On the latest episode of Dana White's Contender Series, City Kickboxing saw it's eleventh fighter get signed to the UFC roster. Navajo Stirling came into the UFC Apex with an undefeated MMA record after making the transition from being a professional kickboxer. After a strong opening round against Phillip Latu, the Kiwi fighter found the […]
Despite falling short on two attempts at claiming the UFC featherweight title, Brian Ortega is still very much in the mix at the top of the division. "T-City" currently occupies the #3-ranking spot at 145 pounds following his win over Yair Rodríguez last time out in Mexico City. He's now set to return at UFC […]
When Brian Ortega was first announced to be taking on Diego Lopes in the co-main event of UFC 303, fans circled that one out as a fight that you can’t afford to miss. The two featherweight contenders have got two of the most exciting styles in the division and neither man is known for backing […]
For a long time now, the faces at the top of the UFC's featherweight division have remained the same cast of elite level competitors. Ilia Topuria breathed a lot of new life into the 145-pound title mix after he took the title off of the long-time champion, Alexander Volkanovski, earlier this year. At UFC 306 […]
UFC President Dana White sparked conversation this week after revealing the four figures that would make it into his MMA Mount Rushmore. Unsurprisingly, White picked out the names that he believes have left behind the greatest legacies in the UFC and have made the biggest impact on the sport as a whole. Jon Jones, Ronda […]
Sean O'Malley had clear star potential from the moment that he impressed Dana White with his Contender Series debut that earned him a UFC contract. Having been the main event in his last two outings where he won the bantamweight title and defended it, "Suga" is back to headline his biggest event to date. At […]
Former PFL star Kayla Harrison is set to return at UFC 307 where she faces Ketlen Vieira in a huge fight for the bantamweight division. With Vieira being ranked at #2 and Harrison at #3, the next title contender will surely be whichever woman gets her hand raised in Salt Lake City. However, some fans, […]
Between them, UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall know a thing or two about getting opponents out of there. Both men are incredibly fast and accurate strikers who often rely on reading their opponents and lining them up for the perfect shot. The major talking point heading into O'Malley's second […]
Hosting the first ever sporting event at the Sphere this weekend has brought a lot of opportunity to the UFC, but also a lot of hurdles to overcome. Whilst the venue that will play host to UFC 306 on September 14 is state of the art for those in attendance, it comes with a lot […]
There is always going to be debate amongst the fans about who would make it onto an MMA version of Mount Rushmore. Even when looking exclusively at the UFC, that can be difficult to narrow it down to just four spots considering how many fighters have made huge impacts and left behind incredible legacies. The […]
UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso returns at UFC 306 where she hopes to put this chapter of her career behind her. Over the past two years, the Mexican star has only had one opponent in mind, former champion Valentina Shevchenko. After shockingly submitting her to win the title back at UFC 285, the two women […]
Following his fighter's loss to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305, Israel Adesanya's head coach Eugene Bareman spoke about the differences in this defeat compared to what happened at UFC 293. The City Kickboxing boss said that there was a lot of positives and some lessons that they could take away from Perth. Unlike their […]
The next UFC heavyweight title fight would appear to be pitting arguably the greatest of all time against the best fighter we have seen in this weight class inside the Octagon. Despite the pedigree that both Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic bring to the table, there are two other names that the majority of fans […]
Heading into the biggest fight of his career, Merab Dvalishvili is preparing for a high-stakes chess match in the main event of UFC 306. Many will point to the grappling skills as the clear advantage that Dvalishvili has over the bantamweight champion, Sean O'Malley. The issue is getting to "Suga" without taking significant damage requires […]
Rarely has a fight been spoken about and debated as much before it has even happened, as the overdue meeting between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. The current and former UFC heavyweight champions were set to meet at UFC 295 in what many believed would be the final fight of both men's careers. Jones' injury […]
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and his long-time coach, Tim Welch, have come through their careers alongside one another. Due to the fact that they have worked as a team for such a long time, they have a great working relationship that allows both of them to excel in their roles. Welch has spent the […]
When Israel Adesanya is on the mats at City Kickboxing in Auckland, New Zealand he's no different to the other martial artists that he's sharing the space with. That being said, having a major name in the sport be the leading figure for this stable of fighters does bring some added spotlight to the rest […]
Kamaru Usman and Belal Muhammad are continuing to engage with one another in back-and-forth comments. The welterweight champion has made it clear that it's his preference to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov next, despite the undefeated contender claiming that Muhammad turned the fight down for UFC 307 due to the quick turnaround. Though Usman hasn't totally pushed […]
When Henry Cejudo became the UFC flyweight champion back in 2018, the division was in a very difficult position. Demetrious Johnson had been such a dominant champion that the weight class didn't feel competitive or exciting, at least as far as the UFC was concerned. Cejudo beating "Mighty Mouse" in the rematch certainly helped to […]
Israel Adesanya may have squashed the beef with Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 but it hasn't taken him long before getting back into a heated altercation. "The Last Stylebender", as he previously stated he would, went back to Nigeria after coming up short in Perth several weeks ago. Though he hasn't been back in […]
