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Conor McGregor confident he can be first 3-division UFC champ
‘Mystic Mac’ is back! With just one week left until Conor McGregor’s scheduled UFC 202 fight with Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ is still confident that he can become the UFC’s first ever 3-division champion. After winning the UFC featherweight championship at UFC 194 by knocking out Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds, McGregor was […]
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PHOTO | Michelle Waterson suffers broken finger in training
‘The Karate Hottie’ Michelle Waterson is currently in the midst of a string of injuries that has seen her sidelined for over a year. After submitting Angela Magana at the TUF 21 Finale, Waterson was forced out of her UFC 194 bout with a knee injury. After news surfaced earlier this week that her opponent […]
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Julianna Pena regrets word choice, still wants to fight “b**ch” Ronda Rousey
#5 ranked UFC women’s bantamweight Julianna Pena is doing her best to secure a fight with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. The former TUF 18 contestant released a video earlier this week, in which she bashed the former champ and her “fat arms”. The video certainly got Pena’s name in headlines, however she […]
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VIDEO | MMA stars and legends discuss formation of Fighter’s Union
This week, history was made as the Fighter’s Union was officially formed. The news certainly shook the MMA world to its core, however just weeks prior to the official announcement, UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt called for fighters to unionize after it was revealed that Brock Lesnar failed not only an out-of-competition drug test, but also […]
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Conor McGregor roasts Nate Diaz, compares him to Homer Simpson
While Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have been surprisingly quiet in regards to trash talk leading up to their rematch at UFC 202 next Saturday. Despite that, McGregor took full advantage of the opportunity to lob insults at Diaz during a UFC 202 media call this week. ‘Notorious’ compared Diaz at UFC 196, where the […]
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Cody Garbrandt claims he will leave Dominick Cruz eating through a straw!
UFC bantamweight contender Cody Garbrandt is hoping that an impressive victory at next weekend’s UFC 202 event in Las Vegas will earn him a title shot against Dominick Cruz. “He said he’s going to add to my concussion list,” Garbrandt said, referring to a recent Cruz interview with MMAjunkie. “That says to me like he’s […]
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Two-time Judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison has received multiple MMA offers
Two-time Olympic Judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison spoke with reporters on Friday and stated that she has received multiple offers to fight in mixed martial arts promotions. The 26-year-old, who became the first American to win two gold medals in Judo at this years Rio Olympics, says she has no interest in joining the sport […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor running through sparring opponents
With exactly one week to go until UFC 202, Conor McGregor is making his final preparations for his highly anticipated rematch with Nate Diaz. McGregor, who was submitted in the pair’s first meeting, has brought in several elite level partners to help him prepare throughout this camp including Jiu-Jitsu ace Dillon Danis and South African […]
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PHOTO | Ronda Rousey spotted heading to training looking in shape
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon since her November loss to Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 193. While UFC President Dana White has remained adamant that Rousey will return to the Octagon by the end of 2016, Rousey has her silence on […]
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Conor McGregor on fighters union: “Maybe I will help spearhead something like that”
On Friday morning the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) was established to represent the collective interests of the fighters employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The goal of the “PFA” is to organize the fighters so that they can collectively bargain their terms and conditions of employment. The “PFA” stated that it would not only be […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor trashes John Cena and the WWE ‘dweebs’
https://youtu.be/_gxT1WqfaEA UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor continued his verbal assault against the WWE on Friday. This time he took aim at the company’s most popular wrestler John Cena. “What’s the main guy? John Cena,” the UFC featherweight champion said at a gym day to promote UFC 202. “He’s 40. He’s 40 years of age. He’s […]
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Jon Jones’ official USADA ‘Confidential Test Report’ discovered
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ Anti-Doping Policy violation spun the MMA world on its head just days before his scheduled title fight against current champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. While Jones and his team have remained adamant that the former champion “would never cheat,” his “full fair legal review” is still in […]
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PHOTO | Tyron Woodley leaks text messages with Georges St-Pierre
While UFC President Dana White stated this week that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be getting the next welterweight title shot, Tyron Woodley is doing is best to finalize a fight with Georges St-Pierre. After White announced that Thompson would be the first challenger to Woodley’s welterweight championship, Woodley took to Twitter to point out that […]
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Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson reacts to news of title fight
While Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson may be the welterweight #1 contender, there was much uncertainty as to whether or not he would get the next welterweight title shot. After Tyron Woodley knocked out Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201 at the end of last month, the newly crowned champ shut down Thompson on […]
