After the following article was published, Michael Bisping had two more matches in his MMA career: Georges St-Pierre and Kelvin Gastelum. It wasn't the "perfect scenario" he had mapped out, especially considering that he lost both bouts, but you can relive how Bisping envisioned his career winding down in the following article published on this […]
After Conor McGregor ran through Donald Cerrone at UFC 246, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith shared his harsh opinion of Cowboy's performance, which resulted in Conor McGregor, Joe Rogan, and many others in the MMA community coming down hard on Smith. Donald Cerrone would later say, in his own words, that he "didn't want to […]
The following article was published on this day three years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Three Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 30, 2019, 1:16 PM] Archives: Dana White Disagrees With ‘Harsh’ Punishment Handed Down to Khabib Nurmagomedov Author: Damon Martin […]
The following article was published on this day five years ago. It is presented in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Five Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 30, 2017, 3:29 PM] Headline: Joe Rogan: Conor McGregor "Will Manipulate Leverage" in "Star Driven" MMA Author: Adam Haynes Joe Rogan […]
It's been almost five years to the day since Julianna Peña lost to Valentina Shevchenko. As we now know, Peña was able to turn out just fine, currently sitting as the women's bantamweight champion. But in the following article, we re-experience her raw reaction to losing in the UFC for the first time. The following […]
It is no secret Chael Sonnen has historically been one of Jon Jones' biggest critics. The two have been in conflict, mostly on social media, for years now. In 2019, shortly after Jones had competed at UFC 232 despite atypical test findings, Sonnen would actually come to Jones' defense—sort of. The following article was published […]
Months after Khabib had retired from MMA, a name from his past argued that he was the only man who could defeat the undefeated Dagestani. The following article was published on this day one year ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY […]
As marvelously as Conor McGregor performed in his 2020 victory over Donald Cerrone, much of the attention was placed on what Cerrone didn't do as opposed to what McGregor did do. Whenever there's a Conor McGregor fight, the A-listers come out, including the biggest names in sports media, such as ESPN's Stephen A. Smith. Smith […]
The following article was published on this day three years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day In MMA History… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 29, 2019, 12:33 PM] Title: Khabib Receives Nine-Month Suspension & $500,000 Fine Author: Fernando Quiles Jr. Khabib Nurmagomedov has […]
Prior to the epic encounter between Weili Zhang and Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 248 that saw Zhang emerge victorious via split decision, there was already some tension between the two athletes as evident in the below article. The following article was published on this day two years ago. It is presented to you in its […]
The following article published on this day four years ago is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Four Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 29, 2018, 1:05 PM] Headline: Jędrzejczyk On Rousey: 'We Paid The Price For Weight Cuts' Author: Fernando Quiles Jr. Joanna Jędrzejczyk believes […]
Jake Paul and Stephen A. Smith had a light back-and-forth about Paul’s career progression as a boxer and his ambitions of stepping into the ring with Canelo Álvarez. Love him or hate him, there is no question that Jake Paul has taken the combat sports world by storm since bursting onto the arena two years […]
As we now know, Khabib Nurmagomedov never did fight Tony Ferguson, much to the chagrin of millions of MMA fans. He did, however, fight Conor McGregor in what turned out to be arguably the biggest win of his legendary career. Even though Khabib would later retire in 2020 after the sudden passing of his father […]
After speculation about his fighting future circulated last year, the Cowboy will ride again when Donald Cerrone meets Joe Lauzon at a UFC Fight Night event on April 30. Following his TKO loss to Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson last May, many fans were wondering if Cerrone had fought in the […]
Eagle FC 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov took place tonight from the FLXcast Arena in Miami, Florida. In the main event, undefeated boxer Tyrone Spong sought to go 3-0 in his MMA career when he took on Sergei Kharitonov, who entered with a total of 42 MMA fights and a record of 33-9. Spong is 14-0 as […]
Jake Paul's diss track of Dana White has arrived. Today marks one week to the day since we ran a story about Dana White vowing to never speak about Jake Paul again. In contrast, "The Problem Child" has ramped up his side of the feud to new levels. Friday morning, Paul released a rap song […]
“Suga” Sean O’Malley has inserted his two cents into the UFC's contract negotiations with Francis Ngannou. The conflict between Ngannou and the UFC has been marinating for about a year. To put it simply, Ngannou has been asking for more money and more freedom. Sean O'Malley posted a new video on his YouTube channel where […]
At the start of the year, we published a piece differentiating between the terms GOAT and BOAT. As the GOAT, an athlete was able to achieve sustained greatness through their accolades, records, championships, etc. But what’s this talk about a BOAT? The BOAT is the Best of All Time. Unlike the GOAT, you aren’t bound […]
Dana White is dismissing all the post-fight drama surrounding his sudden exit from the Honda Center after Francis Ngannou's title retention at UFC 270. The buildup to UFC 270 was not short on drama. It featured the bitter split between Ngannou and ex-coach Fernand Lopez, a backstage blowby gone viral, and of course the ongoing […]
Charles Oliveira’s next lightweight title defense is set, as the Brazilian is set to take on Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 on May 7. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report Oliveira and Gaethje’s upcoming clash. This fight will be joining Glover Teixeira and Jiří Procházka’s light heavyweight title bout slated for the same […]
