Category: MMA News

  • Chris Weidman reacts following KO loss to Dominick Reyes at UFC Boston

    Chris Weidman reacts following KO loss to Dominick Reyes at UFC Boston

    Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman moved up to light heavyweight to challenge undefeated contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boson main event. Weidman (14-5 MMA) entered tonight’s event headliner looking to rebound this after suffering a knockout loss to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in his most recent effort at UFC 230. Unfortunately for ‘The All American’, […]

  • Dana White responds after Colby Covington warns against putting the belt on his waist at UFC 245

    Dana White responds after Colby Covington warns against putting the belt on his waist at UFC 245

    Earlier this week Colby Covington issued a warning to UFC President Dana White about wrapping the belt around his waist at UFC 245. The former UFC interim welterweight champion, Covington, will challenge Kamaru Usman for the promotion undisputed welterweight title at this December’s blockbuster pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Recently, Colby Covington spoke in an […]

  • Greg Hardy issues statement following no-contest ruling at UFC Boston

    Greg Hardy issues statement following no-contest ruling at UFC Boston

    UFC Heavyweight Greg Hardy was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Ben Sosoli on the main card of tonight’s UFC Boston event. However, shortly after the conclusion of tonight’s fight card, Yahoo Sports Kevin Iole reported that the controversial fight had been changed to a no-contest. The reason for the change was Hardy’s decision to […]

  • Breaking! Greg Hardy vs. Ben Sosoli fight officially ruled a no-contest

    Breaking! Greg Hardy vs. Ben Sosoli fight officially ruled a no-contest

    Tonight’s heavyweight bout between former NFL player Greg Hardy and promotional newcomer Ben Sosoli has officially been ruled a no-contest. The controversial contest was initially ruled a unanimous decision victory (29-28 x3) for ‘The Prince of War’, however that ruling has quickly been changed by the commission. Between rounds two and three Greg Hardy used […]

  • Pros react after Dominick Reyes KO’s Chris Weidman at UFC Boston

    Pros react after Dominick Reyes KO’s Chris Weidman at UFC Boston

    Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman moved up to light heavyweight to take on perennial contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boston headliner. Chris Weidman (14-4 MMA) entered tonight’s UFC Boston main event looking for a fresh start. ‘The All American’ went just 1-4 over his past five fights in the middleweight division, suffering knockout losses […]

  • UFC Boston Results: Dominick Reyes KO’s Chris Weidman (VIDEO)

    UFC Boston Results: Dominick Reyes KO’s Chris Weidman (VIDEO)

    Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman makes the jump to light heavyweight to take on perennial contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boston headliner. Chris Weidman (14-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Boston main event looking for a fresh start. ‘The All American’ went just 1-4 over his past five fights in the middleweight division, suffering […]

  • Pros react to Jeremy Stephens vs. Yair Rodriguez at UFC Boston

    Pros react to Jeremy Stephens vs. Yair Rodriguez at UFC Boston

    A key featherweight bout between perennial division contenders Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez co-headlined tonight’s UFC Boston event. The pair had squared off last month at UFC Mexico, but the bout was called off just seconds after the contest started due to an accidental eye poke that ultimately prevented Stephens from being able to continue. […]

  • UFC Boston Results: Yair Rodriguez defeats Jeremy Stephens (Highlights)

    UFC Boston Results: Yair Rodriguez defeats Jeremy Stephens (Highlights)

    A key featherweight bout between perennial division contenders Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez co-headlined tonight’s UFC Boston event. The pair squared off last month at UFC Mexico, but the bout was called off just seconds after the fight started due to an accidental eye poke that prevented Stephens from being able to continue. Prior to […]

  • Pros react to Greg Hardy defeating Ben Sosoli at UFC Boston

    Pros react to Greg Hardy defeating Ben Sosoli at UFC Boston

    A heavyweight bout between Greg Hardy and Ben Sosoli took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Boston event. Greg Hardy (5-1 MMA) entered the fight on a two-fight win streak, this after scoring back-to-back first round TKO victories over opponents Juan Adams and Dmitry Smolyakov. The former NFL star’s lone setback in MMA […]

