Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is not holding his opinion back on what he thinks of the upcoming UFC 299 card. UFC 299 will go down on March 9th in Miami, Florida, and is set to feature Sean O’Malley defending his 135-pound title for the first time since dethroning Sterling back in August. Ready […]
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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The fighters competing at UFC 298 received a cautionary note from the promotion about drug testing for marijuana and weight cutting rules surrounding the upcoming event taking place in Anaheim, Calif. The UFC advised the fighters regarding drug testing related to marijuana as well as possible fines […]
Despite desire based speculation from the MMA community, Georges St-Pierre never considered making a comeback for UFC 300. With UFC 300 right around the corner, many had felt that fans were in for a big surprise comeback, similar to Brock Lesnar returning to action for UFC 200. But, during a recent Q&A session with BangTao […]
Josh Thomson, the former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, has questioned Dana White’s comments about Conor McGregor’s UFC return. The Notorious has been absent from the UFC since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, during which he suffered a broken leg. Since then, McGregor has reentered the USADA testing pool shortly before their departure from […]
Francis “The Predator” Ngannou may have an opponent lined up for his PFL debut. Since the news of Ngannou signing with the PFL broke in May, everyone has been wondering who he will face inside the SmartCage first. Now, it sounds like we have a potential answer. Speculation suggests that the winner of Ryan Bader […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Holly Holm is excited to welcome Kayla Harrison to the bantamweight division. And she means bantamweight. Much of the conversation around Holm’s upcoming bout with Harrison scheduled for UFC 300 on April 13 has swirled around whether Harrison can make the cut down to 135 pounds. The […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images If Cannonier isn’t getting a title shot, he wants an opponent that gets him to a title shot. In his mind, that’s Khamzat Chimaev. No. 4 ranked middleweight Jared Cannonier is returning to action soon after suffering a bad knee injury, and he’s eyeing a match-up with […]
Bellator MMA Ryan Bader and Renan Ferreira both have a lot riding on their upcoming fight at the PFL vs. Bellator card on Feb. 24. Every win matters, of course, especially in a rare champ vs. champ fight like this one. But the stakes get even higher when you throw Francis Ngannou into the mix. […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Francis Ngannou’s head coach Eric Nicksick is no longer surprised when big fights come to Ngannou, whether it be in the ring or MMA cage. After taking lineal heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury to the absolute limit this past October, Ngannou returns in March to face Anthony […]