Tom Aspinall says his online trolling of Jon Jones has gotten under his skin. Aspinall has put himself in line for a heavyweight title shot after stopping Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in his last fight. The win avenged the only loss of Aspinall’s UFC career, as Dana White said the winner would face either […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images With friends like these … Aljamain Sterling got walloped by Sean O’Malley at UFC 292. If “Suga” can replicate that performance at UFC 306 inside The Sphere, where he defends his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas, then it takes some of […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Merab Dvalishvili understands how the game works. MMA is a sport that’s built on wins and losses almost as much as popularity and hype. Some fighters like UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley find fame quicker than most and those athletes get a bigger push from a promotion […]
Dana White says Conor McGregor will return in the early parts of next year. McGregor’s last UFC appearance was a 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier where he broke his leg at UFC 264. That was his third loss in four UFC fights. He was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29. […]
Ahead of his upcoming bout with Khamzat Chimaev, Robert has been in the gym working on his boxing with IBF champion Jai Opetaia. Whittaker and Chimaev will meet at UFC 308 on October 26th in Abu Dhabi. While the Chechen has been out of action for nearly a year, he is coming off a decisive […]
UFC, YouTube On the first episode of UFC 306 Embedded, Alexa Grasso and the Mexican stars of Saturday’s show hold a special workout, Sean O’Malley resists temptation at a fine-dining establishment with a weight cut just days away, Merab Dvalishvili studies O’Malley’s game tape, Raul Rosas Jr. hits up a street party, Valentina Shevchenko goes […]
Valentina Shevchenko has backed herself to win against Alexa Grasso, claiming she won their last fight. Their upcoming UFC 306 fight from The Sphere will cap off their trilogy on September 14. Their last fight at UFC Noche in 2023 ended in a split draw after Mike Bell controversially gave the final round to Grasso […]
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation Will competing in a glowing LED ball affect the fighters at UFC 306? UFC CEO Dana White admits we won’t know if the Sphere works as a sports venue until after September 14th Dana White has been promoting the hell of of UFC 306 aka Riyadh Season […]
Photo via Rayanne dos Santos’ Instagram page Alice Ardelean needs a new opponent for UFC Vegas 99 after Rayanne dos Santos suffered an arm break, the Brazilian strawweight announced on social media on Friday night. UFC Vegas 99 is scheduled for Oct. 19 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas and features Michel Pereira vs. […]
Usman Nurmagomedov retained his Bellator Lightweight Title, beating Alexander Shabliy via a unanimous decision. Nurmagomedov had plenty of pressure arriving into the fight after his cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov referred to him as the future of the sport. The opening round was devoid of much action as both fighters felt each other out. Nurmagomedov was switching […]