Category: UFC NEWS

  • Cyborg empathizes with Rousey over post-UFC 193 criticism

    Cyborg empathizes with Rousey over post-UFC 193 criticism

    Following Holly Holm’s spectacularly brutal KO win over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, many fans were quick to turn on Rousey. It was nearly impossible to go on social media without seeing a meme of Rousey posted somewhere. The criticism has been so bad that Rousey’s nemesis Cris Cyborg even feels bad for how the […]

  • WATCH! Top 5 ‘UFC Boston’ Media Day moments

    WATCH! Top 5 ‘UFC Boston’ Media Day moments

    Ahead of ‘UFC Fight Night” Boston’ on Sunday, take a look at some of the best Media Day moments! The event will be headlined by a highly anticipated bantamweight showdown between Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw, as Cruz looks to reclaim his bantamweight championship. In the co-main event Anthony Pettis will look to get back […]

  • WATCH! Anthony Pettis has Conor McGregor on his radar

    WATCH! Anthony Pettis has Conor McGregor on his radar

    https://youtu.be/rEqsBSzBP4k While Anthony Pettis currently is gearing up to fight Eddie Alvarez on Sunday at ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ if he defeats Alvarez and Conor McGregor defeats Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th, Pettis wants a fight with McGregor. While the list of potential fights goes on and on for McGregor, from […]

  • TJ Dillashaw sees upside of McGregor getting immediate shot at lightweight

    TJ Dillashaw sees upside of McGregor getting immediate shot at lightweight

    Following his 13 second UFC 194 KO win over Jose Aldo, it was revealed that Conor McGregor would be moving up to lightweight to challenge Rafael dos Anjos for his championship belt. It was announced that the fight would headline UFC 197 on March 5th, while Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate would be the co-main […]

  • Dana White: “100 percent” Rousey will fight in 2016

    Dana White: “100 percent” Rousey will fight in 2016

    There has been much speculation as to how long Ronda Rousey would stay away from the Octagon following her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm. While the UFC brass wanted Rousey to fight at UFC 200, a delay in filming for an upcoming movie means Rousey won’t have enough time to prepare for a […]

  • Dana White discusses who the biggest UFC star is

    Dana White discusses who the biggest UFC star is

    Ronda Rousey has managed to stay away from the public eye for the most part since her brutal UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm. Aside from it being revealed that she would be hosting Saturday Night Live, Rousey hasn’t made many public appearances. Since her loss to Holm, Conor McGregor KO’d Jose Aldo in […]

  • Matt Mitrione does media appearance barefooted because shoes were not Reeboks

    Matt Mitrione does media appearance barefooted because shoes were not Reeboks

    It looks like Matt Mitrione did the best he could on the fly to appease the heads monitoring the Reebok and UFC sponsorship deal. The UFC heavyweight veteran appeared barefooted for the media and spoke with Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting wearing “Js” and a polo shirt. Mitrione would have to take his shoes off […]

  • Jorge Masvidal jumps in for Yoel Romero and throws some jabs at Tim Kennedy

    Jorge Masvidal jumps in for Yoel Romero and throws some jabs at Tim Kennedy

    Since the news broke of Yoel Romero’s “potential Anti-Doping Policy violation” notice from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), many fighters have been roasting Romero, particularly Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, who lost a controversial fight against Romero put a hot flame to his former opponent and his potential violation on Twitter. Romero’s training partner and friend Jorge Masvidal […]

  • WATCH! Fight Night Boston Embedded: Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alvarez – Pettis wants his title back!

