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Matt Brown’s interesting perspective on Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match
While Floyd Mayweather is currently retired from boxing, and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was recently pulled from his UFC 200 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz, the two men have managed to keep their names in the headlines despite UFC 198 coming up on Saturday. There have been conflicting reports for some time now regarding […]
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Anderson Silva sets sights on return at UFC 200
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was slated to fight Uriah Hall this Saturday at UFC 198. Unfortunately for Silva, the week of the fight, he was experiencing gallbladder pain which was later diagnosed as an inflammation of his gallbladder. Silva was taken to the hospital, and had his gallbladder removed on Wednesday. Fortunately for […]
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VIDEO | Leslie Smith opens up and talks about an MMA fighter’s association
“Nobody wants to get on the bad side of the UFC,” said Leslie Smith regarding fighter pay and an MMA fighter’s association while talking with the MMA Fighting in Curitiba, Brazil ahead of UFC 198. Smith will welcome Cris Cyborg in her UFC debut in a 140 pound catchweight fight. Cyborg is the 145 pound […]
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Photographer details his opportunity to shoot Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson training in Iceland
Snorri Björns, an excited photographer in Iceland got the opportunity to shoot superstars, Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson while they were training at the Mjölnir MMA gym in Iceland the other week. However, just before walking into the gym, Björns was intimidated more than ever after finding out McGregor was “retiring” after not wanting to […]
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VIDEO | Dana White opens up on reports of UFC’s sale
https://youtu.be/GyCrK_0YEzg Recently, news emerged that the UFC was close to finalizing an agreement to sell the promotion to a bidder who was reported to pay nearly $4 billion. While the MMA world quickly ate up the news, UFC President Dana White was quick to shut down the reports, explaining that the UFC isn’t for sale. […]
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VIDEO | Dana White discusses Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor
https://youtu.be/5C2kYGqMep8 There have been conflicting reports regarding a potential boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. While initial reports were that a fight was close to being finalized, reports then emerged that the fight was entirely fake. Then, Floyd Mayweather spoke about the fight in an interview, revealing that it is a possibility. Following […]
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VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic ‘EA Sports UFC’ simulation
This Saturday, UFC 198 goes down from Curitiba, Brazil. The event will be headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic as they compete for Werdum’s heavyweight championship. Ahead of the fight, see the EA Sports UFC 2 simulation above!
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VIDEO | UFC 198 media day faceoffs – Classic Fabricio Werdum
As UFC 198 is set to take place this weekend in Curitiba, Brazil, fighters from the card went face-to-face for the media on Thursday. Make sure you check out the main event staredown between UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and contender Stipe Miocic for a classic Werdum moment. Which fights are you most excited about? […]
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VIDEO | #TBT Conor McGregor sets record score on arcade punching machine
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is known for his accuracy and knockout power. Check him out in this video from the past by McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh. “The Notorious” is rumored to be getting his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 after being pulled from the main event of UFC 200 for refusing […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan gives his take on MMA’s greatest heavyweight fighter of all time
People will constantly argue and have their opinions on who the greatest and best fighters of all time are. However, not everyone is as knowledgeable and has seen as many fights as UFC color commentator Joe Rogan. Rogan gives his input on the upcoming UFC heavyweight title fight with champion Fabricio Werdum defending his belt […]
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Artist gives a peak at what Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor would look like
The allure of a fight between two of combat sport’s biggest stars is something that will constantly bounce through fan’s minds. While Dana White has acknowledged that if Floyd Mayweather Jr. in fact wants to come out of retirement to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in some sort of fight, he can give White […]
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VIDEO | #TBT Joe Lauzon vs. Dan Lauzon backyard brawl
There is nothing like brotherly love, and sometimes it is tough love. Brothers Joe Lauzon and Dan Lauzon are well accomplished MMA Fighters, but got into a backyard brawl at their parent’s house back in 2005, just a short time after Joe had his fastest knockout against Tim Honeycutt that took just 11 seconds. Joe […]
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VIDEO | Fighter’s name results in the funniest fight commentary you can get
It might be hard to watch any of Danny Mainus’ commentated fights without cracking up a few times. The pronunciation of Mainus name coupled with fight commentary of him in the cage is something that you have to hear to fully understand. The video above shows highlights from a rough battle with Mainus and Boston […]
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Cole Miller’s statement on fighting BJ Penn
American Top Team’s Cole Miller is now officially set to face BJ Penn in a featherweight bout on June 4 in the UFC 199 event at The Forum in California. Miller stepped in with just over three weeks notice for the fight after Penn’s original opponent Dennis Siver pulled out after suffering an injury in […]
