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Dan Hooker Excited to Fight True Veteran and ‘Walking Head’ Jim Miller at UFC Atlantic City
As far as quality of competition goes, Dan Hooker is on the best streak of his career. Two finishes back-to-back over Ross Pearson and Marc Diakiese has led him to his biggest challenge yet. Jim Miller is not only Hooker’s next opponent, but a fighter that he respects. That doesn’t mean he’s not going to […]
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Nick Diaz Returns to MMA Tonight But Not How You Might Think
You may have not heard of AKA Fights in Louisiana. That’s okay, most fight fans are on a strict UFC diet with a little bit of Bellator mixed in for seasoning. However, even the most hardcore viewers who stay up to watch RIZIN or hunt down obscure Russian fighting organizations probable haven’t heard of the […]
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Tai Tuivasa Calls Heavyweight ‘Boring’ With His Next Fight in The Works
Big man Tai Tuivasa is on a perfect seven-fight win streak, with two of those in the UFC now. The most impressive state about the Aussie, is that all of those wins are finishes. Coming off his violent, first-round finish at UFC 221, it looks like he’s ready for his next opponent with a step […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz Says She Has Three Years Left in MMA but Can’t Imagine Not Fighting
UFC 223 on April 7th showcases two of the highest level strawweight battles one could ask for. In the co-main event, we have the rematch of the epic upset from UFC 217 when Rose Namajunas knocked out the reigning champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the very first round. But before that, we get a battle of […]
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Report | Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa in the Works for UFC 225 in Chicago
Let there be heavyweights in Chicago! UFC 225 plays host to the UFC’s return to Chicago, Illinois on June 9th and is headlined by a middleweight title rematch between the champion, Robert Whittaker and the challenger, Yoel Romero. The card already has two other heavyweight battles on it between the likes of top 5 big […]
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Ronda Rousey: The Fighter, The Pro Wrestler and Now…the Manager?
Former Strikeforce and UFC bantamweight queen, Ronda Rousey isn’t fighting in MMA and earning gold title belts anymore. But she is continuing to add different kinds of combat sports titles to her resume. First, she was an Olympic bronze medalist in Judo before transitioning to MMA. From there she has now recently gone into the […]
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Darren Till Just Wants to Fight Again, Ready for Anyone in the Top 10, “F*** Them All”
A star from Liverpool, England emerged from the darkness on the fateful night of October 21, 2017. It was Darren Till’s very first UFC main event and he passed his test with flying colors when he absolutely dismantled the legendary, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in just one round. Till turned into an immediate name to keep […]
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Cris Cyborg Believes Amanda Nunes is Just Using Her Name as Promotion Now
The superfight has been put on hold, Cris Cyborg eradicated her last foe, and Amanda Nunes has a title defense at UFC 224. Both women are down to meet up after their business is finished, but now Cyborg thinks Nunes isn’t actually going to end up showing her face in the Octagon and has just […]
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Curtis Blaydes Wants His Title Shot With Win Over Alistair Overeem at UFC 225
Unless you count the overturned win over Adam Milstead due to the Devil’s tobacco, Curtis Blaydes has quietly stacked up a five-fight win streak. His latest over Mark Hunt was the biggest of his career and he’s looking to use that as a springboard right into his huge Chicago fight with Alistair Overeem. Overeem will […]
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VIDEO | Israel Adesanya Believes Ronda Rousey Should ‘Get That Money and F-ck Everybody Else’
MMA is a revolving door of talent. When one person leaves, hundreds more are waiting to take their place. Despite logging in nearly 80 fights in kickboxing and boxing, Israel Adesanya is just starting his UFC career as Ronda Rousey moves on in her new WWE career. Adesanya is familiar with the bandwagon jumpers, but […]
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Dillon Danis finally gets opponent for Bellator 198 MMA debut
Earlier this month, we learned that Conor McGregor training partner Dillon Danis – the man who helped the Irishman sharpen his ground game in the lead-up his rematch with Nate Diaz – will make his Bellator debut at 198 on April 28. And now, he’s got an opponent for that debut. Per a Thursday press […]
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BREAKING | Dana White is the New Playable Character in EA Sports UFC 3
A new challenger has arrived. The light heavyweight division has been put on notice. The next hot prospect to wreak havoc in the UFC will be… president Dana White? That’s right, EA Sports UFC 3 will introduce Dana White as a playable character today. So, far any fan who wanted to punch him in the […]
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Stipe Miocic on potential Brock Lesnar fight: I’d win, there’s no question
At present, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has his crosshairs set on UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who he’ll battle in the main event of UFC 226 on July 7. As buzz surrounding the possible UFC return of WWE star Brock Lesnar continues to grow, however, Miocic is likely to get more and more […]
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VIDEO | Robert Downey Jr. is Supporting Brian Ortega’s New Foundation
You red carpet ready? I am…Join me in Hollywood, CA on April 23rd for the World Premiere of @MarvelStudios #Avengers #InfinityWar. Donate $10 to support the fabulous @ROHHAD_GLOBAL and win (2) VIP tix. Go to https://t.co/AHxJsUW3t7 pic.twitter.com/5xX6kKNAKq — Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) March 13, 2018 When Brian Ortega did the unthinkable and finished Frankie Edgar […]
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Michael Bisping explains why “pound-for-pound best” Demetrious Johnson needs TJ Dillashaw fight
