Former UFC fighter and winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Nations middleweight tournament Elias Theodorou is dead at age 34. Theodorou passed away on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer, according to TSN‘s Aaron Bronsteter. “That Spartan” fought 11 times inside the UFC octagon from 2014 to 2019. […]
Everyone in the MMA world has something to say about Khamzat Chimaev’s massive weight miss and the subsequent shuffling of the top three cards on the UFC 279 fight card as a result. Even former UFC double champion Conor McGregor spoke out about the mess. First McGregor addresses Diaz, who is fighting out the last […]
The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 279: Chimaev vs Diaz fight card officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. UFC 279 takes place at T-Mobile Arena and is headlined by a welterweight bout between the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev and octagon veteran Nate Diaz. Diaz weighed in at 171 pounds while Chimaev tipped the scales […]
Watch the UFC 279: Pre-Fight Press Conference live at 7pm ET / 4pm PT featuring main card fighters Khamzat Chimaev, Nate Diaz, Li Jingliang, Tony Ferguson and UFC president Dana White. UFC 279 takes place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight bout between undefeated Khamzat Chimaev and […]
Dana White’s Contender Series was an interesting one. Two brothers, Ismael Bonfim and Gabriel Bonfim both had fights on the docket. But it was the main event that the fans were really tuning in for. The light heavyweight scrap between Rodolfo Bellato and Vitor Petrino promised fireworks and that’s what we got. In the first […]
Tai Tuivasa is gearing up to fight Ciryl Gane in a historic event on Saturday but the heavyweight is already looking ahead. During the UFC Paris media day, Tuivasa was asked about former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ highly anticipated heavyweight debut. “Jon Jones is the GOAT. He’s one of the greatest to ever fight. […]
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson thinks fellow 205-pound titleholder Jon Jones should take a warm-up fight in his heavyweight debut. Jackson fought Jones in Jones’ first title defense at UFC 135 back in September 2011, and became the beginning of Jones’ longest light heavyweight title reign in UFC history. “Honestly, no cap, […]
UFC announced on Tuesday that ‘Project Rock,’ the innovative performance brand created by global entertainer and entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has launched its first ever co-branded footwear, the Project Rock x UFC BSR 2 and Project Rock Slides. The BSR 2 and Project Rock Slides are now the Official Footwear of all UFC athletes and […]
The iconic MMA catchphrase “two-piece and a soda” emerged during a UFC London backstage altercation between Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal. At the time, fans believed Masvidal got the better of Edwards and then Masvidal went on the best tear of his career. Now, the tables have turned and Masvidal is on a skid and […]
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson hasn’t fought since December 2019, but says that he’s not done fighting. “I’m not done. I’m not happy with my performance my last fight,” Jackson told TMZ Sports. “I can’t leave the MMA fans like that.” Jackson was stopped in the first round by Fedor Emelianenko in […]