The UFC 303 presser took place as Alex Pereira defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Belt against Jiri Prochazka on June 29 at UFC 303. Pereira stopped Prochazka in their first fight at UFC 295 in the second round to secure the vacant belt. The victory allowed Pereira to become a two-division champion, making history. He […]
Brendan Loughnane fights Justin Gonzales in the main event of PFL 6 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. | PFL MMA MMA Fighting has PFL 6 results for the Loughnane vs. Gonzales fight card and more from Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday night. In the main event, 2022 PFL featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC 303 fighters just got a little more incentive. UFC CEO, Dana White, was pressed for some historic bonuses in honor of UFC 300 in April 2024. It was an early talking point ahead of the event, and ultimately, White agreed, bumping up the typical $50,000 reward […]
Alex Volkanovski hopes his next fight will be lightweight. Volkanovski’s last two fights at the weight class ended in defeats to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 and UFC 294. The UFC 294 rematch was taken in less than two weeks and ended in a second-round KO. The Australian regretted taking the fight, citing that he […]
Cain Velasquez | Photo by Dai Sugano/Pool Photo/MediaNews Group/Bay Area News Group via Getty Images Cain Velasquez is scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 9 to face attempted murder charges, but it’s likely the former UFC heavyweight champion’s court case gets pushed back to a later date. On Wednesday, a trial readiness hearing was […]
Former UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski was ready to fill in for Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler at UFC 303. McGregor vs. Chandler was pulled out after The Notorious suffered a broken toe. Volk has done something similar previously when he faced UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev on less than two weeks’ notice. The decision […]
Conor McGregor lashed out at Khabib Nurmagomedov in response to terror attacks in Dagestan. Reports indicate gunmen carried out shootings at synagogues, police stations, and churches. One of the men killed by authorities was Gadzhimurad Kagirov. Kagirov is alleged to have attended Khabib’s gym. He has not had an MMA fight since 2021, with a […]
Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alexa Grasso has taken control of The Ultimate Fighter 32. Two Team Grasso middleweights have now advanced in the reality show competition with her No. 3 pick Omran Chaaban (6-1) taking out Valentina Shevchenko’s No. 1 pick, Shamidkhan Magomedov (7-1). After […]
Set Number: X163143 TK1 UFC 303 has revolved around fighter feet. Yep, you read that right. International Fight Week got shuffled on short notice thanks to Conor McGregor suffering a broken pinky toe. Coincidentally he was replaced by the Light Heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, who dealt with the same injury (plus one) in his last […]
Dustin Poirier has fuelled suggestions that he is retiring after joining as an analyst for UFC 303. Poirier will join Teddy Atlas, Chael Sonnen, and Brendan Fitzgerald. The commentary team consists of Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, and Daniel Cormier. Megan Olivi is the sideline reporter, and Din Thomas will cover the analysis. Poirier took the […]