Jon Anik has recommitted to the UFC after signing a multi-year contract extension with the promotion and its broadcast partner Paramount+. The 48-year-old play-by-play commentator has been with the MMA promotion since 2011, and succeeded Mike Goldberg as lead play by play commentator after Goldberg’s December 2016 departure. Since then, Anik has become one of […]
Recent footage has surfaced online of Usman Nurmagomedov and his entourage initiating an altercation with former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in a hotel lobby in Abu Dhabi, following a Real American Freestyle wrestling media event. Rumors that Nurmagomedov, a current free agent following the last fight on his PFL contract, had agreed to terms […]
UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane came face to face with Josh Hokit for the first time on Wednesday in New York ahead of the pair’s main event meeting this Saturday at UFC 334. Back in September, Gane was elevated from interim titleholder status to champion following Tom Aspinall relinquishing the belt because of multiple recovery […]
Dana White appeared in front of reporters on Monday in Washington, DC, where he politely declined the President’s offer for the UFC CEO to transition into a career as White House Press Secretary. While Trump later commented that he was “Having a little fun,” and the offer was not one of a serious nature, his […]
President Donald Trump announced that he has offered the position of White House Press Secretary to Dana White, now the pair will meet on Monday. Trump revealed the news with a post to social media on Saturday that he feels the UFC CEO is a great fit for the role, and that an official offer […]
On Saturday night during the broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs. Walker from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, the main and co-main events of UFC Saudi Arabia on December 5th were revealed. Under the bright lights of ANB Arena in Riyadh, Israel Adesanya will make his return to the octagon in the […]
Undefeated Magomed “Muhammad” Magomedov (15-0) headlines ONE Fight Night 49 in his promotional debut, facing Lucas Gabriel (5-0, 1 NC in ONE) on Friday, November 6. The 31-year-old took the fight on short notice after Gabriel’s original opponent, Alibeg Rasulov, withdrew with an injury. However, he says the main event spot hasn’t changed his approach. […]
UFC bantamweight prospect Raul Rosas Jr. submitted former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington in under 40 seconds during a Hype FC grappling match on Tuesday in Rome, Italy. Rosas Jr., 22, accepted the matchup on just several days’ notice after Dillon Danis withdrew from the scheduled main event against Covington. Despite typically competing at 135 […]
Reports surfaced on Tuesday that Netflix currently has an unnamed project in the works that will follow the life and professional career of Dana White, targeted for release in the first quarter of 2027. Early information on the subject indicates that the film will cover the early days of the UFC and the promotion’s meteoric […]
Less than two weeks before he challenges Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden, Josh Hokit has released a track accompanied by a music video that takes aim at some of the UFC’s biggest stars including game of course. The number-5-ranked heavyweight, who performs under the rap alias J-Word, dropped “MSG […]