Former UFC lightweight Marc Diakiese is one of the latest fighters to make the switch over from the UFC to the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He leaves behind a seven-year stint in the promotion, a run that saw him compete 15 times inside the Octagon. His PFL signing was announced at the recent PFL Europe […]
Paddy Pimblett looks to continue his undefeated streak in the UFC when he returns on July 27 at UFC 304. "The Baddy" is sure to get an incredible reaction when he makes the walk in Manchester, despite it being the early hours of the morning. His opponent, while known as a fan favorite on the […]
When a big UFC main event is about to begin, you're guaranteed to see one of just a few of the recognizable top officials in the sport standing between the fighters. Marc Goddard has been one of the staple referees working in the sport for some time now and is a former 'Referee of the […]
Fight fans were certainly caught off guard to see an announcement seemingly drop out of nowhere regarding Nick Diaz's UFC return. His last outing against Robbie Lawler three years ago also came as a shock, but given the way that fight ended and the lack of movement since then, many would have assumed that we […]
Welcome to MMA News Today, a daily feature running down the most interesting stories in the world of mixed martial arts. For July 8, 2024, we’re taking a look at: Dana White Insists UFC Isn't A Monopoly Because 'Anyone' Can Start An MMA Promotion During the long process of the antitrust lawsuit that was filed against the UFC […]
During a recent appearance on the Today Show Australia, Israel Adesanya took the moment to congratulate a former opponent on his recent victory. Robert Whittaker produced back-to-back wins when he stopped Ikram Aliskerov in the late-notice main event of UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia on June 22. "The Reaper" is now back into the title […]
What Alex Pereira has been able to accomplish during a short time in MMA has been nothing short of execeptional. The Brazilian certainly arrived in the Octagon with some hype behind him because of a stellar career in kickboxing, where he was famed for his one-punch knockout power. He already made history in the sport […]
Jarred Brooks has achieved great success since departing the UFC and signing with ONE Championship, where he currently competes in the strawweight division. After losing his belt via disqualification at ONE 166 earlier this year, he is set to return at ONE Fight Night 24 in an interim title fight with Gustavo Balart. In the […]
Former UFC title challenger Darren Till is set to finally make his combat sports return this weekend after taking a late-notice fight at Social Knockout 3 in Dubai. Till was previously scheduled to make his long awaited boxing debut against Julio César Chávez Jr. on the undercard of Jake Paul's fight with Mike Tyson. With […]
Following his bounce-back win over Aleksandr Rakić at UFC 300, Jiří Procházka made the claim that competing at the weight class below could be an option for him in the near future. He said that going into his fight in April, he didn't have much weight to cut in order to make the light heavyweight […]
Following the first loss of his professional career, there was some criticism regarding the corner work that was done by Tyson Fury's team in his fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury appeared to be behind in the later stages of the fight after nearly being stopped in the ninth round. While some of his corner team […]
Welcome to MMA News Today, a daily feature running down the most interesting stories in the world of mixed martial arts. For July 5, 2024, we’re taking a look at: Michael 'Venom' Page Speaks On Social Media After First UFC Setback Michael "Venom" Page suffered his first defeat in the Octagon at UFC 303 this past weekend where […]
Israel Adesanya is certainly not going to be short on motivation heading into his middleweight title fight at UFC 305. After the longest break of his fighting career, the former champion returns to try and reclaim the belt against his rival, Dricus Du Plessis. There has been tension between the two men that stems back […]
Jiří Procházka was unable to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title in a rematch with Alex Pereira this past weekend in Las Vegas. Despite believing that he had made some significant adjustments for his approach this time around, UFC 303 was a far more one-sided affair than their previous encounter last November. Though it is […]
A recent trend in combat sports sees influencers asking intentionally provoking questions to professional fighters in order to stir up social media. The latest example came during the press conference for Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal's boxing match this Saturday where a streamer named "N3on" got hold of the mic. He proceeded to ask Diaz […]
At the start of the year, former Bellator fighter Ryan Curtis suffered an injury in training that was compared by doctors to being in a severe car crash or falling from a balcony. The freak accident required extensive surgery to replace the discs from his spine with titanium cages. Curtis' close friends and teammates were […]
Welcome to MMA News Today, a daily feature running down the most interesting stories in the world of mixed martial arts. For July 4, 2024, we’re taking a look at: Jon Jones Says His Return Will Be On November 9 At Madison Square Garden In a post on social media, UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones teased a potential […]
UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is locked in to prepare for his first title defense, which will come at UFC 305 against Israel Adesanya. Without looking past the former champion, Du Plessis is still keeping an eye on who else could challenge him for the title in the near future, with it likely coming […]
When Conor McGregor announced the reason for his long awaited return at UFC 303 being pushed back, he received a lot of negativity. "The Notorious" made the call to delay his comeback fight after breaking his toe in training because after being out for so long, he wanted to step back inside the Octagon at […]
Being able to build a sizeable platform through the success he has achieved in his career, Tom Aspinall has spoken very openly about an issue that is close to his heart. The interim UFC heavyweight champion had one of his three sons diagnosed with autism but getting the specialist help that he needed was a […]