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VIDEO | #TBT: Rampage Jackson wins 2nd pro MMA fight
May13.2000 21 year old @Rampage4real earns the 1st stoppage victory of his career, when he submits Marco Bermudazpic.twitter.com/RSZUa2YhWU — MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) May 12, 2016 Back in 1999, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson began what would become a historic MMA career as he defeated Mike Pyle via unanimous decision. In just his 2nd pro MMA fight, […]
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Frank Mir’s ‘B Sample’ tests positive
Back in March, Mark Hunt picked up yet another walk-off KO as he defeated Frank Mir in the first round of their ‘UFC FN: Sydney’ main event scrap. After the bout, news surfaced that Mir had failed a drug test that was taken after his loss to Hunt. Mir adamantly denied that he took any […]
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Vitor Belfort has high praise for Jacare Souza ahead of UFC 198
Ahead of UFC 198 this Saturday in Curitiba, Brazil, where Vitor Belfort and Jacare Souza will square off in a fight that many believe to be a middleweight #1 contender fight, ‘The Phenom’ has high praise for his opponent. He spoke to media members, as transcribed by MMAFighting: “I have my eyes on ‘Jacare’ only. […]
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T.J. Dillashaw fires back at Urijah Faber over PED accusations
Since former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw left Team Alpha Male to train with Duane ‘Bang’ Ludwig at Ludwig Martial Arts, and at Elevation Fight Team, there has certainly been no love lost between he and former mentor Urijah Faber. While promoting his upcoming UFC 199 trilogy fight with Dominick Cruz, Faber event went as […]
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VIDEO | Randy Couture reacts to Ronda Rousey going off on Paige VanZant
During a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate told quite the interesting story about an encounter between Ronda Rousey and Paige VanZant. As the story goes, VanZant was looking for Rousey at a Reebok promo event so the pair could get a picture together. Later in the day, […]
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Jose Aldo’s interesting analysis of UFC 198
On Saturday, UFC 198 hits Curitiba, Brazil. On the highly anticipated card, quite a few Brazilian MMA legends will fight in front of Brazilian fans. With that being said however, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo believes that Cris Cyborg and Fabricio Werdum are the only Brazilian fighters he is confident will win. Unfortunately, former […]
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Top ranked female UFC star lands at #5 on “Crush List”
While it’s no secret that Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate have been credited as being two of the most attractive women in sports, a new UFC star is now being listed as one of the “Top 99 women of 2016”. On AskMen.com‘s annual “Crush List”, WMMA pioneer Gina Carano ranked at #51, UFC women’s bantamweight […]
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UFC title contender tested by USADA twice in less than a week
USADA has been frequenting UFC title contender Claudia Gadelha’s house, apparently testing the TUF coach twice in less than one week. Gadelha posted a photo late last week showing that USADA has paid her a visit for a test. She said in her post, “USADA na área e eu aqui mais pura do que coração […]
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Wanderlei Silva hit by car, will undergo surgery
Tragic news surfaced Wednesday afternoon that former PRIDE FC champion Wanderlei Silva had been hit by a car on his way home from the gym and would need to undergo surgery. While details weren’t given as to the nature of the injury to Silva’s shoulder, it was asked that fans pray for Silva as he […]
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BJ Penn officially receives new opponent for UFC 199
Tuesday evening news broke that Dennis Siver was forced out of his UFC 199 scrap with BJ Penn due to an undisclosed injury. While speculation began flying as to who would step up and face the UFC Hall of Famer on such short notice, it appears we now have an answer! American Top Team’s Cole […]
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Report: UFC targeting Cole Miller to fight BJ Penn at UFC 199
Late Tuesday, BJPENN.COM released news that Dennis Siver was out of the scheduled UFC 199 featherweight bout with BJ Penn after suffering an injury leading up to the fight. While the UFC has yet to make any official announcement regarding a new opponent for UFC 199, our namesake BJ Penn obviously knows what fights are […]
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UFC releases statement on Anderson Silva
Tuesday night tragic news surfaced that Anderson Silva had been rushed to the hospital after falling ill. Unfortunately for the former middleweight champion, he was forced to withdraw from his UFC 198 bout with Uriah Hall this weekend due to gallbladder issues. On Wednesday, Silva underwent surgery to have his gallbladder removed, and was comfortably […]
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VIDEO | Cris Cyborg takes on unexpected sparring partner at UFC 198 open workouts
Invicta featherweight champion Cris Cyborg makes her UFC debut in a 140 pound catchweight bout versus Leslie Smith this weekend at UFC 198. A young fan got to showcase her skills at the UFC 198 open workouts against Cyborg on Wednesday. The young fan and Cyborg put on an impressive display of movement going back […]
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VIDEO | Dana White talks about why a Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight is difficult to arrange
UFC President Dana White has made it known that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is under contract with the UFC, which doesn’t allow him to fight anyone or anywhere he pleases. However, White said that if Floyd Mayweather Jr. does, in fact, want to come out of retirement and get a fight with McGregor, they […]