Alex Pereira has called Magomed Ankalaev a boring fighter. The light heavyweights are considered the best fighters in their weight class. Pereira knocked out Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 to retain his UFC Light Heavyweight Title. It was the second time he had knocked out Prochazka following his win at UFC 295. Pereira will fight […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alex Pereira says it wasn’t his call to put Khalil Rountree Jr. into the UFC 307 main event over Magomed Ankalaev, but he believes at least part of that responsibility falls back on the Russian contender. There was plenty of surprise when the UFC announced Rountree as […]
Jake Paul trolled Conor McGregor’s livestream with Duelbits. McGregor teamed up with the betting company as he was asked about Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson. Paul will box Tyson on November 15, the first time that Netflix will broadcast a fight. The fight was rescheduled after Tyson pulled out of the original July 20 date. […]
Stevie Ray hit a “Scottish Twister” to possibly cap off his career in the main event of PFL Europe 3 on Saturday night in Glasgow, Scotland. Ray entered the cage on a three-fight losing skid, losing to Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Natan Schulte and Clay Collard in previous PFL seasons, to headline the show in his home […]
Stevie Ray entered the Professional Fighters League (PFL) “Smart Cage” earlier today (Sat., Sept. 28, 2024) inside the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland knowing it would be the last fight of his career. And he walked out in impressive fashion. Coming into his main event scrap against Lewis Long, Ray had lost three straight against […]
Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game. We tried using a single article for […]
Conor McGregor says he discussed a possible two-fight deal with Terence Crawford. McGregor was in talks for two bouts, the first of which would have been in MMA. The rematch would then take place in boxing. McGregor has had one boxing fight, getting stopped by Floyd Mayweather in 2017. Despite the loss, he earned a […]
Conor McGregor lashed out at UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria. McGregor’s next UFC fight is uncertain after he pulled out of his UFC 303 fight against Michael Chandler with a broken toe. Topuria, however, is scheduled to face BMF Champion Max Holloway at UFC 308. He stopped Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in his last […]
Renato Moicano | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis are ready to shine in the City of Light. Saturday’s UFC Paris headliners successfully made weight for their lightweight bout at Friday’s official weigh-ins, with both fighters making use of the one-pound allowance and coming in at 156 pounds. Moicano currently […]
The UFC has reached a $375 million antitrust lawsuit settlement, subject to the courts approving it. The UFC faced two lawsuits claiming it broke antitrust laws to create a monopoly and control how much fighters earned. A lawsuit was filed in 2014 called Le vs. Zuffa. Another followed in 2021 by the name of Johnson […]