UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik has reiterated his belief that Conor McGregor's time competing in mixed martial arts is not yet up. As has been the case for the best part of a year and a half since his comeback was first announced, considerable uncertainty surrounds the career status of McGregor, the promotion's first-ever simultaneous […]
Should Diego Lopes not get the names he's after at UFC 306, Dan Ige has called for the chance to face him again on the back of a full camp. Had plans not changed in a dramatic way late last month, Ige would currently being gearing up for a collision at the Apex with Chepe […]
We can add former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier to the list of those who disagree with Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic being the next title fight at heavyweight. Not many topics have been debated in 2024 quite like the championship conversation in the UFC's heavyweight division, which currently boasts two champions, only one […]
Having shared the cage with him at UFC 303, Michael "Venom" Page doesn't see Ian Garry reaching the top of the welterweight division. The pair collided in the main card opener of the International Fight Week pay-per-view on June 29 in Las Vegas. The three-round affair was widely branded somewhat lackluster, with the Irishman utilizing […]
Payton Talbott has made a splash in the Octagon thus far, but one of his UFC bantamweight peers doesn't see what all the fuss is about. After beginning life on mixed martial arts' biggest stage at the low-capacity Apex, inside of which he submitted Nick Aguirre and knocked out Cameron Saaiman, Talbott had a major […]
Not everyone was impressed by Ian Garry's performance at UFC 303, but given what he sees in Michael "Venom" Page's style, a fellow Irish fighter seemingly was. Garry cemented his spot in the welterweight top 10 late last month at the International Fight Week pay-per-view in Las Vegas, opening the main card opposite "MVP." The […]
Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen had an interesting pick for male fighter in his and Daniel Cormier's recent mid-year awards. While the real interest in awards comes at the end of each calendar year, there's been no shortage of action and memorable moments to digest on mixed martial arts' biggest stage through the first […]
While focused on his own assignment at UFC 304, welterweight champion Leon Edwards recently assessed a few other notable matchups set for July 27. Mixed martial arts' leading promotion will head back across the pond toward the end of this month, visiting an English city other than London for the first time since pre-pandemic. The […]
The Professional Fighters League has officially launched its latest regional expansion, PFL Africa, ahead of the first season in 2025. Having ran its unique season structure on the global stage since 2018, the PFL has committed to establishing its presence with a number of regional leagues around the world. And after kicking off that expansion […]
UFC light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev wants the next shot at Alex Pereira, and he's not shying away from letting everyone know it. Ankalaev was ready and waiting to stake his claim for a second championship opportunity in the aftermath of Pereira's latest triumph — a second-round knockout of Jiří Procházka in the UFC 303 […]
Following the conclusion of the promotion's latest global regular season, the lineups are set for this year's PFL Playoffs. 2024 was always going to be a big one for the PFL, as it marks the first season since it acquired a rival promotion in Bellator. After kicking off the year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a […]
According to UFC welterweight contender Michael "Venom" Page, any decision regarding his retirement will come in the gym, not the Octagon. While no doubt at the back end of his career, Page has only just begun plying his fighting trade on mixed martial arts' biggest stage, having swapped Bellator MMA for the UFC late last […]
Ahead of her main event debut this weekend, UFC women's flyweight Tracy Cortez has detailed the kind of success she's envisioning for herself on mixed martial arts' biggest stage. Since losing her professional debut under the Invicta FC banner in 2017, Cortez has experienced nothing but her hand raised inside the cage, winning 11 straight fights […]
UFC lightweight prospect Paddy Pimblett will welcome Bobby Green to enemy territory later this month, and he's also hoping to welcome him to the ground come fight night. After returning from a lengthy injury layoff last December to add the prominent name of former interim champion Tony Ferguson to his growing résumé, Pimblett is set […]
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos doubts Islam Makhachev's chances of achieving two-division glory. Makhachev has cemented himself as the 155-pound kingpin with three defenses since completing his long laud out path to the throne formerly occupied by his friend and mentor, the great Khabib Nurmagomedov. After submitting Charles Oliveira to win the gold […]
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier still sees a way for Tom Aspinall to stake his claim for the next shot at Jon Jones. Aspinall appeared to put himself in line for an inevitable dream showdown with Jones after capturing the interim heavyweight gold at UFC 295 last November. He did so by knocking out […]
UFC middleweight contender Brendan Allen appears set to decline a trip to the French capital after being snubbed of the main event slot. Allen, who currently occupies the #7 spot at 185 pounds, extended his winning run to seven in his first assignment of 2024, outpointing Chris Curtis in one of the year's best fights […]
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has appeared to lose patience with the undefeated Movsar Evloev. Sterling announced his arrival in the featherweight division with a successful divisional debut at UFC 300 this past March. "Funk Master" utilized his grappling to limit all of Calvin Kattar's offense en route to the scorecards. Since then, much […]
A figure from Alex Pereira's kickboxing past sees some gaping holes in the UFC light heavyweight champion's game. When Israel Adesanya reigned supreme over the UFC's middleweight division and defeat appeared a distant possibility, talk emerged of one man whom he couldn't get the better of in kickboxing crossing over to mixed martial arts. That […]
Should Nate Diaz follow through on his publicly expressed desire to make a UFC return, Jon Anik has the ideal opponent in mind for him. Diaz was back in combat sports action this past weekend for the first time in 11 months. Having fallen short in his professional boxing debut against Jake Paul last August, […]
