Category: UFC NEWS

  • Throwback Thursday! Remembering The “Showtime” Kick

    Throwback Thursday! Remembering The “Showtime” Kick

    Let’s all take a moment and remember one of the greatest things to ever happen in an MMA fight, period. The Showtime Kick. I mean just try to think of something that was better than that. Sure, Anderson Silva’s front kick to Vitor Belfort, but no, not even that can compare to the craziness that […]

  • Castillo’s Impressed With VanZant’s Upcoming Opponent, And By Impressed We Mean….

    Castillo’s Impressed With VanZant’s Upcoming Opponent, And By Impressed We Mean….

    UFC lightweight and Team Alpha Male fighter Danny ‘Last Call’ Castillo is pretty impressed with his teammate’s upcoming opponent. His teammate, UFC strawweight Paige VanZant, is set to fight Alex Chambers at UFC 191 on Sept. 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. During Tuesday’s episode of Stud Show Radio, Castillo and the guys were breaking down […]

  • This Is Where McGregor vs. Faber Just Went Down

    This Is Where McGregor vs. Faber Just Went Down

    Something crazy just went down on the new season of The Ultimate Fighter, which is currently being filmed. The upcoming season, with premieres in Sept., will feature Team Europe, coached by Conor McGregor and Team USA, coached by Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber. UFC president Dana White took to Instagram and Twitter to share this […]

  • WHOA! Readying For Title Fights, Rockhold and DC Go Hard In The Gym

    WHOA! Readying For Title Fights, Rockhold and DC Go Hard In The Gym

    Over at the AKA gym there are three fighters getting ready for a UFC title fight. Current light heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier, will defend his belt against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192 on Oct. 3. Luke Rockhold will look to grab the middleweight belt from champ Chris Weidman at UFC 194 and former heavyweight champion, […]

  • Khabib on Diaz: ‘I want to smash his face and knock him out’

    Khabib on Diaz: ‘I want to smash his face and knock him out’

    Undefeated UFC lightweight, Khabib Nurmagomedov, is looking for a big fight upon his return to the cage. He told Bleacher Report that when he’s all the way healed up from his knee injury he would like to fight former champion Anthony Pettis. The two have history, sort of. They’ve been known to throw quick jabs […]

  • UFC Fighter Goes Ape Sh*t During Photo Shoot

    UFC Fighter Goes Ape Sh*t During Photo Shoot

    Note To Self: Never say the word “Intensity” around Olivier Aubin-Mercier! Posted by UFC on Thursday, August 20, 2015 Fighters on this Sunday’s UFC Fight Night: Saskatoon card are currently getting ready to cut weight and are shooting promo videos and taking fighter portraits. During one such photo shoot, the photographer asked UFC fighter Olivier […]

  • Joe-B: ‘Cejudo’s Scared, Turned Down Two Chances To Fight Me’

    Joe-B: ‘Cejudo’s Scared, Turned Down Two Chances To Fight Me’

    Team Alpha Male’s Joseph Benavidez will be fighting Ali Bagautinov on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. Before that was made official, it was expected and even at one time reported that he would be fighting olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. That was until, according to Benavidez, Cejudo decided to decline two separate dates for […]

  • Khabib Eyeing Pettis In December

    Khabib Eyeing Pettis In December

    [ooyala code=”x3YjBmdjqLT9rZK7MHc5KN1vISoj04QH” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedv is looking to return to the octagon, after he’s all healed up from his knee injury, with a big fight. The Undefeated fighter recently talked to Bleacher Report and told them that he would like to fight former lightweight champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis. The […]

  • Pat Curran Will Face Off With Justin Lawrence At Bellator 145: Vengeance

    Pat Curran Will Face Off With Justin Lawrence At Bellator 145: Vengeance

    Bellator 145: Vengeance just landed another major fight, with the addition of former champion Pat Curran, who will be taking on Justin Lawrence. The event it shaping up to be a massive one, with two title fights in the main and co-mian events. The featherweight title will be on the line in the night’s headlining […]

  • Daniel Cormier: I Have A Mental Advantage Over Gustafsson’

    Daniel Cormier: I Have A Mental Advantage Over Gustafsson’

    UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is gearing up to do battle with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192, where he’ll defend his belt for the first time. Cormier won the title after submitting Anthony Johnson in a fight to determine who would grab the vacant belt after former king Jon Jones was suspended and stripped. […]

  • Jorge Masvidal Teases His Next Big Fight

    Jorge Masvidal Teases His Next Big Fight

    UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal has signed his next fight contract, but who’s he meeting in the octagon this time? Masvidal had some fun with fans and took to Twitter to share a picture of him holding what looks like a fight contract and the caption: “Who’s #head is going on the mantle next? #fightsigned #ufc […]

  • Frank Mir’s Not Happy With Arlovski Fight

    Frank Mir’s Not Happy With Arlovski Fight

    UFC heavyweight Frank Mir isn’t exactly jumping up and down about his upcoming fight with Andrei Arlovski. Mir talked to the Review Journal about his match with former champ Arlovski and pointed out that it’s not a fight he really wanted to have at this point in both of their careers. Here’s what he said: […]

  • Matt Brown Has ‘No Respect’ For Cheater Anderson Silva –– OK With Lifetime Ban

    Matt Brown Has ‘No Respect’ For Cheater Anderson Silva –– OK With Lifetime Ban

    UFC welterweight, ‘The Immortal’ Matt Brown, recently talked about Anderson Silva’s one year suspension and stated that he’s all for Silva getting a lifetime ban. The fan favorite fighter didn’t hold back on ‘The Great MMA Debate’ podcast and said he has no respect for any cheater, including Silva. Check it out! “I have no […]

  • Report: Benson Henderson vs. Thiago Alves To Headline Event In South Korea

    Report: Benson Henderson vs. Thiago Alves To Headline Event In South Korea

    According to a new report, it looks like the UFC is close to finalizing the main event for their first trip to South Korea. MMAFighting state that sources close to the promotion say former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson and welterweight Thiago Alves will square off in the events headlining fight. An interesting […]

  • Weidman And Bisping Throw Down On Twitter

    Weidman And Bisping Throw Down On Twitter

    Earlier in the week, UFC middleweights Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold took turns taking shots at each other. First up was Weidman who dissed Rockhold by saying that he’s insecure, then Rockhold answered back by saying that the champ was in for a rude awakening, and oh yeah, said that the Weidman kicked like Michael […]

  • ‘Stitch’ Duran Calls Major ‘Bullsh*t’ On UFC’s Recent Comments

    ‘Stitch’ Duran Calls Major ‘Bullsh*t’ On UFC’s Recent Comments

    Did you think the drama between the UFC and veteran cutman Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran was over? Wrong. On Wednesday, a statement from UFC’s Lawrence Epstein emerged, where he insisted that the firing of Duran had nothing to do with his comments about Reebok. Which was a major shocker considering that has been the story since […]

  • Business As Usual –– Jones All Smiles Training With Cerrone And Sanchez

    Business As Usual –– Jones All Smiles Training With Cerrone And Sanchez

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been out of the spotlight for some time now, ever since the UFC suspended him and stripped him of his title. He hasn’t posted on social media, he’s done no interviews, he hasn’t even popped up in photos or anything. The guy’s gone off the grid. So […]

  • AWKWARD! Donald Trump Claims Rousey ‘Likes’ Him –– Rousey: ‘I Wouldn’t Vote For Him’

    AWKWARD! Donald Trump Claims Rousey ‘Likes’ Him –– Rousey: ‘I Wouldn’t Vote For Him’

    UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is on everyone’s mind these days. It really is hard to talk about anything without it somehow leading to Rousey. Case in point, CNN. Why would CNN be talking about Rousey, why would Donald Trump be talking about Rousey? Well it looks like Trump tried to use Rousey’s name to […]

  • GSP Attempts To Beat A Gym Record –– WATCH NOW!

    GSP Attempts To Beat A Gym Record –– WATCH NOW!

    https://youtu.be/I3lmpYv5pnc Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre isn’t sitting on a couch somewhere getting fat during his ‘time away’ from the sport of MMA. Instead he’s in the gym trying to to break this ridiculous record. Check it out! The Best Training Room You’ll Probably Ever See — D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For […]

  • TBT! Miesha Tate Stuns In Bikini On Brazilian Rooftop –– You’re Welcome!

