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Devin Clark says he will “dominate” Alonzo Menifield for 15 minutes to end his hype
Devin Clark is confident he will be the first one to hand Alonzo Menifield a loss. Menifield is currently 9-0 and returning to the Octagon after a year away due to a neck injury. For Clark, he thinks the year away from the cage might impact the prospect, but he isn’t counting on it. “It […]
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Mike Winkeljohn says if Jon Jones fights Francis Ngannou “it would be heavyweight from then on”
Mike Winkeljohn says if Jon Jones does move up in weight to fight Francis Ngannou it would be the end of his light heavyweight tenure. For weeks now, Jones and Ngannou have been talking about fighting one another. Recently, however, pay has been an issue for the light heavyweight champ. He then said he was […]
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Colby Covington rips “chicken” Jorge Masvidal over dispute with UFC
Colby Covington has taken a shot at his former American Top Team stablemate Jorge Masvidal, who is embroiled in a heated dispute with the UFC. Masvidal has long been viewed as the next man in line for a shot at welterweight champ Kamaru Usman, but the negotiations for the fight have stalled, as Masvidal feels […]
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Amanda Nunes is entering “Tom Brady status” according to Dana White
Dana White says that UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes is now entering “Tom Brady status” in regard to her accomplishments. Brady, the former quarterback of the New England Patriots and the newest member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is one of the most accomplished athletes in sports history. He has been to […]
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Aljamain Sterling vs. Cory Sandhagen winner gets title shot, says Dana White
UFC president Dana White confirmed that the winner of the UFC 250 bantamweight bout between Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen will get a title shot. Aside from the main event between UFC women’s featherweight champion Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer, Sterling vs. Sandhagen is the most important fight at this weekend’s UFC 250 card. And […]
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Jorge Masvidal: previous opponents “never disrespected me” the way the UFC is
Jorge Masvidal has been fighting for a long time, but no opponent has disrespected him the way the UFC is disrespecting him right now. Masvidal has long been expected to get the next shot at UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. However, the negotiations for the fight seem to have hit a standstill, as Masvidal claims […]
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Dillon Danis challenges Jorge Masvidal to come to Bellator, vows to finish him in less than 5 seconds
BJJ ace Dillon Danis has challenged Jorge Masvidal to ditch the UFC’s Octagon in favor of the Bellator cage. On Friday afternoon, Masvidal took to Twitter to share his frustration with the stalled negotiations for a welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman. He began by daring the UFC to release him from his contract if […]
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Jorge Masvidal dares UFC to let him go amid stalled negotiations
Jorge Masvidal has long been viewed as the next man in line for UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman, but the title fight has yet to come to fruition. He seems to be getting fed up. Speaking on Twitter on Friday afternoon, Masvidal dared the UFC to release him from his contract if they’re not prepared […]
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UFC 250 weigh-in results: Headliners hit their marks
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with UFC 250, an under-the-radar pay-per-view emanating from the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas. UFC 250 will be headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight between champion Amanda Nunes, who also holds the promotion’s bantamweight strap, and challenger Felicia Spencer. The bout will mark […]
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Photo | Wanderlei Silva shows off injuries from bike accident
Former Pride middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva was recently hit by his car while riding his bike, breaking his foot and sustaining some pretty nasty looking wounds. It was the Brazilian MMA legend’s second such accident in a four-year span. He says wearing a helmet save his life on both occasions. “My life was saved by […]
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Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley betting odds released
The oddsmakers have released the opening odds for a potential welterweight grudge match between bitter rivals Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley. Woodley said this week that the UFC has already contacted him about a potential Covington matchup and the former UFC welterweight champion says he has accepted the fight. Woodley and Covington have been involved […]
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Gilbert Burns volunteers to fight Kamaru Usman at UFC 251
Gilbert Burns says he has volunteered to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 251, which is expected to go down on July 11. Burns divulged this information in an interview with MMA Fighting. “We’re waiting for the UFC’s decision,” Burns said. “I volunteered to fight for the UFC title in July […]
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Alexander Gustafsson ending retirement for heavyweight move, targeting Fabricio Werdum
Three-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson is ending his retirement and moving up to the heavyweight division. According to a report from Combate, Gustafsson is targeting a return to action on July 25 on the UFC’s widely discussed Fight Island. The frontrunners for his comeback fight, per the report, are former UFC heavyweight […]
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Chael Sonnen believes former UFC champion Rafael dos Anjos has “lost his mind”
MMA fighter turned analyst Chael Sonnen is convinced that Rafael Dos Anjos has “lost his mind”. During a recent interview, the Brazilian star revealed that he is currently on the last fight of his UFC contract and is waiting to see if the UFC will resign him. Sonnen called him out for his lack of […]
