UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa recently offered his thoughts on the future of Greg Hardy following the former NFL defensive end's third straight loss. After joining the UFC three fights into his MMA career, which came after a departure from the NFL, Hardy's future in the cage looked promising. But since a victory over Juan Adams […]
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has discussed City Kickboxing teammate Dan Hooker's return to featherweight and the prospect of facing him down the line. Volkanovski has ruled over the 145-pound weight class since dethroning Max Holloway in late 2019. In defending his title twice, first in a rematch with "Blessed" and then in a grudge […]
Former UFC, Bellator, and ONE welterweight Ben Askren has criticized Jorge Masvidal's conduct following his loss to Colby Covington at UFC 272. At last weekend's pay-per-view, one of the promotion's long-awaited grudge matches took center stage. As former teammates, roommates, and friends, and now bitter rivals, the lead-up to the Las Vegas held event was […]
UFC women's flyweight Casey O'Neill took a page out of bantamweight champion Julianna Peña's book while speaking to Dana White prior to UFC 271. At UFC 271, O'Neill took another step towards title contention. She did so by sending veteran Roxanne Modafferi into retirement off the back of a loss. While she failed to maintain […]
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has responded to Leon Edwards' suggestion that he won't be as willing to strike with the Englishman as he has been in recent fights. Since dethroning Tyron Woodley in 2019, Usman has successfully defended the title five times and established himself as a contender for GOAT status at 170 pounds. […]
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has provided a firm response to former UFC lightweight Din Thomas' doubts over his desire to improve fighter pay. Since arriving in the ring in 2020, Paul has certainly made a splash in more ways than one. As well as knocking out former MMA champions Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, and building […]
Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has reiterated his stance on a potential fight with welterweight star Colby Covington. At the start of the month, the former teammate on Covington's mind was Jorge Masvidal. The pair's long-term feud, which was fueled by animated stories and accusations from the duo's time as friends and roommates, […]
Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has revealed the main concern he had in the weeks following his title crowning last year. In a year filled with memorable gold-winning performances, including Glover Teixeira's late ascent to the light heavyweight mountaintop at UFC 267 and Julianna Peña's upset victory over former two-division queen Amanda Nunes at […]
UFC middleweight Darren Till believes he wasn't himself at UFC Vegas 36, and under different circumstances, he says he'd have laid a beating on Derek Brunson. Last September, Till was being pointed at as a potential challenger for reigning 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya down the line. A victory over Brunson in the UFC Vegas 36 […]
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Georges St-Pierre had lost his hunger to compete even before he held middleweight gold. Khabib and GSP are two of the consensus frontrunners in the debate over who holds the crown as the greatest of all time. But while they have that in common, they also share another […]
Ahead of his first UFC main event, light heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev has dismissively looked back on his sole defeat in professional MMA. Since joining the UFC in 2018, a signing that came after he'd amassed a 9-0 record across various Russian promotions, Ankalaev has established himself as one of the fastest rising and most promising […]
UFC women's strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern has given her take on bantamweight champion Julianna Peña's past comments on motherhood. At UFC 269, Amanda Nunes put her 135-pound gold on the line against "The Venezuelan Vixen." In and around fight week was the presence of two little ones. While the Brazilian became a mom after her […]
UFC featherweight Sodiq Yusuff has described the fear he had for the future of his fighting career during a tough battle with COVID-19. Yusuff has long been considered one of the top prospects in the UFC at 145 pounds. Entering 2021, the 28-year-old was unbeaten in the promotion and boasted an 11-1 record that included […]
UFC heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa has sent his support to incarcerated former two-time champion Cain Velasquez. Velasquez, who held the UFC's heavyweight gold for two stints between 2010-2011 and 2012-2015, was arrested late last month and charged with attempted premeditated murder. In the incident, which took place in San Jose, California, Velasquez is accused of […]
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has upped the ante on his callout of former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier by adding a stipulation. Last weekend, Covington returned to the pay-per-view stage for the second time in four months. Following another failed attempt at dethroning reigning 170-pound king Kamaru Usman, "Chaos" was looking to maintain his […]
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has given his take on the ongoing contractual dispute between the promotion and his fellow African titleholder Francis Ngannou. All is not well between the UFC and its heavyweight king. If that wasn't evident before UFC 270, where Ngannou faced Ciryl Gane in a unification showdown, it certainly is following […]
UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos is hoping to prove he's still a player at 205 pounds by halting the rise of surging Dagestani Magomed Ankalaev. Having rebounded from a three-fight losing skid last time out by besting Johnny Walker in the UFC Vegas 38 main event, Santos will be hoping to open his 2022 […]
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has revealed what longtime rival Colby Covington has to do in order to earn a third shot at his gold. Covington is widely considered to be the clear second-best 170lber in the UFC. He cemented that claim at UFC 272 last weekend, where he defeated former teammate Jorge Masvidal in […]
According to Dominance MMA Management CEO Ali Abdelaziz, Kayla Harrison's new PFL deal has made her the highest-paid female mixed martial artist in history. After months of speculation and uncertainty, the future of one of the most sought-after free agents in MMA was announced this week. Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and undefeated lightweight […]
UFC lightweight Rafael dos Anjos and Hall of Famer Michael Bisping have shared the same sentiment surrounding the decision to allow Renato Moicano to keep fighting at UFC 272. After the late withdrawal of Rafael Fiziev, Moicano stepped up on just five days' notice to meet compatriot dos Anjos in the co-main event of the […]
