Category: MMA News

  • VIDEO | Jon Jones looking bigger than ever before in new training clips

    VIDEO | Jon Jones looking bigger than ever before in new training clips

    [ooyala code=”N1c3g1MjE6EMuAcgqKO0IGPc-MKAEyKu” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1600″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] With just a little over a month until UFC 197, where Jon Jones will look to reclaim the championship belt he never lost inside the Octagon, the former champ is looking absolutely shredded in these new training clips. Since being stripped of the UFC light heavyweight championship, Jones […]

  • Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote targeted for UFC Fight Night 89

    Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote targeted for UFC Fight Night 89

    Donald Cerrone had a successful debut at Welterweight about a month ago and hopes to continue at UFC Fight Night 89. The UFC should be announcing this fight very soon. It looks like Cerrone will be facing Canadian star Patrick Cote in Ottawa Ontario, Canada June 18. The pair will co-headline the event and is […]

  • PHOTO | Fan-made ‘UFC 200: Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor’ poster

    PHOTO | Fan-made ‘UFC 200: Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor’ poster

    Friday afternoon sources revealed that both Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 200 at welterweight once again. Of course, this has lead to much anticipation, and rightfully so. Following UFC 196 UFC President Dana White revealed that the event broke many UFC records. Diaz took the fight at […]

  • VIDEO | Miesha Tate felt an energy shift to Nate Diaz before UFC 196

    If you Don’t want to watch the whole video fast forward to the 10:38 mark for the McGregor v Diaz comments. AND NEW UFC Bantamweight champion Miesha Tate had a front row seat to the trash talk between McGregor and Diaz. Tate felt that Nate took all of the trash talking in stride and paid […]

  • Was Conor McGregor hinting something with Nate Diaz rematch in the works?

    Was Conor McGregor hinting something with Nate Diaz rematch in the works?

    Initially after the fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 196, there was not a lot of talk about an immediate rematch. Diaz was able to withstand an early onslaught from McGregor in the opening round and turned things around in the second. Diaz hurt McGregor with punches and was able to utilize […]

  • Tiffany van Soest forced to sell her championship belt to pay off bills after not getting paid for title fight

    Tiffany van Soest forced to sell her championship belt to pay off bills after not getting paid for title fight

    The world of combat sports can be cruel. Muay Thai kickboxing champion Tiffany van Soest posted a photo to her Instagram account revealing some corrupt news involving a Muay Thai kickboxing promotion. The Lion Fight champion says that she still has not been paid from Lion Fight Promotions for her championship bout that took place […]

  • VIDEO | Derrick Lewis filming himself racing police

    VIDEO | Derrick Lewis filming himself racing police

    When a cop tried to race me.before anyone say something THIS IS NOT REAL it’s for a movie I got comin out on pornhub pic.twitter.com/iu7OL6A1BQ — Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) March 17, 2016 Ufc Heavyweight fighter Derrick Lewis known for his great content on Twitter has put out another video of himself, this time it’s while […]

  • Miesha Tate on Holly Holm: ‘I think she just crumbled under the pressure’

    Miesha Tate on Holly Holm: ‘I think she just crumbled under the pressure’

    Holly Holm was likely just one round away from defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title for her first time at UFC 196. Unfortunately for Holm, Miesha Tate took the win and the belt by securing a rear-naked choke on Holm in the fifth round that put Holm to sleep. “I think she just crumbled under […]

  • Mark Hunt turns down $400,000 to go away

    Mark Hunt turns down $400,000 to go away

    Mark Hunt turned down $400,000 to quit the UFC and move on to the next stage of his life. Dana White recently told the Daily Telegraph he offered Hunt $400,000 saying: “We thought that was enough money to make him go away”. Hunt is headlining UFC Brisbane against Frank Mir on Sunday and White opened […]

  • Daniel Cormier: “I made a lot of mistakes” in first fight with Jon Jones

    Daniel Cormier: “I made a lot of mistakes” in first fight with Jon Jones

    https://youtu.be/6Q6hibAh2Gk We are nearly one month away from Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier’s highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 197 on April 23rd. This time however, things are different. Jones is walking into the fight as the challenger for the first time since 2011, whereas Cormier will be walking into […]

