Category: UFC NEWS

  • UFC 179 Aldo vs. Mendes Preview

    UFC 179 Aldo vs. Mendes Preview

    The UFC has released a preview video for Aldo vs. Mendes II which headlines UFC 179 on October 25th. Check it out:

  • Cody Gibson Involved In Bar Brawl

    Cody Gibson Involved In Bar Brawl

    Cody Gibson is coming off a late submission loss to Manny Gamburyan at UFC 178 last month. However several days after the bout he went out with some of his friends, where he was confronted by a drunken patron, who began arguing with Gibson. The argument between the pair escalated, at which point Gibson yelled […]

  • PHOTOS | Conor McGregor Visits Fan Before Surgery

    PHOTOS | Conor McGregor Visits Fan Before Surgery

    Conor McGregor took some time out of his day yesterday to visit one of oldest, and biggest fans, Nadine, before she went in for surgery. McGregor posted the following message on Facebook with pictures of himself and Nadine going back to McGregor’s first Cage Warriors championship back in 2012. Check it out: Post by Conor […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Pat Miletich Hopes President Obama Gets Ebola

    UFC Hall Of Famer Pat Miletich sent a Tweet out last night that has the MMA community talking. Check it out below: Ebola lands in D.C. and we can only hope a White House intern came into contact so as to deliver it to the belly of the beast.#NoFlyZone — Pat Miletich (@patmiletich) October 6, […]

  • TRIPLE HEADER: UFC 180, Bellator 131, And WSOF 15 All Set For November 15th

    TRIPLE HEADER: UFC 180, Bellator 131, And WSOF 15 All Set For November 15th

    On November 15th, fight fans will have a decision to make. On the same night the UFC will be holding UFC 180: Velasquez vs. Werdum, Bellator will be holding Bellator 131 featuring a headlining bout between former UFC champion Tito Ortiz, and multiple time steroid abuser Stephan Bonnar, and the WSOF will be having WSOF […]

  • Ronda Rousey Goes Skimboarding

    Ronda Rousey Goes Skimboarding

    UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey went skimboarding on the beach this past weekend, and captured the moment on video for her Instagram followers. The full video was shot by MiddleEasy. Loading Slow mo sunset skimboarding the other day video via @middleeasy (at the end I was trying to flip the board for the shot, […]

  • Alexander Gustafsson Speaks Out Against Negative Fans

    Alexander Gustafsson Speaks Out Against Negative Fans

    This past Saturday the UFC visited Sweden for UFC Fight Night Stockholm, where the Swedes went 0-4 for the night. Alexander Gustafsson took to Facebook to express his dissatisfaction with the fans for their lack of support following a tough night for their native fighters. Gustafsson posted the following message on his Facebook. “Thank you […]

  • John Kavanagh Believes McGregor Deserves Next Title Shot

    John Kavanagh Believes McGregor Deserves Next Title Shot

    Conor McGregor’s rise to the top has been quick, but dominant. After returning from a torn ACL earlier this summer, McGregor took on Diego Brandao in his home country of Ireland in front of the Dublin crowd. McGregor made short work of Brandao, winning the bout via TKO in just the first round. After that […]

  • Stitch Duran Takes Ferrari F430GT Racing

    Stitch Duran Takes Ferrari F430GT Racing

    Legendary UFC cutman Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran was fortunate enough to take a Ferrari F430GT around a race track with the Dream Racing Experience. Check it out:

  • Chris Weidman Doesn’t Understand Why American’s Don’t Support Their Fighters

    Chris Weidman Doesn’t Understand Why American’s Don’t Support Their Fighters

    Chris Weidman has taken note of the popularity of fighters from smaller countries, and how the people support them in masses. To see an example of this we need not look further than UFC 178, where approximately 11% of all tickets sold were bought by people in Ireland, who flew to Las Vegas to see […]

