Both Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic are not the kind of fighters that have too many questions surrounding their fighting styles and key attributes. There may be questions ahead of UFC 309 this weekend regarding how Jones looks at heavyweight and whether Miocic will be able to roll back the years but we know a […]
On December 14 in Tampa, Cub Swanson will look to make his 25th appearance inside the Octagon after debuting with the promotion all the way back in 2011. Having alternated wins and losses for the past few years, he's looking to bounce back against Billy Quarantillo in a very fan-friendly match-up. Swanson spoke in a […]
UFC president Dana White took to social media last night to announce some ground-breaking news for the promotion. In recent years, the UFC Fight Pass Invitational has started to become a major fixture in the submission grappling world and it appears that the UFC is going to double down on this in the next few […]
In his return to action in Abu Dhabi this past August, Cory Sandhagen's three-fight winning streak came to an end. "The Sandman" has been one of the top contenders at bantamweight for a long time but in his latest outing, a new major threat emerged with his biggest win to date. The undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov […]
When the fight was scheduled to take place last year at UFC 295, a lot of people were quick to write off Stipe Miocic's chances of dethroning the heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. Miocic has accomplished a lot a former two-time champion but his years away from the Octagon and last fight meant that a lot […]
PFL superstar Cédric Doumbé is set to be in attendance for the PFL Europe's final show of the year that is coming up in Lyon, France on December 14. The promotion will crown it's second set of champions at the LDLC arena with four final-round match-ups set for the card. Doumbé isn't set to be […]
When Belal Muhammed announced that he had withdrawn from the first defense of his welterweight title at UFC 310, a lot of fight fans quickly came to the same conclusion. In the hopes of keeping Shavkat Rakhmonov on the card, a replacement opponent would need to be found for what would likely be an interim […]
The main event of UFC 309 features the consensus greatest of all time facing the best heavyweight we have seen inside the Octagon for the title in a bout that is over a year in the making. Yet, a lot of the talk during fight week has been about a third man in the picture. […]
It has been a reoccurring theme throughout Jon Jones' career that he always looks to bring in some of the best specialists in their fields to train with him. This has been no different ahead of his long awaited return at UFC 309 this Saturday night. Fans have already seen how "Bones" has been working […]
About a week ago, some fake rumors started to circulate online that one of the big match-ups at UFC 309 could be at risk. Any claims that Charles Oliveira had suffered an injury ahead of his co-main event clash with Michael Chandler on November 16 were cleared up before fight week had begun for the […]
For many fight fans, a defining trait of the main event of UFC 309 this Saturday night is activity. Whilst the defending heavyweight champion Jon Jones has only has one fight in well over four years, Stipe Miocic hasn't fought since March of 2021. Not to mention the fact that in that fight, following his […]
Mixed martial arts is a combat sport and when you're training and competing in it, it's impossible to avoid withstanding a degree of physical damage by it's very nature. That being said, with more knowledge and technology at our disposal, there are a lot of ways that the sport can be made safer than ever […]
It was reported last week that UFC 309 this Saturday would be down a fight unless a replacement opponent could be found on short notice. David Onama was set to face Lucas Almeida on the prelims at Madison Square Garden. This would have been Almeida's fifth appearance in the Octagon following a win last time […]
At UFC 308, Magomed Ankalaev seemingly cemented his status as the next man to challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title. Aside from one draw and a no contest, the Russian contender has won eleven fights in a row inside the Octagon and has waited a long time for his opportunity. In his latest […]
From July of 2016 to March in 2019, Tyron Woodley reigned as the UFC welterweight champion and defended the title three times. After a draw in his first defense against Stephen Thompson, "The Chosen One" would go on to beat Thompson in a rematch followed by victories over Demian Maia and Darren Till. Despite the […]
At the PFL's Battle of the Giants event last month, one of the biggest talking points was the emphatic victory produced by Paul Hughes. The Irish lightweight was one of the most exciting prospects around when the PFL signed him earlier this year but no one expected that within the same year, he'd be in […]
In the build up to UFC 310 on December 7, a lot of fights fans are going to get introduced to Kai Asakura for the very first time. The Japanese star is set to challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the flyweight title on his debut with the promotion after signing to the UFC from RIZIN. Alongside […]
Jon Jones returns in the main event of UFC 309 this Saturday night for what is just his second outing as a heavyweight. During his incredible light heavyweight title run, "Bones" was always one of the hardest fighters to predict or prepare for because he's so good everywhere. Opponents could watch as much tape as […]
The Octagon is returning to London, England in 2025 for a Fight Night event that will take place at the O2 Arena on March 22. Crucially, as was stated in the announcement via UFC Europe, the event will take place at prime time in the UK unlike UFC 304 that was held earlier this year. […]
There aren't many fighters that are able to arrive in the UFC and make an immediate impact by being loved or hated. Even fewer are able to then back it up inside the Octagon in order to make a real name for themselves in the sport. Two fighters that have done that and continue to […]