One of the most talked about fights in MMA at present is a possible showdown between dominating UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, and reigning UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw. While this fight is what both men want, it seems to be stuck in a mire of unsuccessful negotiations. In the opinion of former UFC middleweight champ […]
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Coach Details Conor McGregor Preparing to Fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222
Most of the things Conor McGregor gets into aren’t straight forward. There are layers, plot twists, double meanings. Everyone scoffed at his comment that he was going to step up to fight Frankie Edgar, but after UFC 222 Dana White admitted it was true. One thing he didn’t comment on though, was the rumored addition […]
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Floyd Mayweather to begin training with Tyron Woodley “soon,” already grades his wrestling at 7/10
Last week, we learned that UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley had offered to help undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. prepare for his much-discussed move to MMA. Speaking to TMZ this week, Mayweather confirmed that he plans to take Woodley up on this offer. “I’m going to start soon,” Mayweather said (h/t MMAJunkie). “We’ve been […]
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Fabricio Werdum almost had his nose broken by Mike Tyson ahead of UFC London
Fabricio Werdum, who takes on Alexander Volkov in the main event of the UFC’s Saturday night return to London, England, recently almost had his nose broken by legendary heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. The former UFC heavyweight champion Werdum recounted this wild story in an interview with TMZ. Apparently, it went down on the set of […]
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Jimi Manuwa shares his gripes with the UFC media schedule ahead of UFC London
The UFC’s return to London, which is headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov, and co-headlined by a light heavyweight rematch between Jimi Manuwa and Jan Blachowicz, is now just days away. With the card just around the corner, the many fighters on the bill are all getting their weight cuts […]
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As Tony Ferguson kicks steel pipes, Khabib Nurmagomedov works on “Velasquez-style” wrestling and “small glove sparring”
Yesterday, we got an interesting look into Tony Ferguson’s UFC 223 training camp, as the interim lightweight champ shared a video of himself kicking a steel pipe to condition his shins. While his opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t seem to be getting quite as – er… innovative – with his training, it looks like he’s killing […]
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NYSAC Assigns It’s Judges and Referees for UFC 223 in Brooklyn
The next big event for the UFC is UFC 223 on April 7th when they return to the state of New York for the seventh time. New York is the newest state to legalize MMA and we’ve gone through some definite growing pains since the first show after legalization in November of 2016. The most […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier on UFC 226 Superfight: “I wouldn’t do this if I wasn’t confident I could beat Stipe Miocic”
Daniel Cormier is back! (on @UFCTonight) @dc_mma gives details on season 27 of @ultimatefighter plus explains why he believes he'll be successful vs. @StipeMiocicufc at #UFC226! pic.twitter.com/sBeKziETqD — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 15, 2018 “We don’t have any issues. This one’s about competition and in competition is when I compete my best. I’m excited […]
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Only Man to Defeat Nick Newell, Justin Gaethje Believes He Deserves Shot in the UFC
One of the most inspirational and captivating fighters we’ve ever seen has to be “Notorious” Nick Newell. Newell is most well known for being the fighter with one arm. But this hasn’t affected the highly decorated college wrestler what so ever as he’s amassed a professional MMA record of 14-1 with eleven of those wins coming […]
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Report | Mackenzie Dern Gets Wish, Fights at UFC 224 vs Amanda Cooper
The twenty-four-year-old undefeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom, Mackenzie Dern finally made her UFC debut earlier this month when she defeated Ashley Yoder at UFC 222 by split decision. With a UFC return to Brazil on the horizon, Dern made it very clear that she wanted to get on the card if possible. And that appears to […]
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Add Fabricio Werdum to the List of Fighters Wanting on the Massive UFC 226 Card
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum will attempt to improve his two-fight win streak this Saturday against Alexander Volkov. It’ll be his journey back to the title, which is well underway. He’s on the up and up as a whole recently. He had a meeting with the WWE, he got his UFC Spanish commentary gig […]
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Coach Would ‘Love’ to See Frankie Edgar Fight for the Bantamweight Title
There was a lot of history made at UFC 222 a couple of weeks ago. Frankie Edgar was not only finished for the first time in his epic career, but it was the first time he wasn’t able to stop a contender from getting past him at featherweight. Most of the time ‘gatekeeper’ is used […]
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VIDEO | Tony Ferguson is Really Out Here Kicking Steel Pipes to Prep for UFC 223
We hope you’re tip-toeing into this article and holding your breath alongside of us. This is the fourth time we’ve been through a fight booked between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Every time, we get our hopes up on the best lightweight fight in the world and we end up screaming and crying that it […]
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Amid Luke Rockhold trilogy buzz, Michael Bisping isn’t sure he’ll even fight again
Over the last few weeks, the MMA world has been abuzz about a potential trilogy fight between former UFC middleweight champions Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold. Yet while the beef between these two former champions is clearly still sizzling, Bisping isn’t sure it’s a fight he wants. In fact, he’s not even sure he’ll ever fight […]