Anthony Smith has continued to take shots at Luke Rockhold. After Smith fought Jon Jones, Rockhold began blasting "Lionheart" for being a bad middleweight that was able to get a title shot. That began a feud as Smith told him to move up so they can fight. And after Rockhold did move up and got […]
Detroit Urban Survival Commander, Dale Brown surprised everyone when he was in Joaquin Buckley's corner. Brown was considered a joke to many on social media for his defense techniques, but Buckely wanted to see it first-hand. After going to Brown and working with him, he began gaining respect for him and ended up having him […]
Tyron Woodley is interested in boxing Tommy Fury next time out. Woodley stepped up on short notice to rematch Jake Paul when Fury pulled out. After he was knocked out, Paul said that Woodley should box Fury. Since then, there has been no talk, but just recently, Paul's promotion posted on social media asking if […]
Maryna Moroz is doubling down on her callout of ex-teammate, Mariya Agapova. Moroz recently claimed Agapova struggled with jealousy and was a drug addict which is why she got kicked out of American Top Team. Along with that, Moroz claims Agapova was flirting with other fighters as well as trying to hurt them in purpose […]
Michael Bisping made his pay-per-view commentary debut at UFC 271, but many fans thought he was biased towards Israel Adesanya. Throughout the fight, Bisping was praising Adesanya and believed he won nearly every round and the scrap was not that close. However, to many fans watching, it felt very close, and some media members even […]
Israel Adesanya believes the UFC will learn from their contract negotiations with Francis Ngannou. It was well-known that when the heavyweight champion entered his UFC 270 title defense against Ciryl Gane, it was the last fight of his deal. Since then, he has continued to be vocal about his displeasure with his current contract. Ngannou's […]
The following article was published on this day two years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 13, 2020, 11:25 AM] Headline: Nate Diaz Reacts After Miami Herald's False Story About Him Nate Diaz confirms he was not in Miami. On Wednesday, […]
Paddy Pimblett doesn't think Jake Paul is sincere about wanting to change fighter pay. Recently, fighters like Anthony Smith have come out and said they believe Paul truly wants fighters to make more. However, Pimblett along with Al Iaquinta doesn't think that is true, as he thinks the YouTuber-turned-boxer is only doing it for clout. […]
Luis Peña has announced he will fight again. Peña competed on The Ultimate Fighter and had mixed results in the UFC as he went 5-3 with notable wins over Steven Peterson and Matt Wiman among others. However, in 2021, he was arrested three times for alleged domestic violence and others and was subsequently released from […]
Israel Adesanya will be staying with the UFC for the foreseeable future. It was well known that Adesanya could fight out his UFC contract this year, but on Wednesday, it was revealed the middleweight champion has re-signed with the promotion. His management company, Paradigm, announced via a press release the middleweight champ has signed a […]
Francis Ngannou has an incredible story from digging sand in Cameroon to leaving for France and eventually becoming UFC heavyweight champion. And with that, one manager says it's impossible to not like him. According to Ali Abdelaziz, who manages a ton of fighters like Kamaru Usman and Khabib Nurmagomedov, he says Ngannou's story is incredible. […]
Dustin Poirier isn't certain what his fighting future holds but doubts it will involve a fourth fight against Conor McGregor. Poirier is coming off a submission loss to Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title and hinted at retiring after the fight. He now took to social media to provide fans an update on his career […]
Earlier this week, Paige VanZant caused quite the ruckus over at AEW Dynamite. But on this very same week last year, she was involved in an unscripted scuffle that was very real. VanZant ultimately would lose to Hart in the bout, but at least she got the upper hand, literally and figuratively, in their first […]
Arnold Allen believes his upcoming fight against Dan Hooker at UFC London is a key point in his career. Allen is currently the seventh-ranked featherweight and is 17-1 as a pro, including being 8-0 in the UFC. However, he still doesn't have the biggest name in the division, so he knows if he can beat […]
Israel Adesanya is apparently feeling the nerves ahead of his middleweight title fight against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271. Adesanya and Whittaker first fought back at UFC 243 where "The Last Stylebender" won by second-round TKO to claim the middleweight title. He has since defended the belt three times. But this time around, Dan Hooker, […]
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida says he still has the desire to fight again. Machida is set to fight out his Bellator contract in his next fight, and he revealed he plans to test free agency after that. “[Bellator] came to us and said, ‘Let’s renew [the contract] one more time if Lyoto […]
Claressa Shields has opened up on her recent comments about never wanting to appear on a Jake Paul undercard. Shields and Paul have taken shots at one another ever since "The Problem Child" entered boxing. She also criticized any boxer for appearing on his undercard. But recently, it was revealed through a report in USA Today […]
Dana White has a reason as to why Logan Paul allegedly hasn't been paid by Floyd Mayweather for their exhibition out. Paul recently came out and claimed he is still waiting to be paid by Mayweather for their June exhibition boxing bout. It was a very high-profile match that did very well on pay-per-view, but […]
Claressa Shields is hoping former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo can teach her wrestling as she continues to fight in MMA. Shields is considered arguably the best pound-for-pound women's boxer in the world, as she's 11-0 and is the only boxer in history, female or male, to hold all four major world titles […]
Jake Paul has opened up on his diss track against Dana White and why he did it. Paul and White have had an ongoing feud ever since Paul fought and knocked out Ben Askren back in April of 2021. Since then, he beat Tyron Woodley twice, including KO'ing him once, and he has taken shots […]