  • UFC Boston Results: Greg Hardy defeats Ben Sosoli

    UFC Boston Results: Greg Hardy defeats Ben Sosoli

    A heavyweight bout between Greg Hardy and Ben Sosoli takes place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Boston event. Hardy (5-1 MMA) is coming off back-to-back first round TKO victories over opponents Juan Adams and Dmitry Smolyakov. The former NFL star’s lone MMA setback came to Allen Crowder in January, this after he was […]

  • UFC Boston Results and Highlights

    UFC Boston Results and Highlights

    Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman will make the jump to light heavyweight to take on perennial contender Dominick Reyes in tonight’s UFC Boston headliner. Chris Weidman (14-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Boston main event looking for a fresh start. ‘The All American’ went just 1-4 over his past five fights in the middleweight division, […]

  • Francis Ngannou expresses frustration with UFC and lack of a fight

    Francis Ngannou expresses frustration with UFC and lack of a fight

    Francis Ngannou, one of the top heavyweights in the UFC, is looking for a fight and he’s expressing his frustration with the promotion and their lack of getting him an opponent. In a recent interview with Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie, Ngannou was very open about his frustration as the second-ranked heavyweight in the UFC, […]

  • Gilbert Burns goes after Ben Askren, “Funky” issues amusing response

    Gilbert Burns goes after Ben Askren, “Funky” issues amusing response

    UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns has gone after divisional rival Ben Askren on social media, and the man himself has taken the time to respond. Burns (17-3) has been making the headlines over the course of the last few months after taking two short-notice fights, winning them both against Alexey Kunchenko and Gunnar Nelson. The […]

  • Michael Bisping reacts to Conor McGregor’s alleged SUV incident

    Michael Bisping reacts to Conor McGregor’s alleged SUV incident

    Michael Bisping caught wind of Conor McGregor allegedly being banned from a club and he isn’t exactly sold on the story. A report from Insider.com claims that McGregor’s entourage has been accused of forcing a bottle service girl into their SUV after spending some time inside Delilah, a restaurant/club in Los Angeles. The report claims […]

  • Weili Zhang criticises former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk

    Weili Zhang criticises former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk

    UFC Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang has ripped into the former queen of the division Joanna Jedrzejczyk ahead of a potential fight between the two. Zhang (20-1) is coming off the back of a memorable TKO victory over Jessica Andrade at UFC Shenzhen which served as her coronation as the first-ever Chinese champion in the history […]

  • Tyron Woodley calls out Canelo Alvarez: ‘Let’s get it!’

    Tyron Woodley calls out Canelo Alvarez: ‘Let’s get it!’

    UFC welterweight Tyron Woodley called out Canelo Alvarez on social media, telling the boxing superstar that he will knock him out if they fight in a boxing match. Woodley recently spoke to TMZ and expressed his interest in boxing Alvarez, widely considered to be one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. On Friday, […]

  • Brian Ortega says there is only one lightweight capable of defeating Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Brian Ortega says there is only one lightweight capable of defeating Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Brian Ortega believes there is only one fighter that stands in the way of UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, and that is Tony Ferguson. The No. 2 ranked featherweight fighter Ortega is convinced that Ferguson has what it takes to defeat the lightweight champion. Ferguson is the former interim lightweight champion and a jiu-jitsu black […]

  • Miesha Tate explains how trash talk can be counterproductive for fighters

    Miesha Tate explains how trash talk can be counterproductive for fighters

    These days, more and more fighters are using trash talk to promote themselves and their fights. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate understands why this happens, but believes fighters should think twice before ramping up the verbal warfare. Speaking to BJPENN.com ahead of last weekend’s ONE: Century card, Tate explained how trash talk and bravado […]

  • Chris Weidman: Failed drug tests diminish Jones and Silva’s whole careers

    Chris Weidman: Failed drug tests diminish Jones and Silva’s whole careers

    Anderson Silva and Jon Jones are regarded as two of the greatest fighters of all time. Regrettably, both fighters have also failed drug tests, which has led some members of the MMA community to question their legacies. Former UFC middleweight Chris Weidman is one of those people. Weidman, who hopes to earn a fight with […]

