Charles Oliveira’s camp blames 9 pound weight miss on altitude
Friday afternoon, #8 ranked UFC featherweight Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira stepped onto the scale to weigh-in for his ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3’ Finale scrap with Ricardo Lamas on Saturday. Oliveira hit the scales and weighed-in a whopping nine pounds overweight, nearly an entire weight-class, 10 pounds over the featherweight limit if taking into […]
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VIDEO | Spectacular one-punch KO from Bellator 163
Can't open up a show much better!! @Eyecandyayala 👁🍭 #Bellator163 pic.twitter.com/RH6trEpQyd — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) November 5, 2016 The Bellator 163 main card started off with a bang Friday night when heavyweight veteran Sergei Kharitonov, who entered the fight with 29 professional fights, stepped into the cage with Javy Ayala. It took just moments before […]
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VIDEO | NHL player knocks opponent out cold with one punch
Legendary NHL enforcer Tie Domi earned the reputation as one of the most feared men on the ice throughout the course of his 17 year professional hockey career, during which he was involved in numerous iconic fights. With that being said, it shouldn’t come as a major surprise that his son, Max Domi, who is […]
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Tito Ortiz catches heat for homophobic comments towards Chael Sonnen
On January 21st, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, and former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen will step into the cage under the Bellator MMA banner in a highly anticipated matchup. When Sonnen celebrated the end of his two-year suspension several months ago, it was announced that he was coming out of retirement, and […]
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Conor McGregor gives update on how he feels at 155
While Conor McGregor is currently the UFC featherweight champion, one week from today he will have the opportunity to become the first man to simultaneously hold two UFC belts when he faces UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205. While McGregor has previously competed at lightweight under the Cage Warriors […]
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Michael Bisping goes off on Instagram critics
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is an extremely polarizing figure. ‘The Count’ is never one to shy away from speaking his mind, even when it means he faces backlash from his fellow fighters, or the MMA community. For example, after his UFC 204 win over Dan Henderson in Manchester, England, last month, Bisping took time […]
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VIDEO | UFC 205: Fighting for History (preview)
https://youtu.be/StOcgp-bBf4 With just over a week to go until UFC 205, the UFC’s historic inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden, the anticipation for the stacked fight card is at an all-time high. Ahead of the event, which features three championship fights, including Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz for the women’s strawweight championship, as well […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Richard Perez on Ronda Rousey: ‘She said she never had anybody train her like I did’
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has her first fight scheduled since losing the belt to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last November. Rousey will look to get back to the top of her division but is tasked to do so against a tough opponent in the current champion Amanda Nunes. A former trainer […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley: ‘I mean Conor is an entertainer but he is also a deliverer’
The UFC has been split between putting together the big money fights versus the top contenders challenging the champions, especially with UFC star Conor McGregor in the mix. Multiple fighters have voiced their resentment of some of the recent title fights that have been put together recently such as Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Diaz Brother’s coach Richard Perez: Michael Bisping has not fought anyone with a style like Nick Diaz
Mixed martial arts veteran Nick Diaz has not fought since January of 2015 where he and Anderson Silva fought in the five-round main event at UFC 183. Silva initially had his hand raised when the judges awarded the former middleweight champion a unanimous decision win but it was later overturned to a no contest after […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley: Going to ‘put my nose down and move in silence’ and ‘completely annihilate’ all competition
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is set to defend his title for the first time at UFC 205, which takes place at New York’s Madison Square Garden on November 12. “The Chosen One” will take on #2 UFC ranked welterweight Stephen Thompson. Initially after winning the title over Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in July, […]
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VIDEO | Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone says he is ‘jealous’ of Conor McGregor
The historic UFC 205 event taking place in New York’s Madison Square Garden will go down next weekend. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has a chance to make history when he meets UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the center of the Octagon. If McGregor finds his hand raised over Alvarez on November 12, he […]
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Eddie Alvarez rips Conor McGregor for past opponents
While Conor McGregor currently reigns as the UFC featherweight champion, and is coming off a major win over Nate Diaz at UFC 202 to avenge the only loss of his UFC career, his UFC 205 opponent, UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, believes that McGregor hasn’t fought any big-name fighters. He spoke on the UFC 205 […]
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AUDIO | Conor McGregor goes off on Eddie Alvarez when talking about Chad Mendes fight
“The Notorious” Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez were a part of a UFC 205 conference call with the media on Thursday. The two opponents had their verbal warfare going back and forth but one of the exchanges, in particular, was quite entertaining. McGregor was asked by a member of the media if he was preparing […]
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UFC vet Tom Lawlor notified of potential USADA anti-doping violation