    WATCH! Fight Night Boston Embedded: Anthony Pettis vs. Eddie Alvarez – Pettis wants his title back!

    https://youtu.be/RrF2Auh7MPE Check out the exciting lightweight fighters matched at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis takes on former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez before the bantamweight championship fight between T.J. Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz. From the UFC video description: “Go behind the scenes during the fight camps of former […]

  • Wanderlei Silva apologizes for accusing UFC of fixing fights

    Wanderlei Silva apologizes for accusing UFC of fixing fights

    Wanderlei Silva has continued to make waves in the MMA world despite receiving a lifetime ban from the NSAC back in 2014. While Silva is currently in the process of having a re-hearing, he likely is trying to earn himself some brownie points by retracting his statement that the UFC fixes fights. Silva took to […]

  • WATCH! Fight Night Boston Embedded: TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz

    WATCH! Fight Night Boston Embedded: TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz

    https://youtu.be/PKhRAcM4JtQ Catch up with the champion fighters being featured in the main event on the UFC Fight Night Boston card and get a glimpse of their rivaled path to fighting this weekend. From the UFC video description: Go behind the scenes during the fight camps of UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and former title holder […]

  • Exclusive Video | Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler practicing WWE moves

    Exclusive Video | Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler practicing WWE moves

    [ooyala code=”VtMHkyMDE6dXLN3Y9eCx4K28lgtafFBN” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Last year Ronda Rousey revealed that one day she hopes to capture the WWE Divas championship. In March of last year Rousey made an appearance at Wrestlemania alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, where she Judo tossed Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. This added to the speculation as to […]

  • PHOTO | McGregor campaigning to get his face on 1€ coin

    PHOTO | McGregor campaigning to get his face on 1€ coin

    UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has conquered all of his opponents inside the Octagon, however he now appears to be looking to set his sights on the legislature of Ireland, also known as Oireachtas. McGregor took to Twitter ahead of his UFC 197 bout against Rafael dos Anjos to petition his fans to vote YES to […]

  • WATCH! Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s slick new Samsung promo

    WATCH! Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s slick new Samsung promo

    https://youtu.be/duHFAM-L9vk Check out UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her new campaign for Samsung. Many fans are impressed by the corporate sponsor’s branding put together featuring the marketable persona of Jedrzejczyk. Joanna Jedrzejczyk has kept busy outside of the Octagon since defending her belt against Valerie Letourneau at UFC 193 and is expected to be […]

  • Rafael dos Anjos discloses the amount of his ‘significant’ fine from Reebok

    Rafael dos Anjos discloses the amount of his ‘significant’ fine from Reebok

    More news surrounding Reebok’s partnership with the UFC is buzzing after the UFC on FOX 17 event. Fighters who were fined from Reebok from the event include Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Nate Diaz and lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. “Cowboy” has challenged Reebok to donate his large fine to a military charity, while Diaz has tweeted […]

  • UFC VP confirms Vitor Belfort turned down Anderson Silva fight, and for good reason

    UFC VP confirms Vitor Belfort turned down Anderson Silva fight, and for good reason

    The UFC offered veteran Vitor Belfort the opportuntiy to avenge his loss to Anderson Silva for Silva’s return fight after being suspended for testing positive for banned substances. Michael Bisping had gone on record to say that Belfort was offered the fight first, but said Belfort turned it down. It appears that was the case, […]

  • Jon Jones’ brother Chandler Jones reportedly hospitalized after using synthetic marijuana, not pills

    Jon Jones’ brother Chandler Jones reportedly hospitalized after using synthetic marijuana, not pills

    On Wednesday, reports were circulating of NFL star Chandler Jones being hospitalized for overdosing on pills. After more information has come to light on the younger brother of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, it appears it was synthetic marijuana that caused the defensive end for the New England Patriots to be hospitalized on […]

  • Clip Of The Day: Raquel Pennington chokes out Ashlee Evans-Smith

    Clip Of The Day: Raquel Pennington chokes out Ashlee Evans-Smith

    Raquel Pennington vs Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 181 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on December 6, 2014. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 13, 2016 at 6:48pm PST While this ‘Clip Of The Day’ from UFC President Dana White is a recent one, it certainly is a memorable one! […]

  • MUST SEE! Dillashaw and Cruz go at it again in new interview

    MUST SEE! Dillashaw and Cruz go at it again in new interview

    Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw have continued to have continued to trade verbal shots in interviews leading up to their fight on Sunday for the UFC bantamweight championship. While Cruz has been the more vocal fighter in many interviews, we recently saw Dillashaw fire some shots of his own back at ‘The Dominator’. In this […]