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Tyron Woodley reacts to news of Stephen Thompson fight
Friday afternoon, UFC President Dana White revealed that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be getting the next welterweight title shot. The news came after a period of uncertainty following Woodley’s UFC 201 knockout win over Robbie Lawler at the end of last month. Following the win, Woodley shut Thompson down on the FS1 post-fight show, calling […]
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Tyron Woodley gets word from Dana White on his first UFC welterweight title defense matchup
Tyron Woodley realized his dreams at UFC 201, becoming the UFC welterweight champion of the world after knocking out Robbie Lawler. Following the biggest win of his career, Woodley said that he was looking for big fights and called out Nick Diaz. However, it looks like the UFC rankings will serve their purpose for the […]
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Tim Kennedy set to return to the Octagon for “big” fight
The last time UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy was in the Octagon, Johny Hendricks was the UFC welterweight champion, Jon Jones was the reigning pound for pound king, and Ronda Rousey was still the UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Kennedy controversially lost the first fight of his career at UFC 178 at the hands of Yoel Romero. […]
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Nutritionist weighs in on Conor McGregor possibly returning to 145
With UFC 202 just over a week away, many fans are wondering whether or not featherweight champion Conor McGregor will return to featherweight after his rematch with Nate Diaz. While McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight, stating that Jose Aldo is an unreliable opponent, fans are wondering if McGregor will be able to […]
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Tim Kennedy pulled a gun to USADA employee’s head and nearly blew his brains out
UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy is a highly trained killing machine, not just in the Octagon but really on the field of battle. Kennedy is a member of the 7th Special Forces Group and has served in the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. According to Fight State, Kennedy was recently a commentator for ONNIT Fight Night […]
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Dana White calls the shots, talks Conor McGregor’s next fight after Nate Diaz
Featherweight champion Conor McGregor is scheduled to fight in his second UFC non-title welterweight fight on August 20 at UFC 202. McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz in another scrap at 170 to try and avenge his first UFC loss handed to him by Diaz at UFC 196. UFC President Dana White revealed what will be […]
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VIDEO | ‘UFC 202: There Will Be Blood’
https://youtu.be/b0zfiEBsVGc In just over a week, Conor McGregor & Nate Diaz will square off in their highly anticipated rematch in the main event of UFC 202. In addition to the fight being a rematch of the pair’s UFC 196 showdown earlier this year, the fight is a matchup between two of the biggest trash talkers […]
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UFC offered Georges St-Pierre superfight in Toronto
https://youtu.be/ByydMLdYjZQ Until recently, there was no word on whether or not Georges St-Pierre would actually return to the Octagon. The former welterweight kingpin had been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon since his controversial 2013 split decision win over Johny Hendricks. In the years following the fight, rumors of St-Pierre returning to the Octagon […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor and Ido Portal reunite for balance training
With just over a week to go until UFC 202, where Conor McGregor will look to avenge his March 5th loss to Nate Diaz, McGregor and movement coach Ido Portal have reunited for some training. The footage was captured by The Mac Life as part of McGregor’s training camp vlog series leading up to the […]
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VIDEO | Robin Black: UFC 202 – Nate Diaz breakdown
With just over a week to go until Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor step into the Octagon for their highly anticipated rematch in the main event of UFC 202 on August 20th, take a look at Robin Black’s brilliant breakdown. Black released the breakdown in two parts, with the one above being for Nate Diaz. […]
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VIDEO | Eddie Alvarez gets into verbal feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov fan
Prior to UFC 201, newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez appeared at a fan Q&A alongside UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. During the course of the Q&A session, Alvarez was asked about a fight with #1 contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has called out Alvarez countless times since he won the UFC lightweight championship […]
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Fabricio Werdum officially gets new opponent for UFC 203
Earlier this week it was revealed that Ben Rothwell was forced out of his UFC 203 scrap with former heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum due to an injury. With just over a month until UFC 203, many were wondering which heavyweight would step in on short notice to fight the former champ, who is looking to […]
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Anthony Johnson gets a reality check, says he will never get his fight with Jon Jones
Former UFC title contender Anthony Johnson was once scheduled to face Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title. That all got scrapped when Jones was arrested after being involved in a hit-and-run accident and then was suspended from the UFC and stripped of his title. With Jones most recent debacle of testing positive for […]
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Georges St-Pierre doesn’t want ‘a free pass’ like Brock Lesnar
Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre has announced that he has started the process to be tested by USADA so that he can be eligible to fight in the UFC once again. While basically all athletes fighting in the UFC need four months of testing done by USADA to be eligible to fight, WWE superstar […]