Category: UFC NEWS

  • Conor McGregor’s controversial Facebook post: “F*** you and the Queen”

    Conor McGregor’s controversial Facebook post: “F*** you and the Queen”

    UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor isn’t one to shy away from speaking his mind. In a recent Facebook post, McGregor went on a mini rant that ended with “f*** you and the Queen.” Check it out: I know where my allegiance lies and what I do for my country. I don't need a stupid […]

  • Jon Jones versus Daniel Cormier odds open up with a significant gap

    Jon Jones versus Daniel Cormier odds open up with a significant gap

    The rematch between the current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones has not officially been announced. However, speculation in the media as well as Cormier wanting the welcome back fight is leading all to believe that it will be the next UFC light heavyweight title fight. Best Fight Odds released […]

  • Joe Rogan awards sh*t talking title to none other than this lad

    Joe Rogan awards sh*t talking title to none other than this lad

    Since Chael Sonnen’s retirement from MMA, it seemed like the UFC would be at a loss with some of its bravado in the hype game. Fans either loved or hated the words and actions of Sonnen, and it made for great publicity to build fights. Joe Rogan spoke with multiple-time kickboxing world champion John Wayne […]

  • Tim Kennedy: Don’t buy my Fight Kit, I make pennies

    Tim Kennedy: Don’t buy my Fight Kit, I make pennies

    [ooyala code=”E3bndneDqp0fj7r4NA0EBBJ8szwNpjbq” player_id=”26a050614fc041abbebb2f55b27fcae4″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] On the most recent episode of the popular MMA podcast ‘The Brutally Honest Show,’ the guys spent some time speaking with American hero Tim kennedy To kick off Kennedy’s appearance on the show, he discussed his role in the upcoming zombie movie, ‘Range 15’ which also features several […]

  • USADA tests 45 fighters in latest batch including Belfort, Rousey, Cormier and Weidman

    USADA tests 45 fighters in latest batch including Belfort, Rousey, Cormier and Weidman

    In the latest and most extensive batch of drug testing by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, 45 athletes were tested. Notable fighters tested include UFC Fight Night 77 headliner Dan Henderson, who was tested four times, and his opponent, Vitor Belfort, was tested twice.   UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and her UFC 193 opponent, Holly Holm as well as UFC […]

  • #TBT! WATCH! Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway full fight video

    #TBT! WATCH! Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway full fight video

    https://youtu.be/_ECK7KaRiEI Here is a Throwback Thursday gem for you featuring UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor versus top featherweight contender Max Holloway. The two fought at UFC Fight Night 26 back in August 2013. Holloway is the only opponent in McGregor’s UFC career to go the distance. McGregor has since gone on to win the […]

  • Female Boxing Champion: ‘I would knock out Ronda Rousey, plain and simple”

    Female Boxing Champion: ‘I would knock out Ronda Rousey, plain and simple”

    [ooyala code=”dlcHhneDoy1n7jJftSKgsWbAO2sPTFnm” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] On the most recent episode of the popular MMA podcast ‘The Brutally Honest Show,’ the guys spent some time speaking with Female boxing champion Layla McCarter who first discussed her thoughts about UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey recently appearing on the cover of Ring magazine, and whether […]

  • Daniel Cormier has high praise for Jon Jones and wants to be his welcome back fight

    Daniel Cormier has high praise for Jon Jones and wants to be his welcome back fight

    UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has just one loss in his professional MMA career, coming from the hands of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. In April, Jones was suspended from the UFC with legal battles involving a hit-and-run accident in New Mexico. Jones was sentenced to probation in September, and is now […]

  • Brutally Honest SHOW EP 17: Tim Kennedy, King Mo and Layla McCarter

    Brutally Honest SHOW EP 17: Tim Kennedy, King Mo and Layla McCarter

    [ooyala code=”5za3dneDqr8ZrZquxDjnpov9dI-5K4Cj” player_id=”26a050614fc041abbebb2f55b27fcae4″ width=”1920″ height=”1080″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Ladies and gentleman, check out the latest episode of ‘The Brutally Honest Show,’ an MMA podcast hosted by 2010 nominee for MMA reporter of the year, Aaron Tru and featuring co-hosts Jonathan M. King and Adrian Gallegos. On their most recent episode, the guys talk to Tim Kennedy 12:45 mark, King Mo 41:15 mark and […]

