Talent managers Alex Davis and Samir Nadaf have reportedly filed a lawsuit against ONE Championship fighter Adriano Moraes. The lawsuit alleges Moraes owes the managers over $100,000 due to a breach of contract. The issue stems from a claim that Moraes wasn’t paying the managers an agreed-upon amount of his income. News of the filing […]
We could see Jiří Procházka get crowned a new champion over the next year, although some questions give us hesitancy in that stance. It didn’t take long for Jiří Procházka to fly up the UFC light heavyweight division and become a title contender. And while we don’t know if he is next for a title […]
Former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez Jr. would retire from boxing and not take his fight purse if he were to lose to Jake Paul. César Chávez Jr. was recently asked his thoughts on a fight against Paul. This comes after Paul's management claimed he asked for a bout against the prizefighter. The experienced […]
Cory Sandhagen believes that one singular mistake in his fight against Petr Yan turned the tides and stopped him from becoming an interim UFC bantamweight champion. When looking back on his title fight from October, Sandhagen feels that being knocked down in the third round is what caused him to lose the fight. The ranked […]
UFC flyweight Manel Kape claims foot pedicures have caused big improvements in how he fights recently. The former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion had a rough start to his UFC run, dropping two bouts in early 2021. However, he has since made a name for himself and become ranked at flyweight with two finish wins. Kape claims […]
Derrick Lewis hasn’t stopped thinking about his loss to Ciryl Gane just yet. Despite a highly successful first-round stoppage win against Chris Daukaus in the main event of UFC Vegas 45, Lewis hasn’t put his recent defeat to Gane in the past. Lewis returned to the win column on Saturday with his win over Daukaus. […]
Nate Diaz is happy to do some light trolling with the Paul brothers. Diaz recently addressed Jake Paul in a social media post, claiming that he isn’t concerned about the celebrity-turned-boxer. He claimed that Paul and his brother Logan recently hired security to follow him around at a boxing event. Diaz was in attendance last […]
Teddy Atlas sees superstar potential in UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis but has identified some room for growth in his already dangerous striking style. The legendary boxing trainer recently praised and critiqued the ranked UFC fighter on his podcast. Atlas spoke about Lewis after watching him dispose of heavyweight contender Chris Daukaus at last weekend’s UFC […]
Raquel Pennington thinks her recent momentum in the UFC will ultimately lead her to a title fight. The rising bantamweight contender mentioned Saturday that she thinks her recent campaign will continue with a successful 2022 that could include a title shot. This statement comes after her recent victory over Macy Chiasson at UFC Vegas 45. […]
Nina Nunes has weighed in on the “mom champ” controversy that involves her wife Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña. A comment made via social media by Nina Nunes this week supports Amanda’s claim that not giving birth to her child shouldn’t take away her status as the first “mom champ" of the UFC. The issue […]
Ranked UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley thinks the legacy of Tyron Woodley took a massive hit this weekend. Like most of the combat sports world, O’Malley tuned in on Saturday night to see Woodley box Jake Paul for the second time. The active UFC fighter witnessed Paul pull off a sixth-round knockout, flooring Woodley with a […]
A beef between Mariya Agapova and Maryna Moroz will be settled in the UFC Octagon. The flyweights have reportedly been booked to meet at UFC 272 on March 5th, per Raphael Marinho of Combate. The fight is expected to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Agapova has long wanted to […]
Charles Jourdain’s call-outs of Cub Swanson aren’t falling on deaf ears. Jourdain asked for a fight against Swanson on Saturday, and the veteran featherweight responded positively to the motion. Both fighters are coming off a win from this past weekend. Jourdain won on the prelims, dominating Andre Ewell for a scorecard victory. Swanson won later […]
Gregor Gillespie wants former UFC interim title champion Tony Ferguson as his next opponent. Hot off a successful performance in his return, Gillespie wants to continue his climb up the lightweight ranks. In an attempt to do so, he has targeted the division’s seventh-ranked fighter in Ferguson. Gillespie took to social media earlier this week […]
Jake Paul is looking to pair up previous opponent Tyron Woodley and former NFL player Le’Veon Bell for a boxing match. Paul scored a highlight-reel knockout over Woodley this weekend, marking his fifth pro win as a boxer. This win drew the attention of many who thought they could take him in the ring. Of […]
Teddy Atlas has compared the recent win by Julianna Peña to some of the biggest upsets in combat sports history. Peña’s win against Amanda Nunes has shocked the combat sports world. Peña picked up a win last weekend in the UFC 269 co-main event, ending a back-and-forth battle in the second round with a rear-naked […]
Belal Muhammad thinks he is next in line for a fight against UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman. Riding the momentum of his win Saturday night against Stephen Thompson, Muhammad insisted on himself being the next name in line for the welterweight division’s current champ. He made his case for a title fight following his win, […]
Sean Strickland has intense emotions about his upcoming main event fight against Jack Hermansson. Strickland’s fight against Hermansson is still two months out, but he already has intense emotions about how the bout could play out. The rising middleweight contender said recently that when he meets Hermansson in UFC’s February 5th headliner, he hopes to […]
Former UFC title challenger Claudia Gadelha has reportedly indicated her intention to retire from MMA. Gadelha recently notified the UFC of her plan to stop competing in the sport, per a report from Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting. The recent story explained that Gadelha is no longer on the UFC roster after informing the promotion […]
Dan Hooker wants one of the featherweight division's biggest challenges for his return to the weight class. Hooker recently revealed that he asked UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby to face Brian Ortega for his first featherweight fight since 2016. This conversation took place at UFC 269, where Hooker was cornering teammate Kai Kara-France. Hooker, a regular […]