  • WATCH! EA Sports UFC 2 gameplay breakdown

    WATCH! EA Sports UFC 2 gameplay breakdown

    The anticipation for EA Sports UFC 2 is building as we get closer and closer to the March release date. Earlier this month EA Sports released the first official trailer for the game, which left fans chomping at the bit for more footage of the game. EA Sports delivered with this all new gameplay footage […]

  • On This Day: Edson Barboza brutally KO’s Terry Etim

    On This Day: Edson Barboza brutally KO’s Terry Etim

    https://youtu.be/rUu0MQ2-tCY On this day 4 years ago, Edson Barboza and Terry Etim kicked off the main event of UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro. The fight appeared to be going to a judges decision, however with just 2 minutes left in the fight, Barboza landed a flawless wheel kick that left Etim starched. The kick […]

  • On This Day: Jose Aldo KO’s Chad Mendes

    On This Day: Jose Aldo KO’s Chad Mendes

    Jose Aldo with the knee on Mendes followed by a KO in their last bout in 2012 https://t.co/U5Ty3avw0f — Bookie Insiders MMA (@UFCInsiders) October 25, 2014 On this day four years ago UFC 142 went down from Rio de Janeiro Brazil. In the main event of the card Jose Aldo was set to defend his […]

  • MUST SEE! Young Conor McGregor eating Sheepshead *GRAPHIC*

    MUST SEE! Young Conor McGregor eating Sheepshead *GRAPHIC*

    *Disgusting* Video of Conor McGregor Eating… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor goes above and beyond in order to elevate his fight game to another level. In this video we see a young McGregor eating Sheepshead, and believe it or not…appearing to enjoy it. We’re not quite sure if McGregor […]

  • THROWBACK! Joe Rogan gets in scuffle on Fear Factor

    THROWBACK! Joe Rogan gets in scuffle on Fear Factor

    Joe Rogan Gets Into a Fight On Television (Fear… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC commentator Joe Rogan is an all-around badass. In addition to now holding a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Eddie Bravo, Rogan is an experienced TaeKwonDo competitor with a large arsenal of kicking techniques. In this throwback video we […]

  • RDA: Conor McGregor is ‘out of his mind’

    RDA: Conor McGregor is ‘out of his mind’

    The war of words has begun ahead of Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos’ UFC 197 scrap for the lightweight title. While McGregor sent the first verbal jabs in his official fight announcement on Facebook, dos Anjos has fired back in a recent interview. The lightweight champ spoke to MMAFighting to discuss why the lightweight […]

  • WATCH! Claudia Gadelha training for Jedrzejczyk rematch

    WATCH! Claudia Gadelha training for Jedrzejczyk rematch

    https://youtu.be/hr9DyHNGrNA While the UFC has yet to officially announce that Claudia Gadelha will be the next female fighter to challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her UFC women’s bantamweight championship, that hasn’t stopped fans from talking about how the fight will go. To date, Gadelha is the only fighter to nearly defeat Jedrzejczyk over the course of […]

  • Cormier: Skill for skill, I’m better than Jon Jones

    Cormier: Skill for skill, I’m better than Jon Jones

    It’s been quite a bit of time since Jon Jones was formally reinstated by the UFC, however we still have yet to receive an official date for a rematch between Jones and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. While that hasn’t stopped the men from exchanging verbal jabs via social media, and even agreeing to […]

  • FBI investigating ISIS threats towards Tim Kennedy

    FBI investigating ISIS threats towards Tim Kennedy

    Top ranked UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy has always been an outspoken fighter. From how Yoel Romero’s stool-gate controversy was handled, to the UFC’s Reebok deal, and now even with ISIS, Kennedy never shy’s away from giving his honest thoughts. Apparently Kennedy, a US Special Forces member, has received several threats from notorious terrorist group ISIS, […]