Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane says it's the presence of Fernand Lopez on his side that makes him confident heading into his unification showdown with former teammate Francis Ngannou. Gane's rise from unknown prospect to championship status has been as impressive as it's been rapid. In the four years since making the transition from […]
UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal has explained why the likes of Chael Sonnen and Colby Covington engage in personal trash talk. Masvidal, a two-time 170-pound title challenger, will have the chance to silence Covington when he faces his former teammate at UFC 272 in March. In a rare non-title headliner, the pair of friends-turned-bitter foes […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou claims he once knocked out upcoming opponent Ciryl Gane during a sparring session at Paris' MMA Factory gym. After returning from a four-week break last weekend with UFC Vegas 46, the world's premier MMA promotion is set to open its pay-per-view account for 2022 this weekend in Anaheim, California. Opening […]
UFC President Dana White does not yet feel confident in confirming whether or not former 205-pound king Jon Jones will fight for the heavyweight title next. Jones, who is widely considered the leading contender for GOAT status in the UFC, hasn't been in action since February 2020. After returning to the Octagon in 2018 and […]
Bellator star Michael Page believes UK MMA is on fire right now, and he expects to see a number of champions emerging from the region soon. He'll hope to set that tone when he returns to action in May. After avenging his sole MMA loss to Douglas Lima with a split decision victory over the […]
UFC women's strawweight Marina Rodriguez has looked back on her main event victory over Mackenzie Dern last year and described her disbelief when she almost submitted the Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert. Top-five contenders Dern and Rodriguez collided in the UFC Vegas 39 headliner last October at Las Vegas' Apex facility. Heading into the contest, the Arizona-born […]
UFC President Dana White says he'd never fault YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul or anybody for that matter for trying to earn money. In a short space of time, Paul has grown from an internet celebrity trying his hand at boxing against other online stars to a professional pugilist knocking out former MMA champions. Whether you admire […]
UFC heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa has responded to Greg Hardy's attempts to downplay his victory at UFC 264 last July. When heavyweights collide, we tend to either see big shots and brutal knockouts or, often, less-than entertaining decisions. When Tuivasa is in action, it's almost always the former. That was the case on the undercard […]
Dana White believes UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno has already established himself as a "huge star" on the global MMA stage. In 2018, Moreno was cut from the UFC following back-to-back losses to Sergio Pettis and Alexandre Pantoja. Fast forward three-and-a-half years and "The Assassin Baby" sits atop the flyweight mountain having etched his name […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has warned upcoming opponent Ciryl Gane that playing the long game for a decision at UFC 270 won't end well for him. In one of the most intriguing and highly anticipated heavyweight matchups of all time, former teammates Ngannou and Gane will collide in this weekend's main event for a […]
Despite the drama surrounding Novak Djokovic's inability to play at this year's Australian Open, UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski is still hoping to defend his title in his home country soon. Djokovic's back and forth situation in Australia has been one of the biggest sports stories of 2022 so far. While the country requires individuals […]
Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane has revealed what he told Derrick Lewis after finishing him in the UFC 265 main event last August. 2021 was a fantastic year for breakout star Gane. Despite only transitioning from Muay Thai to mixed martial arts in 2018, the Frenchman has built an unblemished 10-0 record, made it […]
UFC lightweight Drew Dober has given a breakdown of the upcoming UFC Fight Night main event between top-five 155lbers Beneil Dariush and Islam Makhachev. Having shared the Octagon with both men, Dober is in a unique position to provide his thoughts on the highly anticipated matchup, which is expected to see the victor advance to […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has named the two toughest opponents of his 13-fight UFC career to date. Ngannou is currently preparing for a blockbuster unification showdown with his former teammate and current interim titleholder Ciryl Gane. After the pair's respective championship-winning performances in 2021, they'll meet in the main event of this weekend's UFC […]
UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes believes that, despite his knockout loss last year, he's still better than Derrick Lewis. Blaydes, a perennial name in the group of elites at heavyweight, had his title charge stalled in 2021 at the hands (or sole right bomb…) of Lewis. In the main event of UFC Vegas 19, the […]
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has slammed top-five contender Yair Rodríguez for calling for a title shot despite his inactivity and recent defeat. Volkanovski was initially set to share the Octagon with Max Holloway for the third time. After dethroning "Blessed" in 2019 and immediately defending the title against him seven months later, "The Great" […]
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has responded to Sean O'Malley's claim that he and Petr Yan aren't "big enough" to headline a pay-per-view. Sterling is finally set to defend the 135-pound strap for the first time since winning it via disqualification last March. He was initially scheduled to face interim titleholder and arch-rival Yan in […]
UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar has responded to Giga Chikadze's claim that he'd beat "The Boston Finisher" nine times out of 10. For Chikadze, the one exception came in the opening UFC main event of 2022 this past weekend. "Ninja" faced top-five 145lber Kattar in what was the Methuen native's first appearance since his brutal […]
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has given his prediction for the upcoming UFC 270 heavyweight main event between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. Covington, who knows a thing or two about championship headliners, will no doubt be watching intently like the rest of the MMA community when two of the world's best heavyweights meet inside […]
UFC flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo says he's going to take 125-pound champion Brandon Moreno's head off when they meet for the third time at UFC 270. In 2020, Figueiredo ascended the flyweight mountaintop and looked set for a long reign on the throne. "Deus Da Guerra" brutally finished Joseph Benavidez twice to win gold. The second […]
