Category: UFC NEWS

  • A Confident “King Mo” Ready To Dominate Bellator Tournament

    A Confident “King Mo” Ready To Dominate Bellator Tournament

    Bellator MMA’s ‘King Mo’ Lawal will take part in this Saturday’s one-night, four-man light heavyweight tournament, being held at Bellator’s ‘Dynamite’ event. The tournament will determine the next 205 title challenger and will feature, ‘King Mo’, Phil Davis, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell. After the night is over we’ll know which two men will fight […]

  • WATCH! Ortiz Ready To “Defy The Odds” In Upcoming Title Fight

    WATCH! Ortiz Ready To “Defy The Odds” In Upcoming Title Fight

    MMA legend Tito Ortiz will once again fight for a world title. This Saturday at Bellator ‘Dynamite’ ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ will look to capture the light heavyweight title from the current champ, Liam McGeary. Ortiz is currently riding a two fight win streak, with wins over Stephan Bonnar and former Bellator middleweight champion […]

  • Paige VanZant Vs. Joanne Calderwood Will Headline Fight Pass Card On Dec. 10

    Paige VanZant Vs. Joanne Calderwood Will Headline Fight Pass Card On Dec. 10

    Well it was announced earlier today, by the fighter herself, that Paige VanZant had signed a new contract with the UFC. In the tweet she sent out announcing the news she also said that she finalized her next fight and had an opponent. She didn’t release who, but now we know. According to the UFC, […]

  • Paige VanZant Lands A New UFC Contract And A New Opponent

    Paige VanZant Lands A New UFC Contract And A New Opponent

    According to UFC strawweight and Team Alpha Male fighter Paige VanZant, she just locked down a brand new UFC contract and got her next fight finalized. ’12 Gauge’ took to Twitter to announce the news, sharing a picture of herself with UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta. VanZant is a fast rising star and fan favorite who […]

  • Dustin Poirier Picks McGregor Over Aldo –– ‘Conor’s The Real Deal’

    Dustin Poirier Picks McGregor Over Aldo –– ‘Conor’s The Real Deal’

    UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier had a chance to stop the Conor McGregor hype train a little while back, but loss via TKO in the first round. There was a lot of talk from McGregor, as usual, going into that fight but Poirier says the talking didn’t affect him, it was McGregor’s punch. He also didn’t […]

  • Chuck Liddell Explains Difference Between McGregor And Sonnen

    Chuck Liddell Explains Difference Between McGregor And Sonnen

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell isn’t a fan of trash talk. But is a self-proclaimed fan of Conor McGregor, wait, what? Yes Liddell says he’s excited to see what McGregor can do against the featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, at UFC 194. Liddell recently spoke with MMAJunkie and explained that while he […]

  • Watch! MMA’S Best React To Nick Diaz 5 Year Suspension

    Watch! MMA’S Best React To Nick Diaz 5 Year Suspension

    On Monday, UFC fighter Nick Diaz was suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for five years and fined $165,000. This all came from a drug test from UFC 183, when Diaz fought Anderson Silva, that came back positive for marijuana. However, Diaz’s legal team, at least from this writer’s perspective, provided very sufficient evidence […]

  • WATCH! Josh Thomson Ready To Perform In Front Of Hometown Crowd

    WATCH! Josh Thomson Ready To Perform In Front Of Hometown Crowd

    Former Strikeforce lightweight champion and UFC fighter Josh Thomson will get to make his Bellator MMA debut in front of his home crowd, in San Jose, CA. He’ll be fighting Mike Bronzoulis at this Saturday’s historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event. It will be the first of its kind, featuring both a cage for MMA fights and […]

  • UFC Strawweight Claudia Gadelha Latest To Be Randomly Drug Tested

    UFC Strawweight Claudia Gadelha Latest To Be Randomly Drug Tested

    UFC strawweight Claudia Gadelha is the latest fighter to get randomly drug tested under the UFC’s new drug testing policy. The Brazilian fighter took to Twitter to share the photo with her fans, saying: One more time being tested and always going to the game clean. That Indian blood tho. Gadelha was expected to rematch […]

