People who were scrolling through social media on the morning of Monday, July 14, were in for a rude awakening, (indirectly) courtesy of Conor McGregor. Rapper and songwriter Azealia Banks took to social media to publicly post revealing pictures of the former two-division UFC champion. Banks claimed McGregor sent her unsolicited nude pictures, and she […]
The UFC invaded Nashville this past Saturday, bringing a night of action and plenty of finishes to the Bridgestone Arena. This marked the seventh trip to Nashville for the world's top MMA promotion, and it's first since 2023 — a card that saw Cory Sandhagen defeat Rob Font in the main event. This event's headline […]
Ben Askren took to social media on July 12 to provide another update on his ongoing health recovery. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ben Askren (@benaskren) Askren reached out to the MMA community, openly discussing his mindset as he deals with recovering from a double lung transplant — needed after Askren […]
"The Black Beast" continues to deliver with highlight performances (which may include removing his fight trunks), needing just 35 seconds to put away Tallison Teixeira in the main event of UFC Nashville. A punching exchange seemed to hinder Lewis' vision almost right away, with a knuckle from Teixeira going into it. Because it came from […]
Gabriel Bonfim scored the biggest win of his career in the UFC Nashville co-main event and will most likely find himself in the welterweight rankings. It doesn't come without controversy, however, as plenty of people felt his opponent, longtime UFC veteran and former welterweight title challenger Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson should have been given the judges' […]
Steve Garcia was known to be a talented fighter, but that talent may now be on another level after pulling off a strong victory over Calvin Kattar at UFC Nashville — guaranteeing him a spot in the featherweight rankings in the coming days. Garcia controlled the action from the beginning with a mix of heavy […]
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili can add another piece of hardware to his collection. Though ESPN's ESPY Awards ceremony will not be held for four more days, the UFC revealed the nominees and winner of the ESPY Award for UFC Fighter of the Year, with Dvalishvili taking home the honors. The UFC made the announcement […]
Morgan Charrière went into enemy territory and, despite some early trouble, scored a violent finish of hometown hero Nate "The Train" Landwehr at UFC Nashville. Charriere got off to a strong start, thanks to the usage of fast leg kicks and sharp, speedy counters. Charriere added in a takedown, controlling the grappling action. Landwehr stormed […]
At 30 years old, Jake Matthews really seems to be coming into his own, and that wasn't more on display than his fast finish of Chidi Njokuani during the UFC Nashville preliminary card. Matthews ate some strong leg kicks from Njokuani to start the action before Matthews got the action to the ground. Njokuani got […]
After about a decade in the Octagon, Lauren Murphy hangs up the gloves following her loss to Eduarda Moura during the UFC Nashville prelims. "I've been in the UFC 10 years, [in MMA] for 15," Murphy said. "I want to thank me for doing all this hard motherf****** work at 41 years old. I'm still […]
Three fights into UFC Nashville's preliminary card, and we have our third finish in a row — and it's the third finish via heel hook in a row for Valter Walker. Walker, the older brother of light heavyweight Johnny Walker, needed less than a minute to put away Kennedy Nzechukwu. Walker brought pressure right away, […]
Talk about quite the all-around performance, Mike Davis lived up to being one of the biggest favorites on the UFC Nashville card, pulling out a second-round finish of Mitch Ramirez during the preliminary card of UFC Nashville. Davis took Ramirez down early in the first round, controlling the round from that second. Davis would make […]
Talk about a heck of a way to celebrate turning 25 years old. Fatima Kline has appeared to impress the masses in her third Octagon bout, quite literally kicking off the action at UFC Nashville with a bang in her finish of Melissa Martinez. Kline used her pressure to control the fight from the get-go, […]
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are two of the best women's boxers of all-time, and their rivalry has been nothing but epic. The third fight proved to be completely different from their first two meetings; however, the result was the same — Taylor getting her hand raised and retaining the undisputed women's super lightweight championship. […]
They are two of the greatest and most decorated fighters in women's boxing history. They are arguably the two best in women's boxing today. And tonight, the rivalry between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano concluded with one final, epic, highly-anticipated clash — one that headlined the first-ever all-women's boxing card in history! And MMA News […]
The February car accident that saw Jon Jones hit with charges on the same day he announced his MMA retirement has now had added charges for Jones onto it. Per MMA Fighting, the former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion is now another case from the incident, filed on June 30. This criminal complaint has […]
When the idea of a UFC event at the White House was first announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, and later confirmed by UFC officials to media, fighters scrambled to get their name into the hat of potentially competing at such an event. One of those fighters was Jon Jones, who two weeks earlier had […]
UFC Fight Night: Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Texieira takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results. Held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, this the seventh time in UFC history that the Octagon will touch down in Nashville. It most recently hosted a Fight Night card […]
UFC officials have previously told reporters of the seriousness of plans to hold a card at the White House — first teased last week by United States President Donald Trump — during the Semiquincentennial celebrations for the U.S. next year. Now, the UFC boss is doubling down on those plans. UFC CEO and President Dana […]
Four former UFC fighters, including a trio of former UFC title challengers, are going from the MMA world to the world of bare-knuckle fighting. During the BKFC Champions Summit press conference with Conor McGregor, held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas ahead of BKFC 48, McGregor announced the additions of Yoel Romero, Thiago […]
