UFC women's flyweight Casey O'Neill doubled down on her "bad guy" affirmation following her victory over Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 271. At Saturday's pay-per-view in Houston, Texas, O'Neill extended her unbeaten professional record to 9-0, added an established name to her résumé, and climbed three spots to #12 on the 125-pound ladder. She accomplished those […]
Two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal has revealed why he never considered upcoming opponent and bitter rival Colby Covington his best friend. Next month is set to play host to one of the biggest grudge matches possible in the UFC right now. While Covington's failed championship charge against reigning 170-pound king Kamaru Usman last […]
Tyson Fury has revealed a potential date and location for a blockbuster crossover boxing clash with UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou. Fury and Ngannou have both reached the heavyweight peaks of their respective mountains. While "The Gypsy King" became a two-time world champion by capturing the WBC and The Ring titles with a crushing 2020 […]
UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña has reacted to Amanda Nunes' claim that she was injured and shouldn't have fought at UFC 269. At the final pay-per-view of 2021, Peña proved herself right and a whole lot of people across the MMA community wrong. Not only did she surprise fans and pundits with her pre-fight […]
UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar has given his take on champion Alexander Volkanovski accusing Max Holloway of faking an injury to avoid their trilogy fight. Last month it was announced that Holloway, coming off a pair of memorable victories over Kattar and Yair Rodriguez in 2021, would be the next challenger to Volkanovski's 145-pound reign. […]
UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev is far from amused at the recent footage of him training at the renowned Tiger Muay Thai gym in Phuket, Thailand. Having risen to prominence in the UFC with four dominant first-round finishes, including a submission victory over ranked welterweight Li Jingliang at UFC 267 last October, Chimaev is looking to […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has revealed the encouragement he gave to top contender Jared Cannonier ahead of UFC 271. Two of this weekend's biggest fights on pay-per-view saw crucial middleweight clashes go down. While the reigning king ran it back with former rival Robert Whittaker in the main event, top-five veterans Cannonier and Derek […]
Former two-division UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen believes middleweight contender Sean Strickland is misinterpreting the reaction to his outgoing personality. Since returning to the Octagon from a two-year absence in 2020, Strickland has quickly risen up the 185-pound ladder, developing both his status as a contender and prominence across the fanbase in the process. But […]
Despite his horrific injury last year, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is as hungry as ever to find success inside the Octagon. In the immediate aftermath of the UFC 261 pay-per-view in April 2021, not many would have expected us to be in a position to discuss a return to fighting for Weidman. At […]
UFC women's flyweight Casey O'Neill believes the pre-fight focus on opponent Roxanne Modafferi's retirement ahead of UFC 271 was "disrespectful." In the one and only women's fight on this past weekend's pay-per-view card, two 125lbers at opposite ends of the MMA scale collided. While O'Neill was looking to extend her unbeaten record to 9-0 and […]
UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Amanda Nunes says she was "lying" to herself by believing she could compete at UFC 269. After extending her win streak to 12, her two-division rule, and her seven-year unbeaten run at UFC 259 last March with a dominant submission win against Megan Anderson, Nunes returned to bantamweight to defend her […]
Rising UFC bantamweight star Sean O'Malley believes the UFC would remain the best MMA promotion, even if its top stars departed. Not too long ago, serious talk surrounding fighter pay and the possibility of elite stars exploring free agency would have been largely unheard of, bar a few "rebels" in that regard. Now, the topic […]
Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has given his thoughts on the upcoming title fight between reigning 155-pound king Charles Oliveira and challenger Justin Gaethje. In a year full of memorable crownings, including Glover Teixeira at light heavyweight and Brandon Moreno at flyweight, it was perhaps the triumph of Oliveira that represented the greatest […]
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has shed some more light on why he considered challenging for former light heavyweight king Jan Blachowicz's title. Since ascending to the 170-pound mountaintop in 2019, an achievement that came through a dominant five-round performance against Tyron Woodley, Usman has firmly established himself as one of the most dominant champions […]
UFC featherweight Cub Swanson sent some advice to Alexander Hernandez after the lightweight complained about his original placement on this Saturday's UFC 271 card. Entering 2019, Hernandez was a highly-touted and fast-rising prospect following victories over current top-five contender Beneil Dariush and Olivier Aubin-Mercier in his first two Octagon outings. But since then, "The Great" […]
UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa has turned the heat up on the UFC 271 'shoey' stakes by offering to drink a beer from Derrick Lewis' cup. Has there ever been a matchup in the UFC where the possible post-fight celebration was talked about as much as it has been ahead of Tuivasa vs. Lewis? In the […]
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker says he doesn't like rival Israel Adesanya's "character" and the "way he conducts himself." As far as active rivalries go in the 185-pound weight class, not many have as much history and intrigue as the one shared by reigning middleweight king Adesanya and top contender Whittaker. The pair first […]
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O'Malley has revealed why he's not keen on sharing cards with MMA's biggest superstar Conor McGregor. In 2021, O'Malley rebounded from his first defeat in professional MMA with three wins, three finishes, and three bonuses in as many appearances, all of which helped "Sugar" rise into the 135-pound rankings. As far […]
Dustin Poirier has questioned why, aside from the lucrative paycheck, he would consider fighting Conor McGregor again. While 2021 may have ended in another failed bid for undisputed champion status, the rest of Poirier's year represented redemption, success, business, and the last laugh. He achieved all of those through back-to-back fights against the sport's biggest […]
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Al Iaquinta has admitted he holds some regret over his decision to face Bobby Green for his return fight at UFC 268. After two years away from action, Al Iaquinta made a comeback to the Octagon last November. Prior to his hiatus, the New York native fell to consecutive unanimous […]
