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Report | Middleweight strikers Uriah Hall and Paulo Costa to fight in Atlantic City
Earlier this month, the UFC announced its plans for an April 21 return to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Though the card is still some distance away, it’s already starting to come together. The latest bout that’s reportedly in the works for this Atlantic City date is a middleweight scrap between knockout artists Uriah Hall and […]
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BREAKING | Jiu Jitsu Coach Reveals That Georges St-Pierre is Back to Training
The status of UFC great Georges St-Pierre is still up in the air after the grueling process of moving up to middleweight contributed to contacting ulcerative colitis. This weekend, Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero will be fighting for the interim version of the undisputed title St-Pierre handed over to Robert Whittaker. We knew that if […]
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Live Stream Play by Play Test
Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 221, Chicago’s Curtis Blaydes burst into heavyweight title contention with an impressive, unanimous decision win over veteran knockout artist Mark Hunt. While Blaydes’ win was impressive, however, it was not without close calls. Mid-way through the first round, he was rocked badly by his veteran foe, and […]
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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold Eager to Become ‘Real Champion’ at UFC 221 with Win Over Yoel Romero
The UFC’s middleweight division has been a mess that no one has been able to clean up, but Luke Rockhold think it may be its white knight. From Michael Bisping to Georges St-Pierre, then to Robert Whittaker, now an interim title created due to his laundry list of ailments, it’s hard to keep track of […]
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Rafael dos Anjos has a message for Tyron Woodley after champ’s latest mention of Diaz bout
Yesterday afternoon, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley once again expressed interest in a showdown with long-time lightweight contender Nate Diaz. “I think that fight will happen,” Woodley told ESPN. “I think it will happen this year. I think it’s way more likely than people realize. There are conversations about Nate and I fighting in July. […]
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VIDEO | UFC President Dana White drops $69K on Samurai Swords on “Pawn Stars”
It’s no secret that UFC President Dana White is an extremely wealthy man, and that’s he’s willing to drop serious sums of money when the mood strikes. White’s latest extravagant purchase was documented on the show Pawn Stars. On a recent episode, the UFC boss enters the famous pawn shop in search of weapons for his […]
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UFC Atlantic City gets clash of ranked middleweights, ranked light heavyweights
On April 21, the UFC will return to Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Boardwalk Hall for the first time since June of 2005. This UFC Atlantic City card is already shaping up to be a good one. On Tuesday night, the promotion announced to new bouts for the card: one, a clash of ranked middleweight contenders, […]
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Joe Rogan believes Yamasaki should have stopped Cachoeira fight earlier, also criticizes matchmaking
Last Saturday, in the co-main event of the UFC’s trip to Belem, Brazilian flyweight Priscila Cachoeira stepped into the Octagon for the first time. Despite the fact she was making her UFC debut with just 8 pro fights behind her, her opponent was the vastly more experienced Valentina Shevchenko, who is widely regarded as one of the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley: “Stephen Thompson is today’s Jon Fitch”
Tyron Woodley: “Stephen Thompson is today’s Jon Fitch” Earlier today UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that he was targeting a summer return and would likely be fighting former lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz in his next bout. “The Chosen One” has not competed since August’s UFC 214 event where he successfully […]
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Jimmy Smith Breaks Down This Weekend’s Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold Matchup
If you’re a fan of Bellator, then you know exactly who Jimmy Smith is. Many have called him “Bellator’s Joe Rogan”, but they can’t call him that anymore! Bellator’s longtime color commentator, Smith recently parted ways with the organization that he was the voice of. He now finds himself with yep…you guessed it, the UFC. […]
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John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz Officially Re-Scheduled
Last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 125 from Belem, Brazil lost it’s co-main event just a day before the event took place. Originally, the co-main was supposed to be a top bantamweight clash between submission specialist, Pedro Munhoz and former two-time flyweight title challenger and season 14 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, John Dodson. That was […]
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Henry Cejudo Has Unexpected Name in Mind for Next Fight
How many Olympic gold medalist UFC fighters can you name…? If you said, “there’s only one” or “Henry Cejudo” then both answers would be correct. Since he won his gold medal for men’s wrestling and transitioned into MMA, Cejudo has gone 12-2. He was undefeated with ten straight wins until he ran into the undisputed king […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington Makes Hilarious Video of him vs “Tyquil” Woodley
It’s no secret who top UFC welterweight, Colby “Chaos” Covington has his eyes on for his next fight. Covington is 13-1 and last fought at UFC Fight Night 119 in Sao Paulo, Brazil against Demian Maia on October 28. And even prior to this big victory, the man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida had the […]
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Derrick Lewis Body Shames ‘Too Much Muscle’ Francis Ngannou
The Black Beast Derrick Lewis is set to return against Marcin Tybura at UFC Austin, but he’s still on a mission to flame Francis Ngannou and his muscles. Ngannou had his biggest test ever in his short career and came up short in an exhausting performance against Stipe Miocic. Even though he loss, he’s one […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Manager is Seriously Concerned for Tony Ferguson’s Well-Being
Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov. They’ve been on a collision path since 2015. A lot has been said, but none of it was able to be backed up. This will be the fourth time the two will attempt to get inside the Octagon and finally go at it. You’d think that after all that, the […]
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UFC 222 update: Edgar-Ortega bout nearing completion, but cancellation of card still possible
Late last week, we learned that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had been forced out of his UFC 222 main event title fight with Frankie “The Answer” Edgar. With this unfortunate development, the promotion began a frantic search for a replacement main event. According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, one option is a bout between […]
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BREAKING | Tyron Woodley Believes Nate Diaz Will Be His Next Opponent
Out of nowhere before UFC 219, all of us thought that Nate Diaz was going to march scowl-faced into the Octagon once again to fight none other than Tyron Woodley. It never ended up happening, despite Woodley relentlessly putting Diaz on blast with what he saw as hypocritical statements. Now it looks like we can […]
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TJ Dillashaw reveals nagging injuries are preventing Garbrandt rematch at UFC 222
Lat last week, UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway was forced out of his UFC 222 scrap with Frankie Edgar, leaving the card without a headliner. From there, the UFC kicked off a desperate search for a suitable replacement main event. One of the options was a rematch between bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw and former champ […]
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Even Rashad Evans Doesn’t Know Why He’s Not Fighting Michael Bisping at UFC London
With Michael Bisping’s career coming to a close, it’s been difficult to say the least to find an opponent for his swan song. With tons of big names at middleweight locked up or ineligible, it looked like the UFC finally had it all put together with Rashad Evans at UFC London. To our surprise — as […]
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VIDEO | Get Acquainted with Israel Adesanya Before His Hyped UFC 221 Debut
You may be lucky enough to already know about ‘Style Bender’ Israel Adesanya, but most tuning into the UFC 221 card in Perth this weekend probably won’t. …But they most likely will be trying to learn how to pronounce his name soon after he steps into the Octagon for the first time. This 28-year old […]
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Former UFC welterweight prospect Nicolas Dalby spills on struggles with depression, alcoholism
MMA can be a brutal sport. It’s a game of mountainous highs and chasmal lows, of unpredictable ups and downs, of clashing expectations and realities, and sometimes, its pressures can crack even the most iron-willed competitors. In a recent post to Instagram, UFC welterweight veteran Nicolas Dalby shared his story of being broken by the […]
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VIDEO | Insight From Anderson Silva’s Son on the Anniversary of His Spectacular Vitor Belfort KO
As the UFC and combat sports in general rockets into the future. It’s more important than ever to preserve the history of these fights so they aren’t lost in time. New fans are constantly pouring in an cycled through generations, then separated into eras. There are the group of people who became fans after the […]
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Brazilian Commission issues statement on Priscila Cachoeira’s brutal loss to Valentina Shevchenko
Over the weekend, Brazilian fighter Priscila Cachoeira experienced a brutal beatdown at the hands of Valentina Shevchenko, absorbing a brain-rattling 230 strikes en route to a second-round submission loss. In the wake of this lopsided and bloody contest, many fans, pundits and UFC personalities have argued that referee Mario Yamasaki should have stopped the fight far […]
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Michael Bisping responds to Lyoto Machida’s callout
Shortly after his recent split decision win over Eryk Anders, former UFC light heavyweight champion and middleweight title challenger Lyoto Machida called out former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. “That’s a fight that should’ve happened a couple times and it didn’t,” Machida said at the UFC Belem post-fight presser. “I think we both matured together […]
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Robert Whittaker recounts brutal health problems, “intervention” that led to UFC 221 withdrawal
If things had gone according to the original plan, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker would be defending his title against Luke Rockhold at UFC 221 this weekend. Unfortunately, Whittaker was forced out of this fight with some pretty severe health problems, and replaced by Yoel Romero, who will now battle Rockhold for the interim title. […]
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Cody Garbrandt attempts to lure TJ Dillashaw into rematch, ups the stakes with interesting offer
Last week, UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway was forced out of his UFC 222 title fight with Frankie Edgar, leaving the card without a main event. From there, the UFC began a desperate scramble to find a suitable replacement fight. One of the options was a rematch between bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw and former champ […]
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VIDEO | Rampage Jackson Shares His Thoughts on Throwing in the Towel to Save a Fighter
.@Rampage4real believes cornermen should throw in the towel more often in MMA: "I don't see nothing wrong with throwing in the towel if a guy is getting f*cked up really bad." Watch #TheMMAHour live: https://t.co/11sYrEm5Ug pic.twitter.com/216ZwzozGq — MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 5, 2018 “Well…all i’ll say is if somebody’s gettin’ f*cked up really bad, throw in […]
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UFC Fight Night 128 Gets Three Bouts Announced
When it comes to the current UFC schedule, UFC Fight Night 128 in Atlantic City, New Jersey is the latest card with fights booked right now. The event will take place on April 21. The first fight announced for the event was a welterweight matchup between Siyar Bahadurzada and Luan Chagas. We now have three […]