  • Eddie Bravo explains how Tony Ferguson can beat Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Eddie Bravo explains how Tony Ferguson can beat Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Tony Ferguson is expected to get his long-awaited crack at UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov sometime in 2020 — perhaps as soon as March. Despite the fact that Nurmagomedov has never been defeated in MMA, Ferguson’s team is very confident the fight will go their way. Eddie Bravo, who has helped Tony Ferguson hone his […]

  • Michael Bisping undergoes ‘a total knee replacement’

    Michael Bisping undergoes ‘a total knee replacement’

    Michael Bisping took a lot of punishment throughout his legendary fighting career — and we’re not just talking about his now infamous glass eye. The former UFC middleweight champion recently underwent a “total knee replacement” to repair injuries he sustained during his Hall of Fame career. Bisping detailed this successful procedure on Instagram: Warning: Some of […]

  • David Feldman confirms Paulie Malignaggi won’t fight in BKFC again

    David Feldman confirms Paulie Malignaggi won’t fight in BKFC again

    Former boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi made his way into the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) ring earlier this year. There, he took on former UFC fighter, Artem Lobov in the main event of BKFC 6. The fight was set to end the rivalry between the two. The two camps have not gotten along since […]

  • Paige VanZant urges UFC matchmakers to book her a fight

    Paige VanZant urges UFC matchmakers to book her a fight

    UFC women’s flyweight fighter Paige VanZant is urging the UFC’s matchmakers for a fight. She says she is fully healthy and ready to return to the Octagon, and she’s pleading with UFC matchmakers Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard to get her a fight booked as soon as possible. VanZant, who has just one more fight […]

  • Dana White says Conor McGregor vs. Frankie Edgar ‘makes no sense’ and won’t happen

    Dana White says Conor McGregor vs. Frankie Edgar ‘makes no sense’ and won’t happen

    Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar have both agreed to fight each other on social media. But, that fight won’t be happening according to UFC president, Dana White. McGregor and his team have called for the Edgar fight, but White has seemingly shut that down in an interview with the Boston Herald. “I said it leading […]

  • Report: Luke Rockhold could be done with fighting career

    Report: Luke Rockhold could be done with fighting career

    Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold’s fighting career could be coming to an end. Ariel Helwani of ESPN reported on Thursday night that during a conversation with the former champion, Rockhold is considering calling it a career. “I have no interest in fighting right now,” Rockhold told ESPN, and Helwani noted that he also said […]

  • VIDEO | Dana White roasts former UFC middleweight champ Luke Rockhold

    VIDEO | Dana White roasts former UFC middleweight champ Luke Rockhold

    UFC President Dana White has taken a shot at former middleweight title holder Luke Rockhold, suggesting that ‘Rocky’ has no game. In an interview with ORIGNALS, the brash UFC boss claimed that Rockhold acts like a “buffoon” when he’s around women. Check out the video below courtesy of @Uptown_MMA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Uptown_MMA/status/1184956422779559941 “So Luke Rockhold […]

  • Colby Covington warns Dana White not to wrap the belt around his waist if he wins at UFC 245

    Colby Covington warns Dana White not to wrap the belt around his waist if he wins at UFC 245

    Colby Covington has made it clear he doesn’t want UFC president, Dana White wrapping the belt around his waist at UFC 245 if he proves victorious against Kamaru Usman. In the main event of the year-end pay-per-view, Covington is taking on the welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. The two have traded shots at one another in […]

  • Kyle Bochniak reveals drug overdose that lead to coma and jail

    Kyle Bochniak reveals drug overdose that lead to coma and jail

    Kyle Bochniak is expected to fight Sean Woodson tomorrow at UFC Boston. The UFC Octagon isn’t the only place Bochniak has had to face great adversity. Recently, he opened up about his struggle with drug addiction that put him in a coma and resulted in a prison sentence. He also revealed the shocking revelation that […]