    TBT! Miesha Tate Stuns In Bikini On Brazilian Rooftop –– You’re Welcome!

    It’s Thursday, so you know what that means. Time for some Throwback Thursday fun. UFC bantamweight Miesha Tate is coming off of an impressive win over Jessica Eye at UFC on FOX 16 and is now looking like the number one contender and the next women to take on Ronda Rousey. This would be the […]

  • WATCH! Top 5 UFC Walk-Outs

    WATCH! Top 5 UFC Walk-Outs

    ‘Kenny Florian and Brendan Schaub count down their top 5 walk-ins in UFC history in this segment of UFC Now.’ Check out the video above and see some of the best MMA walkouts in history! The Best Training Room You’ll Probably Ever See — D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For UFC Greatness [ooyala code=”J5c3UxdzpDWlYbuxxRyJVVXCUwnYxE3R” […]

  • Mark Hunt Got A New Tatt And It’s Pretty ‘Super’

    Mark Hunt Got A New Tatt And It’s Pretty ‘Super’

    UFC heavyweight fighter Mark Hunt will be stepping back into the octagon with Bigfoot Silva at UFC 193. It will be a rematch of what many people, including UFC president Dana White, call the greatest heavyweight fight in history. The fight went five rounds and ended up being a draw. Now the two will get […]

  • Lesnar: ‘Rousey’s a Super Beast in a Weak Division’

    Lesnar: ‘Rousey’s a Super Beast in a Weak Division’

      Former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar recently appeared on ESPN to promote WWE’s Summer Slam. While there he was of course asked about all kinds of MMA/UFC related topics. And theses days, how can you talk about MMA and the UFC without talking about bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Lesnar was […]

  • Uriah Hall Will Fight Gegard Mousasi On Short Notice Following Roan Carneiro Injury

    Uriah Hall Will Fight Gegard Mousasi On Short Notice Following Roan Carneiro Injury

    UFC middleweight Uriah Hall has agreed to take the biggest fight of his career on short notice. He will step in for the injured Roan Carneiro and fight Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night 73 on Sept. 27. UFC.com announced the news on Wednesday. Hall has been a fan favorite ever since earning one of […]

  • UFC Releases Statement On Anthony Johnson’s Rant –– Investigation Is Underway

    UFC Releases Statement On Anthony Johnson’s Rant –– Investigation Is Underway

    Things are moving fast. UFC light heavyweight Anthony Johnson posted an angry rant about a women, who he referred to in several insensitive terms, who he had a confrontation with while at his gym. The post was deleted, but detailed an exchange where the two got into it about her stretching in the area where […]

  • TUF 22 Finale Will Take Place Dec. 11 In Las Vegas, Lauzon vs. Dunham Announced

    TUF 22 Finale Will Take Place Dec. 11 In Las Vegas, Lauzon vs. Dunham Announced

    The new season of The Ultimate Fighter is currently filming but the finale has already been announced. Set to take place on Dec. 11, TUF 22’s finale will go down in Las Vegas at the Palms. Two fights have already been announced for the card. UFC lightweights Joe Lauzon and Evan Dunham will square off […]

  • Luke Rockhold: ‘Weidman Kicks Like Michael Bisping’

    Luke Rockhold: ‘Weidman Kicks Like Michael Bisping’

    [ooyala code=”A4N2pzdjpsLmDW4gZHlii26WWWSnJyGR” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Upcoming UFC middleweight title challenger, Luke Rockhold, will take on the champ, Chris Weidman, at UFC 194, in Dec. Before than, we can expect plenty of trash talk from both men. They started the back and forth a while ago, after Rockhold beat Machida and started calling for […]

  • Schaub: ‘If I Fight Again, It’s For The Fans’

    Schaub: ‘If I Fight Again, It’s For The Fans’

      “For me, I love competition, and I miss being in camp. But I’m going to have to take some time away and step away from the game. If I do fight again, it’s not for me – it’s for the fans. I feel like I owe it to them.” UFC heavyweight and TUF 10 […]