  • Travis Browne Slams Brendan Schaub

    Travis Browne Slams Brendan Schaub

    Travis Browne is gearing up for his UFC 181 bout against Brendan Schaub in December. Leading up to the bout, Browne left his longtime gym at Jackson Winkeljohn to train at Glendale Fight Club in Arizona, the same gym Ronda Rousey trains at. Schaub criticized ‘Hapa’ for the move, saying it was good for him […]

  • UFC Cuts 3 Fighters From Roster

    UFC Cuts 3 Fighters From Roster

    Dashon Johnson, Jack May, and Danny Mitchell, have all allegedly been released from their UFC contracts. UFCFIGHTERSiNFO reported the news, and given their reputation, the news will likely be confirmed by the UFC soon. All of the above mentioned fighters are 0-2 in the promotion.

  • Did Josh Burkman Throw His WSOF Title Fight?

    Did Josh Burkman Throw His WSOF Title Fight?

    Following his release from the UFC in 2008, Josh Burkman went on a 3-fight win streak. Burkman then lost to Jordan Mein in 2011, and then went on a 5-fight win streak, with 3 of his wins coming under the WSOF banner. Burkman then had his win streak snapped by Steve Carl for the WSOF […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Hector Lombard Disses Tarec Saffidine Following TKO Loss To MacDonald

    QUICK TWITT: Hector Lombard Disses Tarec Saffidine Following TKO Loss To MacDonald

    Yesterday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Halifax, Rory MacDonald TKO’d Tarec Saffiedine in the third round, becoming the first man to stop Saffiedine in his career. Following the bout, Hector Lombard took to Twitter to diss ‘Sponge’. Check it out: @tarecfighter I KO you the same way in practice remember?? — Hector […]

  • Holloway Admits He Was “Feeling Bad” For Pummeling Corassani

    Holloway Admits He Was “Feeling Bad” For Pummeling Corassani

    Max Holloway finished Akira Corassani in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Stockholm yesterday in pretty brutal fashion. The finish was considered by many to be a late stoppage on the referee’s part, something Holloway agreed with. He spoke to media members following the win at the post-fight press conference saying: “I was like, […]

  • Anthony Pettis Smashing Mitts With Duke Roufus

    Anthony Pettis Smashing Mitts With Duke Roufus

    UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is gearing up for his return to the Octagon in December against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181. ‘Showtime’ posted the following video on his Instagram of himself smashing a freestyle mitt workout with head coach, Duke Roufus. Loading Lil freestyle on the pads with @dukeroufus … View on Instagram

  • First Look At Aldo vs. McGregor Trailer

    First Look At Aldo vs. McGregor Trailer

    Despite Jose Aldo currently being slated to fight Chad Mendes at UFC 179, UFC President Dana White has stated that Conor McGregor is likely the next #1 contender to fight for the featherweight strap. This led a fan to release a Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor trailer, for a potential bout at Croke Park stadium […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Hector Lombard Calls Out Rory MacDonald

    QUICK TWITT: Hector Lombard Calls Out Rory MacDonald

    Following his UFC Fight Night Halifax win over Tarec Saffiedine, last night, Rory MacDonald called for a title shot against the winner of Hendricks vs. Lawler. Hector ‘Showeather’ Lombard however has a different plan. He wants to fight MacDonald for the #1 contender spot after he returns to action against Josh Burkman. He took to […]

  • PHOTO | Fan Gets UFC Fight Night Halifax Tattoo

    PHOTO | Fan Gets UFC Fight Night Halifax Tattoo

    Yesterday night the UFC hit Halifax Nova Scotia for UFC Fight Night 53, featuring a headlining bout between Canada’s own Rory MacDonald, and Tarec Saffiedine. One fan found the event so important, he even had it permanently tattooed on his arm, right above a silhouette of Chuck Liddell. Check it out:

  • PHOTOS | Hilarious Fan Made Posters For Lauzon vs. Sanchez

    PHOTOS | Hilarious Fan Made Posters For Lauzon vs. Sanchez

    It was announced on Friday that Joe Lauzon would be stepping in for Norman Parke at UFC 180 to face Diego Sanchez. Given the fact that both Lauzon and Sanchez both put on extremely exciting, and bloody fights, members of The UnderGround began making hilarious fight posters. Check out some of the best below:

  • QUICK TWITT: Pros React To Raphael Assuncao’s Win Over Bryan Caraway

    QUICK TWITT: Pros React To Raphael Assuncao’s Win Over Bryan Caraway

    Yesterday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Halifax, Raphael Assuncao extended his win-streak to 7 with a unanimous decision win over Bryan Caraway, further making his case for a title shot. Below we have compiled some of the best Tweets from UFC fighters regarding the bout. Let's go @BryanCaraway ! — Leslie Smith […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Pros React To MacDonald’s Win Over Saffiedine

    QUICK TWITT: Pros React To MacDonald’s Win Over Saffiedine

    Last night Rory MacDonald fought a very game Tarec Saffiedine in the main event of UFC Fight Night Halifax. The bout ultimately ended with MacDonald landing a devastating uppercut in the third round, stopping ‘Sponge’ for the first time in his career. Below is a compilation of UFC fighters reactions to the bout: Awe Rory's […]

  • Paulo Filho Denies Having Seizure

    Paulo Filho Denies Having Seizure

    Last month, Paulo Filho was pulled at the last minute from his bout at Fatality Arena 7 after reportedly having a seizure. Now Filho is speaking out about the incident, insisting that he didn’t have a seizure, but instead decided to respect himself by not fighting due to emotional issues. Filho, who has had a […]

  • Rory MacDonald Hopes UFC Took Note Of Win Over Saffiedine, Gives Him Title Shot

    Rory MacDonald Hopes UFC Took Note Of Win Over Saffiedine, Gives Him Title Shot

    UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald hopes that the UFC took notice of his TKO win over Tarec Saffiedine last night at UFC Fight Night Halifax and awards him with a title shot. Saffiedine had never been stopped in his professional career prior to last night. The win put MacDonald’s name undoubtedly in the title picture following […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Mike Goldberg Announces Football Commentating Schedule

    QUICK TWITT: Mike Goldberg Announces Football Commentating Schedule

    Earlier this summer it was announced that longtime UFC commentator Mike Goldberg would also be calling several football games for the NFL. Goldberg revealed which games he would be calling on Twitter earlier today. GREAT SUNDAY! My boss at Fox just said..Goldie..Week 6 Detroit at Minnesota..Week 7 Minny at Buffalo..and the Wild are in town!! […]

  • PHOTO | Controversial Scorecard Revealed For Nelson vs. Story Fight

    PHOTO | Controversial Scorecard Revealed For Nelson vs. Story Fight

    Yesterday morning during the reading of the scorecards for the main event of UFC Fight Night Stockholm, one judge scored the bout 48-47 in favor of Gunnar Nelson, with the remaining two judges scoring it for Story with the score as 49-46, and event 50-44 with Nelson losing a rare 10-8 round. Needless to say, […]

  • Saffiedine Has “No Excuses” For Losing To MacDonald

    Saffiedine Has “No Excuses” For Losing To MacDonald

    Last night in Halifax Nova Scotia, Rory MacDonald picked up a TKO win over Tarec Saffiedine in front of his native Canadian crowd, stopping ‘Sponge’ for the first time in his career. Saffiedine spoke with MMAJunkie following the loss: “I don’t really have an excuse, I came prepared, I had a good camp and I […]

  • Assuncao Unhappy With Performance Against Caraway

    Assuncao Unhappy With Performance Against Caraway

    Raphael Assuncao picked up a unanimous decision win over Bryan Caraway last night at UFC Fight Night Halifax, extending his win streak to 7, making him the owner of the 3rd longest active win streak in the UFC. Assuncao believes that the win over Caraway puts him in a position to fight for the bantamweight […]