  • Analyst Colin Cowherd Talks Diaz Suspension: ‘I don’t even think you should test for marijuana’

    Analyst Colin Cowherd Talks Diaz Suspension: ‘I don’t even think you should test for marijuana’

    It looks like the Nick Diaz suspension news has made it into the mainstream media. On FS1’s ‘The Herd’ host Colin Cowherd talked about Ronda Rousey going off about testing for marijuana. He spoke for a while, agreeing with Rousey and saying that with all these athletes go through and all the chronic pain they […]

  • Gustafsson Defends Diaz –– ‘Don’t Ruin A Brother’s Life’

    Gustafsson Defends Diaz –– ‘Don’t Ruin A Brother’s Life’

    UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson is on team #FreeNickDiaz for sure. The Swedish fighter felt the need to go on his Facebook to share his thoughts on Nick Diaz’s five year suspension. The support for Diaz has truly been overwhelming. It just shows how well Diaz is received in the MMA community and […]

  • Another Athletic Commission Speaks Out –– Calls Diaz Suspension ‘Plain Wrong’

    Another Athletic Commission Speaks Out –– Calls Diaz Suspension ‘Plain Wrong’

    We’ve heard from tons of fighters who have spoken out about the Nick Diaz’s five year suspension, even a few who have pledged to boycott Nevada because of it. From UFC champion Ronda Rousey to UFC commentator Joe Rogan, they’ve all showed support for Diaz and have criticized the commissions decision. Well now we have […]

  • Chris Weidman Responds To Vitor Belfort’s ‘Cycling’ Comment

    Chris Weidman Responds To Vitor Belfort’s ‘Cycling’ Comment

    Earlier in the week, UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort spoke to the media in Brazil, to promote his upcoming fight with Dan Henderson. But of course, Chris Weidman’s name came up. Belfort ended up saying that while everyone was worried about this testosterone levels for his fight with Weidman, they should have been paying attention to […]

  • Chael Sonnen Gives His Take On Nick Diaz’s ‘Head Scratching’ Suspension

    Chael Sonnen Gives His Take On Nick Diaz’s ‘Head Scratching’ Suspension

    Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has been active on social media, promoting the sale of #FreeNickdiaz shirts, something he’s working with Diaz on. But he has yet to really give his take on the situation. Well he finally spoke out and talked honestly about how he feels about the NSAC’s decision to suspend Nick Diaz […]

  • Miesha Tate: ‘Dana White’s Comments Were Offensive’

    Miesha Tate: ‘Dana White’s Comments Were Offensive’

    UFC bantamweight Miesha Tate hasn’t talked a lot about being passed over for the title shot by Holly Holm, except for a statement on her Instagram and a recent interview at an Invicta FC event where she said it was heartbreaking. Well last night the number one contender joined ‘UFC Tonight’ and talked a little […]

  • UFC Announces Their Return To London

    UFC Announces Their Return To London

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship is heading back to London for the second time. The last time London held a UFC event it was headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa. Gus ended up winning that night, finishing Manuwa via TKO in the second round. Now the promotion will return with a Fight Night card, held […]

  • REPLAY! The Ultimate Fighter 22: Hall vs. Slioa

    REPLAY! The Ultimate Fighter 22: Hall vs. Slioa

    On Wednesday’s new episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter: McGregor vs. Faber’ we got to see the first fight of the season between fighters who made it into the house. This time around it was Team Europe’s Frantz Slioa vs. Team USA’s Ryan Hall. So the story of this fight was that Ryan Hall is a […]

  • Like Father, Like Son

    Like Father, Like Son

    UFC featherweight Max Holloway is down for the count ladies and gentleman. The Hawaiian fighter took to Instagram to share a funny picture with his fans, one showing him lying on the floor with an icepack on his nose, while his young son stands over him with boxing gloves on. Hey, the apple doesn’t fall […]

  • Throwback! UFC Strawweight Fails Big Time At American Ninja Warrior

    Throwback! UFC Strawweight Fails Big Time At American Ninja Warrior

    UFC strawweight Felice Herrig attempted to compete on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ a while back. Well, things didn’t really go her way. She trained for it, then when it came time to run the obstacle course, when got stopped on the first challenge. It’s not uncommon for the show, a lot of contestants eat it early, […]

  • WATCH! McGregor And Faber Go Back And Forth With Each Other –– AGAIN!

