Bellator's bantamweight grand prix has suffered a major blow as champion, Sergio Pettis suffered an injury and is now out of the tournament. On Tuesday morning it was revealed by CBS Sports that Pettis was forced to withdraw from the field due to injury. He was supposed to fight Raufeon Stots in the opening round […]
It's safe to say that Sean Strickland is not a fan of Colby Covington. After Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272, he was asked in an interview about his thoughts on Strickland, and 'Chaos' was dismissive saying he didn't know who he was and wondered if Strickland was a girl. After catching wind of […]
Chael Sonnen believes Charles Oliveira should thank Tony Ferguson because without him, he wouldn't have gotten the title shot. At UFC 256 in December of 2020, Ferguson stepped up to face Oliveira on just a few weeks' notice. It was an intriguing matchup as 'El Cucuy' was linked to Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler before […]
Dana White doesn't think Daniel Cormier could replace him as UFC president. For years now, people have talked about who will replace White when he decides to retire. Many, including, Dustin Poirier thought Cormier would likely be the best replacement as he knows the sport and would be a great face for the company. “That’s […]
Paddy Pimblett has responded to Ilia Topuria already accusing him of ducking him. Before UFC London was even a thought, Pimblett and Topuria went back-and-forth on social media. Pimblett said some controversial things on social media about Georgia, where Topuria is from. It caused a major backlash and with them being on the same card […]
Kamaru Usman is looking to become the face of the fight game with a win over Canelo Álvarez. Usman is currently the pound-for-pound best in the UFC and has called out Álvarez for a boxing match. Although Usman is known as a wrestler, he is confident he would be able to defeat the Mexican. With […]
Tom Aspinall believes that, on paper, his UFC London main event against Alexander Volkov is a terrible matchup for him. Aspinall is set for his first UFC main event in just his fifth UFC fight while Volkov will be headlining his sixth event. It's an intriguing matchup as Aspinall has run through all his competition, […]
Joanna Jędrzejczyk believes we will hear "And Still" when Rose Namajunas rematches Carla Esparza sometime later this year at a date TBD. Namajunas and Esparza first fought back in 2014 for the inaugural strawweight title which Esparza won by third-round submission in the finale of TUF 20. After that, Jędrzejczyk went on to beat Esparza […]
Chris Curtis has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 273 fight against Dricus Du Plessis. According to MMAFighting's Mike Heck, Curtis had to pull out but Du Plessis will now face Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville. Hernandez was supposed to fight Albert Duraev, but the Russian was also forced […]
Thiago Santos says he finally feels like himself again ahead of his UFC Vegas 50 main event against Magomed Ankalaev. Santos returned to the win column last October with a decision win over Johnny Walker which snapped his three-fight losing skid. On the losing streak, he dropped a decision to Aleksandar Rakic, a submission loss […]
John Lineker is a world champion. In the co-main event of ONE Lights Out in Singapore, Lineker was finally fighting Bibiano Fernandes in a highly-anticipated bantamweight title fight. The two were booked earlier this year but Lineker tested positive for COVID-19 which led the fight to be delayed. Right off the bat, the champ in […]
UFC 272 had apparently caught the attention of a lot of people. Although the card was not headlined by a title fight, UFC 272 did see a welterweight grudge match between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. The fight was hyped up as the two were former roommates and close friends who became bitter rivals. Ultimately, […]
Kevin Holland is hoping to be quite active in 2022. Holland had his first fight of the year on Saturday on the main card of UFC 272, which also marked his return to welterweight. On the regional scene, Holland fought at 170 but eventually moved up to middleweight where he had some success, including going […]
The Kayla Harrison sweepstakes are over as the two-time Olympic gold medalist has re-signed with PFL. After Harrison won the 2021 PFL lightweight season, she was a free agent. And for the past couple of months, she has been talking with other promotions. Many were curious to see if she would leave PFL or sign […]
The following article was published on this day two years ago, and it is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Two Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 5, 2020, 10:15 AM] UFC president Dana White says Paulo Costa attempted to be cleared by a fake […]
Kayla Harrison is getting tired of Cris Cyborg's tweets about her. On Tuesday evening, it was revealed the PFL has matched Bellator's offer and it's likely Harrison will sign back with PFL. After the news came out by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, Cyborg chimed in with a response. Shortly after her response, Harrison issued a […]
Rafael dos Anjos was satisfied when UFC President Dana White revealed Islam Makhachev was the one that said no to stepping up to face him at UFC 272. After it was revealed Rafael Fiziev was forced out of the fight due to COVID-19, Makhachev said he would take the fight. dos Anjos quickly called his […]
Rachael Ostovich will be competing in BKFC again. Ostovich made her BKFC debut in July of 2021 and beat Paige VanZant at KnuckleMania 1. It served as a rematch, as the two fought in the UFC which VanZant won by submission in January of 2019. Since the fight against VanZant, there has been no word […]
Korean Zombie will be fighting for UFC gold for the second time in his career, but this time around, he has much more confidence. Zombie fought José Aldo at UFC 163 in 2013 when the champ was 22-1 and hadn't lost since 2005. He was viewed as unbeatable and many weren't giving Zombie a chance […]
Bobby Green isn't expecting a title shot, even if he pulls off a massive upset and beats Islam Makhachev tonight at UFC Vegas 49. Green is stepping up on 10 days' notice to take on Makhachev after Beneil Dariush was forced out of the bout due to an injury. The fight will take place at […]
