Conor McGregor bet $500,000 on Nate Diaz to beat Jorge Masvidal, winning $1.625 million. Diaz won a majority decision despite Masvidal throwing and landing more punches. It avenged his UFC 244 loss in 2019 when Masvidal won the first BMF Title. McGregor has faced Diaz twice at UFC 196 and UFC 202. Diaz won the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Adesanya is returning to the UFC with a new outlook on fighting and a renewed faith in the unique style that carried him to the top of the sport. Israel Adesanya is set to return at UFC 305 on August 17th against middleweight champion Dricus Du […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michelle Waterson-Gomez knew it was time. At UFC 303, “The Karate Hottie” officially signaled the end of her 17-year career when she announced her retirement following a loss to Gillian Robertson. During Waterson-Gomez’s post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, the promotion played a heartwarming video on the T-Mobile […]
Darren Till will compete at Social Knockout 3 on Saturday morning. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting will have Social Knockout 3 results and more the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Saturday morning. Former UFC veteran Darren Till will compete in his first combat sports fight since departing the UFC when he takes […]
Jon Jones has revealed that he will fight on November 9. Bones is expected to fight Stipe Miocic after initially withdrawing from their UFC 295 title defense. Jones suffered a pectoral muscle injury as he underwent surgery. Dana White dismissed Tom Aspinall’s wish to strip Jones, leaving fans waiting for his return. Jones only came […]
Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Boxing superstar Ryan Garcia is clearly in a bad way. Fortune and fame are great, but it’s become more than apparent that “King” has some issues to sort through. It’s difficult […]
Tye Ruotolo never imagined he’d actually make a sustainable living competing in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Growing up alongside his brother Kade Ruotolo, the 21-year-old twin always understood that grappling was a passion rather than a career. Highly promoted world champions would routinely go home without much in their pockets after defeating some of the best grapplers […]
Dana White expects many parties to be interested in acquiring the UFC’s broadcasting rights. The UFC’s deal with ESPN runs out next year. The deal was signed in 2018, which is worth $1.5 billion. It allowed ESPN to air UFC fights exclusively, including PPV bouts. Starting next year, the UFC can begin speaking with other […]
Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Is Alex Pereira really moving to heavyweight? That’s the question on everyone’s lips since Pereira defended his UFC light heavyweight title with a brutal second-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka in UFC 303’s short-notice main event. Pereira is already one of nine fighters in history to win belts in two different […]
Travis Browne has not appeared in the UFC octagon since 2017, and he has now officially been relieved of the terms of his contract. Browne had a strong start to his time within the promotion’s 265-pound weight class, accumulating a record of 7-1-1 between 2010 and 2013. But, things took an unfortunate turn, as he […]