    WATCH! McGregor And Faber Go Back And Forth With Each Other –– AGAIN!

    We got another episode of the new season of The Ultimate Fighter on Wednesday night and that means we got to listen to more hilarious back and forth from coaches Conor McGregor and Uriah Faber. One of the funniest parts took place between the coaches while they stood next to each other in the hall […]

  • WATCH! Conor McGregor Coaches His Team –– Sort Of

    WATCH! Conor McGregor Coaches His Team –– Sort Of

    On Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter we finally got to see just how coach Conor McGregor would interact with his team. There was a lot of talk before the season even started about how McGregor really didn’t do much actual coaching. Even McGregor said he wasn’t looking to train anyone on his team. Well […]

  • WATCH! Rare Footage Of Bruce Lee Full Contact Sparring –– In Color!

    WATCH! Rare Footage Of Bruce Lee Full Contact Sparring –– In Color!

    It’s Thursday, the day of throwbacks, so we thought it be fun to share this neat piece footage. It’s Bruce Lee engaged in full contact sparring and showing off some of his classic techniques. Oh and the cool thing about this clip is that it’s in color! Do you guys consider Lee to be the […]

  • Massive Dog Towers Over Chad Mendes

    Massive Dog Towers Over Chad Mendes

    Alright, so UFC featherweight Chad Mendes isn’t the tallest guy out there, but still, this dog is bigger than him, by a lot. The Team Alpha Male fighter posted this ridiculous photo on his Instagram account, showing himself standing with a giant of a dog. The dog’s on his hind feet and could literally look […]

  • Joanna ‘Champion’ Says Valerie Letourneau Deserves Title Shot

    Joanna ‘Champion’ Says Valerie Letourneau Deserves Title Shot

    At UFC 193, which will take place on Nov. 14 in Melbourne, Australia, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will take on Valerie Letourneau in her second title defense. In her last two fights, against former champ Carla Esparza and challenger Jessica Penne, Joanna looked unstoppable, battering both fighters until the referee saved them from more damage. […]

  • RECAP! The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Ep. 2

    RECAP! The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Ep. 2

    The show picked up exactly where last week’s left off with Team America and Team Europe’s teams finalized in the Ultimate Fighter Gym. Coach Conor McGregor rallied his team together in the locker room for an extremely unique speech that one wouldn’t expect to hear from a “positive” coach. McGregor presented the harsh reality that […]

  • Josh Barnett Has No Plans To Compete At Metamoris Ever Again

    Josh Barnett Has No Plans To Compete At Metamoris Ever Again

    UFC heavyweight Josh Barnett made headlines earlier this week when he was said to be competing against Chael Sonnen at the next Metamoris event. Who said that? Sonnen himself. Unfortunately, Barnett had no idea what he was talking about and said that he was not scheduled to go against Sonnen. Now, Barnett’s manager is taking […]

  • OOPS! Rousey Slips Up During Press Conference –– HILARIOUS!

    OOPS! Rousey Slips Up During Press Conference –– HILARIOUS!

    Remember that time UFC president Dana White said that one line on TUF that he immediately regretted saying. You know, when he was talking about how the show isn’t like Survivor, where people get voted off, instead you need to ‘beat them off.’ Yeah, well UFC champion Ronda Rousey might have made her own slip […]

  • Jose Aldo Slams ‘Irish Sucker’ McGregor After Being Drug Tested

    Jose Aldo Slams ‘Irish Sucker’ McGregor After Being Drug Tested

    UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has had some controversy surrounding his drug tests of late, especially with that odd situation where a tester was told he was going to be deported. Interim champ Conor McGregor has also taken shots at the champ, saying that he’s not even getting tested over in Brazil. Well, now it […]