  • On this day: BJ Penn and Nick Diaz scrap at UFC 137 for Fight of the Night honors

    On this day: BJ Penn and Nick Diaz scrap at UFC 137 for Fight of the Night honors

    On this day, Oct. 29 in 2011 BJ Penn and Nick Diaz fought in the main event of UFC 137 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Diaz ended up winning a unanimous decision in the 3 round fight where the two built up the bout with a lot of bad blood. […]

  • MUST WATCH! Vitor Belfort ‘permanently disfigures’ Michael Bisping with brutal head kick

    MUST WATCH! Vitor Belfort ‘permanently disfigures’ Michael Bisping with brutal head kick

    Michael Bisping stated recently that when Vitor Belfort knocked him out with a nasty head kick back in 2013, he was left “permanently disfigured” due to surgeries he was forced to undergo for a detached retina. In case you forgot just how vicious the head kick from Belfort was, you can re-live the action from […]

  • Rothwell looking for fight against Mir after being snubbed for Arlovski fight

    Rothwell looking for fight against Mir after being snubbed for Arlovski fight

    Ben Rothwell was quite frustrated recently when Stipe Miocic backed out of their ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ bout, and then signed to fight Andrei Arlovski at UFC 195 after Rothwell began campaigning for the fight against Arlovski. Following the news of Miocic signing to fight Arlovski, an understandably upset Rothwell went on to state that […]

  • Rousey motivated by pain of Olympic bronze medal

    Rousey motivated by pain of Olympic bronze medal

    While many look at Ronda Rousey’s Olympic bronze medal as an incredible accomplishment, the undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight champion looks at it as a source of motivation every time she steps into the Octagon. She spoke about her Olympic medal during the UFC 193 media day scrum at Glendale Fight Club. “I still get (motivation) […]

  • If fighters were in charge of the UFC, here’s what they would change

    If fighters were in charge of the UFC, here’s what they would change

    ‘What would you do if you were in charge of the UFC?’ It’s an interesting question that resulted in many similar answers from fighters on hand at ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ this past weekend. MMAJunkie caught up with several of the fighters to ask them the million dollar question. Ben Rothwell: “We gotta take Alistair […]

  • Pearson vs. Trinaldo booked for ‘UFC FN: Dillashaw vs. Cruz’

    Pearson vs. Trinaldo booked for ‘UFC FN: Dillashaw vs. Cruz’

    ‘UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz’ has picked up an exciting lightweight matchup between Ross ‘The Real Deal’ Pearson and Francisco ‘Massaranduba’ Trinaldo according to The Sun. Pearson has alternated between wins and losses since June of 2014. In his most recent fight Pearson was awarded a split decision win over Paul Felder at UFC […]

  • MUST SEE! Liddell vs. Ortiz action figure reenactment

    MUST SEE! Liddell vs. Ortiz action figure reenactment

    A video posted by (@azxd) on Oct 28, 2015 at 9:05pm PDT Popular Instagram user AZXD who does short claymation videos and reenactments with action figures recently did a pretty cool reenactment of Liddell vs. Ortiz II which you can see above!

  • Cat Zingano: “I’m still here”

    Cat Zingano: “I’m still here”

    Cat Zingano has been MIA for the most part since her heartbreaking loss to Ronda Rousey for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship back at UFC 184 in February. Zingano was understandably devastated after her loss to Rousey, but was adamant that she would earn another shot at the championship belt. Since then ‘Alpha’ hasn’t been […]

  • Sergio Moraes in against Omari Akhmedov at UFC FN 80

    Sergio Moraes in against Omari Akhmedov at UFC FN 80

    News broke Wednesday evening that Lyman Good was forced out of his UFC FN 80 bout against Omari Akhmedov for reasons that were not disclosed. As a result Sergio Moraes has stepped in on short notice to fight Akhmedov on December 10th in Las Vegas. Moraes is currently riding a 3-fight win streak that saw […]

