Sean O'Malley says Ilia Topuria will come back better for his UFC Freedom 250 loss but agreed with his coach Tim Welch that the defeat has stripped away the aura of invincibility that made Topuria's opponents hesitant before they even entered the cage. O'Malley spoke on One Night with Steiny following his own UFC Freedom […]
Dustin Poirier has publicly acknowledged that he needs help dealing with alcohol following an incident at Atlanta's airport on June 21 where he was taken into custody after being aggressive with airport staff and threatening police officers while intoxicated. Poirier posted a statement on Instagram Stories after video of the incident circulated. "Some days I'm […]
The recent UFC White House broadcast secured a massive domestic television audience, averaging 7 million viewers in the United States and peaking at 17 million. Despite these metrics, rival figures Ronda Rousey and Jake Paul publicly celebrated the viewership of their recent MVP MMA card on Netflix, which averaged 9.3 million domestic viewers for a […]
Usman Nurmagomedov is scheduled to defend his lightweight championship against Archie Colgan at the PFL Long Island event on July 31 at the UBS Arena. The upcoming bout marks the final obligation on Nurmagomedov's current PFL promotional contract. Given his undefeated 21-0 record, speculation has mounted regarding a potential transition to the UFC, where his […]
Justin Gaethje captured the undisputed UFC lightweight championship at UFC White House, stopping Ilia Topuria at the end of Round 4. The victory directly impacted Paddy Pimblett, who had previously lost a highly competitive interim title bout to Gaethje via unanimous decision at UFC 324 in January. Gaethje's subsequent championship win has provided the Liverpool […]
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier was arrested in Georgia on Sunday night on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication. Poirier was released on bond but now faces up to a year in jail and a substantial fine if convicted of the offense. The arrest occurred less than a year after his appearance at […]
Dustin Poirier was arrested for public drunkenness in Georgia on Father's Day. The retired UFC star responded on Instagram: "I'm working on myself."
Paddy Pimblett says he always believed Conor McGregor would return to the UFC following his 2021 losses to Dustin Poirier, arguing no fighter of McGregor's stature would want to end their career the way that chapter closed. Pimblett spoke to TNT Sports ahead of UFC 329, where he faces Benoit Saint Denis in the co-main […]
Israel Adesanya says Arman Tsarukyan is technically the right next opponent for Justin Gaethje, but acknowledged the UFC may prefer to chase a bigger financial narrative involving Conor McGregor or Max Holloway after UFC 329. Adesanya spoke on Demetrious Johnson's YouTube channel. "Technically, yes, Tsarukyan should be the next guy to fight Justin, that would […]
Georges St-Pierre says the stoppage of Aiemann Zahabi against Sean O'Malley at UFC Freedom 250 came too early, arguing that Zahabi had a legitimate path to winning the fight through his grappling that was never given a chance to develop. St-Pierre spoke about the bout, having trained extensively with Zahabi and knowing his game inside […]
Ian Machado Garry says he wants to be the fighter who ends Islam Makhachev's historic winning streak at UFC 330 on August 15 in Philadelphia, vowing to beat the welterweight champion in his own domain. Garry posted the comments on social media ahead of the title fight. "I don't think Islam has a lot of […]
Dana White says UFC Freedom 250 drew 17 million total viewers with 7 million average viewers in the United States on Paramount+, representing a third of the platform's subscribers, and teased that the global numbers still to come are even bigger. White addressed the viewership at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 279 post-fight press conference. "A […]
Justin Gaethje and Arman Tsarukyan are already at odds over a truck before they have even been formally matched for a title fight, after Gaethje publicly refused to accept the vehicle Tsarukyan had promised following his UFC Freedom 250 win. Tsarukyan's friend had placed a $1 million bet on Gaethje to defeat Ilia Topuria at […]
Georges St-Pierre says Justin Gaethje has reached the kind of career ending most fighters chase for decades and never actually find, and believes the smartest move would be to walk away now rather than risk giving the lightweight division another chance to take something from him. St-Pierre made the comments on TheBreakTalk, flagged by MMA […]
Dana White says he is "not confident at all" that a deal with Trevor Wittman to bring his Onyx gloves into the UFC will ever happen, revealing that negotiations broke down years ago over a financial demand he described as impossible to meet. White addressed the situation at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 279 press conference […]
Manel Kape knocked out Kyoji Horiguchi in the third round of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 279 main event in Las Vegas, avenging a 2017 loss and extending his winning streak to four fights — a run he believes has already earned him a flyweight title shot. Kape spoke at the post-fight press conference after the […]
Joe Rogan says it is "f***ing criminal" that Trevor Wittman's curved MMA gloves are not being used by the UFC, after Wittman revealed on Rogan's podcast that UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell recently reached out to restart conversations about the design. Wittman described the outreach during the podcast appearance. "Hunter reached out to me […]
Dana White says it is "undeniable" that Alex Pereira was hit with illegal strikes to the back of the head during his UFC Freedom 250 loss to Ciryl Gane, while stopping short of criticizing referee Herb Dean directly. White addressed the controversy at the UFC Fight Night 279 post-fight press conference on Saturday. "If you […]
Justin Gaethje says the toughest challenge Ilia Topuria now faces is not a loss on his record but the fact that opponents will no longer walk into the cage afraid of him — and he drew a direct comparison to what happened to Tony Ferguson after their fight. Gaethje spoke to Joe Rogan following his […]
All but one fighter made weight at Friday's UFC Vegas 119 official weigh-ins at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with Kevin Borjas missing the bantamweight limit and his bout with Andre Lima proceeding at catchweight. Borjas came in at 129 pounds, three pounds over the 126-pound limit. He will forfeit 20 percent of his purse […]