  • Kimbo Slice’s son, Kevin ‘Baby Slice’ Ferguson Jr. makes MMA debut

    Kimbo Slice’s son, Kevin ‘Baby Slice’ Ferguson Jr. makes MMA debut

    Kimbo Slice simply grabs the people’s attention. In his last controversial fight with Dada 5000 where he also happened to fail a drug test at Bellator 149, Spike TV said in a press release that a card with Slice on it once again broke a Bellator record. “Bellator 149 shattered viewership records for Bellator MMA, […]

  • VIDEO | Miesha Tate would like to fight at UFC 200

    VIDEO | Miesha Tate would like to fight at UFC 200

    UFC 200 is set for July 9th inside the new T-Mobile arena Las Vegas and should be the biggest event in the company history but the lineup is not set. Miesha Tate, the newly crowned bantamweight champion, said she would like to fight. “I’ve been kind of tossing around the idea if it would be […]

  • Report: Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II in the works for UFC 200

    Report: Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II in the works for UFC 200

    After UFC 196, where Nate Diaz shocked the world as he submitted Conor McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap, UFC President Dana White stated that the event broke several UFC records. Given that, many wondered if the UFC would book a rematch between the two men, however Diaz stated that there were […]

  • TJ Dillashaw “pretty pissed” Urijah Faber got title shot

    TJ Dillashaw “pretty pissed” Urijah Faber got title shot

    After Dominick Cruz returned to the Octagon in January, and defeated T.J. Dillashaw to reclaim the UFC bantamweight championship he never lost, there was much speculation as to whether Dillashaw would be getting an immediate rematch given how close the fight was. After the bantamweight championship was wrapped around Cruz’s waist, it didn’t take long […]

  • Betting odds revealed for Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber III

    Betting odds revealed for Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber III

    Earlier this month the UFC announced that a trilogy bout between Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber would take place in the co-main event of UFC 199 in June. Faber won the pair’s first meeting under the WEC banner back in 2007, however it was Cruz who got the nod in 2011 to retain the UFC’s […]

  • VIDEO | Mark Hunt & Frank Mir have hilarious staredown

    VIDEO | Mark Hunt & Frank Mir have hilarious staredown

    Yesterday at the ‘UFC Brisbane’ pre-fight press conference, headliners Mark Hunt and Frank Mir wore very similar outfits. At the conclusion of the press conference, the pair came face to face for a staredown. Given that the pair were wearing very similar outfits, Hunt decided to change that for the staredown, and hilarity ensued. Hunt […]

  • Miley Cyrus sounds off on Nate Diaz’s UFC 196 win

    Miley Cyrus sounds off on Nate Diaz’s UFC 196 win

    At UFC 196, Nate Diaz pulled off one of the most spectacular wins in UFC history as he submitted Conor McGregor with a rear naked choke in the 2nd round. The event as a whole broke every UFC record according to UFC President Dana White, and saw many high profile celebrities in attendance. Shortly after […]

  • PHOTO | Jose Aldo training traditional BJJ in anticipation of UFC 200 rematch with Conor McGregor

    PHOTO | Jose Aldo training traditional BJJ in anticipation of UFC 200 rematch with Conor McGregor

    Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has his mind set on one fight, which is the rematch for the UFC title with the current featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Conor McGregor shut the lights out early on Aldo at UFC 194. It took just 13 seconds for McGregor to land a punch flush on Aldo’s chin […]

  • UFC exploring possibility of Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino fighting at UFC 198 in Brazil

    UFC exploring possibility of Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino fighting at UFC 198 in Brazil

    Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino recently put on a campaign to fight at UFC 198, which takes place in Curitiba, Brazil on May 14th. “I would love for the UFC to bring in my division,” said “Cyborg” recently. “If you look at the top 12 girls ranked at bantamweight (in the UFC), seven […]

  • Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall OFFICIAL for UFC 198

    Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall OFFICIAL for UFC 198

    It’s official! After a report surfaced earlier this week that Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall would go down at UFC 198 in The Spider’s hometown of Curitiba Brazil, we now have official confirmation from the UFC that Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall will in fact be fighting at the event. The UFC broke the official […]

  • Jeremy Stephens bashes Renan Barao on Twitter

    Jeremy Stephens bashes Renan Barao on Twitter

    This week it was revealed that former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao would be going up to featherweight to fight Jeremy Stephens on May 29th. While the reports have yet to be officially confirmed by the UFC, Jeremy Stephens took to Twitter today to start a war of words with Barao, also revealing that the […]

  • Tim Kennedy goes on twitter rant following reports of Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall

    Tim Kennedy goes on twitter rant following reports of Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall

    Tim Kennedy has not fought in the UFC since a controversial loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 178, which took place back in September 2014. However, the UFC middleweight veteran has recently been campaigning for a fight with Anderson Silva and was emotional to say the least when he heard reports of Silva fighting Uriah […]

  • Former UFC fighter Matt Mitrione talks about a big factor that led him to sign with Bellator MMA

    Former UFC fighter Matt Mitrione talks about a big factor that led him to sign with Bellator MMA

    Former UFC veteran heavyweight Matt Mitrione announced earlier this week that he left the UFC to sign with Bellator MMA. The former NFL football player and season 10 member of “The Ultimate Fighter” recently spoke with the Three Amigos on his big career decision (transcribed by Bloody Elbow): “I was brought here for my fighting […]

  • Renzo Gracie: ‘We need ten Conor McGregors for this business’

    Renzo Gracie: ‘We need ten Conor McGregors for this business’

    Renzo Gracie is very happy for Nate Diaz getting the biggest win of his career over one of the biggest stars in the UFC, Conor McGregor. Renzo’s cousin Cesar Gracie is the longtime trainer of the Diaz brothers and Renzo recently spoke about them on MMA Noise. “They represent the hardcore of jiu-jitsu,” Renzo said. […]

  • JacksonWink Exclusive Video | Andrei Arlovski spins John Dodson like a toy

    JacksonWink Exclusive Video | Andrei Arlovski spins John Dodson like a toy

    [ooyala code=”V4YnIzMjE6SKcvhOc8p5JuSRz91fki3j” player_id=”b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724″ width=”1920″ height=”1080″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] It was recently announced that Andrei Arlovski would be squaring off against teammate Alistair Overeem on May 8th in Rotterdam, Netherlands. While there is quite some time left until the bout, Arlovski worked on strategy for the fight with flyweight teammate John Dodson. Of course, given the tremendous […]

  • Report: Renan Barao will make his featherweight debut on May 29th

    Report: Renan Barao will make his featherweight debut on May 29th

    According to a report from Brazilian news outlet Combate, former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao (33-3 MMA) will return to the octagon on May 29 to make his featherweight debut against Jeremy Stephens (24-12 MMA). After putting together an amazing win streak that stretched from 2005-2014, Renan Barao has gone just 1-2 in his past […]

  • Fabricio Werdum on Conor McGregor and his money: ‘I wouldn’t doubt he would sell out his a*s’

    Fabricio Werdum on Conor McGregor and his money: ‘I wouldn’t doubt he would sell out his a*s’

    To put it lightly, UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum does not like UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. McGregor went out of his way to disrespect Werdum in his acceptance speech at the MMA Awards after the heavyweight champion pulled out of a recent title fight due to injury. Werdum was ecstatic when McGregor lost to […]

  • VIDEO | Ronda Rousey attempts to pronounce Irish names

    VIDEO | Ronda Rousey attempts to pronounce Irish names

    Since re-emerging in the media following her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been her upbeat self. During a recent interview, Rousey attempted to pronounce Irish names during an interview with SportsJoe.ie, and the result was hilarious! Check out the clip above in honor of St. […]