Conor McGregor has claimed that the PPV numbers for Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier were low. The UFC 302 clash was being mentioned as Poirier’s final possible fight. Dustin had already missed out on the lightweight belt, with losses to Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC 242 in 2019) and Charles Oliveira (UFC 269 in 2021). The KO […]
Ariel Helwani has once again claimed that The UFC is putting out feelers to replace the headline event between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler at UFC 303. There are worries that the June 29 clash will not occur following recent events. McGregor will fight for the first time since losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dominick Reyes arguably deserved to beat Jon Jones when they met back in 2020. Instead, the controversial loss had a lasting impact on his career. Following an undefeated start to his UFC run, Reyes earned a title shot and pushed Jones to the brink in a back-and-forth […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jamahal Hill believed his UFC 300 fight against Alex Pereira was a mismatch. Turns out he was right, thanks to a first-round finish from “Poatan” back in early April. So why is “Sweet Dreams” suddenly ranting about his “Sin City” performance, now roughly two months removed from […]
Kai Asakura has said he will leave RIZN to sign with the UFC. Asakura is seen as one of the best fighters in Japan since joining RIZN in 2017. The news meant Asakura vacated his 135-pound title following his announcement at RIZIN 47. His departure comes after having become a two-weight world champion. His biggest […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jared Cannonier is pointing the finger at referee Jason Herzog for his UFC Louisville loss. In the middleweight main event of this past Saturday’s card in Kentucky, Cannonier lost to Nassourdine Imavov via a controversial fourth-round TKO when Herzog stepped in to wave off the bout as […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bruno Silva won’t have a loss on his record erased after an appeal to have the result in his fight against Chris Weidman overturned was denied by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board. Silva’s manager Bernardo Serale told MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz about the results of […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Israel Adesanya suffered a tough loss to Sean Strickland in September of 2023. New footage shows how ‘Stylebender’ dealt with the adversity behind closed doors. We’ve got new footage of Israel Adesanya following his championship loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293, and “The Last Stylebender” dealt […]
Savannah Marshall stopped Mirela Vargas via a first-round TKO during her PFL debut. Marshall made her debut in her home town of Newcastle, headlining the PFL Europe 2 card. Claressa Shields was watching as Marshall’s pre-fight comments revealed that she wanted a rematch with Claressa. Marshall lost to Shields in their middleweight boxing clash. However, […]
Despite being open to competing in the lightweight division once again, Alexndander Volkanovski says that his next 145-pound match will be for the title. Volkanovski suffered the first 3 losses in his time with the UFC between 2023 and 2024, with a pair of defeats at lightweight to Islam Makhachev, and most recently at featherweight […]