Conor McGregor and Dana White | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor shares at least one trait with “The Greatest,” according to Dana White. The UFC CEO was a guest on the Flagrant podcast where he covered a number of topics, including questions about McGregor’s outside-the-cage behavior. McGregor was recently seen […]
The UFC’s $335 million antitrust lawsuit settlement has now been filed in court. TKO Group Holdings Inc., which includes the UFC and WWE following their merger, settled two class-action lawsuits filed by former UFC fighters. The lawsuits, filed in 2014 and 2021, suggested that the UFC monopolized how much fighters could earn by breaking anti-competitive […]
Conor McGregor has added to the speculation over whether his fight with Michael Chandler will go ahead after being pictured at a doctor’s office. McGregor vs. Chandler has been set for June 29 at UFC 303. The Notorious looks to bounce back from his UFC 264 defeat to Dustin Poirier in 2021, where he broke […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards sees a fight with Islam Makhachev as a potential right matchup — just not right now. Following his fifth-round submission win over Dustin Poirier in the main event, Makhachev called for a shot at the welterweight championship, which will be contested between […]
Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Former two-division champion, Conor McGregor, was booked to make his Octagon return atop the UFC 303 pay-per-view (PPV) event on June 29 in Las Vegas, paired off with fellow Ultimate Fighter coach and former Bellator MMA titleholder, Michael Chandler. But the promotion hastily canceled their kickoff press conference […]
Ariel Helwani has said the UFC put out ‘feelers’ to find a replacement for the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler main event. The UFC 303 event takes place on June 29 during International Fight Week. It is McGregor’s first fight since 2021, when he lost to Dustin Poirier. He suffered a leg injury, which has […]
Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Islam Makhachev is MMA’s pound-for-pound king, but Eddie Alvarez expects that reign to end soon. Makhachev authored another impressive defense of his lightweight title in this past Saturday’s UFC 302 main event, fending off a valiant effort from Dustin Poirier […]
Savannah Marshall prepares to make her PFL debut on June 8 against Mirela Vargas at PFL Europe in her hometown of Newcastle. Marshall switched to MMA after becoming the Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion in women’s boxing. Victory over Franchon Crews-Dezurn secured her all the belts. It was the perfect response to her defeat against Claressa […]
KSI | Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images KSI isn’t here to be a Mike Tyson replacement. Following the news that Tyson’s July 20 boxing match with Jake Paul had been postponed due to the heavyweight legend having health issues, Paul suggested on social media that his fellow influencer and longtime rival KSI step in for […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, watched the UFC 302: “Makhachev vs. Poirier” pay-per-view (PPV) card from the comfort of his couch, putting a particular emphasis on the five-round middleweight co-main event between Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa. Adesanya may end up facing one of them in […]