Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC One-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes on Saturday announced his opponent, Carlos Ulberg, has been ruled out of UFC 297. Reyes put in quotes that Ulberg was injured and added he is “def frustrated but god has a plan,” he wrote on Instagram. A UFC official confirmed to […]
Conor McGregor will announce his next fight on New Year’s Day. The Notorious has been away from the octagon since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The loss was followed by a broken leg and a delay in entering the USADA testing pool. McGregor enrolled in USADA only to find further delays in […]
ONE Championship has awarded Sage Northcutt Submission of the Year 2023 for his outstanding 39 second leg-lock finish of Ahmed Mujtaba at ONE Fight Night 10. In his first fight in four years, Northcutt had the bounce-back performance he needed, and submitted Pakistani BJJ Brown Belt Ahmed Mujtaba (10-4) with a crafty heel hook in […]
The UFC’s post-USADA drug testing system will begin on December 31st, 2023. USADA’s CEO, Travis Tygart, confirmed on October 11th, 2023, that it would part ways with the UFC. The departure was controversial as USADA fired shots at the UFC over their approach to drug testing. USADA implied that the UFC was reluctant to have […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Michael Chandler seems like he’s getting tired of waiting on Conor McGregor to cement their showdown that’s rumored for the historic UFC 300 card in April. After squaring off against each other as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter, which filmed in early 2022, Chandler and McGregor have been awaiting an […]
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Michael Chandler has been waiting to fight Conor McGregor since wrapping up their respective coaching duties on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 31. Unfortunately, “Notorious” was unable to get back into the cage in 2023 because United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) first required him to pass a battery of drug tests. […]
Dana White took to Instagram live this week to provide an update on the status of when Conor McGregor will make his next walk to the UFC octagon. McGregor was originally planned to face the Michael Chandler this month to conclude the pair coaching opposite one another on the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter. […]
Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images Paige VanZant will fight again, but when that happens remains to be seen. The UFC veteran turned bare-knuckle fighter hasn’t competed for more than two years. She originally was scheduled to return in August 2022, but her BKFC bout was cancelled just days before she was scheduled to leave for […]
Miesha Tate turned down a rematch with Holly Holm for a potential fight at UFC 300. That is according to Holm’s manager, Lenny Fresquez. Tate is coming off a vital win over Julia Avila at UFC Austin. She submitted Avila in the third round via a rear naked choke. Before the fight, Tate indicated she […]
The Japanese MMA organization RIZIN has teamed up with Bellator for co-promoted events multiple times, but with the PFL’s 2023 purchase of Bellator, co-promoting could be a thing of the past. PFL founder Donn Davis has expressed interest on the subject of working with RIZIN in the future. However, the president of the organization, Nobuyuki […]