News surfaced late Thursday evening that UFC veteran ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor had been notified of a potential USADA anti-doping violation stemming from a random out-of-competition drug test last month. Lawlor, who has spent the better part of his 17-fight MMA career under the UFC banner, racking up a 6-5 record over the past 8 years, […]
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VIDEO | “Cowboy” Cerrone Recounts a Near-Death Experience That Occured LAST WEEK
.@Cowboycerrone had a near-death experience LAST WEEK while scuba diving. And he told @anezbitt all about it before #UFC205. pic.twitter.com/TWPvh9alp7 — FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) November 3, 2016 It’s no secret that Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone lives an absolutely wild life outside the cage. When the fan favorite welterweight isn’t fighting or training, he can generally […]
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Eddie Alvarez: I will make the UFC great again
UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is undoubtably a veteran of the sport of mixed martial arts. With a professional record of 28 wins and 4 losses that recently saw him capture the UFC lightweight championship earlier this year by knocking out Rafael dos Anjos in the first round of their scrap back in July, the […]
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VIDEO | Crazy Scissor Headlock Takedown Landed in Training Session
There are a lot of ways to get your opponent to the ground in a fight. You might use a single leg or double leg takedown. You might use an ankle pick or a foot sweep. You might rely on judo technique like the harai goshi or ushiro goshi. Or, if you’re a complete maniac, you […]
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Charles Oliveira misses weight by 9 pounds ahead of ‘UFC Mexico’ fight
While #8 ranked featherweight Charles Oliveira has spent the majority of his UFC career competing at featherweight, ‘Do Bronx’ has been frequently criticized for being inconsistent in regards to his ability to make the featherweight limit of 145 pounds. Friday morning in Mexico City, Oliveira missed weight for his ‘TUF Latin America 3 Finale’ fight […]
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Friday Night’s Bellator 163 Loses Two Main Card Bouts in 12 Hours
Bellator MMA has had an excellent year. They’ve promoted some strange, but undeniably memorable fight cards. They’ve also bolstered their roster with high profile fighters like Benson Henderson, Matt Mitrione, Sergey Kharitonov, Wanderlei Silva, Rory MacDonald and The American Gangster himself, Chael P. Sonnen. Unfortunately, it’s not all sunshine and daises for MMA’s number-two promotion. […]
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Diego Sanchez Turns Up the Crazy at UFC Mexico Press Conference
Diego Sanchez is known primarily for two things: his wild, all-action fighting style inside the cage, and his often bizarre behaviour outside of it. The latest display of his out-of-cage antics occured at the official press conference for UFC Fight Night 98, which will go down in Mexico City, Mexico this Saturday night. On the evening’s […]
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Conor McGregor fires back at Irish newspaper regarding “personal” announcement article
After UFC President Dana White announced that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be making the jump to lightweight to fight Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight strap at UFC 205 on November 12th, the UFC President revealed that McGregor would be making a “personal” announcement, “out of left field” following the fight. While there had […]
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Conor McGregor Promises Eddie Alvarez Is “Never, Ever Going to be the Same” After UFC 205 Fight
In 8 days, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will challenge lightweight king Eddie Alvarez in a bid to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously. McGregor will make this effort in the main event of UFC 205, which will emanate from New York City’s hallowed Madison Square […]
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VIDEO | Cleveland Fan Snuffs Chicago Fan in Post World Series Street Fight
https://twitter.com/Valli_Swag7/status/794040386763313152 On Wednesday night, The Chicago Cubs put an end to one of the longest championship droughts in professional sports – 108 years, to be exact – with a defeat of the Cleveland Indians. The long struggling team overcame a deficit of three games to clinch the series in game 7 with an 8–7 win […]
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Michael Bisping Says He Won’t Fight Yoel Romero if He Beats Chris Weidman at UFC 205
Since winning the UFC middleweight title with a June decimation of Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping has received plenty of flack for his alleged tendency to pick and choose his opponents. Instead of taking on a legitimate contender in his first defense, the Brit took on a 46-year-old Dan Henderson in an effort to avenge an […]
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‘JDS’ Calls for Fight With Heavyweight Champ Stipe Miocic: I Was The Last One to Beat Him
In May of this year, Croatian-American super athlete Stipe Miocic knocked out an over-aggressive Fabricio Werdum to win the UFC heavyweight title. Since then, the new champion has defended the title with a first-round knockout of heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem. After this busy stretch of action, Miocic has elected to take some time off to […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Nate Diaz’s boxing coach Richard Perez gives his take on why Nate won rematch against Conor McGregor
There have been quite a few arguments on the outcome of the rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, which took place at UFC 202 in August. “The Notorious” was given a majority decision after an exhilarating five rounds of back and forth competition. One man who witnessed the fight first hand was Diaz’s boxing […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley says that Robbie Lawler may pack the hardest welterweight punch
Who hits the hardest in the UFC welterweight division? After Tyron Woodley sent Robbie Lawler to the mat and knocked him out to become the UFC welterweight champion at UFC 201, a lot of fans were in awe and really took notice of the “The Chosen One’s” knockout power. The welterweight champion set some time […]