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Dana White says it’s “highly likely” Gilbert Burns is getting welterweight title shot
Gilbert Burns may very well get the next welterweight title shot according to UFC president, Dana White. Burns became a top contender following his dominant decision win over Tyron Woodley in the main event of UFC Vegas. Following the win, he called for a title shot against his teammate and friend in Kamaru Usman. Now, […]
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Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 3 added to UFC Fight Night on July 25
A light heavyweight battle between legends Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been added to the UFC Fight Night card on July 25. Rua and Nogueira had been previously booked for the old UFC 250 card that was set to take place in Brazil, this before it was eventually scrapped. The UFC was able […]
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Alonzo Menifield eyes stoppage win over Devin Clark at UFC 250
Alonzo Menifield believes the pressure is on him to make his fight against Devin Clark entertaining for the fans. Menifield and Clark are the second fight from the bottom on the UFC 250 card, which will be Menifield’s first fight in nearly a year. Since his last fight, a first-round knockout of Paul Craig, the […]
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PHOTO | Sean O’Malley looks shredded ahead of UFC 250 fight
Red hot UFC bantamweight prospect “Sugar” Sean O’Malley looks to be in incredible shape ahead of his UFC 250 main card scrap with Eddie Wineland. O’Malley flaunted his physique—and an undeniably bold hairstyle—in an Instagram post on Thursday. See it below. View this post on Instagram Just show up Ed so I can […]
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Wanderlei Silva hit by car while riding bike in Brazil, breaks foot
MMA legend Wanderlei Silva was involved in an accident on Wednesday afternoon in Curitiba, Brazil, when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle. Silva says that he broke his foot and suffered cuts to his face. According to the fighter, he might have died had he not been wearing a bicycle helmet. […]
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New information revealed about murder of Walt Harris’ stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard
There are new details in the murder case of Aniah Blanchard, who is the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris. Harris recently returned to the UFC Octagon and came up short in his fight against Alistair Overeem, and during the lead up to his fight , SportsCenter Featured did a special on Blanchard. A new […]
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Dana White explains why Conor McGregor is a bigger star than GSP, Rousey, Silva
Dana White believes Conor McGregor is the first truly international superstar in UFC history, and that’s what sets him apart from other stars like Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, and Ronda Rousey. White compared McGregor’s celebrity to that of other big UFC stars on Eddie Hearn’s Talk the Talk podcast. He believes that, while stars like GSP, […]
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Colby Covington not buying Jon Jones as a hero: “You’re a scumbag”
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington is not holding back against some of his biggest rivals. Earlier this week during an interview with Submission Radio, Covington went after the likes of Tyron Woodley, Dustin Poirier, Jorge Masvidal, and Kamaru Usman. All of those names could be future opponents for Covington inside the welterweight division […]
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Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov headlines UFC card on June 20, betting odds released
A heavyweight bout between top contenders Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov will headline a UFC Fight Night event on June 20 and the betting odds are out. Blaydes vs. Volkov was originally set to headline UFC Saskatoon, but that card was a victim of the coronavirus pandemic and was canceled. Thankfully for both fighters, the […]
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Colby Covington: “Belts don’t mean anything anymore”
Top UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington feels that, in 2020, championship belts have lost most of their significance. In the past, title fights were viewed as the biggest fights of all, but today, Covington believes belts are not required to make big fights. Covington points to the fact that a grudge match between himself and […]
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Michael Bisping thinks Tyron Woodley lacked urgency against Gilbert Burns
Michael Bisping feels Tyron Woodley didn’t fight Gilbert Burns with a sense of urgency. Tyron Woodley took on Burns on May 30 in the main event of UFC on ESPN 9. The card was held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Woodley was hoping to rebound from his March 2019 title loss against […]
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Colby Covington ready to “play ball” with UFC as contract nears conclusion
Polarizing UFC welterweight star Colby Covington has just two fights remaining on his current UFC contract. While we’ve seen many fighters part ways with the UFC over the years, Covington is eager to stay with the promotion, as he believes UFC championships are taken more seriously than championships in other promotions. “I want to be […]
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Chael Sonnen sees five options for next Conor McGregor opponent
According to MMA analyst Chael Sonnen, Conor McGregor has five options in terms of opponents for his next fight—whenever that next fight winds up happening. Sonnen explored the options in a video posted to his official YouTube channel, using a whiteboard to share his picks. See his picks below: Conor McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal Sonnen […]
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Cory Sandhagen bids farewell to “annoying” Henry Cejudo
Streaking UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen is glad that Henry Cejudo, the division’s most recent champion, has retired and vacated the throne. Cejudo shocked viewers by announcing his retirement from MMA shortly after he defended the UFC bantamweight title with a second-round TKO of Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. Sandhagen says he never enjoyed Cejudo’s […]