  • DWCOTD: Rose Namajunas wins submission of the year with slick armbar

    DWCOTD: Rose Namajunas wins submission of the year with slick armbar

    Rose Namajunas with the flying armbar and 2013 submission of the year #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Oct 28, 2015 at 12:55pm PDT For today’s Dana White Clip Of The Day the UFC President selected a clip of TUF 20 runner up Rose Namajunas landing a slick flying armbar at Invicta […]

  • Ronda Rousey enters the world of rap

    Ronda Rousey enters the world of rap

    First it was just a drop of her name in a pop song. Now, UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has an entire rap song made just for her. YNIQ, an artist out of Miami released this song that is based entirely on the “Rowdy” UFC champion. Take a listen to the track, “Ronda Rousey” and […]

  • Ovince Saint Preux down to fight anyone: ‘Light heavyweight, heavyweight, whoever’

    Ovince Saint Preux down to fight anyone: ‘Light heavyweight, heavyweight, whoever’

    UFC light heavyweight contender Ovince Saint Preux is looking for a fight, and is willing to get down to business tomorrow if possible. After having a KO win streak come to a halt at the hands of Glover Teixeira, Saint Preux just wants to “get back in the cage, knock someone out, and get back to […]

  • WATCH! Dan Henderson surfing down in Mexico!

    WATCH! Dan Henderson surfing down in Mexico!

    Looks like Dan Henderson is teaming up for a promotion where two lucky winners get to surf with “Hendo” in Mexico. Check out Henderson’s longboarding promotional video as the legend enjoys the waves and the nice view. Details on how to enter are at the end of the video.

  • Michael Bisping is “permanently disfigured” from Belfort fight

    Michael Bisping is “permanently disfigured” from Belfort fight

    Back in 2013 Michael Bisping was on the wrong end of a brutal head kick from Vitor Belfort. Bisping suffered a detached retina as a result of the knockout, and has since stated that he won’t fight another person who has a past of failing drug tests. Earlier this week Bisping stated that he no […]

  • Evans eyeing bout with Gustafsson: ‘We both need a win’

    Evans eyeing bout with Gustafsson: ‘We both need a win’

    Rashad Evans is coming off a loss to Ryan Bader at UFC 192 earlier this month. The bout was Evans first in the Octagon in nearly 2 years after recovering from an ACL tear. Alexander Gustafsson is on a 2-fight skid that most recently saw him drop a split decision to Daniel Cormier at UFC […]

  • UFC champ backs Donald Trump for President

    UFC champ backs Donald Trump for President

    Politics are generally a slippery slope, and many athletes tend to shy away from giving their opinions on candidates for fear of backlash from fans. That isn’t the case with UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, who revealed during a recent Periscope broadcast that he is a supporter of republican candidate Donald Trump. “I like Donald […]

  • Miocic on Arlovski fight: “It is what it is”

    Miocic on Arlovski fight: “It is what it is”

    Last week Ben Rothwell stated that he believed it would take divine intervention for him to get a fight booked against a top ranked heavyweight after Stipe Miocic was forced out of their ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ bout with an injured back and Andrei Arlovski declined to step in on short notice. Miocic planned on […]

  • Rory MacDonald divulges more info on potential GSP return

    Rory MacDonald divulges more info on potential GSP return

    At the ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ Q&A event leading up to Saturday’s fight, Rory MacDonald was asked about the status of Georges St. Pierre’s return. MacDonald stated that GSP returning wouldn’t affect his run at welterweight because ‘Rush’ wasn’t planning on returning to fight for the title, but rather for super-fights. The crowd immediately went […]

  • Poirier vs. Duffy rebooked for UFC 195

    Poirier vs. Duffy rebooked for UFC 195

    Dustin Poirier’s strategy to shoulder criticism and wait for the UFC to rebook a fight with Joseph Duffy worked. Poirier vs. Duffy has been rebooked for UFC 195 on January 2nd according to MMAJunkie. The fight was initially scheduled to go down at ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ this past Saturday, however a concussion forced Duffy […]