Brandon Moreno is heading back to Mexico City, where he will take on Steve Erceg in the main event. MMA Mania (following initial posts from Kevin K on X) reported that the UFC had put together a new headliner for their rematch to Arena CDMZ on March 29, with the former two-time flyweight champion topping […]
Sean Strickland is confident that he can improve upon his performance at UFC 297 in order to reclaim the middleweight title. After shocking the world by beating Israel Adesanya for the belt at UFC 293, Strickland's first title defence came in January last year against Dricus Du Plessis. The fight came right down to the […]
It seems like everybody who trains with Khamzat Chimaev has got nothing but great things to say about him. When "Borz" first arrived in the UFC, there was an unmatched aura around him. The undefeated contender was dominating opponents without taking any damage whilst competing at both welterweight and middleweight. His run of being ready […]
There appears to be a new confusing conversation surrounding the GFL at each turn. When the Global Fight League first started announcing a huge list of athletes that would be entering into their draft which took place last Friday, there were a lot of questions. It quickly became apparent that all of those names wouldn't […]
Shara Magomedov has received a tip of the hat from one of the biggest sporting stars in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo. The undefeated middleweight contender is back for his fifth appearance inside the Octagon this Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The 30-year old was always going to turn heads due to his look and fighting style […]
Sean Strickland is going to have one of his former opponents in his corner once again when he returns at UFC 312. The former middleweight champion has struck up a great relationship with Alex Pereira ever since the two men faced each other inside the Octagon at UFC 276 in 2022. Strickland's head coach, Eric […]
Chris Weidman's announcement that he has retired from the UFC was relatively low-key for a former champion. After competing 20 times in the Octagon, including three consecutive middleweight title defenses after he brought the legendary reign of Anderson Silva to an end, "The All-American" stated that he would no longer be fighting for the promotion […]
The GFL is confident that they can deliver bouts that the fans are going to want to tune in for. With the promotion set to host their first event in April, the first few weeks/months for the promotion have not been plain sailing in terms of the general reception to what they're trying to do. […]
It doesn't look like the PFL will be drawing a link between Paul Hughes and Conor McGregor going forward. In the build-up to Hughes' title fight against Usman Nurmagomedov this past weekend, the promotion used the prior history between Dagestan and Ireland to promote the fight. With the Bellator lightweight champion being cornered by his […]
Islam Makhachev has made it very clear in recent times that his goal is to become a two-weight world champion by moving up to welterweight. He's already tied for the second longest win streak in UFC history, meaning that isn't exactly a whole queue of new and exciting opponents for him to face at lightweight. […]
New Zealand's Dan Hooker has been a staple of the UFC roster ever since he made his debut back in 2014. The Octagon has been graced by some great and iconic fighters from Oceania and "The Hangman" was a big part of the new wave that would take MMA in the region to new heights […]
Many fight fans have believed for some time that the question has been when will Khamzat Chimaev become the UFC middleweight champion rather than will he claim the top spot at 185-pounds. If there's one thing that has significantly hurt his progress in recent years, it has been his lack of activity. In both 2023 […]
Karate Combat president Asim Zaidi isn't sure that Donn Davis is the right person to be a spokesperson for the PFL, specifically when it comes to talking about combat sports. Davis is the founder, chairman and co-owner of the promotion and that means that he tends to face criticism when complaints are raised regarding the […]
A 32-year old Latvian MMA fighter has been jailed for five and a half years after pleading guilty to multiple offences regarding the abuse of his former partner. Dundalk Circuit Court in Ireland and Judge Dara Hayes sentenced the unnamed individual after hearing how he continuously committed violent and threatening acts before being handed an […]
Umar Nurmagomedov was pretty clear that he thought he did enough to win the bantamweight title at UFC 311. All three judges had the fight scored in favor of the defending champion, Merab Dvalishvili, but Umar's own brother disputes this. A lot of fight fans, and two of the three judges, had the challenger winning […]
Cory Sandhagen is one of the top contenders in the bantamweight division but several key losses have stopped him from claiming UFC gold to this point. He's been beaten by the likes of Umar Nurmagomedov, Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling in the past but "The Sandman" is always circling the title picture meaning that he's […]
Johnny Walker put a lot into his scheduled return at UFC 311 following some big changes that have taken place in his life and career. Unfortunately, the light heavyweight contender was unable to reap the rewards of his hard work after a rib injury forced him to withdraw from his prelim bout against Bogdan Guskov. […]
Following his second consecutive loss at UFC 310 last month, Anthony Smith suggested that it may be the final time that he steps inside the Octagon. "Lionheart" was incredibly emotional in that moment but the decision to put a full stop on his career is something that fans have expected for some time with Dana […]
Vadim Nemkov isn't entirely satisfied with how he has been treated since becoming a PFL fighter but he isn't looking for the exit door either. In fact, despite having the last fight on his current contract this weekend, he is happy to stay with the promotion if they're able to give him what he was […]
It will be at least a good few months until we see Umar Nurmagomedov step back inside the Octagon following UFC 311 this past weekend. The bantamweight title challenger may have suffered the first loss of his career in the co-main event but there were a lot of positives for him take from this fight. […]
